“I see a little silhouetto of a man / Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do the Fandango!” These lyrics are found somewhere in the middle of the six-minute “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Queen’s legendary rock opera that showcased the range of lead singer Freddie Mercury. The song was released on the 1975 album A Night at the Opera, and the Scaramouch reference is a nod to the Italian tradition of commedia dell’ arte, which featured stock characters playing out specific roles. Alongside the cowardly Scaramouch were the swashbuckling Capitano and the witty Harlequin.