La reine de Saba
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La reine de Saba is a 19th-century French grand opera by Charles Gounod, inspired by the biblical legend of the Queen of Sheba and noted for its exotic atmosphere and lyrical richness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La reine de Saba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3663383 — 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: La reine de Saba Context triple: [Charles Gounod, notableWork, La reine de Saba]
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A.
The Queen of Shemakha
The Queen of Shemakha is a seductive and enigmatic royal figure from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "The Golden Cockerel," whose allure and manipulation drive the story’s tragic events.
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B.
La Princesse de Babylone
La Princesse de Babylone is a satirical philosophical tale by Voltaire that blends romance, fantasy, and social critique to explore themes of reason, tolerance, and the follies of civilization.
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C.
The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights is a classic collection of Middle Eastern folk tales framed by the story of Scheherazade, whose imaginative storytelling each night postpones her execution by a king.
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D.
Queen of Persia
Queen of Persia is the royal consort of the Persian king, historically associated with figures such as Cassandane, wife of Cyrus the Great in the Achaemenid Empire.
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E.
The Riddle of Scheherazade
The Riddle of Scheherazade is a puzzle book by logician Raymond Smullyan that presents logic problems and paradoxes framed within the tales of the Arabian Nights.
- 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: La reine de Saba Target entity description: La reine de Saba is a 19th-century French grand opera by Charles Gounod, inspired by the biblical legend of the Queen of Sheba and noted for its exotic atmosphere and lyrical richness.
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A.
The Queen of Shemakha
The Queen of Shemakha is a seductive and enigmatic royal figure from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "The Golden Cockerel," whose allure and manipulation drive the story’s tragic events.
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B.
La Princesse de Babylone
La Princesse de Babylone is a satirical philosophical tale by Voltaire that blends romance, fantasy, and social critique to explore themes of reason, tolerance, and the follies of civilization.
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C.
The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights is a classic collection of Middle Eastern folk tales framed by the story of Scheherazade, whose imaginative storytelling each night postpones her execution by a king.
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D.
Queen of Persia
Queen of Persia is the royal consort of the Persian king, historically associated with figures such as Cassandane, wife of Cyrus the Great in the Achaemenid Empire.
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E.
The Riddle of Scheherazade
The Riddle of Scheherazade is a puzzle book by logician Raymond Smullyan that presents logic problems and paradoxes framed within the tales of the Arabian Nights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century opera
ⓘ
French opera ⓘ grand opera ⓘ |
| acts | 4 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Old Testament traditions ⓘ |
| catalogueEntry | Gounod opera catalogue ⓘ |
| composer | Charles Gounod ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre | grand opera ⓘ |
| hasLibrettoForm | sung in French ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
exoticism
ⓘ
love ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ power ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Second Empire of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Second French Empire
|
| inspiredBy |
QueenOfSheba
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen of Sheba
biblical legend of the Queen of Sheba ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist |
Jules Barbier
ⓘ
Michel Carré ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Adoniram
ⓘ
King Solomon ⓘ QueenOfSheba ⓘ
surface form:
Queen of Sheba
|
| notableNumber |
arias for the Queen of Sheba
ⓘ
tenor arias for Adoniram ⓘ |
| notedFor |
exotic atmosphere
ⓘ
lyrical richness ⓘ |
| orchestration | large Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| performanceType | staged opera ⓘ |
| period |
Romanticism
ⓘ
surface form:
Romantic era
|
| premiereDate | 1862-02-28 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre |
Paris Opera
ⓘ
surface form:
Opéra de Paris
Salle Le Peletier ⓘ |
| publisher | Choudens ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Scenes from Goethe’s Faust
ⓘ
surface form:
Faust
Roméo et Juliette ⓘ |
| setting |
ancient Jerusalem
ⓘ
biblical times ⓘ |
| structure |
arias
ⓘ
choruses ⓘ ensembles ⓘ recitatives ⓘ |
| style | French grand opera tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 19th century ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ solo voices ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La reine de Saba Description of subject: La reine de Saba is a 19th-century French grand opera by Charles Gounod, inspired by the biblical legend of the Queen of Sheba and noted for its exotic atmosphere and lyrical richness.
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