Figaro
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Literature

  • Figaro, the central character in:
    • The Barber of Seville (play) by Beaumarchais
      • Il barbiere di Siviglia (Paisiello)
        Il barbiere di Siviglia (Paisiello)
        Il barbiere di Siviglia, ovvero La precauzione inutile is a comic opera by Giovanni Paisiello from a libretto by Giuseppe Petrosellini, even though his name is not identified on the score's title page....

        , the opera by Paisiello based on Beaumarchais' play
      • The Barber of Seville
        The Barber of Seville
        The Barber of Seville, or The Futile Precaution is an opera buffa in two acts by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's comedy Le Barbier de Séville , which was originally an opéra comique, or a mixture of spoken play with music...

        , the opera by Rossini based on Beaumarchais' play
    • The Marriage of Figaro (play)
      The Marriage of Figaro (play)
      The Marriage of Figaro ) is a comedy in five acts, written in 1778 by Pierre Beaumarchais. This play is the second installment in the Figaro Trilogy, preceded by The Barber of Seville and followed by The Guilty Mother. The Barber begins the story with a simple love triangle in which the Count has...

      , the play by Beaumarchais
      • The Marriage of Figaro
        The Marriage of Figaro
        Le nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata , K. 492, is an opera buffa composed in 1786 in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro .Although the play by...

        , the opera by Mozart based on Beaumarchais' play by the same name
    • The Guilty Mother
      The Guilty Mother
      The Guilty Mother subtitled The Other Tartuffe is the third play of the Figaro Trilogy by Pierre Beaumarchais; the first two plays of the trilogy are The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro. It is rarely revived these days...

      , a play by Beaumarchais
  • Figaro, the most famous nickname of Spanish author, Mariano José de Larra
    Mariano José de Larra
    Mariano José de Larra was a Spanish romantic writer best known for his numerous essays, as well as his infamous suicide...

  • Figaro, a comic strip character in The Topper (comics)

Entertainment

  • Crazy Day or The Marriage of Figaro
    Crazy Day or The Marriage of Figaro
    Crazy Day or The Marriage of Figaro is a modern comedy musical staged by Russian and Ukrainian television channels NTV and Inter under direction of Semen Gorov in 2003, based on the Pierre Beaumarchais' play The Marriage of Figaro...

     a comedy musical staged by Russian and Ukrainian television channels NTV (Russia) and Inter
  • Figaro, a kingdom in the video game Final Fantasy VI
    Final Fantasy VI
    is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square , released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as a part of the Final Fantasy series. Set in a fantasy world with a technology level equivalent to that of the Second Industrial Revolution, the game's story focuses on a...

  • Figaro (Disney)
    Figaro (Disney)
    Figaro is a fictional character who first appeared in Disney's Pinocchio.-History:He is probably best known as the pet cat of Mister Geppetto and Pinocchio too. Figaro has also starred independently in a number of Disney shorts, as the pet of Minnie Mouse, which was a common theme for Disney...

    , a kitten created by The Walt Disney Company, which first appeared in the 1940 film Pinocchio
  • MDR Figaro, German broadcaster Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
    Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
    Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk is the public broadcaster for the federal states of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt...

    's cultural radio channel
  • Galileo Figaro
    Galileo Figaro
    Galileo Figaro is the protagonist of Queen's musical, We Will Rock You. He is "The Dreamer" who hears "sounds in [his] head".His name is a reference to the Queen song Bohemian Rhapsody.-Act 1:...

    , from the stage musical We Will Rock You
    We Will Rock You (musical)
    We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. The musical was written by British comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor...


Music

  • "Figaro", the Bristol based band
  • "Figaro", a song by Madvillain from their album Madvillainy
    Madvillainy
    Madvillainy is the debut album by American hip hop duo Madvillain, a group consisting of MF DOOM and Madlib . It was released on March 23, 2004 on Stones Throw Records to overwhelmingly positive reviews...

  • "Figaro" (song)
    Figaro (song)
    "Figaro" is a song by British pop group Brotherhood of Man. It was released as a single in January 1978 and became the group's third and final number one hit in the UK.- Background :...

    , a UK number-one song by Brotherhood of Man

Publications

  • Figaro, a Viennese satirical magazine published 1857-1919 (de)
  • Le Figaro
    Le Figaro
    Le Figaro is a French daily newspaper founded in 1826 and published in Paris. It is one of three French newspapers of record, with Le Monde and Libération, and is the oldest newspaper in France. It is also the second-largest national newspaper in France after Le Parisien and before Le Monde, but...

    , a French conservative newspaper
  • The Figaro in London
    Figaro in London
    Figaro In London was an English comic paper of the early nineteenth century. It was founded as a weekly in 1831 and ran for almost eight years. It is chiefly remembered nowadays as a forerunner to Punch. Its original editor was Gilbert Abbott à Beckett and it was mostly written by him and by Henry...

    , an early Victorian comic magazine published in England
  • The London Figaro
    London Figaro
    The London Figaro was a London periodical devoted to politics, literature, art, criticism and satire during the Victorian era. It was founded as a daily paper in 1870 with the backing of Napoleon III but after a year re-established itself as a general interest weekly magazine and is chiefly...

    , a late Victorian satirical magazine published in England

Other

  • Figaro (genus)
    Figaro (genus)
    Figaro is a genus of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, that until 2008 was generally considered to be a subgenus of Galeus . The two known species are found off Australia, inhabiting deep, offshore waters on or near the bottom...

    , a genus of catsharks
  • Figaro chain
    Figaro chain
    Figaro is a popular gold or silver link chain design that incorporates a pattern of 2 or 3 small circular links with 1 elongated oval link. The most notable figaro chains are manufactured in Italy...

    , a type of chain used in jewelry
  • Nissan Figaro
    Nissan Figaro
    The Nissan Figaro is a small retro car manufactured by Nissan. The car was originally sold only in Japan. Despite this, the Nissan Figaro has become popular with owners in the UK and Ireland, given the popularity of second-hand Japanese import cars...

    , a retro-styled compact car produced by Nissan in a limited production run in 1991
  • Solitaire du Figaro
    Solitaire du Figaro
    The Solitaire du Figaro, previously called the Course de l'Aurore, is a solo multi-stage sailing race created in 1970 by Jean-Louis Guillemard and Jean-Michel Barrault...

    , an offshore sailing race, taking place every summer between France, England, Ireland, and Spain
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