Le Barbier de Séville

E504684

Le Barbier de Séville is a celebrated 18th-century French comedic play that introduced the clever character Figaro and satirizes social class and authority.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French play ⓘ
comedy ⓘ
play ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
acts 4 ⓘ
adaptedAs Il barbiere di Siviglia ⓘ
film ⓘ
opera ⓘ
television production ⓘ
author Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ⓘ
characterRoleOfFigaro barber ⓘ
go-between ⓘ
valet ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dramaticForm comédie ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity Paris ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1775 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Comédie-Française ⓘ
followedBy Le Mariage de Figaro ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
satire ⓘ
historicalSignificance major work of French theatre ⓘ
precursor to revolutionary social criticism in drama ⓘ
introducesCharacter Figaro ⓘ
literaryMovement Enlightenment ⓘ
mainCharacter Bartholo ⓘ
Basile ⓘ
Count Almaviva ⓘ
Figaro ⓘ
Rosine ⓘ
linked to: Rosina
narrativeFocus courtship of Rosine by Count Almaviva ⓘ
notableAdaptationComposer Gioachino Rossini ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
originalTitle Le Barbier de Séville ou La Précaution inutile ⓘ
partOfSeries Figaro trilogy ⓘ
revisedVersionPremiereDate 1775 ⓘ
settingCountry Spain ⓘ
settingLocation Seville ⓘ
structure prose ⓘ
theme class conflict ⓘ
critique of aristocracy ⓘ
critique of authority ⓘ
love and deception ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
timePeriodOfWork 18th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais → notableWork → Le Barbier de Séville ⓘ
Gioachino Rossini → notableWork → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
The Marriage of Figaro → follows → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
Rosalind Eleazar → notableWork → The Barber of Seville (stage production) ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
Le Figaro → namedAfter → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
Don Basilio → appearsIn → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
Don Basilio → basedOnPlay → Le Barbier de Séville ⓘ
Russell Dykstra → notableWork → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
The Ghosts of Versailles → basedOn → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
Le Barbier de Séville → originalTitle → Le Barbier de Séville ou La Précaution inutile ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
La Mère coupable → precededBy → Le Barbier de Séville ⓘ
Figaro → appearsIn → Le Barbier de Séville ⓘ
Figaro → appearsIn → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
Figaro → centralCharacterOf → Le Barbier de Séville ⓘ
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais → notableWork → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
subject linked to: Geneviève-Madeleine Wattebled
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais → notableWork → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
subject linked to: Pierre-Augustin Caron
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
Darko Tresnjak → directed → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
Cesare Siepi → associatedWithWork → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
Il barbiere di Siviglia → basedOn → Le Barbier de Séville ⓘ
Count Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia) → appearsIn → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
Count Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia) → basedOnWork → Le Barbier de Séville ⓘ
Rabbit of Seville → basedOn → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
Rabbit of Seville → parodies → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
The Guilty Mother → follows → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
The Guilty Mother → prequel → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
Countess Almaviva → appearsIn → The Barber of Seville ⓘ
linked to: Le Barbier de Séville
Countess Almaviva → appearsIn → Le Barbier de Séville ⓘ