Sadko
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Sadko is a Russian opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov based on a medieval Novgorod bylina about a gusli player and his fantastical adventures with the Sea Tsar.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sadko canonical | 2 |
| Sadko in the Underwater Kingdom | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7180772 — 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: Sadko Context triple: [Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, notableWork, Sadko]
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A.
Stiffelio
Stiffelio is an 1850 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, notable for its unconventional story of a Protestant minister confronting adultery and forgiveness.
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B.
Iolanta
Iolanta is a one-act lyric opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky that tells the story of a blind princess who discovers sight and love.
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C.
Orphée
Orphée is a 2016 studio album by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, known for its atmospheric, minimalist classical soundscapes inspired by the Orpheus myth.
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D.
L’Aurore
L’Aurore was a prominent French newspaper best known for publishing Émile Zola’s open letter “J’Accuse…!” during the Dreyfus Affair.
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E.
The Firebird
The Firebird is a landmark early 20th-century ballet with music by Igor Stravinsky, based on Russian fairy tales and renowned for its vivid orchestration and innovative choreography.
- 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: Sadko Target entity description: Sadko is a Russian opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov based on a medieval Novgorod bylina about a gusli player and his fantastical adventures with the Sea Tsar.
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A.
Stiffelio
Stiffelio is an 1850 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, notable for its unconventional story of a Protestant minister confronting adultery and forgiveness.
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B.
Iolanta
Iolanta is a one-act lyric opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky that tells the story of a blind princess who discovers sight and love.
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C.
Orphée
Orphée is a 2016 studio album by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, known for its atmospheric, minimalist classical soundscapes inspired by the Orpheus myth.
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D.
L’Aurore
L’Aurore was a prominent French newspaper best known for publishing Émile Zola’s open letter “J’Accuse…!” during the Dreyfus Affair.
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E.
The Firebird
The Firebird is a landmark early 20th-century ballet with music by Igor Stravinsky, based on Russian fairy tales and renowned for its vivid orchestration and innovative choreography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| acts | 1 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Novgorod bylina about Sadko
ⓘ
Russian folk epic ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 5 (sometimes unnumbered in Rimsky-Korsakov’s catalogue) ⓘ |
| character |
Indian Guest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyubava NERFINISHED ⓘ Nezhata NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea Tsar NERFINISHED ⓘ Venetian Guest ⓘ Viking Guest NERFINISHED ⓘ Volkhova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Sea Tsar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| hasPart |
epilogue
ⓘ
prologue ⓘ |
| involves |
ballet
ⓘ
chorus ⓘ |
| librettist |
Alexei Lyadov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s wife Nadezhda Purgold NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Shtrup NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Belsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sadko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | gusli player ⓘ |
| movementFrom | Russian nationalist music tradition ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Song of the Indian Guest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Song of the Venetian Guest NERFINISHED ⓘ Song of the Viking Guest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCompany | Private Russian Opera of Savva Mamontov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1897-12-07 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Solodovnikov Theatre, Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Sadko (symphonic poem by Rimsky-Korsakov) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | 7 scenes ⓘ |
| theme |
fantastical adventures
ⓘ
fate and destiny ⓘ sea voyage ⓘ wealth and fortune ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sadko Description of subject: Sadko is a Russian opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov based on a medieval Novgorod bylina about a gusli player and his fantastical adventures with the Sea Tsar.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sadko in the Underwater Kingdom