Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville"

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Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" is a scheming, hypocritical music teacher and clergyman whose comic plotting and famous slander aria drive much of the opera’s intrigue.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bass role ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
alliedWith Doctor Bartolo ⓘ
appearsIn Il barbiere di Siviglia ⓘ
The Barber of Seville ⓘ
ariaType slander aria ⓘ
associatedWithCity Seville ⓘ
basedOnPlay Le Barbier de Séville ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ⓘ
characterTrait comic ⓘ
hypocritical ⓘ
scheming ⓘ
comicDevice exaggerated description of calumny ⓘ
creator Gioachino Rossini ⓘ
dramaticFunction agent of slander ⓘ
comic villain ⓘ
drivesPlotElement intrigue through slander ⓘ
firstPerformanceWork Teatro Argentina, Rome ⓘ
linked to: Teatro Valle, Rome
firstPerformanceWorkDate 1816-02-20 ⓘ
genre opera buffa character ⓘ
languageOfWork Italian ⓘ
librettistCreator Cesare Sterbini ⓘ
nationalityInFiction Spanish ⓘ
notableAria La calunnia è un venticello ⓘ
notablePerformanceTradition sung by basso profondo ⓘ
occupation clergyman ⓘ
music teacher ⓘ
opposes Count Almaviva ⓘ
Rosina and Almaviva’s union ⓘ
plotAction accepts a bribe to withdraw from the scheme ⓘ
advises Bartolo to use slander against Almaviva ⓘ
relationshipToBartolo confidant and accomplice ⓘ
religiousStatus Catholic priest ⓘ
roleType buffo bass ⓘ
settingOfWork Seville, Spain ⓘ
linked to: Seville
teaches Rosina ⓘ
timePeriodInFiction 18th century ⓘ
vocalRange bass ⓘ
workByComposer Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini ⓘ
workPremiereCentury 19th century ⓘ

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Feodor Chaliapin → notableRole → Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" ⓘ
Italo Tajo → notableRole → Don Basilio in "Il barbiere di Siviglia" ⓘ
linked to: Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville"