The work begins with Leporello waiting outside a palace for his master, and the titular character is challenged to a duel, and subsequently kills his opponent while in disguise.
Søren Kierkegaard stated that this was "a work without blemish, of uninterrupted perfection," and George Bernard Shaw parodied its conclusion in Man and Superman. The work begins with Leporello waiting outside a palace for his master, and the titular character is challenged to a duel, and subsequently kills his opponent while in disguise. In the aria "Madamina, il catalogo è questo," Leporello lists the titular character's lovers, while he attempts to seduce yet another. In the final act, the title character is condemned to hell after refusing to repent for his sins. FTP, name this opera, based on the legend of a Spanish libertine, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Søren Kierkegaard stated that this was "a work without blemish, of uninterrupted perfection," and George Bernard Shaw parodied its conclusion in Man and Superman.
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