Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia
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Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia is the charming young nobleman who, in Rossini’s comic opera, disguises himself in various guises to win the love of Rosina with the help of the barber Figaro.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Count Almaviva | 1 |
| Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8675004 — 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: Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia Context triple: [Juan Diego Flórez, notableRole, Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia]
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A.
Figaro
Figaro is a production company known for its work on the cooking and lifestyle television series "The Barefoot Contessa."
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B.
Figaro
Figaro is the clever, quick-witted barber who serves as the central character in Beaumarchais’s plays and later in Rossini’s opera "The Barber of Seville."
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C.
Figaro
Figaro is the playful black-and-white kitten from Disney’s classic animated films, best known as a companion to characters like Geppetto and Minnie Mouse.
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D.
Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville"
Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" is a scheming, hypocritical music teacher and clergyman whose comic plotting and famous slander aria drive much of the opera’s intrigue.
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E.
Mirabell
Mirabell is the witty, scheming romantic hero of William Congreve’s Restoration comedy "The Way of the World."
- 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: Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia Target entity description: Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia is the charming young nobleman who, in Rossini’s comic opera, disguises himself in various guises to win the love of Rosina with the help of the barber Figaro.
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A.
Figaro
Figaro is a production company known for its work on the cooking and lifestyle television series "The Barefoot Contessa."
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B.
Figaro
Figaro is the clever, quick-witted barber who serves as the central character in Beaumarchais’s plays and later in Rossini’s opera "The Barber of Seville."
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C.
Figaro
Figaro is the playful black-and-white kitten from Disney’s classic animated films, best known as a companion to characters like Geppetto and Minnie Mouse.
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D.
Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville"
Don Basilio in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" is a scheming, hypocritical music teacher and clergyman whose comic plotting and famous slander aria drive much of the opera’s intrigue.
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E.
Mirabell
Mirabell is the witty, scheming romantic hero of William Congreve’s Restoration comedy "The Way of the World."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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nobleman ⓘ opera character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| ally | Figaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoAppearsIn |
Le nozze di Figaro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Marriage of Figaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Il barbiere di Siviglia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Barber of Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Count Almaviva (Beaumarchais) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Le Barbier de Séville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charming
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determined ⓘ resourceful ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| createdBy | Gioachino Rossini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Il barbiere di Siviglia (1816) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Figaro trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | opera buffa ⓘ |
| goal |
to marry Rosina
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to win Rosina’s love ⓘ |
| helpedBy | Figaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Rosina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Rosina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Almaviva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableQuality | uses wit and disguise rather than force ⓘ |
| operaComposer | Gioachino Rossini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| operaLibrettist | Cesare Sterbini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Doctor Bartolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToFigaro |
friend
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patron ⓘ |
| relationshipToRosina | eventual husband ⓘ |
| rival | Doctor Bartolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCity | Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| singsNumber |
Ah, il più lieto
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Ecco ridente in cielo ⓘ Se il mio nome saper voi bramate ⓘ |
| socialStatus | aristocrat ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 18th century ⓘ |
| title | Count ⓘ |
| usesDisguise |
Lindoro
NERFINISHED
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drunken soldier ⓘ music teacher ⓘ poor student ⓘ |
| voiceType | tenor ⓘ |
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Subject: Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia Description of subject: Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia is the charming young nobleman who, in Rossini’s comic opera, disguises himself in various guises to win the love of Rosina with the help of the barber Figaro.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Count Almaviva