Manon
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Manon is a French opera by Jules Massenet, based on Abbé Prévost’s novel about the tragic love affair of the young woman Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier des Grieux.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Manon canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8107643 — 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: Manon Context triple: [Opéra-Comique, premieredWork, Manon]
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A.
Manon
Manon is a full-length romantic ballet choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan, based on the Abbé Prévost novel "Manon Lescaut" and renowned for its dramatic intensity and demanding lead roles.
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B.
Manon Lewis
Manon Lewis is the daughter of the late British actress Helen McCrory and actor Damian Lewis.
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C.
Bénédicte
Bénédicte is the given name of Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon, a French noblewoman of the House of Bourbon.
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D.
Delphine
Delphine is an epistolary novel by Madame de Staël that explores themes of love, social convention, and women's independence in late 18th-century French society.
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E.
Laetitia
Laetitia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, historically borne by figures such as the English poet and essayist Anna Laetitia Barbauld.
- 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: Manon Target entity description: Manon is a French opera by Jules Massenet, based on Abbé Prévost’s novel about the tragic love affair of the young woman Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier des Grieux.
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A.
Manon
Manon is a full-length romantic ballet choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan, based on the Abbé Prévost novel "Manon Lescaut" and renowned for its dramatic intensity and demanding lead roles.
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B.
Manon Lewis
Manon Lewis is the daughter of the late British actress Helen McCrory and actor Damian Lewis.
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C.
Bénédicte
Bénédicte is the given name of Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon, a French noblewoman of the House of Bourbon.
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D.
Delphine
Delphine is an epistolary novel by Madame de Staël that explores themes of love, social convention, and women's independence in late 18th-century French society.
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E.
Laetitia
Laetitia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, historically borne by figures such as the English poet and essayist Anna Laetitia Barbauld.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| actCount | 5 ⓘ |
| basedOn | L’Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Abbé Prévost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | none (not commonly catalogued with an opus number) ⓘ |
| character |
Comte des Grieux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
De Brétigny NERFINISHED ⓘ Guillot de Morfontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Javotte NERFINISHED ⓘ Lescaut NERFINISHED ⓘ Poussette NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Opéra-Comique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jules Massenet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| desGrieuxVoiceType | tenor ⓘ |
| firstDesGrieuxPerformer | Talazac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstManonPerformer | Marie Heilbronn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceConductor | Jules Danbé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | opera comique tradition ⓘ |
| hasBalletAdaptation | yes ⓘ |
| hasFilmAdaptation | yes ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist |
Henri Meilhac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippe Gille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Chevalier des Grieux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manon Lescaut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Adieu, notre petite table
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ah! fuyez, douce image ⓘ En fermant les yeux ⓘ Je suis encore tout étourdie ⓘ Obéissons quand leur voix appelle ⓘ |
| notableEnsemble | Finale of Act II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTheatre | Salle Favart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1884-01-19 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Opéra-Comique, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Heugel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| structure | five acts ⓘ |
| style | French Romantic opera ⓘ |
| subject |
gambling
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moral downfall ⓘ seduction ⓘ social ambition ⓘ tragic love affair ⓘ |
| titleRoleVoiceType | soprano ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Manon Description of subject: Manon is a French opera by Jules Massenet, based on Abbé Prévost’s novel about the tragic love affair of the young woman Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier des Grieux.
Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
Opéra-Comique