Giacomo Meyerbeer
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Giacomo Meyerbeer was a 19th-century German opera composer renowned for his grand operas that dominated the Parisian stage and influenced the development of Romantic opera.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Giacomo Meyerbeer canonical | 3 |
| Meyerbeer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2134575 — 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: Giacomo Meyerbeer Context triple: [Giacomo, hasNotableBearer, Giacomo Meyerbeer]
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A.
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Maria von Weber was a pioneering early Romantic German composer and conductor, best known for his operas that strongly shaped the development of German national opera.
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B.
Luigi Cherubini
Luigi Cherubini was an influential Italian-born composer of the Classical and early Romantic eras, renowned especially for his operas and sacred music and long active in the musical life of Paris.
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C.
Auber
Auber is a major underground RER and metro station in central Paris, located near the Opéra Garnier and serving as a key hub in the city’s transit network.
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D.
Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet was a 19th-century French composer best known for his opera "Carmen," one of the most frequently performed works in the operatic repertoire.
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E.
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Christoph Willibald Gluck was an 18th-century German composer best known for reforming opera by emphasizing dramatic coherence and expressive simplicity over virtuosic display.
- 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: Giacomo Meyerbeer Target entity description: Giacomo Meyerbeer was a 19th-century German opera composer renowned for his grand operas that dominated the Parisian stage and influenced the development of Romantic opera.
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A.
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Maria von Weber was a pioneering early Romantic German composer and conductor, best known for his operas that strongly shaped the development of German national opera.
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B.
Luigi Cherubini
Luigi Cherubini was an influential Italian-born composer of the Classical and early Romantic eras, renowned especially for his operas and sacred music and long active in the musical life of Paris.
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C.
Auber
Auber is a major underground RER and metro station in central Paris, located near the Opéra Garnier and serving as a key hub in the city’s transit network.
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D.
Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet was a 19th-century French composer best known for his opera "Carmen," one of the most frequently performed works in the operatic repertoire.
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E.
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Christoph Willibald Gluck was an 18th-century German composer best known for reforming opera by emphasizing dramatic coherence and expressive simplicity over virtuosic display.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romantic-era composer
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ opera composer ⓘ |
| birthName | Jakob Liebmann Beer ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Berlin ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
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Prussia ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Germany
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Prussia ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1791-09-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1864-05-02 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German Jews ⓘ |
| familyName |
Beer
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Giacomo Meyerbeer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Meyerbeer
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| father | Jacob Herz Beer ⓘ |
| genre |
grand opera
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opera ⓘ |
| givenName |
Giacomo
ⓘ
Jakub ⓘ
surface form:
Jakob
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| hasSignatureWorkFeature |
historical and religious themes
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large-scale choral scenes ⓘ spectacular staging and effects ⓘ |
| influenced |
Giuseppe Verdi
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Richard Wagner ⓘ later Romantic opera composers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| mother | Amalia Beer ⓘ |
| movement | Romantic music ⓘ |
| name | Giacomo Meyerbeer self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of French grand opera
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dominance of the Paris Opéra in the 19th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dinorah
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Le prophète ⓘ Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots ⓘ
surface form:
Les Huguenots
L’Africaine ⓘ Robert the Devil ⓘ
surface form:
Robert le diable
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| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
conductor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Tasdorf
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near Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld | General Music Director of the Royal Opera in Berlin ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sibling | Michael Beer ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Abbé Vogler
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Antonio Salieri ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Berlin
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Italy ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Giacomo Meyerbeer Description of subject: Giacomo Meyerbeer was a 19th-century German opera composer renowned for his grand operas that dominated the Parisian stage and influenced the development of Romantic opera.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Meyerbeer