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What happens to Zerlina, Masetto, and Leporello in the opera’s epilogue?
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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 the epilogue of Don Giovanni, the characters gather following the protagonist's descent into hell. Regarding the fates of Zerlina, Masetto, and Leporello:
- Zerlina and Masetto: Having survived the events of the opera, the couple decides to return home to eat.1
- Leporello: Having escaped the inferno and recounted the terrifying events he witnessed to the others, he resolves to seek out a new and better master.1
The epilogue serves to confirm that justice has been served, with the surviving characters reflecting on the fate of the libertine.1