Hippolyte et Aricie
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Hippolyte et Aricie is a 1733 French Baroque opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, based on Racine’s tragedy Phèdre and noted for its rich orchestration and innovative harmony.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hippolyte et Aricie canonical | 3 |
| Racine's Phèdre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5334789 — 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: Hippolyte et Aricie Context triple: [Jean-Philippe Rameau, notableWork, Hippolyte et Aricie]
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Persée et Andromède
Persée et Andromède is a short prose piece by Jules Laforgue that retells the Greek myth of Perseus and Andromeda in his characteristically ironic, symbolist style.
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Bacchus et Ariane
Bacchus et Ariane is a two-part ballet by French composer Albert Roussel, celebrated for its lush orchestration and mythological narrative based on the story of Bacchus and Ariadne.
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Paride ed Elena
Paride ed Elena is an 18th-century opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck, known for its role in his reform of opera seria through greater dramatic coherence and musical simplicity.
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Daphnis et Chloé
Daphnis et Chloé is a one-act ballet with music by Maurice Ravel, celebrated for its lush orchestral score and impressionistic evocation of an ancient Greek pastoral romance.
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E.
Cadmus et Hermione
Cadmus et Hermione is a 1673 French tragédie en musique by Jean-Baptiste Lully, often regarded as the first true French opera and a landmark in the development of the genre.
- 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: Hippolyte et Aricie Target entity description: Hippolyte et Aricie is a 1733 French Baroque opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, based on Racine’s tragedy Phèdre and noted for its rich orchestration and innovative harmony.
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A.
Persée et Andromède
Persée et Andromède is a short prose piece by Jules Laforgue that retells the Greek myth of Perseus and Andromeda in his characteristically ironic, symbolist style.
-
B.
Bacchus et Ariane
Bacchus et Ariane is a two-part ballet by French composer Albert Roussel, celebrated for its lush orchestration and mythological narrative based on the story of Bacchus and Ariadne.
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C.
Paride ed Elena
Paride ed Elena is an 18th-century opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck, known for its role in his reform of opera seria through greater dramatic coherence and musical simplicity.
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D.
Daphnis et Chloé
Daphnis et Chloé is a one-act ballet with music by Maurice Ravel, celebrated for its lush orchestral score and impressionistic evocation of an ancient Greek pastoral romance.
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E.
Cadmus et Hermione
Cadmus et Hermione is a 1673 French tragédie en musique by Jean-Baptiste Lully, often regarded as the first true French opera and a landmark in the development of the genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera
ⓘ
tragédie lyrique ⓘ |
| acts | 5 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Phèdre
ⓘ
linked to:
Phaedra
|
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Jean Racine ⓘ |
| composer | Jean-Philippe Rameau ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| firstRameauOpera | true ⓘ |
| form | tragédie en musique ⓘ |
| genre | French Baroque opera ⓘ |
| hasAct |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ Act IV ⓘ Act V ⓘ |
| hasPrologue | Prologue ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
marked Rameau’s debut in opera
ⓘ
sparked controversy in Parisian musical circles ⓘ |
| includes |
arias
ⓘ
ballet ⓘ choruses ⓘ recitatives ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Simon-Joseph Pellegrin ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle |
Theseus cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Theseus myth cycle
|
| mythologicalSource | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notedFor |
innovative harmony
ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ |
| originalCompany | Paris Opera ⓘ |
| originalInstitution |
Académie Royale de Musique
ⓘ
linked to:
Académie royale de musique
|
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1733-10-01 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Académie Royale de Musique, Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Académie royale de musique
|
| prologue | true ⓘ |
| setting | ancient Greece ⓘ |
| sourceGenre | tragedy ⓘ |
| sourceWorkTitle |
Phèdre
ⓘ
linked to:
Phaedra
|
| style |
French Baroque
ⓘ
linked to:
French Baroque art
|
| subject |
Aricia
ⓘ
Hippolytus ⓘ Phaedra ⓘ Theseus ⓘ
linked to:
Thésée
|
| thematicFocus |
conflict between duty and passion
ⓘ
tragic love ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1733 ⓘ |
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linked to: Hippolyte et Aricie