The Duke of Plaza-Toro

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The Duke of Plaza-Toro is a pompous, self-important nobleman and comic character from Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Gondoliers," known for satirically embodying aristocratic vanity and incompetence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic character
fictional character
nobleman
operetta character
appearsIn The Gondoliers
appearsInGenre comic opera
operetta
associatedWith Plaza-Toro
characterTrait cowardly
pompous
self-important
status-conscious
vain
comicFunction character-based humor
social satire
createdForWorkBy D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
creator Arthur Sullivan
W. S. Gilbert
employs Luiz
employsAs attendant
drummer
fictionalUniverse Gilbert and Sullivan operas
firstAppearance The Gondoliers
firstPerformanceDate 1889
fullTitle The Duke of Plaza-Toro, Grandee of Spain
hasDaughter Casilda
languageOfWork English
medium stage
narrativeRole satire of aristocratic incompetence
satire of aristocratic vanity
nationality Spanish (fictional)
portrayedAs concerned with appearances
militarily incompetent
spouse Duchess of Plaza-Toro
title Duke
workBasedOn British Victorian aristocracy (satire)

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The Gondoliers hasCharacter The Duke of Plaza-Toro
Barataria ruledBy the Duke of Plaza-Toro (nominally, via marriage schemes)
linked to: The Duke of Plaza-Toro
The Duchess of Plaza-Toro spouse The Duke of Plaza-Toro
Casilda isDaughterOf Duke of Plaza-Toro
linked to: The Duke of Plaza-Toro
Luiz associatedWith Duke of Plaza-Toro
linked to: The Duke of Plaza-Toro