Rienzi
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Rienzi is an early grand opera by Richard Wagner that helped establish his reputation through its dramatic political themes and large-scale choral writing.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rienzi canonical | 9 |
| Rienzi (opera) | 3 |
| Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen | 3 |
| Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen | 3 |
| Rienzi (play) | 1 |
| Rienzi, Last of the Tribunes | 1 |
| Rienzi, the Last of the Roman Tribunes | 1 |
| Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2014602 — 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: Rienzi Context triple: [Richard Wagner, notableWork, Rienzi]
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A.
King of Naples
The King of Naples was the sovereign ruler of the historical Kingdom of Naples in southern Italy, a title held at various times by different European dynasties.
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B.
Brida
Brida is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that follows a young Irish woman’s spiritual journey as she explores witchcraft, love, and self-discovery.
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C.
Agora of the Italians
The Agora of the Italians was a large Hellenistic commercial and social complex on the island of Delos, built by Italian merchants as a center for trade and business activities.
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D.
Lotario dei Conti di Segni
Lotario dei Conti di Segni, better known as Pope Innocent III, was one of the most powerful and influential medieval popes, who greatly expanded the political and spiritual authority of the papacy in the early 13th century.
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E.
Giuliano
Giuliano is an Italian given name, equivalent to Julian, commonly used for males in Italian-speaking regions.
- 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: Rienzi Target entity description: Rienzi is an early grand opera by Richard Wagner that helped establish his reputation through its dramatic political themes and large-scale choral writing.
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A.
King of Naples
The King of Naples was the sovereign ruler of the historical Kingdom of Naples in southern Italy, a title held at various times by different European dynasties.
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B.
Brida
Brida is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that follows a young Irish woman’s spiritual journey as she explores witchcraft, love, and self-discovery.
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C.
Agora of the Italians
The Agora of the Italians was a large Hellenistic commercial and social complex on the island of Delos, built by Italian merchants as a center for trade and business activities.
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D.
Lotario dei Conti di Segni
Lotario dei Conti di Segni, better known as Pope Innocent III, was one of the most powerful and influential medieval popes, who greatly expanded the political and spiritual authority of the papacy in the early 13th century.
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E.
Giuliano
Giuliano is an Italian given name, equivalent to Julian, commonly used for males in Italian-speaking regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grand opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel "Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes" ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Edward Bulwer-Lytton ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Court Theatre in Dresden
ⓘ
linked to:
Dresden court
|
| composer | Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1840 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1838 ⓘ |
| contains | famous overture ⓘ |
| duration | very long ⓘ |
| earlySuccess | yes ⓘ |
| firstCityOfPerformance | Dresden ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic opera ⓘ |
| helpedEstablishReputationOf | Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted |
Cola di Rienzo
ⓘ
linked to:
Cola di Rienzi
|
| historicalGenreContext | 19th-century grand opera ⓘ |
| influenceOn | Wagner’s later treatment of political themes ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Cola di Rienzi ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive crowd scenes
ⓘ
grand ceremonial tableaux ⓘ large-scale choral writing ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 5 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen
ⓘ
linked to:
Rienzi
|
| placeInWagnerOeuvre |
early work
ⓘ
pre-Bayreuth style ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1842-10-20 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Königliches Hoftheater, Dresden
ⓘ
linked to:
Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden
|
| publisher | C. F. Meser ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Rome ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| structure | overture plus five acts ⓘ |
| style | French grand opera influence ⓘ |
| subject |
fall of a tribune
ⓘ
political revolution ⓘ popular uprising ⓘ |
| themes |
conflict between idealism and reality
ⓘ
corruption of power ⓘ demagoguery ⓘ mass politics ⓘ |
| typicalPerformancePractice | often cut in performance ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
large chorus
ⓘ
multiple principal solo roles ⓘ |
| WagnerCatalogueNumber | WWV 49 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rienzi Description of subject: Rienzi is an early grand opera by Richard Wagner that helped establish his reputation through its dramatic political themes and large-scale choral writing.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rienzi
linked to: Rienzi
subject linked to:
novel "Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes"
linked to: Rienzi
subject linked to:
novel "Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes"
linked to: Rienzi
subject linked to:
novel "Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes"
linked to: Rienzi
linked to: Rienzi
linked to: Rienzi
linked to: Rienzi
linked to: Rienzi
subject linked to:
Cola di Rienzi
linked to: Rienzi
linked to: Rienzi
linked to: Rienzi
subject linked to:
WWV 49
linked to: Rienzi