George Frideric Handel's opera Rinaldo
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George Frideric Handel's opera *Rinaldo* is a Baroque opera first performed in 1711, renowned for its virtuosic arias and dramatic spectacle, and based on Torquato Tasso’s epic poem *Gerusalemme liberata*.
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| George Frideric Handel's opera Rinaldo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Frideric Handel's opera Rinaldo Context triple: [Gerusalemme liberata, hasAdaptation, George Frideric Handel's opera Rinaldo]
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George Frideric Handel’s oratorio "Belshazzar"
George Frideric Handel’s oratorio "Belshazzar" is a Baroque dramatic work that depicts the biblical story of the fall of Babylon under the rule of King Belshazzar.
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Handel Messiah
Handel's Messiah is a renowned 18th-century English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, celebrated for its choral writing and especially the "Hallelujah" chorus, and frequently performed during the Christmas and Easter seasons.
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Saul (Handel)
Saul (Handel) is an English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel that dramatizes the biblical story of King Saul and David, notable for its rich orchestration and powerful choral writing.
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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."
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Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera Iphigénie en Aulide
Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera *Iphigénie en Aulide* is an 18th-century French tragédie lyrique that reimagines the Greek myth of Iphigenia with Gluck’s reformist emphasis on dramatic expression and musical simplicity.
- 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: George Frideric Handel's opera Rinaldo Target entity description: George Frideric Handel's opera *Rinaldo* is a Baroque opera first performed in 1711, renowned for its virtuosic arias and dramatic spectacle, and based on Torquato Tasso’s epic poem *Gerusalemme liberata*.
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A.
George Frideric Handel’s oratorio "Belshazzar"
George Frideric Handel’s oratorio "Belshazzar" is a Baroque dramatic work that depicts the biblical story of the fall of Babylon under the rule of King Belshazzar.
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B.
Handel Messiah
Handel's Messiah is a renowned 18th-century English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, celebrated for its choral writing and especially the "Hallelujah" chorus, and frequently performed during the Christmas and Easter seasons.
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C.
Saul (Handel)
Saul (Handel) is an English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel that dramatizes the biblical story of King Saul and David, notable for its rich orchestration and powerful choral writing.
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D.
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."
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E.
Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera Iphigénie en Aulide
Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera *Iphigénie en Aulide* is an 18th-century French tragédie lyrique that reimagines the Greek myth of Iphigenia with Gluck’s reformist emphasis on dramatic expression and musical simplicity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque opera
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opera ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | London opera scene ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gerusalemme liberata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Torquato Tasso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | HWV 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Almirena
NERFINISHED
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Argante NERFINISHED ⓘ Armida NERFINISHED ⓘ Eustazio NERFINISHED ⓘ Goffredo NERFINISHED ⓘ Rinaldo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1711 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | opera seria ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first Italian opera written for the London stage by Handel ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist |
Aaron Hill
NERFINISHED
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Giacomo Rossi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Cara sposa
NERFINISHED
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Lascia ch'io pianga NERFINISHED ⓘ Or la tromba NERFINISHED ⓘ Venti, turbini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic spectacle
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use of stage machinery ⓘ virtuosic arias ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
basso continuo
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strings ⓘ trumpets ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1711-02-24 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Queen's Theatre, Haymarket, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Rinaldo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Walsh (early 18th-century London publisher) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Agrippina
NERFINISHED
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Alcina NERFINISHED ⓘ Giulio Cesare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedVersion |
1717 revision
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1731 revision ⓘ |
| setting | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| structure | recitatives and arias ⓘ |
| style |
da capo arias
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virtuosic vocal writing ⓘ |
| subject | First Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: George Frideric Handel's opera Rinaldo Description of subject: George Frideric Handel's opera *Rinaldo* is a Baroque opera first performed in 1711, renowned for its virtuosic arias and dramatic spectacle, and based on Torquato Tasso’s epic poem *Gerusalemme liberata*.
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Gerusalemme liberata