Orphée aux enfers
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Orphée aux enfers is a satirical operetta by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Ludovic Halévy and Hector Crémieux, that parodies the Orpheus myth and is famous for its exuberant "can-can" music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orphée aux enfers canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8107588 — 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: Orphée aux enfers Context triple: [Ludovic Halévy, notableWork, Orphée aux enfers]
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A.
Orphée
Orphée is a 2016 studio album by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, known for its atmospheric, minimalist classical soundscapes inspired by the Orpheus myth.
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B.
Orphée
Orphée is a 1950 French fantasy film by Jean Cocteau that reimagines the Orpheus myth in a surreal, modern setting.
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C.
Orphée et Eurydice
Orphée et Eurydice is a renowned opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and celebrated for its reformist, emotionally direct style.
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D.
Le Testament d’Orphée
Le Testament d’Orphée is a 1960 avant-garde French film, written, directed by, and starring Jean Cocteau, that serves as his surreal, self-reflective cinematic farewell.
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E.
L’Apparition
L’Apparition is a French drama film in which Vincent Lindon plays a journalist investigating a young woman’s alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, exploring themes of faith, doubt, and media influence.
- 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: Orphée aux enfers Target entity description: Orphée aux enfers is a satirical operetta by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Ludovic Halévy and Hector Crémieux, that parodies the Orpheus myth and is famous for its exuberant "can-can" music.
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A.
Orphée
Orphée is a 2016 studio album by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, known for its atmospheric, minimalist classical soundscapes inspired by the Orpheus myth.
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B.
Orphée
Orphée is a 1950 French fantasy film by Jean Cocteau that reimagines the Orpheus myth in a surreal, modern setting.
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C.
Orphée et Eurydice
Orphée et Eurydice is a renowned opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and celebrated for its reformist, emotionally direct style.
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D.
Le Testament d’Orphée
Le Testament d’Orphée is a 1960 avant-garde French film, written, directed by, and starring Jean Cocteau, that serves as his surreal, self-reflective cinematic farewell.
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E.
L’Apparition
L’Apparition is a French drama film in which Vincent Lindon plays a journalist investigating a young woman’s alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, exploring themes of faith, doubt, and media influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
operetta
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opéra bouffon ⓘ |
| basedOn | Orpheus myth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Eurydice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ L’Opinion publique NERFINISHED ⓘ Orphée NERFINISHED ⓘ Pluton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jacques Offenbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1858-10-21 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
operetta
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasMusicalNumber |
Galop infernal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Overture ⓘ “Aux armes, dieux et demi-dieux” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Quand l’homme a vu sans espérance” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
1858 original version
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1874 revised version ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of French operetta
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popular image of the can-can ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist |
Hector Crémieux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ludovic Halévy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | French operetta ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | opéra bouffe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exuberant can-can music
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parody of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice conventions ⓘ satirical treatment of gods ⓘ |
| notableMusic | Galop infernal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra and voices ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Orphée aux enfers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodies |
Orpheus and Eurydice story
ⓘ
classical mythology ⓘ |
| popularName | Can-can NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Choudens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Ancient Greece
NERFINISHED
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Olympus NERFINISHED ⓘ Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
four acts (revised version)
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two acts (original version) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | marital discord of Orpheus and Eurydice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTitleInEnglish | Orpheus in the Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Orphée aux enfers Description of subject: Orphée aux enfers is a satirical operetta by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Ludovic Halévy and Hector Crémieux, that parodies the Orpheus myth and is famous for its exuberant "can-can" music.
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