Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette
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Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette is a French opera in five acts by Charles Gounod, based on Shakespeare’s tragedy of star-crossed lovers and renowned for its lyrical romanticism and expressive vocal writing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette canonical | 1 |
| Roméo et Juliette (Charles Gounod) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette Context triple: [Salle Le Peletier, hostedPremiereOf, Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette]
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A.
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
"Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture" is a symphonic work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky that dramatically interprets Shakespeare’s tragic love story through richly romantic and thematic orchestral writing.
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B.
L'Arlésienne
L'Arlésienne is a series of portraits by Vincent van Gogh depicting a woman from Arles, emblematic of his bold color and expressive style during his time in southern France.
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C.
La Traviata
La Traviata is a renowned three-act opera by Giuseppe Verdi, celebrated for its tragic love story and demanding soprano role of Violetta.
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D.
La Bohème
La Bohème is a 1926 silent romantic drama film directed by King Vidor, adapted from Henri Murger’s "Scènes de la vie de bohème" and best known for its tragic love story set among struggling artists in Paris.
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E.
La Bohème
La Bohème is a renowned Italian opera in four acts that poignantly portrays the lives and loves of struggling artists in 19th-century Paris.
- 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: Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette Target entity description: Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette is a French opera in five acts by Charles Gounod, based on Shakespeare’s tragedy of star-crossed lovers and renowned for its lyrical romanticism and expressive vocal writing.
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A.
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
"Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture" is a symphonic work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky that dramatically interprets Shakespeare’s tragic love story through richly romantic and thematic orchestral writing.
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B.
L'Arlésienne
L'Arlésienne is a series of portraits by Vincent van Gogh depicting a woman from Arles, emblematic of his bold color and expressive style during his time in southern France.
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C.
La Traviata
La Traviata is a renowned three-act opera by Giuseppe Verdi, celebrated for its tragic love story and demanding soprano role of Violetta.
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D.
La Bohème
La Bohème is a 1926 silent romantic drama film directed by King Vidor, adapted from Henri Murger’s "Scènes de la vie de bohème" and best known for its tragic love story set among struggling artists in Paris.
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E.
La Bohème
La Bohème is a renowned Italian opera in four acts that poignantly portrays the lives and loves of struggling artists in 19th-century Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| basedOn |
William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet
ⓘ
linked to:
Romeo and Juliet
|
| character |
Capulet
ⓘ
Frère Laurent ⓘ Gertrude ⓘ Juliette ⓘ Mercutio ⓘ Roméo ⓘ Stéphano ⓘ Tybalt ⓘ |
| composer | Charles Gounod ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| era |
French Second Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Empire of France
|
| firstPerformanceEvent |
Exposition Universelle of 1867 in Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
1867 Exposition Universelle
|
| genre | lyric opera ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist |
Jules Barbier
ⓘ
Michel Carré ⓘ |
| notableAria | Je veux vivre ⓘ |
| notableDuet |
Nuit d’hyménée
ⓘ
O nuit divine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive vocal writing
ⓘ
lyrical romanticism ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 5 ⓘ |
| operaNumberInComposerOutput | one of Gounod’s most frequently performed operas ⓘ |
| orchestration | full Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1867-04-27 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Théâtre Lyrique ⓘ |
| relatedWorkBySameComposer | Faust ⓘ |
| setting | Verona ⓘ |
| structure | five acts ⓘ |
| style | Romantic ⓘ |
| theme |
family feud
ⓘ
fate ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | Renaissance ⓘ |
| typicalVoiceTypeForRole |
Frère Laurent – bass
ⓘ
Juliette – soprano ⓘ Mercutio – baritone ⓘ
linked to:
Mercutio
Roméo – tenor ⓘ Tybalt – tenor ⓘ
linked to:
Tybalt
|
| vocalForces |
children’s chorus
ⓘ
chorus ⓘ soloists ⓘ |
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linked to: Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette