Changes: The Barber of Seville

Latest revision as of 17:11, 18 September 2022

DentistofSeville — "The Dentist of Seville"

Turkey barber — "Largo al factotum" from *The Barber of Seville*.

The Barber of Seville is an 1816 Italian opera by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Cesare Sterbini. It was the first Italian opera performed in America.

References

On episode 213 of The Muppet Show, Giuseppe Wagner is the composer of the opera The Barber of Die Fledermaus, a reference to both The Barber of Seville and Die Fledermaus.

Big Bird takes his friends to Lincoln Center to meet Mr. Snuffleupagus in a season 10 Sesame Street segment (First: Episode 1311) because Snuffy wants to listen to the Metropolitan Opera rehearse The Barber of Seville.

When the Muppet Babies become Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in "Sing a Song of Superheroes", they sing a heroic song set to "Largo al factotum".

An excerpt from the opera is included in the book and tape set Grover's Overtures.

The character Signora Barbara F. Seville from the 2001 album Elmo and the Orchestra is a play on the title character's name.

Placido Flamingo has sung many operas based on The Barber of Seville, including "The Bathtub of Seville", "Dentist of Seville", "The Shirt of Seville", and "The Telephone of Brazil".

Renata Scottie sings a selection from The Barker of Seville on Sesame Street Episode 3723

Snuffy lip-syncs to "The Cabbage of Seville" on a 1993 episode of Sesame Street

A turkey tries to sing "Largo al factotum" from the opera in a Big Bird and Snuffy bumper on Sesame Street.

Isabel Leonard sings a portion of the opera with Murray Monster and Ovejita in Sesame Street Episode 4326.

In Episode 4933, Grover sings a portion of "Figaro" as a camping song.

The trailer for Muppets Now has "Largo al factotum" playing in the background.

Connections

Bugs Bunny starred in Rabbit of Seville

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 [[Image:Turkey_barber.JPG|thumb|300px|"Largo al factotum" from ''The Barber of Seville''.]]
-'''''The Barber of Seville''''' is an 1816 [[Italy|Italian]] opera by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Cesare Sterbini.  It was the first Italian opera performed in [[The United States of America|America]].
+'''''The Barber of Seville''''' is an 1816 [[Italy|Italian]] opera by [[Gioachino Rossini]] with a libretto by Cesare Sterbini.  It was the first Italian opera performed in [[The United States of America|America]].
 ==References==
+* On [[Episode 213: Rudolf Nureyev|episode 213]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', [[Giuseppe Wagner]] is the composer of the opera ''The Barber of Die Fledermaus'', a reference to both ''The Barber of Seville'' and ''[[Die Fledermaus]]''.
-*On [[Episode 213: Rudolf Nureyev|episode 213]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', [[Giuseppe Wagner]] is the composer of the opera ''The Barber of Die Fledermaus'', a reference to both ''The Barber of Seville'' and ''[[Die Fledermaus]]''.
+* [[Big Bird]] takes his friends to [[Lincoln Center]] to meet [[Mr. Snuffleupagus]] in a season 10 ''Sesame Street'' segment {{first|1311}} because Snuffy wants to listen to the Metropolitan Opera rehearse ''The Barber of Seville''.
+* When the ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' become [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] in "[[Episode 710: Sing a Song of Superheroes|Sing a Song of Superheroes]]", they sing a heroic song set to "Largo al factotum".
-*An excerpt from the opera is included in the book and tape set ''[[Grover's Overtures]]''.
+* An excerpt from the opera is included in the book and tape set ''[[Grover's Overtures]]''.
-*The character [[Signora Barbara F. Seville]] from the 2001 album ''[[Elmo and the Orchestra]]'' is a play on the title character's name.
+* The character [[Signora Barbara F. Seville]] from the 2001 album ''[[Elmo and the Orchestra]]'' is a play on the title character's name.
-*[[Placido Flamingo]] has sung many operas based on ''The Barber of Seville'', including "[[The Bathtub of Seville]]", "[[Dentist of Seville]]", and "The Shirt of Seville", and "[[The Telephone Opera|The Telephone of Brazil]]''.
+* [[Placido Flamingo]] has sung many operas based on ''The Barber of Seville'', including "[[The Bathtub of Seville]]", "[[Dentist of Seville]]", "The Shirt of Seville", and "[[The Telephone Opera|The Telephone of Brazil]]".
-*[[Renata Scottie]] sings a selection from ''The Barker of Seville'' on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' [[Episode 3723]]
-*[[Mr. Snuffleupagus|Snuffy]] lip-syncs to "The Cabbage of Seville" on [[Episode 3121|a 1993 episode]] of ''Sesame Street''
+* [[Renata Scottie]] sings a selection from ''The Barker of Seville'' on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' [[Episode 3723]]
+* [[Mr. Snuffleupagus|Snuffy]] lip-syncs to "The Cabbage of Seville" on [[Episode 3121|a 1993 episode]] of ''Sesame Street''
 * A [[Turkey Conductor|turkey]] tries to sing "Largo al factotum" from the opera in a [[Big Bird and Snuffy bumpers|Big Bird and Snuffy bumper]] on ''Sesame Street''.
+* [[Isabel Leonard]] sings a portion of the opera with [[Murray Monster]] and [[Ovejita]] in ''Sesame Street'' [[Episode 4326]].
+* In [[Episode 4933]], Grover sings a portion of "Figaro" as a camping song.
+* The trailer for ''[[Muppets Now]]'' has "Largo al factotum" playing in the background.
 ==Connections==
 *[[Bugs Bunny]] starred in ''Rabbit of Seville''
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