The Rake's Progress
E121579
The Rake's Progress is a 20th-century opera by Igor Stravinsky, renowned for its neoclassical style and satirical narrative of moral decline.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Rake's Progress canonical | 3 |
| The Rake’s Progress | 3 |
| The Rake’s Progress (opera) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1016383 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Rake's Progress Context triple: [W. H. Auden, wroteLibrettoFor, The Rake's Progress]
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A.
Yeomen of the Guard
The Yeomen of the Guard are the monarch’s ceremonial bodyguards in the United Kingdom, known as one of the oldest royal military corps and recognizable by their distinctive Tudor-style uniforms.
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B.
Harlequinade
Harlequinade is a one-act play by Terence Rattigan, often performed alongside *The Browning Version*, that offers a light, farcical backstage comedy contrasting with its companion piece’s serious tone.
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C.
Love and Theft
Love and Theft is a 2001 studio album by Bob Dylan that blends roots rock, blues, and folk influences and is widely acclaimed for its rich songwriting and stylistic range.
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D.
Idols of the Theatre
Idols of the Theatre are one of Francis Bacon’s categories of systematic human error, referring to false philosophical systems and dogmas that distort our understanding of nature like staged illusions.
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E.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
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- 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 Rake's Progress Target entity description: The Rake's Progress is a 20th-century opera by Igor Stravinsky, renowned for its neoclassical style and satirical narrative of moral decline.
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A.
Yeomen of the Guard
The Yeomen of the Guard are the monarch’s ceremonial bodyguards in the United Kingdom, known as one of the oldest royal military corps and recognizable by their distinctive Tudor-style uniforms.
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B.
Harlequinade
Harlequinade is a one-act play by Terence Rattigan, often performed alongside *The Browning Version*, that offers a light, farcical backstage comedy contrasting with its companion piece’s serious tone.
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C.
Love and Theft
Love and Theft is a 2001 studio album by Bob Dylan that blends roots rock, blues, and folk influences and is widely acclaimed for its rich songwriting and stylistic range.
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D.
Idols of the Theatre
Idols of the Theatre are one of Francis Bacon’s categories of systematic human error, referring to false philosophical systems and dogmas that distort our understanding of nature like staged illusions.
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E.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ |
| basedOn |
A Rake’s Progress series
ⓘ
surface form:
A Rake's Progress by William Hogarth
|
| catalogueNumber | K 19 (Boosey & Hawkes piano-vocal score) ⓘ |
| character |
Father Trulove
ⓘ
Mary Goose ⓘ
surface form:
Mother Goose
Sellem ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Venice Biennale
ⓘ
surface form:
Biennale di Venezia
|
| composer | Igor Stravinsky ⓘ |
| conductorAtPremiere | Ferdinand Leitner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Daphne Stravinsky ⓘ |
| directorAtPremiere | Carl Ebert ⓘ |
| firstUSPerformanceDate | 1953-02-14 ⓘ |
| firstUSPerformancePlace |
Metropolitan Opera
ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Opera, New York
|
| form | number opera ⓘ |
| genre | neoclassical opera ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist |
Chester Kallman
ⓘ
W. H. Auden ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Anne Trulove
ⓘ
Baba the Turk ⓘ Nick Shadow ⓘ Tom Rakewell ⓘ |
| musicalFeature |
closed arias
ⓘ
ensembles and choruses ⓘ recitatives with harpsichord accompaniment ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Here I Stand
ⓘ
surface form:
"Here I stand"
"I go to him" ⓘ "No word from Tom" ⓘ |
| notableRecording | 1953 recording conducted by Igor Stravinsky ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration | classical-sized orchestra with harpsichord ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | 1947–1951 ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1951-09-11 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Teatro La Fenice
ⓘ
surface form:
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
|
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ |
| reception | considered a key work of 20th-century neoclassical opera ⓘ |
| setDesignerAtPremiere |
Alexandre Benois
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexander Benois
|
| setting | 18th-century London and its environs ⓘ |
| structure | three acts and an epilogue ⓘ |
| style | neoclassicism ⓘ |
| subject |
Faustian bargain
ⓘ
moral decline ⓘ satire of 18th-century manners ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
The Rake’s Progress
this entity surface form:
The Rake’s Progress
subject surface form:
The Rake’s Progress
this entity surface form:
The Rake’s Progress (opera)
this entity surface form:
The Rake’s Progress