Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville"
E452540
Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" is a scheming, hypocritical music teacher and clergyman whose comic plotting and famous slander aria drive much of the opera’s intrigue.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" Context triple: [Feodor Chaliapin, notableRole, Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville"]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" Target entity description: Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" is a scheming, hypocritical music teacher and clergyman whose comic plotting and famous slander aria drive much of the opera’s intrigue.
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A.
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca"
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca" is the passionate idealist painter and lover of Tosca whose defiance of tyranny drives much of the opera’s dramatic and tragic action.
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B.
Countess Almaviva in Mozart’s "Le nozze di Figaro"
Countess Almaviva in Mozart’s "Le nozze di Figaro" is a noblewoman and central soprano role whose emotional depth, dignity, and forgiveness anchor the opera’s blend of comedy and social critique.
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C.
Don Juan
Don Juan is a long satirical narrative poem by Lord Byron that humorously reimagines the legendary libertine as a naïve young man swept through a series of romantic and political adventures.
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D.
Scaramouche
Scaramouche is a 1923 silent swashbuckler film, based on Rafael Sabatini’s novel, in which Ramon Novarro stars as a French nobleman turned revolutionary and master swordsman during the French Revolution.
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E.
Calaf
Calaf is the heroic prince in Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot," best known as the tenor role who sings the famous aria "Nessun dorma."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bass role
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Doctor Bartolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Il barbiere di Siviglia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Barber of Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ariaType | slander aria ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnPlay | Le Barbier de Séville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
comic
ⓘ
hypocritical ⓘ scheming ⓘ |
| comicDevice | exaggerated description of calumny ⓘ |
| creator | Gioachino Rossini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
agent of slander
ⓘ
comic villain ⓘ |
| drivesPlotElement | intrigue through slander ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Teatro Argentina, Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWorkDate | 1816-02-20 ⓘ |
| genre | opera buffa character ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Italian ⓘ |
| librettistCreator | Cesare Sterbini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableAria | La calunnia è un venticello ⓘ |
| notablePerformanceTradition | sung by basso profondo ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
music teacher ⓘ |
| opposes |
Count Almaviva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosina and Almaviva’s union ⓘ |
| plotAction |
accepts a bribe to withdraw from the scheme
ⓘ
advises Bartolo to use slander against Almaviva ⓘ |
| relationshipToBartolo | confidant and accomplice ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | Catholic priest ⓘ |
| roleType | buffo bass ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | Seville, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches | Rosina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | 18th century ⓘ |
| vocalRange | bass ⓘ |
| workByComposer | Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPremiereCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" Description of subject: Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" is a scheming, hypocritical music teacher and clergyman whose comic plotting and famous slander aria drive much of the opera’s intrigue.
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