Baba the Turk
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Baba the Turk is a bearded lady and flamboyant character in Igor Stravinsky’s opera *The Rake’s Progress*, known for her comic yet unsettling marriage to the protagonist Tom Rakewell.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bearded lady
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ mezzo-soprano role ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Rake’s Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedArtForm | 20th-century opera ⓘ |
| associatedWith | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | 18th-century fairground bearded ladies archetype ⓘ |
| composerAssociatedWith | Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Chester Kallman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ W. H. Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticCategory | buffa character ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Rake’s Progress, Act II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comic opera character ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
bearded
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comic ⓘ flamboyant ⓘ grotesque ⓘ larger-than-life ⓘ temperamental ⓘ |
| hasNameInWork | Baba the Turk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Anne Trulove
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nick Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
illusion versus reality
ⓘ
marriage of convenience ⓘ spectacle and celebrity culture ⓘ |
| isFictional | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| librettistAssociatedWith |
Chester Kallman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W. H. Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettoLanguage | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic relief
ⓘ
moral counterpoint to Tom Rakewell ⓘ symbol of Tom Rakewell’s folly ⓘ |
| notableScene |
scene where she falls under a spell of silence
ⓘ
scene where she overwhelms Tom with her possessions ⓘ |
| occupation |
celebrity
ⓘ
freak-show performer ⓘ |
| partOf | The Rake’s Progress cast of characters ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | wife of Tom Rakewell ⓘ |
| settingContext | 18th-century London society ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Tom Rakewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
| workPremiereYear | 1951 ⓘ |
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