Cipollino (), or Little Onion as translated from the original, is a fictional character from

Gianni Rodari Giovanni Francesco "Gianni" Rodari (; 23 October 1920 – 14 April 1980) was an Italian people, Italian writer and journalist, most famous for his works of children's literature, notably ''Il romanzo di Cipollino''. For his lasting contribution a ...

's eponymous ''Tale of Cipollino'' ( it, Il romanzo di Cipollino), also known under its 1957 renamed title ''Adventures of Cipollino'' ( it, Le avventure di Cipollino), a children's tale about political oppression. He also appeared before the publication of the book in the children's magazine '' Il Pioniere'' of which Rodari was the editor. Cipollino was popular in the

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, up to the point of being adapted as a ballet composed by

Karen Khachaturian Karen Surenovich Khachaturian (russian: Карэн Суренович Хачатурян, hy, Կարեն Խաչատրյան) (Moscow, 19 September 1920 – Moscow, 19 July 2011) was a Soviet and Russian composer of Armenian ethnicity and the neph ...

and choreographed by

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, originally staged in Taras Shevchenko National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ukraine on November 8 1974. In a world inhabited by

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produce, Cipollino fights the unjust treatment of his fellow vegetable townsfolk by the fruit royalty (Prince Lemon and the overly proud Lord Tomato) in the garden kingdom. The main theme is the struggle of the underclass against the powerful, good versus evil, and the importance of friendship in the face of difficulties.

Adaptations

*'' Chipollinos tavgadasavali (Adventure of Cippolino)'', a Georgian TV filmChipollinos tavgadasavali
on IMDb. Retrieved 17 July 2010. *''Cipollino'', a 1961 animated feature by Soviet animation studio

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, and then re-released in 1993 by

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. The English version features characters played by Canadian voice actors. *'' Cipollino'', Soviet film directed by

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Voices

German

English

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* Paul Dobson * Doc Harris * David Kaye *

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* Dale Wilson

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