Alceste
E122473
Alceste is a French Baroque opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully, known for its tragédie lyrique style and collaboration with librettist Philippe Quinault.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alceste canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1012251 — 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: Alceste Context triple: [Jean-Baptiste Lully, notableWork, Alceste]
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A.
Sterope
Sterope is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally considered one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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B.
Agathon
Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
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C.
Chrysothemis
Chrysothemis is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology who tend a blissful garden at the western edge of the world.
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D.
Orestheus
Orestheus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the flood survivor and progenitor of humankind, Deucalion.
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E.
Bacchides
Bacchides was a Seleucid military commander and governor of the region beyond the Euphrates, known for leading campaigns against the Jewish rebels during the Maccabean Revolt in the 2nd century BCE.
- 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: Alceste Target entity description: Alceste is a French Baroque opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully, known for its tragédie lyrique style and collaboration with librettist Philippe Quinault.
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A.
Sterope
Sterope is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally considered one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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B.
Agathon
Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
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C.
Chrysothemis
Chrysothemis is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology who tend a blissful garden at the western edge of the world.
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D.
Orestheus
Orestheus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the flood survivor and progenitor of humankind, Deucalion.
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E.
Bacchides
Bacchides was a Seleucid military commander and governor of the region beyond the Euphrates, known for leading campaigns against the Jewish rebels during the Maccabean Revolt in the 2nd century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera
ⓘ
tragédie lyrique ⓘ |
| basedOn | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| catalogueStatus | standard work in Lully’s operatic output ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIV
|
| composer | Jean-Baptiste Lully ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIV
|
| genre | French Baroque opera ⓘ |
| hasActCount | 5 ⓘ |
| hasBallet | integrated dance sequences ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Admetus
ⓘ
surface form:
Admète
Alceste ⓘ
surface form:
Alceste (character)
Chœur des Thessaliens ⓘ Céphise ⓘ Divinités infernales ⓘ Hercule ⓘ Lycomède ⓘ Straton ⓘ |
| hasChorus | prominent choral sections ⓘ |
| hasComposer | Jean-Baptiste Lully ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalForces | Baroque orchestra ⓘ |
| hasLibrettist | Philippe Quinault ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalTheme | true ⓘ |
| hasOverture | French overture ⓘ |
| hasPrologue | true ⓘ |
| hasVocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
soloists ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Reign of Louis XIV
ⓘ
surface form:
reign of Louis XIV
|
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Philippe Quinault ⓘ |
| musicalForm | opera ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Lully and Quinault
ⓘ
development of tragédie lyrique form ⓘ |
| originalCompany |
Académie royale de musique
ⓘ
surface form:
Académie Royale de Musique
|
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire | French Baroque opera repertoire ⓘ |
| performancePractice | French Baroque style ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1674-01-19 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Théâtre du Palais-Royal ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and five acts ⓘ |
| style | tragédie lyrique ⓘ |
| subject |
Alcestis (mythological queen)
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surface form:
Alcestis
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| workChronology | early mature opera of Lully ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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