The Greek Passion
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The Greek Passion is a 20th-century opera by Bohuslav Martinů based on Nikos Kazantzakis’s novel "Christ Recrucified," exploring themes of faith, suffering, and social injustice in a Greek village.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Greek Passion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8788924 — 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: The Greek Passion Context triple: [Bohuslav Martinů, notableWork, The Greek Passion]
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A.
The White Rose of Athens
The White Rose of Athens is a popular 1960s song that became one of Greek singer Nana Mouskouri’s signature international hits.
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B.
Greeks Bearing Gifts
"Greeks Bearing Gifts" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Torchwood, centered on Toshiko Sato gaining telepathic abilities through alien technology.
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C.
The Cretan Lover
The Cretan Lover is a novel by British author John Gardner that reimagines classical myth through a psychologically rich and stylistically ambitious narrative set in ancient Crete.
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D.
La Grèce inconnue
La Grèce inconnue is a travel and cultural study of lesser-known regions of Greece by Swiss writer Daniel Baud-Bovy, highlighting the country’s rural landscapes, traditions, and folklore.
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E.
The Wreckage of Agathon
The Wreckage of Agathon is a philosophical novel by John Gardner that reimagines ancient Greece through a metafictional, satirical lens to explore freedom, order, and the nature of truth.
- 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: The Greek Passion Target entity description: The Greek Passion is a 20th-century opera by Bohuslav Martinů based on Nikos Kazantzakis’s novel "Christ Recrucified," exploring themes of faith, suffering, and social injustice in a Greek village.
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A.
The White Rose of Athens
The White Rose of Athens is a popular 1960s song that became one of Greek singer Nana Mouskouri’s signature international hits.
-
B.
Greeks Bearing Gifts
"Greeks Bearing Gifts" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Torchwood, centered on Toshiko Sato gaining telepathic abilities through alien technology.
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C.
The Cretan Lover
The Cretan Lover is a novel by British author John Gardner that reimagines classical myth through a psychologically rich and stylistically ambitious narrative set in ancient Crete.
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D.
La Grèce inconnue
La Grèce inconnue is a travel and cultural study of lesser-known regions of Greece by Swiss writer Daniel Baud-Bovy, highlighting the country’s rural landscapes, traditions, and folklore.
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E.
The Wreckage of Agathon
The Wreckage of Agathon is a philosophical novel by John Gardner that reimagines ancient Greece through a metafictional, satirical lens to explore freedom, order, and the nature of truth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | Christ Recrucified NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Nikos Kazantzakis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Fotis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grigoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Katerina NERFINISHED ⓘ Manolios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Bohuslav Martinů NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| CzechTitle | Řecké pašije NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstVersionCompletionYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| firstVersionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| genre | 20th-century opera ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
first version
ⓘ
second version ⓘ |
| language |
Czech
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| librettist | Bohuslav Martinů NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettoBasedOn | Christ Recrucified NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
lyrical
ⓘ
modernist ⓘ |
| notableElement |
large choral scenes
ⓘ
use of folk-like melodies ⓘ |
| orchestration | full orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Greek Passion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| protagonist | Manolios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondVersionCompletionYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| secondVersionLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| setting | Greek village ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| subject |
community conflict
ⓘ
re-enactment of the Passion of Christ ⓘ refugees ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| theme |
faith
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ religious faith under pressure ⓘ social injustice ⓘ suffering ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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