Commendatore

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The Commendatore is a nobleman in Mozart’s opera "Don Giovanni" whose statue later returns supernaturally to confront and condemn the title character.

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Commendatore canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
nobleman
opera character
alsoKnownAs Il Commendatore
the Stone Guest
linked to: The Stone Guest
appearsIn Don Giovanni
appearsInAct Act I
Act II
appearsInLibrettoBy Lorenzo Da Ponte
appearsInWorkBy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
artFormContext Classical-era opera
associatedTheme justice
morality
retribution
supernatural judgment
condemns Don Giovanni
confronts Don Giovanni
createdBy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
diesIn Act I of Don Giovanni
dramaticFunction brings about Don Giovanni’s damnation
duelsWith Don Giovanni
firstPerformanceLocationOfWorkAppearedIn Prague
firstPerformanceOfWorkAppearedIn 1787
firstPerformanceTheatreOfWorkAppearedIn Estates Theatre
genreOfWorkAppearedIn opera
hasDaughter Donna Anna
inspiredBy Don Juan legend
Stone Guest legend
invitedToDinnerBy Don Giovanni
killedBy Don Giovanni
languageOfWorkAppearedIn Italian
librettoCharacterCreatedBy Lorenzo Da Ponte
musicalStyleContext opera buffa with serious elements
nationalityInStory Italian
protects Donna Anna
relationshipTo father of Donna Anna
returnsAs statue
supernatural figure
returnsIn final scene of Don Giovanni
roleIn Don Giovanni
sceneFunction agent of divine justice
instrument of retribution
settingOfWorkAppearedIn Seville
socialStatus nobleman
supernaturalEventType animated statue
timePeriodOfStory 17th century
voiceType bass

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Don Giovanni character Commendatore
Masetto associatedWithCharacter Commendatore