Cherubino

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Cherubino is the impulsive, love-struck pageboy in Mozart’s opera "The Marriage of Figaro," known for embodying adolescent desire and comic confusion.

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Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera character
pageboy
appearsIn Le nozze di Figaro NERFINISHED
The Marriage of Figaro NERFINISHED
aria Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio
Voi che sapete che cosa è amor NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais NERFINISHED
basedOnWork La folle journée, ou Le mariage de Figaro NERFINISHED
characterTrait amorous
comic
impulsive
naive
romantic
costumeType male attire worn by female singer
creator Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction catalyst for jealousy
comic relief
love interest
employer Count Almaviva NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceDate 1786-05-01
firstPerformancePlace Burgtheater, Vienna NERFINISHED
gender male
infatuatedWith Barbarina NERFINISHED
Susanna NERFINISHED
inLoveWith Countess Almaviva NERFINISHED
librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte NERFINISHED
librettoLanguage Italian
nationalTradition Italian opera
notableTheme class and desire
confusion about love
operaGenre opera buffa
operaLanguage Italian
relationshipToCountAlmaviva Count’s vassal GENERATED
relationshipToCountess Countess’s page GENERATED
relationshipToFigaro Figaro’s friend
servesAs page
settingPeriod 18th century
settingPlace Aguas-Frescas, near Seville NERFINISHED
singsInAct Act I NERFINISHED
Act II NERFINISHED
Act III
symbolizes adolescent desire
sexual awakening
youthful confusion
typicalPerformerGender female
vocalType mezzo-soprano
voiceTypeOnStage trouser role
workBy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED

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Maria Ewing rolePerformed Cherubino
this entity surface form: Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro