The Fairy-Queen
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The Fairy-Queen is a semi-opera by Henry Purcell, composed as a series of masques loosely based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and noted for its rich Baroque music and elaborate stage spectacle.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Fairy-Queen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10714745 — 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: The Fairy-Queen Context triple: [Henry Purcell, notableWork, The Fairy-Queen]
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A.
The Masque
The Masque is a lively, jazz-influenced movement within Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s exploration of modern existential themes.
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B.
The Merry Shepherd
"The Merry Shepherd" is a short, likely pastoral-themed piano piece known from its inclusion in the pedagogical collection "Piano Book."
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C.
The Fair Maid of Perth
The Fair Maid of Perth is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in 14th-century Scotland, blending romance and political intrigue against the backdrop of clan rivalries and royal power struggles.
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D.
The Bear and the Maiden Fair
"The Bear and the Maiden Fair" is a bawdy, in-world folk song from the Game of Thrones television series, featured prominently in Season 3 and known for its catchy, medieval-style melody and humorous lyrics.
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E.
Faerie Land
Faerie Land is the richly allegorical, fantastical realm that serves as the primary setting of Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*.
- 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: The Fairy-Queen Target entity description: The Fairy-Queen is a semi-opera by Henry Purcell, composed as a series of masques loosely based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and noted for its rich Baroque music and elaborate stage spectacle.
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A.
The Masque
The Masque is a lively, jazz-influenced movement within Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s exploration of modern existential themes.
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B.
The Merry Shepherd
"The Merry Shepherd" is a short, likely pastoral-themed piano piece known from its inclusion in the pedagogical collection "Piano Book."
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C.
The Fair Maid of Perth
The Fair Maid of Perth is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in 14th-century Scotland, blending romance and political intrigue against the backdrop of clan rivalries and royal power struggles.
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D.
The Bear and the Maiden Fair
"The Bear and the Maiden Fair" is a bawdy, in-world folk song from the Game of Thrones television series, featured prominently in Season 3 and known for its catchy, medieval-style melody and humorous lyrics.
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E.
Faerie Land
Faerie Land is the richly allegorical, fantastical realm that serves as the primary setting of Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
masque cycle
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semi-opera ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheatreCompany | United Company ⓘ |
| basedOn |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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linked to:
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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| basedOnWorkBy | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Z.629 ⓘ |
| composer | Henry Purcell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| era | late 17th century ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1692 ⓘ |
| genre |
Baroque music
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semi-opera ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arias
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choruses ⓘ dances ⓘ masque of Hymen ⓘ masque of Night and Sleep ⓘ masque of the Chinese garden ⓘ masque of the drunken poet ⓘ masque of the four seasons ⓘ masque of the green men ⓘ masque of the monkeys ⓘ masque of the seasons ⓘ overture ⓘ symphony ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Restoration theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notedFor |
elaborate stage spectacle
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rich Baroque orchestration ⓘ vivid character pieces ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1692 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| premiereTheatre |
Queen’s Theatre, Dorset Garden
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linked to:
Dorset Garden Theatre
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| relatedWork |
Dido and Aeneas
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King Arthur ⓘ |
| requires |
chorus
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dancers ⓘ elaborate stage machinery ⓘ orchestra ⓘ singers ⓘ |
| revisedVersionDate | 1693 ⓘ |
| structure | series of masques ⓘ |
| style | Restoration semi-opera ⓘ |
| subject |
fairies
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love and enchantment ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
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Subject: The Fairy-Queen Description of subject: The Fairy-Queen is a semi-opera by Henry Purcell, composed as a series of masques loosely based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and noted for its rich Baroque music and elaborate stage spectacle.
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