Orfeo ed Euridice
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Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck that retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with a focus on dramatic simplicity and expressive music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orfeo ed Euridice canonical | 8 |
| Euridice | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orfeo ed Euridice Context triple: [Paride ed Elena, follows, Orfeo ed Euridice]
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L'Orfeo
L'Orfeo is a pioneering early Baroque opera by Claudio Monteverdi, often regarded as one of the first great masterpieces of the operatic repertoire.
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Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld
Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld is a celebrated 19th-century painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot depicting the mythological moment when Orpheus attempts to guide his wife Eurydice out of Hades.
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Orfeo
Orfeo is a Renaissance pastoral play by Angelo Poliziano that dramatizes the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and is considered an important precursor to Italian opera.
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D.
Orfeo
Orfeo is a classical music record label known for its high-quality recordings of orchestral, operatic, and chamber music.
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E.
Orphée et Eurydice
Orphée et Eurydice is a renowned opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and celebrated for its reformist, emotionally direct style.
- 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: Orfeo ed Euridice Target entity description: Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck that retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with a focus on dramatic simplicity and expressive music.
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A.
L'Orfeo
L'Orfeo is a pioneering early Baroque opera by Claudio Monteverdi, often regarded as one of the first great masterpieces of the operatic repertoire.
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B.
Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld
Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld is a celebrated 19th-century painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot depicting the mythological moment when Orpheus attempts to guide his wife Eurydice out of Hades.
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C.
Orfeo
Orfeo is a Renaissance pastoral play by Angelo Poliziano that dramatizes the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and is considered an important precursor to Italian opera.
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D.
Orfeo
Orfeo is a classical music record label known for its high-quality recordings of orchestral, operatic, and chamber music.
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E.
Orphée et Eurydice
Orphée et Eurydice is a renowned opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and celebrated for its reformist, emotionally direct style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Orfeo
ⓘ
Orphée et Eurydice ⓘ |
| balletMusic | Dance of the Blessed Spirits ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Orpheus and Eurydice ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Wq. 30 ⓘ |
| character |
Amore
ⓘ
Euridice ⓘ Orfeo ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Empress Maria Theresa's court
ⓘ
linked to:
Habsburg court
|
| composer | Christoph Willibald Gluck ⓘ |
| ending | happy ending with Euridice restored ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | Vienna ⓘ |
| focus |
dramatic simplicity
ⓘ
expressive music ⓘ |
| FrenchVersionPremiereDate | 1774-08-02 ⓘ |
| FrenchVersionPremierePlace | Paris ⓘ |
| genre |
opera seria reform
ⓘ
reform opera ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Orphée et Eurydice (French version)
ⓘ
linked to:
Orphée et Eurydice
|
| historicalSignificance | milestone of operatic reform ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christoph Willibald Gluck's later operas
ⓘ
opera of the Classical period ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist |
Ranieri de' Calzabigi
ⓘ
linked to:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
|
| modernOrfeoVoiceType |
countertenor
ⓘ
mezzo-soprano ⓘ tenor (French version) ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Classical ⓘ |
| notableAria | Che farò senza Euridice? ⓘ |
| notableChorus | Coro di spiriti beati (Chorus of Blessed Spirits) ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
prominent harp writing
ⓘ
use of trombones in underworld scenes ⓘ |
| originalOrfeoVoiceType | castrato (alto) ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1762-10-05 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Burgtheater, Vienna ⓘ |
| reformAspect |
greater integration of music and drama
ⓘ
important role for ballet ⓘ prominent use of chorus ⓘ reduced vocal virtuosity ⓘ |
| setting | Thrace and the Underworld ⓘ |
| structure | recitatives, arias, choruses, and dances ⓘ |
| subject |
Orpheus's descent into the Underworld
ⓘ
linked to:
myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
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| theme |
death
ⓘ
faithfulness ⓘ love ⓘ the power of music ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Christoph
subject linked to:
Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera Iphigénie en Aulide
linked to: Orfeo ed Euridice
subject linked to:
Calzabigi
subject linked to:
Calzabigi