Winter’s Tale (opera)
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Winter’s Tale (opera) is a contemporary opera by American composer John Harbison, adapted from William Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale."
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Winter’s Tale | 2 |
| The Winter's Tale | 1 |
| The Winter’s Tale (opera adaptation of Shakespeare’s play) | 1 |
| The Winter’s Tale (opera) | 1 |
| The Winter’s Tale (play) | 1 |
| Winter’s Tale (opera) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T713301 — 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: Winter’s Tale (opera) Context triple: [John Harbison, notableWork, Winter’s Tale (opera)]
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A.
Acis and Galatea (libretto)
Acis and Galatea (libretto) is an English pastoral opera text by John Gay, best known for its collaboration with George Frideric Handel’s music in the early 18th century.
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B.
Sons of Pericles
Sons of Pericles is a junior auxiliary organization of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association that promotes Hellenic heritage, civic responsibility, and leadership among young men.
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C.
Turandot
Turandot is Giacomo Puccini’s final opera, a grand and dramatic work set in mythical China that is renowned for its powerful arias and lavish orchestration.
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D.
Opera Posthuma
Opera Posthuma is the posthumously published collection of Baruch Spinoza’s major philosophical writings, including his seminal work Ethics.
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E.
The Tempest
The Tempest is a late Shakespearean play that blends shipwreck-driven adventure with themes of magic, power, and reconciliation on a remote island.
- 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: Winter’s Tale (opera) Target entity description: Winter’s Tale (opera) is a contemporary opera by American composer John Harbison, adapted from William Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale."
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A.
Acis and Galatea (libretto)
Acis and Galatea (libretto) is an English pastoral opera text by John Gay, best known for its collaboration with George Frideric Handel’s music in the early 18th century.
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B.
Sons of Pericles
Sons of Pericles is a junior auxiliary organization of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association that promotes Hellenic heritage, civic responsibility, and leadership among young men.
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C.
Turandot
Turandot is Giacomo Puccini’s final opera, a grand and dramatic work set in mythical China that is renowned for its powerful arias and lavish orchestration.
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D.
Opera Posthuma
Opera Posthuma is the posthumously published collection of Baruch Spinoza’s major philosophical writings, including his seminal work Ethics.
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E.
The Tempest
The Tempest is a late Shakespearean play that blends shipwreck-driven adventure with themes of magic, power, and reconciliation on a remote island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary opera
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opera ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Winter’s Tale (opera)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Winter’s Tale (play)
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| basedOn |
Winter’s Tale (opera)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Winter’s Tale
|
| basedOnAuthor | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| composer | John Harbison ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
classical music
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opera adaptation of a play ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Autolycus
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Camillo ⓘ Florizel ⓘ Hermione ⓘ Leontes ⓘ Paulina ⓘ Perdita ⓘ Polixenes ⓘ |
| hasComposerNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasLibrettoLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Act I
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Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ |
| hasSourceWorkGenre | Shakespearean romance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
family relationships
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forgiveness ⓘ jealousy ⓘ loss and reconciliation ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| workType | stage work ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Winter’s Tale (opera) Description of subject: Winter’s Tale (opera) is a contemporary opera by American composer John Harbison, adapted from William Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Winter's Tale
this entity surface form:
The Winter’s Tale
this entity surface form:
The Winter’s Tale (play)
this entity surface form:
The Winter’s Tale
this entity surface form:
The Winter’s Tale (opera adaptation of Shakespeare’s play)