"" (Make way for the factotum) is an aria (cavatina) from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini, sung at the first entrance of the title character, Figaro. The repeated "Figaro"s before the final patter section are an icon in popular culture of operatic singing. The term "" refers to a general servant and comes from Latin where it literally means "do everything".
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Because of the constant singing of eighth notes in meter at an allegro tempo, the piece is often noted as one of the most difficult baritone arias to perform. This, along with the tongue-twisting nature of some of the lines, insisting on Italian superlatives (always ending in ""), have made it a ' in which a skilled baritone has the chance to highlight all of his qualities.
The aria is written in C major. The voice range covers D<sub>3</sub> to G<sub>4</sub> (optional A<sub>4</sub>), with a very high tessitura. For this reason, few dramatic tenors have also sung the aria, notably Mario Del Monaco and Plácido Domingo.
The libretto to the opera was written by Cesare Sterbini.
Beyond its frequent operatic and orchestral performances, the aria has appeared in cartoons, including The Barber of Seville (a 1944 film with Woody Woodpecker acting as a mischievous barber), the final segment from the 1946 Disney film Make Mine Music, in Tex Avery's Magical Maestro (1952), and several Chuck Jones cartoons including Long-Haired Hare (1949), Rabbit of Seville (1950), One Froggy Evening (1955), and The Cat Above and the Mouse Below (1964). Examples of the song in film include A Farewell to Arms (1932), For the Love of Mary (1948, by actress/soprano Deanna Durbin), Hopscotch (1980), Oscar (1991), ' (2016), and Luca (2021). The aria was the entrance music for Italy during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.