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Don Giovanni : an Opera in Two Acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, first premiered at the National Theatre in Prague October 29th, 1787.
``Donna Anna is betrothed to the handsome Don Ottavio. One evening the rascal Don Giovanni enters her house and tries to seduce her. Shocked, Donna Anna manages to escape his advances, and is challenged by her
father, the Commendatore.
A duel ensues, the old man is killed, and Don Giovanni flees managing to keep his identity hidden from all.
Unwittingly Donna Anna asks Don Giovanni for help in avenging her fathers death, but recognises his voice as that of her assailant and her fathers murderer. She tells her fiancée Don Ottavio about the events
of that tragic night, worrying that her honour is at stake, ``Or sai chi l'onore" but Don Ottavio reassures her of his love.
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