play "Liliom" by Ferenc Molnár
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The play "Liliom" by Ferenc Molnár is a 1909 Hungarian drama about a troubled carousel barker whose tragic life and afterlife explore themes of love, redemption, and personal failure, later inspiring the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| play "Liliom" by Ferenc Molnár canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3171499 — 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: play "Liliom" by Ferenc Molnár Context triple: [Soliloquy (from "Carousel"), workBasedOn, play "Liliom" by Ferenc Molnár]
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A.
“La Valse”
“La Valse” is a darkly atmospheric ballet set to Maurice Ravel’s waltz, famously choreographed by George Balanchine and noted for its themes of glamour and impending doom.
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B.
The Aspern Papers (opera)
The Aspern Papers (opera) is a contemporary opera adaptation of Henry James's novella, focusing on themes of obsession, secrecy, and the pursuit of artistic legacy.
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C.
Bartók Plus Opera Festival
The Bartók Plus Opera Festival is an annual music and opera festival in Miskolc, Hungary, focusing on the works of Béla Bartók alongside contemporary and innovative opera productions.
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D.
Old Hungarian Lamentations of Mary
Old Hungarian Lamentations of Mary is one of the earliest known Hungarian literary texts, a medieval religious poem expressing the Virgin Mary’s sorrow at Christ’s crucifixion.
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E.
opera "Prima Donna"
"Prima Donna" is a French-language opera by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright that explores the life and struggles of an aging opera diva.
- 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: play "Liliom" by Ferenc Molnár Target entity description: The play "Liliom" by Ferenc Molnár is a 1909 Hungarian drama about a troubled carousel barker whose tragic life and afterlife explore themes of love, redemption, and personal failure, later inspiring the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel."
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A.
“La Valse”
“La Valse” is a darkly atmospheric ballet set to Maurice Ravel’s waltz, famously choreographed by George Balanchine and noted for its themes of glamour and impending doom.
-
B.
The Aspern Papers (opera)
The Aspern Papers (opera) is a contemporary opera adaptation of Henry James's novella, focusing on themes of obsession, secrecy, and the pursuit of artistic legacy.
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C.
Bartók Plus Opera Festival
The Bartók Plus Opera Festival is an annual music and opera festival in Miskolc, Hungary, focusing on the works of Béla Bartók alongside contemporary and innovative opera productions.
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D.
Old Hungarian Lamentations of Mary
Old Hungarian Lamentations of Mary is one of the earliest known Hungarian literary texts, a medieval religious poem expressing the Virgin Mary’s sorrow at Christ’s crucifixion.
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E.
opera "Prima Donna"
"Prima Donna" is a French-language opera by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright that explores the life and struggles of an aging opera diva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
ⓘ
musical ⓘ play ⓘ |
| actStructure | two acts ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film
ⓘ
radio play ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| author | Ferenc Molnár ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hungary ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ficsur
ⓘ
God-like Magistrate ⓘ Sambucus ⓘ
surface form:
Hollunder
Julie ⓘ Marie ⓘ Mrs. Muskat ⓘ |
| hasMoralQuestion |
consequences of abuse in relationships
ⓘ
possibility of redemption after wrongdoing ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
carousel
ⓘ
heavenly tribunal ⓘ second chances ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
charismatic
ⓘ
self-destructive ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century musical theatre ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Carousel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early 20th-century European drama ⓘ |
| lyricist | Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Liliom Zadowski ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | carousel barker ⓘ |
| narrativeElement |
return to Earth for one day
ⓘ
suicide of protagonist ⓘ trial in the afterlife ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person dramatic ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hungarian ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| setting | Budapest ⓘ |
| theme |
afterlife
ⓘ
domestic violence ⓘ love ⓘ personal failure ⓘ poverty ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| yearWritten | 1909 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: play "Liliom" by Ferenc Molnár Description of subject: The play "Liliom" by Ferenc Molnár is a 1909 Hungarian drama about a troubled carousel barker whose tragic life and afterlife explore themes of love, redemption, and personal failure, later inspiring the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel."
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