Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera"
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Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera" is a 19th-century Italian opera that dramatizes political intrigue, forbidden love, and assassination at a masked ball, originally based on the historical murder of Sweden’s King Gustav III.
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| Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera" canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera" Context triple: [Gustav III of Sweden, inspiredWork, Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera"]
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Otello in Verdi's "Otello"
Otello in Verdi's "Otello" is the tragic Moorish general of Venice whose consuming jealousy, manipulated by Iago, leads to the destruction of himself and his innocent wife Desdemona.
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B.
opera Il cappello di paglia di Firenze
Il cappello di paglia di Firenze is a comic opera by Nino Rota, best known for its lively, farcical plot and sparkling, melodically rich score.
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C.
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca"
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca" is the passionate idealist painter and lover of Tosca whose defiance of tyranny drives much of the opera’s dramatic and tragic action.
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D.
Verdi Requiem
The Verdi Requiem is a dramatic and operatic-style Roman Catholic funeral mass composed by Giuseppe Verdi, renowned for its powerful choral writing and emotional intensity.
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opera "Prima Donna"
"Prima Donna" is a French-language opera by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright that explores the life and struggles of an aging opera diva.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera" Target entity description: Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera" is a 19th-century Italian opera that dramatizes political intrigue, forbidden love, and assassination at a masked ball, originally based on the historical murder of Sweden’s King Gustav III.
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A.
Otello in Verdi's "Otello"
Otello in Verdi's "Otello" is the tragic Moorish general of Venice whose consuming jealousy, manipulated by Iago, leads to the destruction of himself and his innocent wife Desdemona.
-
B.
opera Il cappello di paglia di Firenze
Il cappello di paglia di Firenze is a comic opera by Nino Rota, best known for its lively, farcical plot and sparkling, melodically rich score.
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C.
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca"
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca" is the passionate idealist painter and lover of Tosca whose defiance of tyranny drives much of the opera’s dramatic and tragic action.
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D.
Verdi Requiem
The Verdi Requiem is a dramatic and operatic-style Roman Catholic funeral mass composed by Giuseppe Verdi, renowned for its powerful choral writing and emotional intensity.
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E.
opera "Prima Donna"
"Prima Donna" is a French-language opera by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright that explores the life and struggles of an aging opera diva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
melodramma
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden ⓘ |
| censoredSetting | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| censorshipAuthority |
Neapolitan censors
ⓘ
Papal censors ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Teatro San Carlo, Naples
ⓘ
linked to:
San Carlo Theatre
|
| composer | Giuseppe Verdi ⓘ |
| firstCityOfPerformance | Rome ⓘ |
| genre | opera seria ⓘ |
| hasCharacterVoiceType |
Amelia – soprano
ⓘ
Oscar – soprano ⓘ Renato – baritone ⓘ
linked to:
Renato
Riccardo – tenor ⓘ
linked to:
Riccardo
Ulrica – contralto ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted |
Gustav III of Sweden
ⓘ
linked to:
King Gustav III of Sweden
|
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Antonio Somma ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Amelia
ⓘ
Oscar ⓘ Renato ⓘ Riccardo ⓘ Ulrica ⓘ |
| musicalPeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Di’ tu se fedele
ⓘ
Eri tu ⓘ Ma se m’è forza perderti ⓘ |
| notableScene | masked ball ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| operaNumberInVerdiOeuvre | 23 ⓘ |
| orchestration | full Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| originalSetting |
Stockholm, Sweden
ⓘ
linked to:
Stockholm
|
| originalTitleVariant |
Gustavo III
ⓘ
linked to:
King Gustav III of Sweden
Una vendetta in domino ⓘ |
| partOf | standard operatic repertoire ⓘ |
| periodOfPremiere | 19th century ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1859-02-17 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Teatro Apollo, Rome ⓘ |
| publisher | Giovanni Ricordi ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
Sweden
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| structure | recitatives, arias, ensembles, choruses ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
assassination
ⓘ
forbidden love ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between duty and passion
ⓘ
loyalty and betrayal ⓘ prophecy and fate ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 1857–1859 ⓘ |
| workOf | Giuseppe Verdi ⓘ |
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