nemorino, all multiples of 3
3. A song that reminds me of him:
"All I Do is Dream of You" (most famously heard in Singin' in the Rain), maybe? Honestly, so many basic cheesy love songs (like "All of Me" and stuff like that) could fit him, most of his characterization revolves around him being a lovesick simpleton.
6. My least favorite ship of him:
I swear I have literally never seen anyone ship him with anyone other than Adina, either straight or as lesbians. I wouldn't say the lesbian version is my *least* favorite, but I myself am a painfully straight chick with painfully straight desires, and I apologize for this.
9. My least favorite outfit of him:
His outfits are pretty of the same kind (i.e. nothing too remarkable) in most opera productions, period and modern, and I haven't seen one that stands out as being particularly bad, as of yet.
Nemorino is not straight, or a lesbian, he is Adina-sexual/oriented! I'm probably inclined to believe that he's not as interested in sex as one might believe, or at least he hasn't given it much thought (let's just say that being an illiterate peasant probably doesn't give you the most fluid exposure to the concept of sex); he prefers *romantic* stuff, like cuddling and kissing. But he probably starts enjoying it more and more after some time.
15. Worst storyline he had:
I don't know if it counts as a storyline, but it's difficult for me to watch the Act 1 finale, because of all the suffering and humiliation he goes through (even tho it's very tame compared to most other operas).
18. How I think he was as a kid:
A typical rambunctious and hyperactive autistic kid, with way too much energy, a constant whirlwind of running, playing, climbing trees and swimming in the river; I'm drawing quite a bit of inspiration from my younger self to build my perceived characterization of him.
21. When do I think he was at his happiest:
Probably when Adina confesses that she loves him. And maybe even more after they are married and the rest of their lives start.
24. What do I think is a secret he has that he has never told anyone:
I don't know, I really picture him as someone who is very honest and very open about his feelings, so it would be very difficult to pinpoint something that he would never have told anyone, even something ridiculously trivial like "The goats who got eaten by wolves 3 years ago escaped because I'm the one who left the gate open" (I have no idea how I came up with this).
27. If he could meet a character from another show/movie/etc, who would be the most fun for him to meet?
Probably Figaro (from both operas), I guess? This dude is a self-proclaimed expert matchmaker, so he might give him some friendly love advice, and I'm sure the two would hit it off rather well. Yeah okay, Nemorino is a tenor, but a much nicer one than Barbiere!Count Almaviva.
30. The funniest scene he had:
Well, finally an easy question for once! Definitely the Act 2 bit where the chorus ladies swarm him after learning about his inheritance, which he still doesn't know, all while he's drunk out of his mind with "love potion".
