# Duetto Buffo Di Due Gatti, or 'Funny Duet For Cats'

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [October 24, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duetto-buffo-di-due-gatti-or-funny-duet-for-cats/973683 "2022-10-24T00:52:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duetto-buffo-di-due-gatti-or-funny-duet-for-cats/973683/1 "2022-10-24T00:52:59Z")

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> **[Choir boys sing an 1800s 'cat duet opera' made entirely of 'meows' and people...](https://www.upworthy.com/choir-boys-sing-cat-duet)**
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> How on earth did they keep straight faces the entire time?

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0abfTrxjX-4/hqdefault.jpg "Cat Choir") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0abfTrxjX-4)

> The absolutely silly opera, called “Duetto Buffo Di Due Gatti,” or “Funny Duet For Cats,” is clearly about … well … a cat fight. A friendly cat squabble, if you will, as indicated by all the different variations of “meow” in the piece…
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> Acclaimed Italian opera composer [Gioachino Rossini](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rossini-mn0000678420) often gets credited for “Duetto Buffo Di Due Gatti.” However, many historians agree that Rossini only [heavily influenced](https://www.allmusic.com/composition/duetto-buffo-di-due-gatti-cat-duet-for-2-voices-piano-spurious-qr-iv-1-mc0002376371) the feline-inspired piece. Regardless, it’s a classic kitty-centric musical number adored by opera singers far and wide.

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duetto-buffo-di-due-gatti-or-funny-duet-for-cats/973683/2 "2022-10-24T07:28:09Z")

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I’ve always loved that piece. I first heard it at a voice recital I attended back in the 90s.

I’m also grateful to you for posting the link. Because after it ended, the screen suggested THIS:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wDP2c2FCHAM/hqdefault.jpg "Mistake Waltz") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDP2c2FCHAM)

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**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duetto-buffo-di-due-gatti-or-funny-duet-for-cats/973683/3 "2022-10-24T09:43:21Z")

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I imagine that after several rehearsals, the comedy would fall a little flat.