The Voyage (opera)
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The Voyage is an opera best known for its exploration of themes of discovery and cultural encounter, with a libretto by acclaimed playwright David Henry Hwang.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Voyage (opera) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5986987 — 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: The Voyage (opera) Context triple: [David Henry Hwang, wroteLibrettoFor, The Voyage (opera)]
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A.
Benito Cereno (opera)
Benito Cereno (opera) is a modern operatic adaptation of Herman Melville’s novella, dramatizing the tense and ambiguous encounter aboard a Spanish slave ship seized by mutineers.
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B.
The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
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C.
Le Rêve (opera)
Le Rêve is an opera adaptation of Émile Zola’s novel of the same name, focusing on themes of innocence, faith, and tragic love.
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D.
Voyage
Voyage is a 1963 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica, known for its exploration of complex romantic and emotional relationships.
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E.
Voyage
Voyage is a 2021 studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, marking their first new material in four decades and a major comeback in their career.
- 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: The Voyage (opera) Target entity description: The Voyage is an opera best known for its exploration of themes of discovery and cultural encounter, with a libretto by acclaimed playwright David Henry Hwang.
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A.
Benito Cereno (opera)
Benito Cereno (opera) is a modern operatic adaptation of Herman Melville’s novella, dramatizing the tense and ambiguous encounter aboard a Spanish slave ship seized by mutineers.
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B.
The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
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C.
Le Rêve (opera)
Le Rêve is an opera adaptation of Émile Zola’s novel of the same name, focusing on themes of innocence, faith, and tragic love.
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D.
Voyage
Voyage is a 1963 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica, known for its exploration of complex romantic and emotional relationships.
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E.
Voyage
Voyage is a 2021 studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, marking their first new material in four decades and a major comeback in their career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Glass opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Metropolitan Opera centennial season ⓘ |
| commissionType | full-length opera ⓘ |
| composer | Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
colonialism
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human curiosity ⓘ intercultural contact ⓘ myth versus history ⓘ the unknown ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary opera ⓘ |
| hasActs | 3 ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Christopher Columbus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
alien explorer ⓘ mission control ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| hasPrologue | yes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | David Henry Hwang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle | minimalism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
juxtaposition of historical and speculative voyages
ⓘ
nonlinear narrative about exploration and discovery ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| occasion | 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas ⓘ |
| orchestration |
chorus
ⓘ
large orchestra ⓘ solo voices ⓘ |
| premiereCompany | Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Bruce Ferden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1992-10-12 ⓘ |
| premiereDirector | George Tsypin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Metropolitan Opera House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Dunvagen Music Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately three hours ⓘ |
| setting |
15th-century Europe
ⓘ
future ⓘ multiple time periods ⓘ outer space ⓘ prehistoric Earth ⓘ |
| structure |
prologue
ⓘ
three acts ⓘ |
| subject |
cultural encounter
ⓘ
discovery ⓘ exploration ⓘ mythic journeys ⓘ space travel ⓘ |
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