Prince Yeletsky

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baritone role fictional character opera role

Prince Yeletsky is a nobleman and romantic baritone role in Tchaikovsky’s opera "The Queen of Spades," known for his sincere love for Liza and his lyrical, heartfelt arias.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Prince Yeletsky canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4811006 — 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: Prince Yeletsky
Context triple: [The Queen of Spades, principalCharacter, Prince Yeletsky]

A. Prince Yuri Trubetskoy
Prince Yuri Trubetskoy was a Russian nobleman and statesman of the early Russian Empire era, remembered for his role in regional development and urban founding.
B. Prince Yuri Dolgorukov
Prince Yuri Dolgorukov was a Russian noble and military leader from the influential Dolgorukov family, known for his role in expanding and administering territories of the Russian Empire.
C. Prince Esper Beloselsky-Belozersky
Prince Esper Beloselsky-Belozersky was a Russian aristocrat and statesman from the prominent Beloselsky-Belozersky noble family, known for his influence in imperial high society and patronage of grand architectural projects.
D. Prince Yuri Baryatinsky
Prince Yuri Baryatinsky was a Russian nobleman and statesman of the early Russian Empire era, noted for his role in regional development and urban founding.
E. Prince Nikolai Galitzin
Prince Nikolai Galitzin was a Russian aristocrat and patron of music best known for commissioning several of Ludwig van Beethoven’s late string quartets.
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: Prince Yeletsky
Target entity description: Prince Yeletsky is a nobleman and romantic baritone role in Tchaikovsky’s opera "The Queen of Spades," known for his sincere love for Liza and his lyrical, heartfelt arias.

A. Prince Yuri Trubetskoy
Prince Yuri Trubetskoy was a Russian nobleman and statesman of the early Russian Empire era, remembered for his role in regional development and urban founding.
B. Prince Yuri Dolgorukov
Prince Yuri Dolgorukov was a Russian noble and military leader from the influential Dolgorukov family, known for his role in expanding and administering territories of the Russian Empire.
C. Prince Esper Beloselsky-Belozersky
Prince Esper Beloselsky-Belozersky was a Russian aristocrat and statesman from the prominent Beloselsky-Belozersky noble family, known for his influence in imperial high society and patronage of grand architectural projects.
D. Prince Yuri Baryatinsky
Prince Yuri Baryatinsky was a Russian nobleman and statesman of the early Russian Empire era, noted for his role in regional development and urban founding.
E. Prince Nikolai Galitzin
Prince Nikolai Galitzin was a Russian aristocrat and patron of music best known for commissioning several of Ludwig van Beethoven’s late string quartets.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	baritone role ⓘ fictional character ⓘ opera role ⓘ
appearsIn	Pikovaya dama ⓘ The Queen of Spades ⓘ
appearsInAct	Act II of The Queen of Spades ⓘ linked to: The Queen of Spades
ariaLanguage	Russian ⓘ
characterTrait	loyal ⓘ noble ⓘ romantic ⓘ sincere ⓘ
composerOfWorkAppearingIn	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
creator	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
dramaticArc	begins as confident fiancé of Liza ⓘ experiences betrayal by Liza ⓘ retains dignity despite heartbreak ⓘ
dramaticFunction	contrast to Hermann ⓘ embodiment of sincere, selfless love ⓘ
emotionalToneOfMusic	lyrical ⓘ noble ⓘ tender ⓘ
famousAria	Ya vas lyublyu (I love you) ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocationOfWorkAppearingIn	Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg ⓘ linked to: Mariinsky Theatre
firstPerformanceOfWorkAppearingIn	1890 ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearingIn	opera ⓘ
knownFor	heartfelt expression of love for Liza ⓘ lyrical arias ⓘ
languageOfWorkAppearingIn	Russian ⓘ
librettistOfWorkAppearingIn	Modest Tchaikovsky ⓘ
musicalStyle	late-Romantic Russian opera ⓘ
nationalityInFiction	Russian ⓘ
orchestralAccompanimentCharacteristic	lush and expressive ⓘ
performanceTradition	often a highlight baritone role in The Queen of Spades ⓘ
relationshipToHermann	rival in love ⓘ
roleInWork	Liza's fiancé ⓘ nobleman ⓘ
romanticPartner	Liza ⓘ
settingOfRole	18th-century Saint Petersburg ⓘ
typicalCasting	lyric baritone ⓘ
typicalInterpretiveFocus	emotional sincerity ⓘ legato phrasing ⓘ warmth of tone ⓘ
voiceType	baritone ⓘ
workAppearingInBasedOn	The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin ⓘ linked to: The Queen of Spades