Pizarro
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Pizarro is the tyrannical prison governor and chief antagonist in Ludwig van Beethoven’s opera "Fidelio."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pizarro canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2577327 — 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: Pizarro Context triple: [Fidelio, Op. 72, mainCharacter, Pizarro]
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A.
Juan Pizarro
Juan Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador, brother of Francisco Pizarro, who played a key military role in the early conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru.
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B.
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that conquered the Inca Empire in the early 16th century.
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C.
Hernando Pizarro
Hernando Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of the Inca Empire and later became a prominent colonial administrator and encomendero in Peru.
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D.
Gonzalo Pizarro
Gonzalo Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador best known for his role in the conquest and early colonial administration of Peru and for leading a major rebellion against the Spanish Crown.
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E.
Pizarro brothers
The Pizarro brothers were Spanish conquistadors, led by Francisco Pizarro, who played a central role in the conquest of the Inca Empire in the 16th century.
- 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: Pizarro Target entity description: Pizarro is the tyrannical prison governor and chief antagonist in Ludwig van Beethoven’s opera "Fidelio."
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A.
Juan Pizarro
Juan Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador, brother of Francisco Pizarro, who played a key military role in the early conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru.
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B.
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that conquered the Inca Empire in the early 16th century.
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C.
Hernando Pizarro
Hernando Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of the Inca Empire and later became a prominent colonial administrator and encomendero in Peru.
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D.
Gonzalo Pizarro
Gonzalo Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador best known for his role in the conquest and early colonial administration of Peru and for leading a major rebellion against the Spanish Crown.
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E.
Pizarro brothers
The Pizarro brothers were Spanish conquistadors, led by Francisco Pizarro, who played a central role in the conquest of the Inca Empire in the 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Fidelio, Op. 72
ⓘ
surface form:
Fidelio
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| associatedTheme |
abuse of power
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injustice ⓘ political oppression ⓘ |
| characterArcOutcome | arrested ⓘ |
| characterTrait | tyrannical ⓘ |
| composerOfWork | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
catalyst for Leonore’s heroism
ⓘ
embodiment of political tyranny ⓘ |
| employerInFiction | Spanish state authorities ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1805 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| librettistOfWork |
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
ⓘ
Joseph Sonnleithner ⓘ Stephan von Breuning ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to maintain power
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fear of exposure ⓘ |
| nameInWork | Pizarro self-link ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableAriaOrNumber | Ha! Welch ein Augenblick! ⓘ |
| occupation | prison governor ⓘ |
| operaGenreContext | Singspiel ⓘ |
| opposesCharacter |
Florestan
ⓘ
Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal ⓘ
surface form:
Leonore
|
| plansAction | to murder Florestan ⓘ |
| revealedAs | corrupt official ⓘ |
| roleInWork | chief antagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | a state prison near Seville ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
corruption of authority
ⓘ
despotism ⓘ |
| thwartedBy |
Leonore overtures
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surface form:
Leonore
arrival of the minister ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | late 18th century ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
| workForm | opera in two acts ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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