La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein
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La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein is an 1867 opéra bouffe by Jacques Offenbach with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, satirizing militarism and aristocratic excess in a fictional German duchy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein canonical | 5 |
| Madame l’archiduc | 1 |
| The Grand Duchess and the Waiter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8107585 — 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: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein Context triple: [Ludovic Halévy, notableWork, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein]
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A.
Les Grands Ducs
Les Grands Ducs is a French comedy film featuring Jean-Pierre Marielle in a prominent role.
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B.
L’Aiglon
L’Aiglon is the romanticized nickname of Napoleon II, the short-lived son of Napoleon Bonaparte who became a symbol of lost imperial glory in French history and culture.
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C.
Madame Royale
Madame Royale is the title historically given to the eldest surviving daughter of the King of France, most notably borne by Marie Thérèse of France, the daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
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D.
La Petite Reine
La Petite Reine is a French film production company known for backing a range of popular and critically acclaimed movies.
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E.
Königswinter
Königswinter is a town on the right bank of the Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, known for the Drachenfels hill and its scenic location in the Siebengebirge range.
- 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: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein Target entity description: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein is an 1867 opéra bouffe by Jacques Offenbach with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, satirizing militarism and aristocratic excess in a fictional German duchy.
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A.
Les Grands Ducs
Les Grands Ducs is a French comedy film featuring Jean-Pierre Marielle in a prominent role.
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B.
L’Aiglon
L’Aiglon is the romanticized nickname of Napoleon II, the short-lived son of Napoleon Bonaparte who became a symbol of lost imperial glory in French history and culture.
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C.
Madame Royale
Madame Royale is the title historically given to the eldest surviving daughter of the King of France, most notably borne by Marie Thérèse of France, the daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
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D.
La Petite Reine
La Petite Reine is a French film production company known for backing a range of popular and critically acclaimed movies.
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E.
Königswinter
Königswinter is a town on the right bank of the Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, known for the Drachenfels hill and its scenic location in the Siebengebirge range.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic opera
ⓘ
opéra bouffe ⓘ |
| composer | Jacques Offenbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstCityOfPerformanceOutsideFrance | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1867-04-12 ⓘ |
| genre |
operetta
ⓘ
opéra bouffe ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
baritone role
ⓘ
mezzo-soprano title role ⓘ tenor role ⓘ |
| hasLibrettoForm | prose with verse couplets ⓘ |
| hasOrchestration | 19th-century theatre orchestra ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
military hierarchy
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ romantic intrigue ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | comic opera in acts ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Exposition Universelle of 1867 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French vaudeville tradition ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist |
Henri Meilhac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ludovic Halévy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Baron Puck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fritz NERFINISHED ⓘ General Boum NERFINISHED ⓘ Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableNumber |
"Ah! que j'aime les militaires"
ⓘ
"Dites-lui qu’on l’a remarqué" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalActCount | 3 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage work ⓘ |
| partOf | Offenbach operettas ⓘ |
| period | Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Théâtre des Variétés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| revisedActCount | 4 ⓘ |
| satirizes |
aristocracy
ⓘ
militarism ⓘ |
| setting | fictional German duchy of Gérolstein ⓘ |
| structure | through-composed with spoken dialogue ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
critique of militarism ⓘ satire of aristocratic excess ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Jacques Offenbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein Description of subject: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein is an 1867 opéra bouffe by Jacques Offenbach with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, satirizing militarism and aristocratic excess in a fictional German duchy.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
this entity surface form:
Madame l’archiduc
subject surface form:
Jacques Offenbach