The Lighthouse
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The Lighthouse is a chamber opera by British composer Peter Maxwell Davies, known for its haunting atmosphere and psychological exploration of an infamous lighthouse disappearance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Lighthouse canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5994834 — 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: The Lighthouse Context triple: [Peter Maxwell Davies, notableWork, The Lighthouse]
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A.
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is a 2019 psychological horror film directed by Robert Eggers, known for its stark black-and-white cinematography and intense performances by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as isolated lighthouse keepers descending into madness.
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B.
Lighthouse
Lighthouse is an open-source Ethereum consensus client, written in Rust and maintained by Sigma Prime, that focuses on security, performance, and efficient participation in Ethereum’s proof-of-stake network.
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C.
The Lighthouse at Two Lights
The Lighthouse at Two Lights is a 1929 oil painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper depicting a sunlit lighthouse and keeper’s house on the coast of Maine.
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D.
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea is a historical adventure-drama film depicting the real-life 1820 sinking of the whaling ship Essex, an event that inspired Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick.
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E.
Bankhead
Bankhead is a surname most notably associated with the prominent American political family that included U.S. House Speaker William B. Bankhead and actress Tallulah Bankhead.
- 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: The Lighthouse Target entity description: The Lighthouse is a chamber opera by British composer Peter Maxwell Davies, known for its haunting atmosphere and psychological exploration of an infamous lighthouse disappearance.
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A.
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is a 2019 psychological horror film directed by Robert Eggers, known for its stark black-and-white cinematography and intense performances by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as isolated lighthouse keepers descending into madness.
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B.
Lighthouse
Lighthouse is an open-source Ethereum consensus client, written in Rust and maintained by Sigma Prime, that focuses on security, performance, and efficient participation in Ethereum’s proof-of-stake network.
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C.
The Lighthouse at Two Lights
The Lighthouse at Two Lights is a 1929 oil painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper depicting a sunlit lighthouse and keeper’s house on the coast of Maine.
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D.
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea is a historical adventure-drama film depicting the real-life 1820 sinking of the whaling ship Essex, an event that inspired Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick.
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E.
Bankhead
Bankhead is a surname most notably associated with the prominent American political family that included U.S. House Speaker William B. Bankhead and actress Tallulah Bankhead.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | chamber opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | Flannan Isles lighthouse disappearance ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Maxwell Davies: The Lighthouse ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Edinburgh Festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Edinburgh festivals
|
| composer |
Peter Maxwell Davies
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | court-of-inquiry framing device ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Arthur
ⓘ
Blazes ⓘ Court of Inquiry ⓘ Officer 1 ⓘ Officer 2 ⓘ Officer 3 ⓘ Sandy ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | chamber orchestra with prominent percussion ⓘ |
| hasRecording | various commercial audio recordings ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
guilt
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ madness ⓘ unreliable testimony ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist |
Peter Maxwell Davies
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
|
| notableCharacteristic |
haunting atmosphere
ⓘ
psychological exploration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense psychological drama
ⓘ
use of small ensemble to create large-scale tension ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfSingers | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration | small chamber ensemble ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage work ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century opera repertoire ⓘ |
| period | late 20th century ⓘ |
| premieredAt |
Edinburgh Festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Edinburgh festivals
|
| premiereDate | 1980-09-12 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
Edinburgh, Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Edinburgh
|
| setting | a lighthouse ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and one act ⓘ |
| style | modernist ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | mysterious disappearance of lighthouse keepers ⓘ |
| tone |
claustrophobic
ⓘ
dark ⓘ |
| vocalForces | three male singers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lighthouse Description of subject: The Lighthouse is a chamber opera by British composer Peter Maxwell Davies, known for its haunting atmosphere and psychological exploration of an infamous lighthouse disappearance.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.