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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro