Der Haushofmeister (the Major-Domo)
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Der Haushofmeister (the Major-Domo) is a comic, officious master-of-ceremonies character in Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s opera *Ariadne auf Naxos*, responsible for organizing and announcing the evening’s entertainment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Der Haushofmeister (the Major-Domo) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17695270 — 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: Der Haushofmeister (the Major-Domo) Context triple: [Ariadne auf Naxos (libretto), featuresCharacter, Der Haushofmeister (the Major-Domo)]
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A.
Lady Fujitsubo
Lady Fujitsubo is a noblewoman in The Tale of Genji whose beauty and forbidden relationship with Prince Genji drive much of the novel’s emotional and political drama.
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B.
Sa Domo de su Re
Sa Domo de su Re is a major Bronze Age nuragic complex in Sardinia, Italy, renowned as one of the island’s largest and best-preserved nuraghi.
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C.
Mikado’nun Çöpleri
Mikado’nun Çöpleri is a notable play by Turkish writer Melih Cevdet Anday that explores modern human relationships and existential themes through absurdist and symbolic elements.
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D.
Rani no Hajiro
Rani no Hajiro is a historic royal burial complex in Ahmedabad, India, known for its intricately carved tombs of the queens of the Mughal-era rulers.
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E.
Goshichi no kiri
Goshichi no kiri is a traditional Japanese emblem featuring a stylized paulownia plant, historically associated with the government and now widely used as a national and official symbol.
- 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: Der Haushofmeister (the Major-Domo) Target entity description: Der Haushofmeister (the Major-Domo) is a comic, officious master-of-ceremonies character in Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s opera *Ariadne auf Naxos*, responsible for organizing and announcing the evening’s entertainment.
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A.
Lady Fujitsubo
Lady Fujitsubo is a noblewoman in The Tale of Genji whose beauty and forbidden relationship with Prince Genji drive much of the novel’s emotional and political drama.
-
B.
Sa Domo de su Re
Sa Domo de su Re is a major Bronze Age nuragic complex in Sardinia, Italy, renowned as one of the island’s largest and best-preserved nuraghi.
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C.
Mikado’nun Çöpleri
Mikado’nun Çöpleri is a notable play by Turkish writer Melih Cevdet Anday that explores modern human relationships and existential themes through absurdist and symbolic elements.
-
D.
Rani no Hajiro
Rani no Hajiro is a historic royal burial complex in Ahmedabad, India, known for its intricately carved tombs of the queens of the Mughal-era rulers.
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E.
Goshichi no kiri
Goshichi no kiri is a traditional Japanese emblem featuring a stylized paulownia plant, historically associated with the government and now widely used as a national and official symbol.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.