The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (opera)
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is a chamber opera based on Oliver Sacks’s case study about a man with visual agnosia, noted for its minimalist score and psychologically focused narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (opera) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (opera) Context triple: [Michael Nyman, notableWork, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (opera)]
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A.
The People’s Opera
The People’s Opera is the popular nickname for New York City Opera, a company long known for its accessible, affordable productions and support of American opera.
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B.
Three Tall Women
Three Tall Women is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores memory, aging, and identity through three characters who represent different stages of a woman's life.
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C.
Seven Lively Arts
Seven Lively Arts is a 1944 Broadway musical revue produced by Billy Rose, featuring music by Cole Porter and a series of high-style theatrical, musical, and dance performances.
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D.
The Music of Chance
The Music of Chance is a 1990 novel by Paul Auster that follows two drifters drawn into a bizarre, existential ordeal after a high-stakes poker game leaves them indebted to two eccentric millionaires.
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E.
The Man Who Says Words in the Wrong Order
"The Man Who Says Words in the Wrong Order" is a classic Monty Python sketch featuring a character whose comically jumbled speech satirizes language, communication, and social awkwardness.
- 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 Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (opera) Target entity description: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is a chamber opera based on Oliver Sacks’s case study about a man with visual agnosia, noted for its minimalist score and psychologically focused narrative.
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A.
The People’s Opera
The People’s Opera is the popular nickname for New York City Opera, a company long known for its accessible, affordable productions and support of American opera.
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B.
Three Tall Women
Three Tall Women is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores memory, aging, and identity through three characters who represent different stages of a woman's life.
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C.
Seven Lively Arts
Seven Lively Arts is a 1944 Broadway musical revue produced by Billy Rose, featuring music by Cole Porter and a series of high-style theatrical, musical, and dance performances.
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D.
The Music of Chance
The Music of Chance is a 1990 novel by Paul Auster that follows two drifters drawn into a bizarre, existential ordeal after a high-stakes poker game leaves them indebted to two eccentric millionaires.
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E.
The Man Who Says Words in the Wrong Order
"The Man Who Says Words in the Wrong Order" is a classic Monty Python sketch featuring a character whose comically jumbled speech satirizes language, communication, and social awkwardness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | chamber opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (case study) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Oliver Sacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Michael Nyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
identity
ⓘ
perception ⓘ relationship between music and cognition ⓘ |
| firstRecordingYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| genre | minimalist opera ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | television film adaptation ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
cello
ⓘ
harpsichord ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ violin ⓘ |
| hasLibrettoSource | Oliver Sacks’s clinical case study ⓘ |
| hasRecording | The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1987 recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedVenueType |
chamber opera space
ⓘ
small theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Christopher Rawlence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr P
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mrs P NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
repetitive structures
ⓘ
tonal minimalism ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
minimalist score
ⓘ
psychologically focused narrative ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage work ⓘ |
| partOf | Michael Nyman’s stage works ⓘ |
| premiereCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1986-10-27 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Institute of Contemporary Arts, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Chester Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
chamber ensemble
ⓘ
three singers ⓘ |
| setting | neurologist’s consulting room ⓘ |
| structure | series of clinical interviews ⓘ |
| style | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
neurological disorder
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ visual agnosia ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 1985–1986 ⓘ |
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