Puccini's opera "Tosca"
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Puccini's opera "Tosca" is a dramatic Italian opera renowned for its intense emotional story, memorable arias, and vivid depiction of political intrigue and passion in Rome.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Puccini's opera "Tosca" canonical | 1 |
| Puccini's third opera | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Puccini's opera "Tosca" Context triple: [Tosca, popularityInfluencedBy, Puccini's opera "Tosca"]
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Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca"
Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca" is the passionate and tragic Roman opera singer heroine whose story of love, jealousy, and sacrifice unfolds against a backdrop of political intrigue in early 19th-century Rome.
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B.
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera"
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera" is a 19th-century Italian opera that dramatizes political intrigue, forbidden love, and assassination at a masked ball, originally based on the historical murder of Sweden’s King Gustav III.
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Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida"
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida" is a grand 19th-century Italian opera set in ancient Egypt, renowned for its dramatic love story, monumental choruses, and elaborate staging.
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Act III of "Tosca"
Act III of "Tosca" is the opera’s final act, set at dawn atop Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo, culminating in the tragic deaths of Cavaradossi and Tosca.
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opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti
The opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti is a 19th-century Italian bel canto work that dramatizes the life of the infamous Renaissance noblewoman through intense vocal writing and dark, melodramatic storytelling.
- 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: Puccini's opera "Tosca" Target entity description: Puccini's opera "Tosca" is a dramatic Italian opera renowned for its intense emotional story, memorable arias, and vivid depiction of political intrigue and passion in Rome.
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A.
Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca"
Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca" is the passionate and tragic Roman opera singer heroine whose story of love, jealousy, and sacrifice unfolds against a backdrop of political intrigue in early 19th-century Rome.
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B.
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera"
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera" is a 19th-century Italian opera that dramatizes political intrigue, forbidden love, and assassination at a masked ball, originally based on the historical murder of Sweden’s King Gustav III.
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C.
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida"
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida" is a grand 19th-century Italian opera set in ancient Egypt, renowned for its dramatic love story, monumental choruses, and elaborate staging.
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D.
Act III of "Tosca"
Act III of "Tosca" is the opera’s final act, set at dawn atop Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo, culminating in the tragic deaths of Cavaradossi and Tosca.
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E.
opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti
The opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti is a 19th-century Italian bel canto work that dramatizes the life of the infamous Renaissance noblewoman through intense vocal writing and dark, melodramatic storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
melodramma
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| acts |
Act I in the Church of Sant’Andrea della Valle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II in Palazzo Farnese NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III at Castel Sant’Angelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | play "La Tosca" by Victorien Sardou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Giacomo Puccini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstConductorAtPremiere | Leopoldo Mugnone GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Madama Butterfly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | verismo opera ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist |
Giuseppe Giacosa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luigi Illica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalFeature |
leitmotifs
ⓘ
through-composed scenes ⓘ |
| notableAria |
"E lucevan le stelle"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
"Recondita armonia" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Vissi d’arte" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEnsemble | Te Deum (Act I finale) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecording | 1953 EMI recording conducted by Victor de Sabata ⓘ |
| notableRoleCreator |
Emilio De Marchi as Mario Cavaradossi
GENERATED
ⓘ
Eugenio Giraldoni as Baron Scarpia GENERATED ⓘ Hariclea Darclée as Floria Tosca GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| operaNumberInPucciniCareer | 5 GENERATED ⓘ |
| orchestration |
chorus
ⓘ
full symphony orchestra ⓘ organ ⓘ |
| originalImpresario | Giulio Ricordi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInOeuvre | middle-period Puccini opera ⓘ |
| precededBy | La bohème NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1900-01-14 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Teatro Costanzi, Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalCharacter |
Baron Scarpia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Floria Tosca NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Cavaradossi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalVoiceType |
baritone
ⓘ
soprano ⓘ tenor ⓘ |
| publisher | G. Ricordi & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | June 1800 ⓘ |
| structure | three-act opera ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| theme |
jealousy
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political intrigue ⓘ religion ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ tyranny and oppression ⓘ |
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Puccini's third opera