Back Дотор Баландзоне Bulgarian Dottore (Theater) German Dutåur Balanzån EML Il Dottore Spanish Dottore Finnish Docteur (commedia dell'arte) French Balanzone Italian Dottore Dutch Dottore Polish Il Dottore Portuguese
Il Dottore (Italian: [il dotˈtoːre]; lit. 'the Doctor'), most commonly known in Italian as Dottor Balan or simply Balanzone (Italian: [balanˈtsoːne]; Bolognese Emilian: Dutåur Balanzån), is a commedia dell'arte stock character, in one scenario being an obstacle to young lovers. Il Dottore and Pantalone are the comic foils of each other, Pantalone being the decadent wealthy merchant, and il Dottore being the decadent erudite.[1] He has been part of the main canon of characters since the mid-16th century.[2]
- ^ Robert Henke. "Improvisation and characters, Individual roles". Performance and literature in the commedia dell'arte. pp. 19–24.
- ^ Jordan, Peter (2015). The Routledge Companion to Commedia dell'Arte. Routledge. p. 62.