opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti
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The opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti is a 19th-century Italian bel canto work that dramatizes the life of the infamous Renaissance noblewoman through intense vocal writing and dark, melodramatic storytelling.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lucrezia Borgia in Donizetti's "Lucrezia Borgia" | 1 |
| opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6350004 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti Context triple: [Lucrezia Borgia, hasWorkAdaptation, opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti]
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opera "Prima Donna"
"Prima Donna" is a French-language opera by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright that explores the life and struggles of an aging opera diva.
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Opera "La vera storia"
"La vera storia" is a modern opera by Italian composer Luciano Berio that exemplifies his experimental, avant-garde approach to music and theater.
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C.
Adriana Lecouvreur in Cilea's "Adriana Lecouvreur"
Adriana Lecouvreur in Cilea's "Adriana Lecouvreur" is the tragic title heroine of Francesco Cilea’s verismo opera, a celebrated 18th-century French actress whose doomed love affair and dramatic death drive the work’s emotional core.
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Don Carlos (opera) by Giuseppe Verdi
Don Carlos (opera) by Giuseppe Verdi is a grand Romantic opera, based on Friedrich Schiller’s play, that explores political oppression, forbidden love, and personal sacrifice in the court of 16th-century Spain.
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Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera"
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera" is a 19th-century Italian opera that dramatizes political intrigue, forbidden love, and assassination at a masked ball, originally based on the historical murder of Sweden’s King Gustav III.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti Target entity description: The opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti is a 19th-century Italian bel canto work that dramatizes the life of the infamous Renaissance noblewoman through intense vocal writing and dark, melodramatic storytelling.
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A.
opera "Prima Donna"
"Prima Donna" is a French-language opera by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright that explores the life and struggles of an aging opera diva.
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B.
Opera "La vera storia"
"La vera storia" is a modern opera by Italian composer Luciano Berio that exemplifies his experimental, avant-garde approach to music and theater.
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C.
Adriana Lecouvreur in Cilea's "Adriana Lecouvreur"
Adriana Lecouvreur in Cilea's "Adriana Lecouvreur" is the tragic title heroine of Francesco Cilea’s verismo opera, a celebrated 18th-century French actress whose doomed love affair and dramatic death drive the work’s emotional core.
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D.
Don Carlos (opera) by Giuseppe Verdi
Don Carlos (opera) by Giuseppe Verdi is a grand Romantic opera, based on Friedrich Schiller’s play, that explores political oppression, forbidden love, and personal sacrifice in the court of 16th-century Spain.
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E.
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera"
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera" is a 19th-century Italian opera that dramatizes political intrigue, forbidden love, and assassination at a masked ball, originally based on the historical murder of Sweden’s King Gustav III.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | French drama ⓘ |
| alternateVersion | revisions for Paris performances ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Lucrèce Borgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Lucrezia Borgia
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| basedOnWorkAuthor | Victor Hugo ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | none (not commonly assigned) ⓘ |
| characterVoiceType |
Alfonso d’Este – bass
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Gennaro – tenor ⓘ Lucrezia Borgia – soprano ⓘ Maffio Orsini – mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
| composer | Gaetano Donizetti ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | tragedy ⓘ |
| eraOfPremiere | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre | bel canto opera ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century Italian opera ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Felice Romani ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alfonso d’Este
ⓘ
linked to:
Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara
Gennaro ⓘ Lucrezia Borgia ⓘ Maffio Orsini ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Com’è bello! Quale incanto
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Il segreto per esser felici ⓘ T’amo qual s’ama un angelo ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dark melodramatic storytelling
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intense vocal writing ⓘ |
| notableRecording | various 20th-century studio and live recordings ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra and voices ⓘ |
| originalTheatre |
Teatro alla Scala
ⓘ
linked to:
La Scala
|
| performancePractice | often performed with cuts and revisions ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Milan ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1833-12-26 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
Teatro alla Scala
ⓘ
linked to:
La Scala
|
| settingPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Italy ⓘ |
| structure | opera in three acts ⓘ |
| style | melodrama ⓘ |
| subject |
Lucrezia Borgia (historical figure)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lucrezia Borgia
|
| subjectType | historical drama ⓘ |
| theme |
identity and secrecy
ⓘ
motherhood ⓘ poison and revenge ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 1833 ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | bel canto ⓘ |
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Subject: opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti Description of subject: The opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti is a 19th-century Italian bel canto work that dramatizes the life of the infamous Renaissance noblewoman through intense vocal writing and dark, melodramatic storytelling.
Referenced by (2)
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María de Montserrat Bibiana Concepción Caballé i Folch
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Lucrezia Borgia in Donizetti's "Lucrezia Borgia"
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subject linked to:
María de Montserrat
linked to: opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti