O welche Lust
E946004
"O welche Lust" is the famous Prisoners’ Chorus from Beethoven’s opera *Fidelio*, expressing the joy of prisoners briefly tasting freedom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| O welche Lust canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11775800 — 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: O welche Lust Context triple: [Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust", title, O welche Lust]
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A.
An die Freude
"An die Freude" is Friedrich Schiller’s ode celebrating universal brotherhood and joy, famously set to music in the choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
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B.
Waidmannslust
Waidmannslust is a residential locality in the Reinickendorf borough of Berlin, Germany, known for its green spaces and suburban character.
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C.
Glückes genug
"Glückes genug" is one of the short, characterful piano pieces from Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen, Op. 15, known for its gentle, contented mood.
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D.
Eningen unter Achalm
Eningen unter Achalm is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated at the foot of the Achalm mountain near the city of Reutlingen.
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E.
Gesang der Jünglinge
Gesang der Jünglinge is a pioneering 1956 electroacoustic composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen that combines electronically generated sounds with a boy’s voice, often cited as a landmark in the history of electronic music.
- 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: O welche Lust Target entity description: "O welche Lust" is the famous Prisoners’ Chorus from Beethoven’s opera *Fidelio*, expressing the joy of prisoners briefly tasting freedom.
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A.
An die Freude
"An die Freude" is Friedrich Schiller’s ode celebrating universal brotherhood and joy, famously set to music in the choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
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B.
Waidmannslust
Waidmannslust is a residential locality in the Reinickendorf borough of Berlin, Germany, known for its green spaces and suburban character.
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C.
Glückes genug
"Glückes genug" is one of the short, characterful piano pieces from Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen, Op. 15, known for its gentle, contented mood.
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D.
Eningen unter Achalm
Eningen unter Achalm is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated at the foot of the Achalm mountain near the city of Reutlingen.
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E.
Gesang der Jünglinge
Gesang der Jünglinge is a pioneering 1956 electroacoustic composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen that combines electronically generated sounds with a boy’s voice, often cited as a landmark in the history of electronic music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chorus
ⓘ
musical work ⓘ opera chorus ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gefangenenchor
ⓘ
Prisoners’ Chorus ⓘ
linked to:
Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust"
Prisoners’ Chorus from Fidelio ⓘ
linked to:
Prisoners’ Chorus "O welche Lust"
|
| associatedCharacterGroup | prisoners ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
freedom
ⓘ
hope ⓘ human dignity ⓘ political oppression ⓘ |
| associatedWorkPremiereVersion | first version of Fidelio (three-act version) ⓘ |
| basedOnLibrettoRevisionBy | Georg Friedrich Treitschke ⓘ |
| catalogueNote | not assigned a separate opus number, part of the opera Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| dramaticContext | sung by political prisoners allowed into the prison courtyard ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | expresses the joy of prisoners briefly tasting freedom ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedIn |
concert performances of excerpts from Fidelio
ⓘ
opera gala programs ⓘ |
| genre | opera music ⓘ |
| key | G major ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Joseph Sonnleithner ⓘ |
| lyricist | Joseph Sonnleithner ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most famous choruses in German opera
ⓘ
symbolizing liberation in concert and political contexts ⓘ |
| operaFinalTitle |
Fidelio
ⓘ
linked to:
Fidelio, Op. 72
|
| operaNumberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| operaOriginalTitle |
Leonore, oder Der Triumph der ehelichen Liebe
ⓘ
linked to:
Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal
|
| operaPremiereCity | Vienna ⓘ |
| operaPremiereCountry | Austria ⓘ |
| operaPremiereDate | 1805-11-20 ⓘ |
| operaPremiereLocation | Theater an der Wien ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | O welche Lust ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fidelio
ⓘ
linked to:
Fidelio, Op. 72
|
| period | Classical period ⓘ |
| positionInWork |
Act 1
ⓘ
near the end of Act 1 ⓘ |
| setting | a state prison near Seville ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Andante ⓘ |
| textIncipit | O welche Lust, in freier Luft ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
bass soloists
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male chorus ⓘ tenor soloists ⓘ |
| workByComposer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: O welche Lust Description of subject: "O welche Lust" is the famous Prisoners’ Chorus from Beethoven’s opera *Fidelio*, expressing the joy of prisoners briefly tasting freedom.
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