Donna Elvira — Don Giovanni Character Profile

About Donna Elvira

A woman Giovanni previously seduced and abandoned. She encounters him the morning after the murder and actively intervenes to thwart his attempt to seduce Zerlina, representing one of his many past victims who opposes him.

Character Facts

Played by

Kiri Te Kanawa

Appears in

Don Giovanni (1979)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Donna Elvira — Romantic Ex-Lover — Don Giovanni (Ruggero Raimondi)

  Giovanni had previously seduced and abandoned Donna Elvira

• Donna Elvira — Alliance Ally — Don Ottavio (Kenneth Riegel)

  Donna Elvira seeks Don Ottavio's help against Giovanni

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More characters from Don Giovanni

• Don Giovanni (Ruggero Raimondi)
• The Commendatore (John Macurdy)
• Donna Anna (Edda Moser)
• Don Ottavio (Kenneth Riegel)
• Leporello (José van Dam)
• Zerlina (Teresa Berganza)
• Masetto (Malcolm King)
• A Valet in Black (Eric Adjani)