| Bianca Castafiore first appears in the King | | | | conspiring with Castafiore to assassinate and |
| Ottokar's Sceptre and was to make an | | | | overthrow General Tapioca. Then however |
| appearance in several of the Adventures of Tintin | | | | through an unseen chain of events General |
| albums written and illustrated by Herge. Bianca | | | | Tapioca is overthrown with the help of the |
| Castafiore character is a Milanese opera singer | | | | accused. This doesn't help Castafiore as she is |
| and her disposition is definitely one of an opera | | | | unfortunately still imprisoned and is seen to |
| diva. | | | | complain of over cooked pasta. |
| Herge the creator of Tintin was not a big fan of | | | | The Names for Captain Haddock Incorrectly used |
| opera and the creation of Bianca Castafiore was | | | | by Bianca Castafiore |
| considered by many to be an acknowledgment of | | | | 1. "Mr. Paddock" - pg. 12, The Calculus Affair. |
| that fact. Castafiore is presented as being one of | | | | Actually, the first time Captain and Bianca met |
| the leading lights in of opera of her generation but | | | | even Captain said hisown name wrong, introducing |
| in all her appearances in the albums is only heard | | | | himself as "Hoddack". |
| to sing a couple of lines form The Jewel Song (l' | | | | 2. "Padlock" - pg. 40, The Red Sea Sharks |
| air des bijoux) from Faust and then only at | | | | 3. "Harrock" - pg. 40, The Red Sea Sharks. |
| deafening volumes "Ah my beauty past compare, | | | | Instead of correcting Castafiore Captain said, "...'n |
| these jewels bright I wear!...Was I ever Margarita? | | | | roll, Signora |
| Is it I? Come reply...Mirror mirror tell me truly!" It | | | | Castoroili, Harrock 'n roll!" |
| was fair to say that Castafiore was not | | | | 4. "Captain Bartok" - pg. 6, The Castafiore |
| universally liked by all of the Tintin gang. | | | | Emerald. |
| Captain Haddock in particular isn't a big Castafiore | | | | Usually when she says his name wrong Captain |
| fan and at one point she even calls him a "scruffy | | | | will say her namewrong back on purpose calling |
| little school boy". She shows a maternal instinct | | | | her "Castoroili". |
| for Haddock which he truly hates and when he is | | | | 5. "Captain Fatstock" - pg. 8, Castafiore Emerald |
| later linked romantically to Bianca Castafiore by a | | | | 6. "Captain Drydock" - pg. 9, Castafiore Emerald |
| newspaper reporter he is revealed by Herge as a | | | | Um, aren't all docks dry? |
| very unhappy character indeed. Captain Haddock's | | | | 7. "Captain Stopcock" - pg. 10, Castafiore Emerald |
| is further annoyed by the fact that the signora | | | | 8. "Halibut" - pg. 17, Castafiore Emerald |
| can never get his name right (see the end of the | | | | Bianca never actually called Haddock that, but she |
| post for details) and when she ever shows signs | | | | obviously gave thedelivery man that name instead |
| of affection for Captain through gifts the results | | | | of Haddock when he wasdelivering her piano. |
| are always calamitous. | | | | 9. "Captain Hammock" - pg. 21, Castafiore Emerald |
| Bianca Castafiore (her name means "chaste | | | | 10. "Captain Paddock" - pg. 22, Castafiore Emerald |
| flower") ends up captured along with her | | | | Hey, she's called him this in the past! |
| entourage (her maid Irma, her musician Igor | | | | 11. "Captain Hassock" - pg. 22, Castafiore Emerald |
| Wagner and the detectives Thompson and | | | | 12. "Captain Bedsock" - pg. 34, Castafiore Emerald |
| Thompson) in the album Tintin and the Picaros by | | | | 13. "Captain Padlock" - pg. 55, Castafiore Emerald |
| General Tapioca on the advice of Colonel Sponsz. | | | | She's also used this name before! |
| The general and colonel's aim being to lure Captain | | | | 14. "Captain Hatbox" - pg. 56, Castafiore Emerald |
| Haddock, Tintin and Professor Calculus to San | | | | 15. "Captain Hemlock" - pg. |
| Theodoros where they are then accused of | | | | |