Ferrando in Il trovatore
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Ferrando in Il trovatore is the captain of the guard in Verdi’s opera, who opens the work by narrating the dark backstory of the Count di Luna’s family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ferrando in Il trovatore canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9006025 — 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: Ferrando in Il trovatore Context triple: [Eric Owens, hasPerformedRole, Ferrando in Il trovatore]
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A.
Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia
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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Elvino in La sonnambula
Elvino in La sonnambula is the jealous yet ultimately forgiving young fiancé in Vincenzo Bellini’s bel canto opera, whose emotional journey drives much of the romantic and dramatic tension.
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C.
Don José
Don José is the tragic soldier protagonist of Georges Bizet’s opera "Carmen," whose obsessive love for the title character leads to his downfall.
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D.
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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E.
Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte
Fiordiligi in *Così fan tutte* is one of the opera’s two central sisters, a noblewoman whose struggle between steadfastness and temptation drives much of the work’s comic and emotional tension.
- 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: Ferrando in Il trovatore Target entity description: Ferrando in Il trovatore is the captain of the guard in Verdi’s opera, who opens the work by narrating the dark backstory of the Count di Luna’s family.
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A.
Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia
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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B.
Elvino in La sonnambula
Elvino in La sonnambula is the jealous yet ultimately forgiving young fiancé in Vincenzo Bellini’s bel canto opera, whose emotional journey drives much of the romantic and dramatic tension.
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C.
Don José
Don José is the tragic soldier protagonist of Georges Bizet’s opera "Carmen," whose obsessive love for the title character leads to his downfall.
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D.
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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E.
Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte
Fiordiligi in *Così fan tutte* is one of the opera’s two central sisters, a noblewoman whose struggle between steadfastness and temptation drives much of the work’s comic and emotional tension.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bass role
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Il trovatore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | Act I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | Il trovatore, opera in four acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesCharacter | the old gypsy woman Azucena’s mother ⓘ |
| describesEvent | abduction of one of the Count di Luna’s children ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | establishes the opera’s dark, superstitious atmosphere ⓘ |
| ensembleParticipation | chorus of soldiers ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfOpera | Italian ⓘ |
| librettoBy | Salvadore Cammarano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalNumberType | narrative scene ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| occupation | captain of the guard ⓘ |
| operaPremiereDate | 1853-01-19 ⓘ |
| operaPremierePlace | Teatro Apollo, Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToCountDiLuna | retainer GENERATED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | narrator of the backstory of the Count di Luna’s family ⓘ |
| sceneFunction | exposition ⓘ |
| serves | Count di Luna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfOpera | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 15th century ⓘ |
| voiceType | bass ⓘ |
| warnsAbout | Azucena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workComposer | Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workGenre | romantic opera ⓘ |
| workTitle | Il trovatore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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