Rusalka in Dvořák’s "Rusalka"
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Rusalka in Dvořák’s "Rusalka" is the tragic water nymph heroine of Antonín Dvořák’s lyric fairy-tale opera, best known for her yearning aria "Song to the Moon" and her doomed love for a human prince.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rusalka in Dvořák’s "Rusalka" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4525678 — 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: Rusalka in Dvořák’s "Rusalka" Context triple: [Renée Fleming, notableRole, Rusalka in Dvořák’s "Rusalka"]
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"Swan Lake" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a landmark 19th-century classical ballet, renowned for its romantic, tragic storyline and iconic score, and is one of the most frequently performed ballets worldwide.
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The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"The Sleeping Beauty" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a landmark 19th-century classical ballet, renowned for its lush orchestral score and fairy-tale choreography that has become a cornerstone of the traditional ballet repertoire.
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Swan Lake
Swan Lake is a renowned classical ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, telling the tragic love story of Prince Siegfried and the enchanted swan princess Odette.
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D.
Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
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Lucia in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor"
Lucia in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" is the tragic bel canto heroine driven to madness and death amid a doomed love and brutal family conflict in 17th-century Scotland.
- 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: Rusalka in Dvořák’s "Rusalka" Target entity description: Rusalka in Dvořák’s "Rusalka" is the tragic water nymph heroine of Antonín Dvořák’s lyric fairy-tale opera, best known for her yearning aria "Song to the Moon" and her doomed love for a human prince.
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A.
Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"Swan Lake" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a landmark 19th-century classical ballet, renowned for its romantic, tragic storyline and iconic score, and is one of the most frequently performed ballets worldwide.
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B.
The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"The Sleeping Beauty" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a landmark 19th-century classical ballet, renowned for its lush orchestral score and fairy-tale choreography that has become a cornerstone of the traditional ballet repertoire.
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C.
Swan Lake
Swan Lake is a renowned classical ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, telling the tragic love story of Prince Siegfried and the enchanted swan princess Odette.
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D.
Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
"Boris Godunov" is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky, renowned for its powerful portrayal of the troubled Russian tsar and its innovative, dramatically intense music.
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E.
Lucia in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor"
Lucia in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" is the tragic bel canto heroine driven to madness and death amid a doomed love and brutal family conflict in 17th-century Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
mythological being ⓘ opera character ⓘ water nymph ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Rusalka (opera)
ⓘ
linked to:
Rusalka
|
| ariaLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| basedOn | Slavic water nymph folklore ⓘ |
| beloved | the Prince ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alienation between worlds
ⓘ
impossible love between human and supernatural being ⓘ sacrifice and loss ⓘ |
| characterArc | from innocent water nymph to cursed, tragic spirit ⓘ |
| creator | Antonín Dvořák ⓘ |
| curseConsequence |
becomes a will-o’-the-wisp
ⓘ
brings death to her beloved with a kiss ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | tragic heroine ⓘ |
| dramaticOutcome |
eternal wandering as a spirit
ⓘ
tragic death of the Prince ⓘ |
| famousFor | aria "Song to the Moon" ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation |
National Theatre, Prague
ⓘ
linked to:
Národní divadlo
|
| genreContext | lyric fairy-tale opera ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | the Prince ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Czech ⓘ |
| librettoBy | Jaroslav Kvapil ⓘ |
| makesPactWith | Ježibaba ⓘ |
| musicalAssociation | leitmotifs in Dvořák’s score ⓘ |
| name | Rusalka ⓘ |
| nationalTradition | Czech opera ⓘ |
| notableScene | Act I lakeside scene with "Song to the Moon" ⓘ |
| oftenComparedTo |
Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid
ⓘ
linked to:
The Little Mermaid (fairy tale)
|
| operaActAppearances |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ |
| parent |
Vodník (Water Goblin)
ⓘ
linked to:
Vodyanoy
|
| performanceTradition | major role in the international soprano repertoire ⓘ |
| primarySetting | a forest lake ⓘ |
| relationshipToWater | daughter of the Water Goblin ⓘ |
| roleType | soprano ⓘ |
| sacrifice |
her immortality
ⓘ
her voice ⓘ |
| sings |
"Song to the Moon"
ⓘ
linked to:
aria "Song to the Moon"
|
| symbolism |
innocent, selfless love
ⓘ
the danger of crossing natural boundaries ⓘ |
| vocalRange | lyric soprano ⓘ |
| wishesToBecome | human ⓘ |
| workTitleInCzech | Rusalka ⓘ |
| yearningFor | human love ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Rusalka in Dvořák’s "Rusalka" Description of subject: Rusalka in Dvořák’s "Rusalka" is the tragic water nymph heroine of Antonín Dvořák’s lyric fairy-tale opera, best known for her yearning aria "Song to the Moon" and her doomed love for a human prince.
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