Frank
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Frank is a comic prison governor in Johann Strauss II’s operetta "Die Fledermaus," known for his bumbling behavior and mistaken identities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Die Fledermaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act II of Die Fledermaus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act III of Die Fledermaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Adele
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alfred NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Falke NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabriel von Eisenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Orlofsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosalinde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bumbling
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confused ⓘ gullible ⓘ |
| comicFunction |
drives plot through misunderstandings
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provides farcical confusion ⓘ |
| creator | Johann Strauss II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
authority figure undermined by incompetence
ⓘ
source of situational irony ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWorkDate | 1874 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWorkPlace | Theater an der Wien GENERATED ⓘ |
| genreElement | Viennese operetta ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceTradition | played with broad physical comedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| nameInOriginalLanguage | Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | mistaken identity ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | Austrian ⓘ |
| occupation | prison governor ⓘ |
| oftenPortrayedAs |
easily flattered
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slightly pompous ⓘ |
| relatedWorkType | comic opera ⓘ |
| roleType | comic role ⓘ |
| settingOfOccupation | Vienna prison ⓘ |
| settingWorkCity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingWorkCountry | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageMedium | musical theatre ⓘ |
| timePeriodInStory | late 19th century Vienna ⓘ |
| typicalCostume | 19th-century prison governor uniform ⓘ |
| typicalVoiceType | baritone ⓘ |
| workComposer | Johann Strauss II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workGenre | operetta ⓘ |
| workLibrettist |
Karl Haffner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Genée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTitleEnglish | The Bat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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