"Aida"

E455387

grand opera opera

"Aida" is Giuseppe Verdi's grand opera set in ancient Egypt, renowned for its dramatic love triangle, monumental choruses, and powerful arias.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Aida	10
"Aida" canonical	1
Aida (revisions)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4586233 — 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: "Aida"
Context triple: [Renata Tebaldi, madeStudioRecordingsOf, "Aida"]

A. Aida
Aida is a Broadway musical, with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, that retells the tragic love story between an enslaved Nubian princess and an Egyptian soldier.
B. Viva Bahriya
Viva Bahriya is a residential waterfront precinct in The Pearl-Qatar known for its beachfront towers, marina views, and resort-style living.
C. Theater of the Sea
Theater of the Sea is a marine mammal park and tourist attraction in Islamorada, Florida, known for its dolphin, sea lion, and marine life shows and interactive programs.
D. “Black Rock”
"Black Rock" is a track by the hip hop group The Roots from their concept album …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin.
E. Planet Ocean
Planet Ocean is a documentary film co-directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand that explores the beauty, complexity, and environmental importance of the world’s oceans.
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: "Aida"
Target entity description: "Aida" is Giuseppe Verdi's grand opera set in ancient Egypt, renowned for its dramatic love triangle, monumental choruses, and powerful arias.

A. Aida
Aida is a Broadway musical, with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, that retells the tragic love story between an enslaved Nubian princess and an Egyptian soldier.
B. Viva Bahriya
Viva Bahriya is a residential waterfront precinct in The Pearl-Qatar known for its beachfront towers, marina views, and resort-style living.
C. Theater of the Sea
Theater of the Sea is a marine mammal park and tourist attraction in Islamorada, Florida, known for its dolphin, sea lion, and marine life shows and interactive programs.
D. “Black Rock”
"Black Rock" is a track by the hip hop group The Roots from their concept album …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin.
E. Planet Ocean
Planet Ocean is a documentary film co-directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand that explores the beauty, complexity, and environmental importance of the world’s oceans.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	grand opera ⓘ opera ⓘ
basedOn	scenario by Auguste Mariette NERFINISHED ⓘ
catalogueNumber	none (not customarily numbered) ⓘ
choralForces	large chorus ⓘ
commissionedBy	Isma'il Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionedFor	Khedivial Opera House NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer	Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ
famousAria	Celeste Aida NERFINISHED ⓘ O patria mia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ritorna vincitor! NERFINISHED ⓘ
famousEnsemble	final duet "O terra addio" NERFINISHED ⓘ
famousScene	Triumphal Scene in Act II NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstEuropeanPerformanceDate	1872-02-08 ⓘ
firstEuropeanPerformancePlace	Teatro alla Scala, Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformanceCountry	Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublisher	Giulio Ricordi NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	opera ⓘ
historicalContext	composed for opening of Suez Canal era Egypt ⓘ
language	Italian ⓘ
librettist	Antonio Ghislanzoni NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCharacter	Aida NERFINISHED ⓘ Amneris NERFINISHED ⓘ Amonasro NERFINISHED ⓘ Radamès NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramfis NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	dramatic love triangle ⓘ monumental choruses ⓘ powerful arias ⓘ
notableProductionElement	grand staging and spectacle ⓘ
numberOfActs	4 ⓘ
orchestration	large orchestra ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage	Italian ⓘ
period	Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeInRepertoire	standard operatic repertoire ⓘ
premiereDate	1871-12-24 ⓘ
premierePlace	Khedivial Opera House, Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
structure	overture and four acts ⓘ
theme	conflict between love and patriotism ⓘ duty ⓘ love ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ war ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration	about 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours ⓘ
vocalForces	soloists, chorus, and orchestra ⓘ

How these facts were elicited