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How does Don Giovanni kill the Commandant in Act I?
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Don Giovanni
Illustration (c. 1914) of a scene from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (1787), in which Don Giovanni attempts to seduce Zerlina.
In Act I of Don Giovanni, the Commandant discovers Don Giovanni attempting to seduce his daughter, Donna Anna. The Commandant brandishes a sword and challenges Giovanni to a duel. Although initially reluctant, Giovanni accepts the challenge and kills the old man during the fight.1