Radamès in Verdi's "Aida"

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fictional character military commander opera character protagonist tenor role

Radamès in Verdi's "Aida" is the heroic Egyptian military commander and tragic lover at the center of Giuseppe Verdi's grand opera.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Radamès in Aida	2
Radamès in Verdi's "Aida" canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1923426 — 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: Radamès in Verdi's "Aida"
Context triple: [Plácido Domingo, notableRole, Radamès in Verdi's "Aida"]

A. Aida
Aida is a Broadway musical, with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, that retells the tragic love story between an enslaved Nubian princess and an Egyptian soldier.
B. Orfeo
Orfeo is a classical music record label known for its high-quality recordings of orchestral, operatic, and chamber music.
C. Othello (character)
Othello is the Moorish general of the Venetian army and tragic protagonist of Shakespeare’s play "Othello," whose downfall is orchestrated through jealousy and manipulation.
D. Otelo
Otelo was a prominent Portuguese military officer and revolutionary leader best known for his key role in orchestrating the Carnation Revolution of 1974.
E. Goffredo
Goffredo is an Italian given name most notably borne by Goffredo Mameli, the poet and patriot who wrote the lyrics of Italy’s national anthem.
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: Radamès in Verdi's "Aida"
Target entity description: Radamès in Verdi's "Aida" is the heroic Egyptian military commander and tragic lover at the center of Giuseppe Verdi's grand opera.

A. Aida
Aida is a Broadway musical, with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, that retells the tragic love story between an enslaved Nubian princess and an Egyptian soldier.
B. Orfeo
Orfeo is a classical music record label known for its high-quality recordings of orchestral, operatic, and chamber music.
C. Othello (character)
Othello is the Moorish general of the Venetian army and tragic protagonist of Shakespeare’s play "Othello," whose downfall is orchestrated through jealousy and manipulation.
D. Otelo
Otelo was a prominent Portuguese military officer and revolutionary leader best known for his key role in orchestrating the Carnation Revolution of 1974.
E. Goffredo
Goffredo is an Italian given name most notably borne by Goffredo Mameli, the poet and patriot who wrote the lyrics of Italy’s national anthem.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ military commander ⓘ opera character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ tenor role ⓘ
accusedOf	treason ⓘ
appearsIn	"Aida" ⓘ surface form: Aida
ariaAct	Act I ⓘ
associatedWith	Egyptian Army ⓘ surface form: Egyptian army
betraysSecretTo	"Aida" ⓘ surface form: Aida
characterTrait	conflicted ⓘ heroic ⓘ honorable ⓘ loyal ⓘ passionate ⓘ
createdBy	Giuseppe Verdi ⓘ
diesWith	"Aida" ⓘ surface form: Aida
dramaticFunction	central lover ⓘ tragic hero ⓘ
enemyStateOfBeloved	Ethiopia ⓘ
fate	condemned to death ⓘ
genre	grand opera ⓘ
judgedBy	Egyptian priests ⓘ
languageOfOpera	Italian ⓘ
librettoBy	Antonio Ghislanzoni ⓘ
loveInterest	"Aida" ⓘ surface form: Aida Amneris ⓘ
loyaltyConflictBetween	duty to Egypt ⓘ love for Aida ⓘ
methodOfExecution	buried alive ⓘ
nationality	Egyptian (fictional) ⓘ
notableAria	Celeste Aida ⓘ
occupation	captain of the Egyptian guard ⓘ
operaActAppearances	Act I ⓘ Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ Act IV ⓘ
operaPremiereDate	1871 ⓘ
operaPremierePlace	Khedivial Opera House ⓘ surface form: Khedivial Opera House, Cairo
premiereOpera	"Aida" ⓘ surface form: Aida
refusesTo	defend himself at trial ⓘ
roleType	spinto tenor ⓘ
romanticTriangleWith	"Aida" ⓘ surface form: Aida Amneris ⓘ
settingPeriod	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: ancient Egypt
settingPlace	Memphis ⓘ Thebes ⓘ
voiceType	tenor ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Plácido Domingo → notableRole → Radamès in Verdi's "Aida" ⓘ

Franco Corelli → notableRole → Radamès in Verdi's "Aida" ⓘ

this entity surface form: Radamès in Aida

Jonas Kaufmann → hasRole → Radamès in Verdi's "Aida" ⓘ