Tetti-Tatti

Tetti-Tatti is a showman and the main antagonist from Disney's short "The Whale Who Wanted To Sing At the Met", segment of the 1946 film Make Mine Music. He was voiced by Nelson Eddy.

Personality
Over the top and dramatic. Upon hearing that a whale is seemingly able to sing opera, he immediately thinks that the whale must have eaten a singer, and immediately arranges to go rescue them.

Role in the film
Professor Tetti-Tatti is the primary antagonist in the segment, "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met." However, his intentions are to save someone's life rather than cause any harm. He is an Opera theater director intent on killing Willie the Sperm Whale, who he believes is nothing but a monster that has eaten an opera singer. Willie is actually a kind, gentle creature who only wants to become famous for his voice. Willie dreams of singing in the opera one day and practices for other creatures in the sea.

When Tetti-Tatti and his crew finally find Willie, the crew is captivated by Willie's voice and stops the captain from killing him. After several attempts to shoot Wille with a harpoon are foiled by his crew, Tetti-Tatti seems to have finally seen the light when he becomes Willie's manager after the whale achieves his worldwide fame, performing in several of the world's most illustrious opera sheathes. However, it is soon revealed that Tetti-Tatti was still intent on the idea that Willie swallowed an opera singer and he kills him anyway, much to the rage of his crew. The narrator softens the blow by telling the audience not to be mad at Tetti-Tatti because he simply didn't understand, and also that Willie continues to sing in heaven.

It is likely that after realizing that Willie never did swallow an opera singer, Tetti-Tatti fell into a deep state of regret for what he had done.