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{{character|image=PlacidoFlamingo.jpg|performer=[[Richard Hunt]]|design=[[Richard Termine]]|designnote=designer & builder}}
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[[File:F8c7f01d-a588-42d6-bca9-4d6fbe81bc7c.jpg|thumb|300px|Placido Flamingo's "[[Season 40 Hidden Gems|cameo]]" in [[Episode 4195|episode 4195]].]]
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'''Placido Flamingo''' is an operatic flamingo from ''[[Sesame Street]]'' whose performances at the Nestropolitan Opera are seen in the "Live from the Nest" series. He is based on the famous tenor, [[Plácido Domingo]]. Placido is proud of his talents and not averse to the sound of his own voice. The character was first introduced in [[Season 18 (1986-1987)|Season 18]], and helped to introduce classical music into the series.
{{designer1|[[Richard Termine]]|designer & builder}}
 
'''Placido Flamingo''' is an operatic flamingo from ''[[Sesame Street]]'' whose performances at the Nestopolitan Opera are seen in the "Live from the Nest" series. He is based on the famous tenor, [[Plácido Domingo]]. Placido is proud of his talents and not averse to the sound of his own voice. The character was first introduced in [[Season 18 (1986-1987)|Season 18]], and helped to introduce classical music into the series.
 
   
 
Though retired in 1992, along with most of Richard Hunt's other characters, Placido Flamingo is still frequently cited in articles about opera appreciation, as an effective and influential early introduction to opera, ranking with the [[Bugs Bunny]] short ''What's Opera Doc?'' (1957).
 
Though retired in 1992, along with most of Richard Hunt's other characters, Placido Flamingo is still frequently cited in articles about opera appreciation, as an effective and influential early introduction to opera, ranking with the [[Bugs Bunny]] short ''What's Opera Doc?'' (1957).
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==Sketches==
 
==Sketches==
 
* "[[The Bathtub of Seville]]"
 
* "[[The Bathtub of Seville]]"
* "[[The_People_in_Your_Neighborhood_(song)#Variations|The Bugs in Your Neighborhood]]"
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* "[[The People in Your Neighborhood (song)#Variations|The Bugs in Your Neighborhood]]"
 
* "[[Dentist of Seville|The Dentist of Seville]]"
 
* "[[Dentist of Seville|The Dentist of Seville]]"
 
* "[[Don't Forget to Watch the Movie]]"
 
* "[[Don't Forget to Watch the Movie]]"
 
* "[[Italian Street Song]]": Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor [[Seiji Ozawa]] leads a symphony of animals, and soloist Placido Flamingo, in the "Italian Street Song" from Victor Herbert's ''Naughty Marietta'' (about a princess who trades places with her maid in order to avoid an arranged marriage).
 
* "[[Italian Street Song]]": Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor [[Seiji Ozawa]] leads a symphony of animals, and soloist Placido Flamingo, in the "Italian Street Song" from Victor Herbert's ''Naughty Marietta'' (about a princess who trades places with her maid in order to avoid an arranged marriage).
 
* "[[Look Through the Window]]" with [[Placido Domingo]] in ''[[Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting]]''.
 
* "[[Look Through the Window]]" with [[Placido Domingo]] in ''[[Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting]]''.
* "[[The Lost Toy Opera]]" {{eka|3067}}
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* "[[Lost Toy Opera]]"
 
* "[[Naughty Door Opera]]"
 
* "[[Naughty Door Opera]]"
 
* "[[Peligro]]"
 
* "[[Peligro]]"
 
* "[[The Perfect Thing]]"
 
* "[[The Perfect Thing]]"
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* "The Spider's Feelings": An operatic retelling of "[[The Itsy Bitsy Spider|The Eency Weency Spider]]." {{first|2587}}
 
* "[[The Telephone Opera|The Telephone of Brazil]]"
 
* "[[The Telephone Opera|The Telephone of Brazil]]"
 
* "[[Up and Down Opera]]" with [[Ernie]]
 
* "[[Up and Down Opera]]" with [[Ernie]]
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* "[[Two Owls and One Pink Flamingo Blues]]"
* "A Spider"
 
   
 
==Book appearances==
 
==Book appearances==
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*''[[Big Bird Presents the Nutcracker]]'' (1990)
 
*''[[Grover's Overtures]]'' (1991)
 
*''[[Grover's Overtures]]'' (1991)
 
*''[[What Do You Do?]]'' (1992 edition)
 
*''[[What Do You Do?]]'' (1992 edition)

Revision as of 19:57, 6 January 2016

PlacidoFlamingo
PERFORMER Richard Hunt
DESIGN Richard Termine designer & builder
F8c7f01d-a588-42d6-bca9-4d6fbe81bc7c

Placido Flamingo's "cameo" in episode 4195.

Placido Flamingo is an operatic flamingo from Sesame Street whose performances at the Nestropolitan Opera are seen in the "Live from the Nest" series. He is based on the famous tenor, Plácido Domingo. Placido is proud of his talents and not averse to the sound of his own voice. The character was first introduced in Season 18, and helped to introduce classical music into the series.

Though retired in 1992, along with most of Richard Hunt's other characters, Placido Flamingo is still frequently cited in articles about opera appreciation, as an effective and influential early introduction to opera, ranking with the Bugs Bunny short What's Opera Doc? (1957).

Sketches

Book appearances