Rusalka
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Rusalka is the water nymph title character of Antonín Dvořák’s opera, best known for her tragic love story and the famous aria “Song to the Moon.”
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rusalka canonical | 9 |
| Rusalka (opera) | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5030951 — 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 Context triple: [Kristīne Opolais, notableRole, Rusalka]
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A.
Iolanta
Iolanta is a one-act lyric opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky that tells the story of a blind princess who discovers sight and love.
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B.
Ondine
Ondine was a prominent American actor and Warhol superstar known for his eccentric performances in Andy Warhol’s underground films of the 1960s.
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C.
Ondine
Ondine is a Finnish classical music record label renowned for high-quality recordings of Nordic and contemporary repertoire.
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D.
Ondine
Ondine is a character from the "Tar Baby" narrative, often associated with themes of entrapment and trickery rooted in African American folklore.
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E.
Ondine
Ondine is a 1954 Broadway play by Jean Giraudoux, adapted by Maurice Valency, in which Audrey Hepburn gave an acclaimed, Tony-winning performance as a water nymph.
- 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 Target entity description: Rusalka is the water nymph title character of Antonín Dvořák’s opera, best known for her tragic love story and the famous aria “Song to the Moon.”
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A.
Iolanta
Iolanta is a one-act lyric opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky that tells the story of a blind princess who discovers sight and love.
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B.
Ondine
Ondine was a prominent American actor and Warhol superstar known for his eccentric performances in Andy Warhol’s underground films of the 1960s.
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C.
Ondine
Ondine is a Finnish classical music record label renowned for high-quality recordings of Nordic and contemporary repertoire.
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D.
Ondine
Ondine is a character from the "Tar Baby" narrative, often associated with themes of entrapment and trickery rooted in African American folklore.
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E.
Ondine
Ondine is a 1954 Broadway play by Jean Giraudoux, adapted by Maurice Valency, in which Audrey Hepburn gave an acclaimed, Tony-winning performance as a water nymph.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
mythological being ⓘ opera character ⓘ water nymph ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Rusalka (opera)
ⓘ
linked to:
Rusalka
|
| ariaAppearsInAct |
Song to the Moon – Act I
ⓘ
linked to:
aria "Song to the Moon"
|
| associatedWithMotif |
moon
ⓘ
water ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Andersen's The Little Mermaid (loosely)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Little Mermaid (fairy tale)
Slavic folklore ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
impossible love between human and supernatural being
ⓘ
loss of voice and identity ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| creator | Antonín Dvořák ⓘ |
| diesAtEndOf |
Rusalka (opera)
ⓘ
linked to:
Rusalka
|
| fallsInLoveWith | the Prince ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1901-03-31 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace |
National Theatre, Prague
ⓘ
linked to:
Národní divadlo
|
| firstPerformedBy | Růžena Maturová ⓘ |
| genreContext | lyric fairy-tale opera ⓘ |
| hasAct |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ |
| hasAria | Song to the Moon ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
in love with a human prince
ⓘ
mute for part of the opera ⓘ tragic heroine ⓘ |
| hasFather | Vodník ⓘ |
| hasLover | the Prince ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | water spirit ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Foreign Princess
ⓘ
Ježibaba ⓘ Vodník ⓘ the Prince ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Slavic water-spirit legends ⓘ |
| isRejectedBy | the Prince ⓘ |
| killsWithKiss | the Prince ⓘ |
| librettist | Jaroslav Kvapil ⓘ |
| makesPactWith | Ježibaba ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Czech (mythic setting) ⓘ |
| nationalTradition | Czech opera ⓘ |
| roleCreatedFor | lyric soprano ⓘ |
| setIn | a forest lake ⓘ |
| singsInLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| titleCharacterOf |
Rusalka (opera)
ⓘ
linked to:
Rusalka
|
| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rusalka Description of subject: Rusalka is the water nymph title character of Antonín Dvořák’s opera, best known for her tragic love story and the famous aria “Song to the Moon.”
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Rusalka in Dvořák’s "Rusalka"
subject linked to:
Rusalka in Dvořák’s "Rusalka"
linked to: Rusalka
subject linked to:
Rusalka in Dvořák’s "Rusalka"
subject linked to:
Opolais
linked to: Rusalka
linked to: Rusalka
subject linked to:
Anna Čermáková