opera "Benvenuto Cellini" by Hector Berlioz
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The opera "Benvenuto Cellini" by Hector Berlioz is a Romantic-era work in two acts that dramatizes the adventurous life of the Italian Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini, noted for its vivid orchestration and demanding vocal writing.
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| opera "Benvenuto Cellini" by Hector Berlioz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: opera "Benvenuto Cellini" by Hector Berlioz Context triple: [Benvenuto Cellini, subjectOf, opera "Benvenuto Cellini" by Hector Berlioz]
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opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti
The opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti is a 19th-century Italian bel canto work that dramatizes the life of the infamous Renaissance noblewoman through intense vocal writing and dark, melodramatic storytelling.
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B.
opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss
The opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss is a one-act German opera, notorious for its intense psychological drama, lush late-Romantic orchestration, and the scandalous "Dance of the Seven Veils," based on Oscar Wilde’s play about the biblical princess.
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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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Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots
Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer, renowned for its spectacular staging, demanding vocal writing, and depiction of religious conflict during the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.
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opera "Dido and Aeneas" by Henry Purcell
"Dido and Aeneas" is a late 17th-century English Baroque opera by Henry Purcell, renowned for its tragic love story drawn from Virgil's Aeneid and its expressive, ground-bass lament "When I am laid in earth."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: opera "Benvenuto Cellini" by Hector Berlioz Target entity description: The opera "Benvenuto Cellini" by Hector Berlioz is a Romantic-era work in two acts that dramatizes the adventurous life of the Italian Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini, noted for its vivid orchestration and demanding vocal writing.
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A.
opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti
The opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti is a 19th-century Italian bel canto work that dramatizes the life of the infamous Renaissance noblewoman through intense vocal writing and dark, melodramatic storytelling.
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B.
opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss
The opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss is a one-act German opera, notorious for its intense psychological drama, lush late-Romantic orchestration, and the scandalous "Dance of the Seven Veils," based on Oscar Wilde’s play about the biblical princess.
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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.
Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots
Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer, renowned for its spectacular staging, demanding vocal writing, and depiction of religious conflict during the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.
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E.
opera "Dido and Aeneas" by Henry Purcell
"Dido and Aeneas" is a late 17th-century English Baroque opera by Henry Purcell, renowned for its tragic love story drawn from Virgil's Aeneid and its expressive, ground-bass lament "When I am laid in earth."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | H 76 ⓘ |
| character |
Balducci
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fieramosca NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Clement VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Teresa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| difficulty |
complex for orchestra
ⓘ
technically demanding for singers ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| hasBalletMusic | yes ⓘ |
| hasOverture | yes ⓘ |
| hasRevisedVersion | yes ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist |
Auguste Barbier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Léon de Wailly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Benvenuto Cellini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | French grand opera tradition ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
demanding vocal writing
ⓘ
vivid orchestration ⓘ |
| notableNumber | Carnaval romain (concert overture derived from the opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProduction | Weimar production under Franz Liszt (1852) ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Benvenuto Cellini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed in revised or mixed versions ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | 1834–1838 ⓘ |
| placeOfAction | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1838-09-10 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Opéra de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Choudens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Le carnaval romain, Op. 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedBy | Franz Liszt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisionPlace | Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | two acts ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | life of Benvenuto Cellini ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
goldsmith
ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ |
| theme |
artistic creation
ⓘ
individual freedom ⓘ love and rivalry ⓘ |
| vocalForces | soloists, chorus, and orchestra ⓘ |
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