opera seria
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Opera seria is an 18th-century Italian operatic genre characterized by serious, often classical or mythological subjects, virtuosic vocal writing, and a formal structure centered on da capo arias.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metastasian opera seria canon | 2 |
| opera seria canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6513553 — 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: opera seria Context triple: [Pietro Metastasio, influenced, opera seria]
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Ópera
Ópera is a central Madrid Metro station located near the historic Teatro Real opera house and Plaza de Oriente.
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OPERA
OPERA was a long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy, designed to detect tau neutrinos in a beam sent from CERN.
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Opera
Opera is a web browser known for its built-in features like a free VPN, ad blocker, and integrated messaging tools.
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Opera
Opera is a metro station on Cairo's Line 2 serving the downtown area near the Cairo Opera House and surrounding cultural landmarks.
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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: opera seria Target entity description: Opera seria is an 18th-century Italian operatic genre characterized by serious, often classical or mythological subjects, virtuosic vocal writing, and a formal structure centered on da capo arias.
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A.
Ópera
Ópera is a central Madrid Metro station located near the historic Teatro Real opera house and Plaza de Oriente.
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B.
OPERA
OPERA was a long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy, designed to detect tau neutrinos in a beam sent from CERN.
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C.
Opera
Opera is a web browser known for its built-in features like a free VPN, ad blocker, and integrated messaging tools.
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D.
Opera
Opera is a metro station on Cairo's Line 2 serving the downtown area near the Cairo Opera House and surrounding cultural landmarks.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian opera
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opera genre ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeLabel |
dramma per musica
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serious opera ⓘ |
| hasComposer |
Antonio Vivaldi
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Christoph Willibald Gluck ⓘ George Frideric Handel ⓘ Johann Adolf Hasse ⓘ Leonardo Vinci ⓘ Nicola Porpora ⓘ Tommaso Traetta ⓘ |
| hasDeclinePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| hasDramaticFeature |
focus on noble characters
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moral conflicts ⓘ rigid dramaturgical conventions ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Gluckian reform opera
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classical-era opera ⓘ |
| hasLibrettist |
Apostolo Zeno
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Pietro Metastasio ⓘ |
| hasLibrettoLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
da capo aria
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ornamented melodies ⓘ recitative and aria alternation ⓘ virtuosic vocal writing ⓘ |
| hasOriginCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| hasPatronage |
aristocratic courts
ⓘ
royal courts ⓘ |
| hasPeakPeriod | first half of the 18th century ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceContext | public opera houses ⓘ |
| hasPerformancePractice |
accompanied recitative with orchestra
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improvised vocal ornamentation ⓘ secco recitative with continuo ⓘ |
| hasStructuralFeature |
closed number format
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separation of recitative and aria ⓘ three-act structure ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
ancient history
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classical mythology ⓘ heroic themes ⓘ serious themes ⓘ |
| hasTheatricalConvention |
exit aria convention
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limited use of ensembles ⓘ minimal chorus use ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasTypicalForm | ABA da capo aria form ⓘ |
| hasTypicalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| hasVocalType |
bass roles
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castrato roles ⓘ coloratura soprano roles ⓘ tenor roles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: opera seria Description of subject: Opera seria is an 18th-century Italian operatic genre characterized by serious, often classical or mythological subjects, virtuosic vocal writing, and a formal structure centered on da capo arias.
Referenced by (4)
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