
When she tries to talk to Coloratura about it, Coloratura takes offense, and the two have a mild falling-out. However, she loves doing charity work and meeting school foals at each event she attends.Īpplejack learns that Coloratura's changes are the result of her manager Svengallop, who exploits her stardom and intimidates other ponies from behind the scenes. Through the guidance of her manager, Coloratura has become somewhat of a diva who has high standards and only greets other ponies with hoof-shaped autograph stamps. She travels to Ponyville with her manager Svengallop and "Hot Pony" backup dancers to perform in the Helping Hooves Music Festival. In present day, Coloratura has grown up to become a pop singer under the stage name "Countess Coloratura". Some time later, Coloratura moves to Manehattan in order to become famous, and she and Applejack communicate via letter before eventually losing touch. As a filly, she met and befriended Applejack at Camp Friendship Applejack gave her the nickname "Rara" (shortened from Colo ratu ra), and they wrote the song Equestria, the Land I Love together. " Coloratura" is an Italian musical term that refers to the elaborate arrangement of a vocal melody, particularly in opera.Ĭoloratura appears in The Mane Attraction, described by Pinkie Pie as "the biggest pony pop star in all of Equestria". Įpisode writer Amy Keating Rogers came up with the name "Countess Coloratura" specifically because she wanted her name to have a title and musical reference. II guidebookĬoloratura's design was inspired by Lena Hall's "red carpet look" at the 2014 Tony Awards ceremony. She is a famous pop singer in Equestria and a childhood friend of Applejack's. Coloratura's human counterpart in Epic FailsĬoloratura, nicknamed Rara and stage-named Countess Coloratura, is a female Earth pony and supporting character who appears in the season five episode The Mane Attraction and the season nine episode The Last Problem.
