Major-General Stanley
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Major-General Stanley is a comic military officer and the famously verbose patter-song singer in Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Pirates of Penzance."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic opera character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ military officer ⓘ patter-song role ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Pirates of Penzance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Victorian comic opera
ⓘ
patter song tradition ⓘ |
| belongsToFictionalUniverse | Gilbert and Sullivan operas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Arthur Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
Arthur Sullivan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W. S. Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRole |
father of Mabel
ⓘ
guardian of his many daughters ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn | The Pirates of Penzance premiere, 1879 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt | Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comic opera ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
comic
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pompous ⓘ rapid delivery of lyrics ⓘ verbose ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
inspired numerous parodies of the "modern Major-General" song
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referenced in popular culture as archetype of verbose expert ⓘ |
| hasNameInWork | Major-General Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
contrast between appearance and reality
ⓘ
satire of superficial knowledge ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
self-important
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ultimately kind-hearted ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | W. S. Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| militaryRankInFiction | Major-General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalFormAssociated | patter song ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | patter song "I am the very model of a modern Major-General" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | Major-General ⓘ |
| parodies |
British Army officers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military expertise ⓘ |
| partOf | principal cast of "The Pirates of Penzance" ⓘ |
| performedBy | baritone singers ⓘ |
| plotFunction |
obstacle to the pirates
ⓘ
source of comic relief ⓘ |
| roleInWork | comic military officer ⓘ |
| setIn | Cornwall (in the operetta) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sings | "I am the very model of a modern Major-General" ⓘ |
| stageType | operetta character ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPerformance | 1879 ⓘ |
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