Otello (opera)
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Otello (opera) is Giuseppe Verdi’s late-romantic Italian opera in four acts, based on Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello and renowned for its intense drama and innovative orchestration.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Otello | 1 |
| Otello (libretto) | 1 |
| Otello (opera) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8994507 — 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: Otello (opera) Context triple: [Otello (character), appearsIn, Otello (opera)]
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A.
Othello (play)
Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that explores themes of jealousy, manipulation, and racial prejudice through the downfall of its Moorish general protagonist.
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B.
L'Orfeo
L'Orfeo is a pioneering early Baroque opera by Claudio Monteverdi, often regarded as one of the first great masterpieces of the operatic repertoire.
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C.
Tosca
Tosca is a feminine given name of Italian origin, best known today through its association with Giacomo Puccini’s opera and various contemporary bearers.
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D.
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni is a renowned opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that blends dark comedy and drama in the tale of the libertine nobleman Don Juan.
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E.
La Traviata
La Traviata is a renowned three-act opera by Giuseppe Verdi, celebrated for its tragic love story and demanding soprano role of Violetta.
- 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: Otello (opera) Target entity description: Otello (opera) is Giuseppe Verdi’s late-romantic Italian opera in four acts, based on Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello and renowned for its intense drama and innovative orchestration.
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A.
Othello (play)
Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that explores themes of jealousy, manipulation, and racial prejudice through the downfall of its Moorish general protagonist.
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B.
L'Orfeo
L'Orfeo is a pioneering early Baroque opera by Claudio Monteverdi, often regarded as one of the first great masterpieces of the operatic repertoire.
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C.
Tosca
Tosca is a feminine given name of Italian origin, best known today through its association with Giacomo Puccini’s opera and various contemporary bearers.
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D.
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni is a renowned opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that blends dark comedy and drama in the tale of the libertine nobleman Don Juan.
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E.
La Traviata
La Traviata is a renowned three-act opera by Giuseppe Verdi, celebrated for its tragic love story and demanding soprano role of Violetta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | Othello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | La Scala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| followedBy | Falstaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | opera in four acts ⓘ |
| genre | late Romantic opera ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Arrigo Boito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettistNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| literarySourceGenre | tragedy ⓘ |
| literarySourceLanguage | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cassio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Desdemona NERFINISHED ⓘ Emilia NERFINISHED ⓘ Iago NERFINISHED ⓘ Otello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuous musical texture
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innovative orchestration ⓘ integration of recitative and aria ⓘ intense drama ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 4 ⓘ |
| openingSceneFeature | storm at sea ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
coloristic use of woodwinds
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expanded brass section ⓘ innovative use of strings ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Otello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodInComposerCareer | late period ⓘ |
| placeInRepertoire | standard operatic repertoire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Aida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1887-02-05 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Teatro alla Scala, Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
| structureFeature |
dramatic choruses
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large-scale ensembles ⓘ through-composed scenes ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Othello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInItalian | Otello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalTypeOfCassio | tenor ⓘ |
| vocalTypeOfDesdemona | soprano ⓘ |
| vocalTypeOfEmilia | mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
| vocalTypeOfIago | baritone ⓘ |
| vocalTypeOfOtello | tenor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Otello (opera) Description of subject: Otello (opera) is Giuseppe Verdi’s late-romantic Italian opera in four acts, based on Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello and renowned for its intense drama and innovative orchestration.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Otello (character)
this entity surface form:
Otello (libretto)
this entity surface form:
Otello