Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine
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Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer, renowned for its exotic setting, complex vocal writing, and status as one of the last great works of French grand opera.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine Context triple: [Salle Le Peletier, hostedPremiereOf, Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine]
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A.
Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète
Meyerbeer’s *Le Prophète* is a grand French opera in five acts, first performed in 1849, renowned for its large-scale choral scenes, innovative orchestration, and dramatic portrayal of religious fanaticism and political upheaval.
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B.
Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots
Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer, renowned for its spectacular staging, demanding vocal writing, and depiction of religious conflict during the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.
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L'Arlésienne
L'Arlésienne is a series of portraits by Vincent van Gogh depicting a woman from Arles, emblematic of his bold color and expressive style during his time in southern France.
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D.
Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage
Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage is the second, Carthage-set part of Hector Berlioz’s grand opera *Les Troyens*, focusing on the tragic love story of Dido and Aeneas.
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E.
Auber
Auber is a major underground RER and metro station in central Paris, located near the Opéra Garnier and serving as a key hub in the city’s transit network.
- 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: Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine Target entity description: Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer, renowned for its exotic setting, complex vocal writing, and status as one of the last great works of French grand opera.
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A.
Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète
Meyerbeer’s *Le Prophète* is a grand French opera in five acts, first performed in 1849, renowned for its large-scale choral scenes, innovative orchestration, and dramatic portrayal of religious fanaticism and political upheaval.
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B.
Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots
Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer, renowned for its spectacular staging, demanding vocal writing, and depiction of religious conflict during the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.
-
C.
L'Arlésienne
L'Arlésienne is a series of portraits by Vincent van Gogh depicting a woman from Arles, emblematic of his bold color and expressive style during his time in southern France.
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D.
Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage
Berlioz’s Les Troyens à Carthage is the second, Carthage-set part of Hector Berlioz’s grand opera *Les Troyens*, focusing on the tragic love story of Dido and Aeneas.
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E.
Auber
Auber is a major underground RER and metro station in central Paris, located near the Opéra Garnier and serving as a key hub in the city’s transit network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | grand opera ⓘ |
| associatedConductorAtPremiere | François-Louis Crosnier ⓘ |
| cataloguePosition | Meyerbeer’s last completed opera ⓘ |
| completionStatus | completed posthumously from Meyerbeer’s materials ⓘ |
| composer | Giacomo Meyerbeer ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre | French grand opera ⓘ |
| historicalReception | highly successful at its premiere ⓘ |
| influence | later treatments of exoticism in opera ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Eugène Scribe ⓘ |
| notableAria | “Ô paradis” ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Inès
ⓘ
linked to:
Ines
Nélusko ⓘ Sélika ⓘ Vasco de Gama ⓘ
linked to:
Vasco da Gama
|
| numberOfActs | 5 ⓘ |
| operaHouseForPremiere |
Académie Impériale de Musique
ⓘ
linked to:
Académie royale de musique
|
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L’Africaine ⓘ |
| periodClassification | late French grand opera tradition ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | over several decades ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1865-04-28 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Paris Opéra
ⓘ
linked to:
Paris Opera
|
| publisherOfVocalScore | Choudens ⓘ |
| revisedTitle |
Vasco de Gama
ⓘ
linked to:
Vasco da Gama
|
| roleVoiceType |
Inès – soprano
ⓘ
linked to:
Inés
Nélusko – baritone ⓘ Sélika – soprano ⓘ Vasco de Gama – tenor ⓘ |
| setting |
Age of Discovery
ⓘ
linked to:
Age of Exploration
Indian Ocean ⓘ Portugal ⓘ |
| status | one of the last great works of French grand opera ⓘ |
| structure |
includes ballet
ⓘ
includes elaborate ensembles ⓘ includes large choruses ⓘ |
| style | Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
colonial encounter
ⓘ
exploration ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| theatricalRequirements |
elaborate staging
ⓘ
large chorus ⓘ |
| vocalWriting | complex ⓘ |
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Subject: Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine Description of subject: Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer, renowned for its exotic setting, complex vocal writing, and status as one of the last great works of French grand opera.
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