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How does Donna Anna identify Don Giovanni after he has worn a mask?
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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 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Don Giovanni, Donna Anna initially struggles to identify her masked attacker during the assault at her home. However, she later realizes his identity by recognizing his voice during a subsequent encounter.1