Paul Bunyan
E121578
Paul Bunyan is a 1941 operetta by Benjamin Britten, with a libretto by W. H. Auden, based on the American folk legend of the giant lumberjack.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul Bunyan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1016382 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Bunyan Context triple: [W. H. Auden, wroteLibrettoFor, Paul Bunyan]
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A.
Geronimi
Geronimi is an Italian-origin surname most notably associated with Clyde Geronimi, a prominent animator and director for Walt Disney Studios.
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B.
John Henry
John Henry was one of the early New York financiers who helped found what became the New York Stock Exchange by signing the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement.
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C.
Nils
Nils is a Scandinavian male given name, commonly used in countries like Norway and Sweden and derived from the name Nicholas.
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D.
Karl Karlsson
Karl Karlsson is the birth name of Charles XI, who was King of Sweden from 1660 to 1697 and a key consolidator of royal power in the Swedish Empire.
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E.
Carlton the Bear
Carlton the Bear is the official mascot of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, depicted as a friendly anthropomorphic polar bear who entertains fans at games and team events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Bunyan Target entity description: Paul Bunyan is a 1941 operetta by Benjamin Britten, with a libretto by W. H. Auden, based on the American folk legend of the giant lumberjack.
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A.
Geronimi
Geronimi is an Italian-origin surname most notably associated with Clyde Geronimi, a prominent animator and director for Walt Disney Studios.
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B.
John Henry
John Henry was one of the early New York financiers who helped found what became the New York Stock Exchange by signing the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement.
-
C.
Nils
Nils is a Scandinavian male given name, commonly used in countries like Norway and Sweden and derived from the name Nicholas.
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D.
Karl Karlsson
Karl Karlsson is the birth name of Charles XI, who was King of Sweden from 1660 to 1697 and a key consolidator of royal power in the Swedish Empire.
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E.
Carlton the Bear
Carlton the Bear is the official mascot of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, depicted as a friendly anthropomorphic polar bear who entertains fans at games and team events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
operetta
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ |
| basedOn | Paul Bunyan (American folk legend) ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 17 (often cited without opus number) ⓘ |
| character |
Ben Benny
ⓘ
Fido ⓘ Hel Helson ⓘ Johnny Inkslinger ⓘ Moppet ⓘ Paul Bunyan (character) ⓘ
linked to:
Paul Bunyan (American folk legend)
Poppet ⓘ Sam Sharkey ⓘ Slim ⓘ Tiny ⓘ Western Union Boy ⓘ |
| composer | Benjamin Britten ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstRunReception | mixed critical reception ⓘ |
| genre |
comic opera
ⓘ
operetta ⓘ |
| hasAnimalCharacter | Blue Ox ⓘ |
| hasChorusType |
animals’ chorus
ⓘ
workers’ chorus ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| hasPrologue | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterReception | more favorable reception after revivals ⓘ |
| librettist | W. H. Auden ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Paul Bunyan (character)
ⓘ
linked to:
Paul Bunyan (American folk legend)
|
| narratorType | spoken narrator ⓘ |
| notableRecording | English Opera Group recording ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| premiereDate | 1941-05-05 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Columbia University, New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbia University
|
| setting | North American forest ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and two acts ⓘ |
| style |
20th-century classical music
ⓘ
American popular idioms ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American frontier
ⓘ
linked to:
Old West
American logging industry ⓘ |
| theme |
identity and community
ⓘ
industrialization and nature ⓘ myth of American expansion ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ |
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Subject: Paul Bunyan Description of subject: Paul Bunyan is a 1941 operetta by Benjamin Britten, with a libretto by W. H. Auden, based on the American folk legend of the giant lumberjack.
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