Don Pizarro in Fidelio

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Don Pizarro in Fidelio is the tyrannical prison governor and principal villain in Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio.

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Don Pizarro in Fidelio canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
prison governor ⓘ
abusesPowerOver political prisoners ⓘ
appearsIn Fidelio ⓘ
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72
appearsInAct Act I of Fidelio ⓘ
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72

Act II of Fidelio ⓘ
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72
appearsInGenre classical-period opera ⓘ
characterTrait authoritarian ⓘ
cruel ⓘ
tyrannical ⓘ
contrastsWith Leonore’s virtue and fidelity ⓘ
createdBy Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
dramaticFunction drives central conflict of Fidelio ⓘ
firstPerformanceWork Fidelio, 1805 premiere in Vienna ⓘ
genreContext Singspiel / German opera ⓘ
hasTitle Don ⓘ
imprisons Florestan ⓘ
isArrestedBy Don Fernando ⓘ
isFoiledBy Leonore ⓘ
isMaleCharacter true ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
librettoBy Joseph Sonnleithner ⓘ
librettoRevisionsBy Georg Friedrich Treitschke ⓘ
Stephan von Breuning ⓘ
moralFunctionInWork embodiment of political tyranny ⓘ
nationalityInStory Spanish ⓘ
occupation governor of a state prison ⓘ
opposesCharacter Florestan ⓘ
Leonore ⓘ
orders Rocco to dig Florestan’s grave ⓘ
linked to: Florestan
plansToMurder Florestan ⓘ
roleInWork principal villain in Fidelio ⓘ
settingOfAuthority a Spanish state prison near Seville ⓘ
singsAria "Ha! welch ein Augenblick!" ⓘ
symbolizes abuse of state power ⓘ
threatens Rocco ⓘ
triesToConcealCrimeFrom the Minister Don Fernando ⓘ
linked to: Don Fernando
voiceType baritone ⓘ

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Eric Owens → hasPerformedRole → Don Pizarro in Fidelio ⓘ