Don Pizarro

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Don Pizarro is the tyrannical prison governor and main antagonist in Beethoven’s opera "Fidelio," known for his cruel abuse of power.

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Label Occurrences
Don Pizarro canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
abuses power ⓘ
appearsIn Fidelio ⓘ
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72
appearsInAct Act I of Fidelio ⓘ
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72

Act II of Fidelio ⓘ
arrestedBy Don Fernando ⓘ
associatedWithTheme abuse of authority ⓘ
political oppression ⓘ
characterTrait cruel ⓘ
tyrannical ⓘ
commands prison guards ⓘ
contrastsWith Leonore’s virtue and courage ⓘ
createdBy Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
defeatedBy arrival of the minister Don Fernando ⓘ
dramaticFunction embodiment of tyranny ⓘ
enemyOf Florestan ⓘ
firstPerformanceInWork 1805 ⓘ
genreOfWork opera ⓘ
hasMotivation to conceal his political crimes ⓘ
to eliminate Florestan as a witness ⓘ
imprisons Florestan ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
nationalityInFiction Spanish ⓘ
occupation prison governor ⓘ
opposedBy Leonore ⓘ
partOf cast of Fidelio ⓘ
receivesNarrativeOutcome arrest and disgrace at the end of Fidelio ⓘ
roleInWork main antagonist in Fidelio ⓘ
settingOfActions a state prison near Seville ⓘ
threatensTo kill Florestan ⓘ
voiceType baritone ⓘ
workForm Singspiel ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

Florestan → imprisonedBy → Don Pizarro ⓘ
Rocco → employer → Don Pizarro ⓘ
Rocco → servesAntagonist → Don Pizarro ⓘ
Rocco → moralConflictWith → Don Pizarro ⓘ
Leonore → opposes → Don Pizarro ⓘ
Fidelio universe → hasCharacter → Don Pizarro ⓘ
Fidelio universe → antagonist → Don Pizarro ⓘ