L’heure espagnole
E205932
L’heure espagnole is a one-act comic opera by Maurice Ravel, known for its witty farcical plot and richly colorful orchestration.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "The Spanish Hour" | 1 |
| L’Heure espagnole | 1 |
| L’heure espagnole canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1845790 — 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: L’heure espagnole Context triple: [Maurice Ravel, notableWork, L’heure espagnole]
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A.
Sketches of Spain
Sketches of Spain is a landmark 1960 jazz album by Miles Davis that blends orchestral arrangements with Spanish folk and classical influences, created in collaboration with arranger Gil Evans.
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B.
El Marqués
El Marqués is a rapidly growing municipality in the Mexican state of Querétaro, known for its industrial parks, residential developments, and proximity to the state capital.
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C.
La de Bringas
La de Bringas is a realist novel by Spanish author Benito Pérez Galdós that satirically portrays Madrid’s bourgeois society and courtly intrigues during the reign of Queen Isabella II.
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D.
Tercio de Extranjeros
Tercio de Extranjeros is the original name of the Spanish Legion, an elite unit of the Spanish Army historically known for its foreign volunteers and rapid-deployment role.
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E.
El Caminero
El Caminero is a major southern terminal station of Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit system.
- 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: L’heure espagnole Target entity description: L’heure espagnole is a one-act comic opera by Maurice Ravel, known for its witty farcical plot and richly colorful orchestration.
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A.
Sketches of Spain
Sketches of Spain is a landmark 1960 jazz album by Miles Davis that blends orchestral arrangements with Spanish folk and classical influences, created in collaboration with arranger Gil Evans.
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B.
El Marqués
El Marqués is a rapidly growing municipality in the Mexican state of Querétaro, known for its industrial parks, residential developments, and proximity to the state capital.
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C.
La de Bringas
La de Bringas is a realist novel by Spanish author Benito Pérez Galdós that satirically portrays Madrid’s bourgeois society and courtly intrigues during the reign of Queen Isabella II.
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D.
Tercio de Extranjeros
Tercio de Extranjeros is the original name of the Spanish Legion, an elite unit of the Spanish Army historically known for its foreign volunteers and rapid-deployment role.
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E.
El Caminero
El Caminero is a major southern terminal station of Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic opera
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one-act opera ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | play "L’heure espagnole" by Franc-Nohain ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | M.52 ⓘ |
| character |
Concepción
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Don Iñigo Gomez ⓘ Gonzalve ⓘ Ramiro ⓘ Tomás de Torquemada ⓘ
surface form:
Torquemada
|
| composer | Maurice Ravel ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | continuous action without separate numbers ⓘ |
| firstRunTheatre | Opéra-Comique ⓘ |
| genre | opéra bouffe ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
expanded wind section
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large orchestra ⓘ prominent percussion ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEnding | comic ending ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Franc-Nohain ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Concepción ⓘ |
| musicalForm | through-composed ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
complex rhythmic writing
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speech-like vocal writing ⓘ use of Spanish musical color ⓘ witty farcical plot ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature | richly colorful orchestration ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Durand ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed as a double bill with other one-act operas ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOeuvre | first completed opera by Maurice Ravel ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1911-05-19 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Opéra-Comique, Paris, France
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surface form:
Opéra-Comique, Paris
|
| setting |
Spain
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Toledo ⓘ |
| style | impressionist ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
marital infidelity
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satire of bourgeois morality ⓘ sexual farce ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 18th century ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
L’heure espagnole
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
"The Spanish Hour"
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Input
Subject: L’heure espagnole Description of subject: L’heure espagnole is a one-act comic opera by Maurice Ravel, known for its witty farcical plot and richly colorful orchestration.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
L’Heure espagnole
this entity surface form:
"The Spanish Hour"