Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte
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Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte is the wise high priest and moral authority in Mozart’s opera, embodying enlightenment ideals and guiding the protagonists through trials toward wisdom and virtue.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sarastro | 1 |
| Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9006017 — 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: Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte Context triple: [Eric Owens, hasPerformedRole, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte]
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A.
Iobates
Iobates is a king in Greek mythology, best known for sending the hero Bellerophon on perilous quests such as slaying the Chimera.
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B.
Calaf
Calaf is the heroic prince in Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot," best known as the tenor role who sings the famous aria "Nessun dorma."
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C.
The Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier
The Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier is the reflective, aristocratic heroine of Richard Strauss’s comic opera, known for her poignant meditations on love, time, and aging.
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D.
Oberon
Oberon is a rural town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its cool climate, timber industry, and proximity to Jenolan Caves and the Blue Mountains.
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E.
Oberon
Oberon is one of Uranus's largest and outermost major moons, known for its heavily cratered, icy surface and dark, ancient terrain.
- 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: Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte Target entity description: Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte is the wise high priest and moral authority in Mozart’s opera, embodying enlightenment ideals and guiding the protagonists through trials toward wisdom and virtue.
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A.
Iobates
Iobates is a king in Greek mythology, best known for sending the hero Bellerophon on perilous quests such as slaying the Chimera.
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B.
Calaf
Calaf is the heroic prince in Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot," best known as the tenor role who sings the famous aria "Nessun dorma."
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C.
The Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier
The Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier is the reflective, aristocratic heroine of Richard Strauss’s comic opera, known for her poignant meditations on love, time, and aging.
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D.
Oberon
Oberon is a rural town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its cool climate, timber industry, and proximity to Jenolan Caves and the Blue Mountains.
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E.
Oberon
Oberon is one of Uranus's largest and outermost major moons, known for its heavily cratered, icy surface and dark, ancient terrain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Masonic figure
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bass role ⓘ fictional character ⓘ high priest ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| allegiance | Temple of Wisdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Die Zauberflöte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Magic Flute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Enlightenment ideals
ⓘ
Freemasonry symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Queen of the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| embodies |
enlightenment
ⓘ
reason ⓘ virtue ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| ethicalPrinciple |
forgiveness
ⓘ
humanity ⓘ steadfastness ⓘ |
| famousAria |
In diesen heil’gen Hallen
ⓘ
O Isis und Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1791-09-30 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Theater auf der Wieden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| guidesCharacter |
Pamina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Emanuel Schikaneder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | benevolent ⓘ |
| nationalTradition | Austrian opera ⓘ |
| operaGenre | Singspiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposesCharacter | Queen of the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| protectsCharacter | Pamina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresFromProtagonists |
trials of fire and water
ⓘ
trials of silence ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
high priest of the Temple of Wisdom
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leader of a brotherhood of initiates ⓘ moral authority ⓘ |
| setting | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation |
light
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order ⓘ sun ⓘ |
| testsCharacter |
Pamina
NERFINISHED
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Papageno NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | bass ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte Description of subject: Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte is the wise high priest and moral authority in Mozart’s opera, embodying enlightenment ideals and guiding the protagonists through trials toward wisdom and virtue.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sarastro