Pizarro

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Pizarro is the tyrannical prison governor and chief antagonist in Ludwig van Beethoven’s opera "Fidelio."

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Pizarro canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
appearsIn Fidelio ⓘ
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72
associatedTheme abuse of power ⓘ
injustice ⓘ
political oppression ⓘ
characterArcOutcome arrested ⓘ
characterTrait tyrannical ⓘ
composerOfWork Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
createdBy Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
dramaticFunction catalyst for Leonore’s heroism ⓘ
embodiment of political tyranny ⓘ
employerInFiction Spanish state authorities ⓘ
firstAppearance Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ
firstPerformanceOfWork 1805 ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
librettistOfWork Georg Friedrich Treitschke ⓘ
Joseph Sonnleithner ⓘ
Stephan von Breuning ⓘ
motivatedBy desire to maintain power ⓘ
fear of exposure ⓘ
nameInWork Pizarro ⓘ
nationalityInFiction Spanish ⓘ
notableAriaOrNumber Ha! Welch ein Augenblick! ⓘ
occupation prison governor ⓘ
operaGenreContext Singspiel ⓘ
opposesCharacter Florestan ⓘ
Leonore ⓘ
plansAction to murder Florestan ⓘ
revealedAs corrupt official ⓘ
roleInWork chief antagonist ⓘ
settingOfWork a state prison near Seville ⓘ
symbolizes corruption of authority ⓘ
despotism ⓘ
thwartedBy Leonore ⓘ
linked to: Leonore overtures

arrival of the minister ⓘ
timePeriodOfFiction late 18th century ⓘ
voiceType baritone ⓘ
workForm opera in two acts ⓘ

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