Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca"
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Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca" is the passionate and tragic Roman opera singer heroine whose story of love, jealousy, and sacrifice unfolds against a backdrop of political intrigue in early 19th-century Rome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca" canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4471471 — 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: Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca" Context triple: [Maria Callas, notableRole, Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca"]
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A.
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca"
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca" is the passionate idealist painter and lover of Tosca whose defiance of tyranny drives much of the opera’s dramatic and tragic action.
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B.
Otello in Verdi's "Otello"
Otello in Verdi's "Otello" is the tragic Moorish general of Venice whose consuming jealousy, manipulated by Iago, leads to the destruction of himself and his innocent wife Desdemona.
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C.
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera"
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera" is a 19th-century Italian opera that dramatizes political intrigue, forbidden love, and assassination at a masked ball, originally based on the historical murder of Sweden’s King Gustav III.
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D.
Alfredo in Verdi's "La traviata"
Alfredo in Verdi's "La traviata" is the passionate young lover whose tragic relationship with the courtesan Violetta lies at the heart of Giuseppe Verdi's famous opera.
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E.
Radamès in Verdi's "Aida"
Radamès in Verdi's "Aida" is the heroic Egyptian military commander and tragic lover at the center of Giuseppe Verdi's grand opera.
- 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: Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca" Target entity description: Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca" is the passionate and tragic Roman opera singer heroine whose story of love, jealousy, and sacrifice unfolds against a backdrop of political intrigue in early 19th-century Rome.
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A.
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca"
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca" is the passionate idealist painter and lover of Tosca whose defiance of tyranny drives much of the opera’s dramatic and tragic action.
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B.
Otello in Verdi's "Otello"
Otello in Verdi's "Otello" is the tragic Moorish general of Venice whose consuming jealousy, manipulated by Iago, leads to the destruction of himself and his innocent wife Desdemona.
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C.
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera"
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera" is a 19th-century Italian opera that dramatizes political intrigue, forbidden love, and assassination at a masked ball, originally based on the historical murder of Sweden’s King Gustav III.
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D.
Alfredo in Verdi's "La traviata"
Alfredo in Verdi's "La traviata" is the passionate young lover whose tragic relationship with the courtesan Violetta lies at the heart of Giuseppe Verdi's famous opera.
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E.
Radamès in Verdi's "Aida"
Radamès in Verdi's "Aida" is the heroic Egyptian military commander and tragic lover at the center of Giuseppe Verdi's grand opera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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opera character ⓘ soprano role ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Tosca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Castel Sant'Angelo
NERFINISHED
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Palazzo Farnese NERFINISHED ⓘ Sant'Andrea della Valle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Victorien Sardou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackmailedTo | yield sexually to Scarpia to save Cavaradossi ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
devout
ⓘ
impulsive ⓘ jealous ⓘ passionate ⓘ |
| coercedBy | Baron Scarpia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Giacomo Puccini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathMethod | jumping from Castel Sant'Angelo ⓘ |
| diesBy | suicide ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Baron Scarpia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1900-01-14 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Teatro Costanzi, Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | Hariclea Darclée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Floria Tosca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | verismo opera ⓘ |
| isHeroineOf | Tosca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kills | Baron Scarpia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loverOf | Mario Cavaradossi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableAria | Vissi d'arte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
conflict between love and political oppression
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jealousy ⓘ religious faith under trial ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| occupation | opera singer ⓘ |
| operaLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| refusesTo | submit to Scarpia ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| residence | Rome ⓘ |
| roleType | dramatic soprano ⓘ |
| sacrificesFor | Mario Cavaradossi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | Baron Scarpia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Napoleonic era
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| vocalType | soprano ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | knife ⓘ |
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Subject: Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca" Description of subject: Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca" is the passionate and tragic Roman opera singer heroine whose story of love, jealousy, and sacrifice unfolds against a backdrop of political intrigue in early 19th-century Rome.
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