Fire Shut Up in My Bones (opera)
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Fire Shut Up in My Bones is a contemporary opera by Terence Blanchard that adapts Charles M. Blow’s memoir into a powerful exploration of race, trauma, and identity, notably becoming the first opera by a Black composer performed at New York’s Metropolitan Opera.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fire Shut Up in My Bones (opera adaptation) | 1 |
| Fire Shut Up in My Bones (opera) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3139905 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fire Shut Up in My Bones (opera) Context triple: [Terence Blanchard, notableWork, Fire Shut Up in My Bones (opera)]
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The Fall of the House of Usher (opera)
The Fall of the House of Usher (opera) is an operatic adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic short story, typically emphasizing its themes of psychological horror and decay through music and staging.
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B.
Our House Is on Fire
"Our House Is on Fire" is a memoir and call-to-action co-written by climate activist Greta Thunberg and her family, detailing their personal journey and the urgency of the global climate crisis.
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C.
Play It to the Bone
Play It to the Bone is a 1999 sports comedy-drama film about two aging boxers and best friends who get a last-chance shot at a high-profile undercard fight in Las Vegas.
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D.
Something’s Burning
Something’s Burning is a 1969 country-pop song by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, known for its sultry tone and dramatic arrangement.
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E.
The Great Gatsby (opera)
The Great Gatsby (opera) is John Harbison’s operatic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, blending jazz-inflected music with 1920s American themes of wealth, love, and disillusionment.
- 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: Fire Shut Up in My Bones (opera) Target entity description: Fire Shut Up in My Bones is a contemporary opera by Terence Blanchard that adapts Charles M. Blow’s memoir into a powerful exploration of race, trauma, and identity, notably becoming the first opera by a Black composer performed at New York’s Metropolitan Opera.
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A.
The Fall of the House of Usher (opera)
The Fall of the House of Usher (opera) is an operatic adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic short story, typically emphasizing its themes of psychological horror and decay through music and staging.
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B.
Our House Is on Fire
"Our House Is on Fire" is a memoir and call-to-action co-written by climate activist Greta Thunberg and her family, detailing their personal journey and the urgency of the global climate crisis.
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C.
Play It to the Bone
Play It to the Bone is a 1999 sports comedy-drama film about two aging boxers and best friends who get a last-chance shot at a high-profile undercard fight in Las Vegas.
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D.
Something’s Burning
Something’s Burning is a 1969 country-pop song by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, known for its sultry tone and dramatic arrangement.
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E.
The Great Gatsby (opera)
The Great Gatsby (opera) is John Harbison’s operatic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, blending jazz-inflected music with 1920s American themes of wealth, love, and disillusionment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fire Shut Up in My Bones (opera) Description of subject: Fire Shut Up in My Bones is a contemporary opera by Terence Blanchard that adapts Charles M. Blow’s memoir into a powerful exploration of race, trauma, and identity, notably becoming the first opera by a Black composer performed at New York’s Metropolitan Opera.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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