Un ballo in maschera
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Un ballo in maschera is a three-act Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi, renowned for its dramatic blend of political intrigue, forbidden love, and tragic betrayal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Un ballo in maschera canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Un ballo in maschera Context triple: [Giuseppe Verdi, notableWork, Un ballo in maschera]
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A.
Rigoletto
Rigoletto is a renowned opera by Giuseppe Verdi, celebrated for its dramatic intensity and iconic arias such as "La donna è mobile."
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B.
Capriccio
Capriccio is a late opera by Richard Strauss that explores the primacy of words versus music in opera through an elegant, conversational “conversation piece” set in 18th-century France.
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C.
Gianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi is a one-act comic opera by Giacomo Puccini, best known for its witty plot about inheritance fraud and the famous aria "O mio babbino caro."
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D.
La Bohème
La Bohème is a 1926 silent romantic drama film directed by King Vidor, adapted from Henri Murger’s "Scènes de la vie de bohème" and best known for its tragic love story set among struggling artists in Paris.
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E.
La Bohème
La Bohème is a renowned Italian opera in four acts that poignantly portrays the lives and loves of struggling artists in 19th-century Paris.
- 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: Un ballo in maschera Target entity description: Un ballo in maschera is a three-act Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi, renowned for its dramatic blend of political intrigue, forbidden love, and tragic betrayal.
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A.
Rigoletto
Rigoletto is a renowned opera by Giuseppe Verdi, celebrated for its dramatic intensity and iconic arias such as "La donna è mobile."
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B.
Capriccio
Capriccio is a late opera by Richard Strauss that explores the primacy of words versus music in opera through an elegant, conversational “conversation piece” set in 18th-century France.
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C.
Gianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi is a one-act comic opera by Giacomo Puccini, best known for its witty plot about inheritance fraud and the famous aria "O mio babbino caro."
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D.
La Bohème
La Bohème is a 1926 silent romantic drama film directed by King Vidor, adapted from Henri Murger’s "Scènes de la vie de bohème" and best known for its tragic love story set among struggling artists in Paris.
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E.
La Bohème
La Bohème is a renowned Italian opera in four acts that poignantly portrays the lives and loves of struggling artists in 19th-century Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| acts |
Act I
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Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Gustave III
NERFINISHED
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Gustave III ou Le bal masqué NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Eugène Scribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Verdi’s 23rd opera ⓘ |
| censorshipConsequence | change of setting from Sweden to Boston ⓘ |
| censorshipHistory | subject to political censorship in Naples ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
forbidden love
ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ tragic betrayal ⓘ |
| composer | Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | late 1850s ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Giovanni Ricordi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
melodramma
ⓘ
tragic opera ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Antonio Somma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Amelia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oscar NERFINISHED ⓘ Renato NERFINISHED ⓘ Riccardo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulrica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Di’ tu se fedele
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Eri tu che macchiavi quell’anima ⓘ Ma se m’è forza perderti ⓘ |
| notableEnsemble | Finale of Act III ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
blend of political drama and intimate tragedy
ⓘ
use of masked ball as climactic setting ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration | full Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| originalIntendedSetting | Stockholm, Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleIdea | Una vendetta in domino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1859-02-17 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Teatro Apollo, Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three-act opera ⓘ |
| voiceTypeOfAmelia | soprano ⓘ |
| voiceTypeOfOscar | soprano ⓘ |
| voiceTypeOfRenato | baritone ⓘ |
| voiceTypeOfRiccardo | tenor ⓘ |
| voiceTypeOfUlrica | contralto ⓘ |
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