Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera
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Amelia in Verdi's *Un ballo in maschera* is the opera’s central soprano heroine, torn between forbidden love and marital duty amid a politically charged, tragic plot.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amelia Grimaldi – soprano | 1 |
| Amelia in Verdi's "Un ballo in maschera" | 1 |
| Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6415030 — 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: Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera Context triple: [Joan Sutherland, debutRole, Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera]
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A.
Violetta in Verdi's "La traviata"
Violetta in Verdi's "La traviata" is the tragic Parisian courtesan heroine of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, renowned for her emotional depth and demanding vocal writing.
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B.
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.
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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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Lucia in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor"
Lucia in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" is the tragic bel canto heroine driven to madness and death amid a doomed love and brutal family conflict in 17th-century Scotland.
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E.
Un ballo in maschera
Un ballo in maschera is a three-act Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi, renowned for its dramatic blend of political intrigue, forbidden love, and tragic betrayal.
- 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: Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera Target entity description: Amelia in Verdi's *Un ballo in maschera* is the opera’s central soprano heroine, torn between forbidden love and marital duty amid a politically charged, tragic plot.
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A.
Violetta in Verdi's "La traviata"
Violetta in Verdi's "La traviata" is the tragic Parisian courtesan heroine of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, renowned for her emotional depth and demanding vocal writing.
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B.
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.
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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.
Lucia in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor"
Lucia in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" is the tragic bel canto heroine driven to madness and death amid a doomed love and brutal family conflict in 17th-century Scotland.
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E.
Un ballo in maschera
Un ballo in maschera is a three-act Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi, renowned for its dramatic blend of political intrigue, forbidden love, and tragic betrayal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
operatic role ⓘ soprano role ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Un ballo in maschera ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Un ballo in maschera
ⓘ
linked to:
Un ballo in maschera
Act II of Un ballo in maschera ⓘ
linked to:
Un ballo in maschera
Act III of Un ballo in maschera ⓘ
linked to:
Un ballo in maschera
|
| associatedWithKeyScene | masked ball assassination scene ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
adultery
ⓘ
forbidden passion ⓘ guilt ⓘ honor ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| centralConflict | duty to husband versus love for Riccardo ⓘ |
| consults | Ulrica ⓘ |
| createdBy | Giuseppe Verdi ⓘ |
| dramaticArc | conflict between love and marital duty ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
central female protagonist
ⓘ
tragic heroine ⓘ |
| genre | opera character ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Renato ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Riccardo ⓘ |
| isThreatenedBy | conspirators ⓘ |
| loves | Riccardo ⓘ |
| meetsAtLocation | gallows field outside the city ⓘ |
| musicalNumber |
"Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa"
ⓘ
"Morrò, ma prima in grazia" ⓘ |
| musicalNumberType | aria ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory |
American (in Boston-transposed version)
ⓘ
Swedish (in original Swedish setting) ⓘ |
| operaComposer | Giuseppe Verdi ⓘ |
| operaLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| operaLibrettist | Antonio Somma ⓘ |
| operaPremiereYear | 1859 ⓘ |
| operaTitleEnglish | A Masked Ball ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Un ballo in maschera ⓘ |
| presentAtEvent | masked ball ⓘ |
| relationshipType | forbidden love ⓘ |
| revealsSecretTo | Renato ⓘ |
| roleRequires |
dramatic soprano voice
ⓘ
strong acting ability ⓘ |
| seeksFromUlrica | magic remedy to extinguish her love ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | politically charged environment ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Renato ⓘ |
| typicalCasting | lyric-dramatic soprano ⓘ |
| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera Description of subject: Amelia in Verdi's *Un ballo in maschera* is the opera’s central soprano heroine, torn between forbidden love and marital duty amid a politically charged, tragic plot.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera
linked to: Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera