Comicopera

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{{Infobox album

| name = Comicopera

| type = studio

| artist = Robert Wyatt

| cover = Wyatt-comicopera-cover.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = 2007

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Progressive rock, experimental rock, jazz-rock, Canterbury sound, worldbeat

| length = 1:00:15

| label = Domino Recording Company

| producer = Robert Wyatt

| prev_title = Theatre Royal Drury Lane 8th September 1974

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 86/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/comicopera/robert-wyatt/|title=Comicopera by Robert Wyatt Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=April 10, 2025}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=comicopera-r1111933|first=Thom|last=Jurek}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2score = B+{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/robert-wyatt-comicopera-1798203136|title=Robert Wyatt: Comicopera|website=The A.V. Club|last=Murray|first=Noel|date=October 9, 2007|access-date=May 2, 2025}}

| rev3 = The Boston Phoenix

| rev3score = {{rating|3.5|4}}{{cite web|url=https://thephoenix.com/article_ektid50592.aspx|title=Robert Wyatt - Comicopera|website=The Boston Phoenix|last=Drozdowskid|first=Ted|date=November 6, 2007|access-date=May 2, 2025}}

| rev4 = Los Angeles Times

| rev4score = {{rating|3.5|4}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-oct-07-ca-wyatt7-story.html|title=Canterbury tales, from a survivor|website=Chicago Tribune|last=Hochman|first=Steve|date=October 7, 2007|access-date=May 2, 2025}}

| rev5 = Mojo

| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}It's hard to imagine a record more original or full of life, from any artist of any age, emerging this year. It's that damn good. [Nov 2007, p.91]

| rev6 = musicOMH

| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/robert-wyatt-comicopera|title=Robert Wyatt – Comicopera|website=musicOMH|last=Hogwood|first=Ben|date=8 October 2007|access-date=2 May 2025}}

| rev7 = NME

| rev7Score = 8/10NME (10/06/2007, p.45)

| rev8 = The Observer

| rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/sep/16/shopping.folk1|title=Robert Wyatt, Comicopera|website=The Observer|last=Adams|first=Tim|date=16 September 2007|access-date=2 May 2025}}

| rev9 = Pitchfork

| rev9Score = 7.5/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10764-comicopera/|title=Comicopera - Robert Wyatt|website=Pitchfork|last=Klein|first=Joshua|date=October 9, 2007|access-date=May 2, 2025}}

| rev10 = Q

| rev10score = {{rating|4|5}}Comicopera is a cornicopia. [Nov 2007, p.148]

}}

Comicopera is the ninth and final studio album by Robert Wyatt, released on 8 October 2007 and available on both CD and double vinyl formats. The vinyl's fourth side contains no music and has a poem etched into its surface. It is Wyatt's first release on the Domino Records label. It features many other musicians, including Brian Eno, Paul Weller, Gilad Atzmon and Phil Manzanera, and was recorded in Wyatt's house and Manzanera's recording studio. The song "Del Mondo" is a cover from Ko de mondo, the second album of Italian post-punk band Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti.Chris Jones, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gwcz A national treasure makes another peerless album], BBC, 5 October 2007.

The Wire named Comicopera the record of the year in its annual critics' poll.{{Cite magazine |title=2007 Rewind: Records of the Year Top Ten |date=January 2008 |magazine=The Wire |issue=287 |page=36 |location=London |url=https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/3240/spread/37 |url-access=subscription |via=Exact Editions}}