The Duke of Plaza-Toro

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The Duke of Plaza-Toro is a pompous, self-important nobleman and comic character from Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Gondoliers," known for satirically embodying aristocratic vanity and incompetence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
operetta character ⓘ
appearsIn The Gondoliers ⓘ
appearsInGenre comic opera ⓘ
operetta ⓘ
associatedWith Plaza-Toro ⓘ
characterTrait cowardly ⓘ
pompous ⓘ
self-important ⓘ
status-conscious ⓘ
vain ⓘ
comicFunction character-based humor ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
createdForWorkBy D’Oyly Carte Opera Company ⓘ
creator Arthur Sullivan ⓘ
W. S. Gilbert ⓘ
employs Luiz ⓘ
employsAs attendant ⓘ
drummer ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Gilbert and Sullivan operas ⓘ
firstAppearance The Gondoliers ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1889 ⓘ
fullTitle The Duke of Plaza-Toro, Grandee of Spain ⓘ
hasDaughter Casilda ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium stage ⓘ
narrativeRole satire of aristocratic incompetence ⓘ
satire of aristocratic vanity ⓘ
nationality Spanish (fictional) ⓘ
portrayedAs concerned with appearances ⓘ
militarily incompetent ⓘ
spouse Duchess of Plaza-Toro ⓘ
title Duke ⓘ
workBasedOn British Victorian aristocracy (satire) ⓘ

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

The Gondoliers → hasCharacter → The Duke of Plaza-Toro ⓘ
Barataria → ruledBy → the Duke of Plaza-Toro (nominally, via marriage schemes) ⓘ
linked to: The Duke of Plaza-Toro
The Duchess of Plaza-Toro → spouse → The Duke of Plaza-Toro ⓘ
Casilda → isDaughterOf → Duke of Plaza-Toro ⓘ
linked to: The Duke of Plaza-Toro
Luiz → associatedWith → Duke of Plaza-Toro ⓘ
linked to: The Duke of Plaza-Toro