Cadmus et Hermione
E122474
Cadmus et Hermione is a 1673 French tragédie en musique by Jean-Baptiste Lully, often regarded as the first true French opera and a landmark in the development of the genre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cadmus et Hermione canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1012252 — 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: Cadmus et Hermione Context triple: [Jean-Baptiste Lully, notableWork, Cadmus et Hermione]
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A.
Thebaid
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B.
Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for renouncing his wealth to live a life of poverty and virtue, and for being a prominent teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.
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C.
Prometheus Unbound
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D.
Hercules
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E.
Hercules
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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: Cadmus et Hermione Target entity description: Cadmus et Hermione is a 1673 French tragédie en musique by Jean-Baptiste Lully, often regarded as the first true French opera and a landmark in the development of the genre.
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A.
Thebaid
Thebaid was a historic region of Upper Egypt centered around Thebes, known in late antiquity as a major administrative and monastic center.
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B.
Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for renouncing his wealth to live a life of poverty and virtue, and for being a prominent teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.
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C.
Prometheus Unbound
Prometheus Unbound is a lyrical drama by Percy Bysshe Shelley that reimagines the Greek myth of Prometheus as a triumphant, idealistic vision of human liberation and moral progress.
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D.
Hercules
Hercules is the popular nickname for the Lockheed C-130, a versatile four‑engine military transport aircraft renowned for its durability and ability to operate in challenging conditions.
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E.
Hercules
Hercules is a historic steam-powered tugboat preserved as a museum ship in San Francisco, showcasing early 20th-century maritime industry and engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French opera
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lyric tragedy ⓘ tragédie en musique ⓘ |
| basedOn |
classical mythology
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myth of Cadmus ⓘ myth of Hermione ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | LWV 49 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Louis XIV of France
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surface form:
Louis XIV
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| composer | Jean-Baptiste Lully ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIV
|
| firstPerformanceEnsemble |
Académie royale de musique
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surface form:
Académie Royale de Musique company
|
| genre |
opera
ⓘ
tragédie en musique ⓘ |
| hasBalletInterludes | true ⓘ |
| hasPrologue | true ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
established the model of tragédie en musique
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landmark in the development of French opera ⓘ often regarded as the first true French opera ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Cadmus
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Dragon ⓘ Hermione ⓘ Jupiter ⓘ Mars ⓘ Mercury ⓘ Pallas ⓘ Venus ⓘ |
| includesElement |
airs
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ballets ⓘ choruses ⓘ divertissements ⓘ recitative ⓘ |
| influenced | later tragédies en musique ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Italian opera ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Philippe Quinault ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 5 ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Court of Louis XIV
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surface form:
court of Louis XIV
|
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1673-04-27 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre |
Académie royale de musique
ⓘ
surface form:
Académie Royale de Musique
Palais-Royal Theatre ⓘ |
| publisher | Christophe Ballard ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and five acts ⓘ |
| style | French Baroque opera ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | love and heroism of Cadmus and Hermione ⓘ |
| usesMythologicalPrologue | true ⓘ |
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Subject: Cadmus et Hermione Description of subject: Cadmus et Hermione is a 1673 French tragédie en musique by Jean-Baptiste Lully, often regarded as the first true French opera and a landmark in the development of the genre.
Referenced by (4)
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