The Duetto buffo di due gatti ("humorous duet for two cats") is a popular performance piece for two sopranos which is often performed as a concert encore. The "lyrics" consist entirely of the repeated word "miau" ("meow"). Sometimes it is also performed by a soprano and a tenor, or a soprano and a bass.

Original Name Duetto buffo di due gatti
Date of composition 1825 (Based on Otello, composed in 1816)
Type Duet
Spoken language Italian
Arrangement of Gioachino Rossini: Otello
Instruments Piano
2x Voice (Soprano)
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Autotranslations beta Gioachino Rossini: Humorous Duet for two cats
Gioachino Rossini: Humorous Duet for two cats
Gioachino Rossini: Humorous Duet for two cats