Talk:The Barber of Seville (play)

Figaro and Brighella?
This article says that Figaro is based on the Commedia dell'arte character Brighella, but the description of Brighella on his own page differs substantially from that of Figaro. Can anyone say more on the relation between the two? Inhumandecency 19:06, 12 February 2007 (UTC)


 * The Brighella article says, "Pierre Louis Duchartre, in his The Italian Comedy theorizes that in France, the gentilified Brighella eventually culminated in the character of Figaro, known from the plays and operas." I think the similarities come in from his ability to lie and scheme, his devotion to his master, and his witty wordplay.  However, arguments can probably also be made for Figaro as an Arlecchino-type, as well. It would help, of course, if people would add their citations! Portia1780 (talk) 18:31, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Why has the name of this article been changed?
Can someone explain why the name of this article has been changed? Thanks. -- Kleinzach 03:52, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Because this play is more commonly known in English by the English translation of its title. See Using English for Wikipedia titles. Think of Les Misérables for an example where we use the French name instead. Portia1780 (talk) 18:35, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

YouTube
I tried to add this to the external links but some wikipedia bot automatically deleted it and said to to discuss it on the talk page. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc-fe0gFOj4 is th video, it is a partial scene from The Barber of Seville (in the original French.) I would assume the man who made the video owns the copyright (the play itself is public domain), and to link to it when it is freely availible online should not be any violation of copyright. And certainly it is relevant to the content of the article, to be able to see a little clip from the play being discussed.--76.18.93.72 (talk) 09:12, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Character of Figaro
I'm personally not convinced that data about Figaro's character that is exclusive to the later operas by Da Ponte, Sterbini, et alli, really belong in the Character of Figaro section, particularly as it is specifically attached to this article about the Beaumarchais play. 67.164.149.104 (talk) 10:53, 11 February 2014 (UTC)