Zerlina

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Zerlina is one of the most famous soubrette roles in opera. She is a peasant girl about to be happily wed to Masetto when Don Giovanni takes notice of her and uses his authority as an aristocrat to befriend all the guests and send them away to his villa while he attempts to seduce her in the famous duet, La Ci Darem La Mano. This subplot runs through the entire opera.