Don Pizarro in Fidelio
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Don Pizarro in Fidelio is the tyrannical prison governor and principal villain in Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio.
All labels observed (1)
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| Don Pizarro in Fidelio 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: Don Pizarro in Fidelio Context triple: [Eric Owens, hasPerformedRole, Don Pizarro in Fidelio]
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A.
Joaquín Toesca
Joaquín Toesca was an 18th-century Italian-born architect who became a key figure in Chilean neoclassical architecture.
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B.
Florestan
Florestan is one of the contrasting musical character pieces in Robert Schumann’s piano cycle "Carnaval," representing his impetuous, passionate alter ego.
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C.
Florestan
Florestan is the unjustly imprisoned political dissident whose rescue by his devoted wife Leonore drives the central drama of Beethoven’s opera "Fidelio."
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D.
Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia
Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia is the charming young nobleman who, in Rossini’s comic opera, disguises himself in various guises to win the love of Rosina with the help of the barber Figaro.
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E.
Don José
Don José is the tragic soldier protagonist of Georges Bizet’s opera "Carmen," whose obsessive love for the title character leads to his downfall.
- 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: Don Pizarro in Fidelio Target entity description: Don Pizarro in Fidelio is the tyrannical prison governor and principal villain in Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio.
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A.
Joaquín Toesca
Joaquín Toesca was an 18th-century Italian-born architect who became a key figure in Chilean neoclassical architecture.
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B.
Florestan
Florestan is one of the contrasting musical character pieces in Robert Schumann’s piano cycle "Carnaval," representing his impetuous, passionate alter ego.
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C.
Florestan
Florestan is the unjustly imprisoned political dissident whose rescue by his devoted wife Leonore drives the central drama of Beethoven’s opera "Fidelio."
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D.
Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia
Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia is the charming young nobleman who, in Rossini’s comic opera, disguises himself in various guises to win the love of Rosina with the help of the barber Figaro.
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E.
Don José
Don José is the tragic soldier protagonist of Georges Bizet’s opera "Carmen," whose obsessive love for the title character leads to his downfall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ opera character ⓘ prison governor ⓘ |
| abusesPowerOver | political prisoners ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Fidelio
ⓘ
linked to:
Fidelio, Op. 72
|
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Fidelio
ⓘ
linked to:
Fidelio, Op. 72
Act II of Fidelio ⓘ
linked to:
Fidelio, Op. 72
|
| appearsInGenre | classical-period opera ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
cruel ⓘ tyrannical ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Leonore’s virtue and fidelity ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | drives central conflict of Fidelio ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Fidelio, 1805 premiere in Vienna ⓘ |
| genreContext | Singspiel / German opera ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Don ⓘ |
| imprisons | Florestan ⓘ |
| isArrestedBy | Don Fernando ⓘ |
| isFoiledBy | Leonore ⓘ |
| isMaleCharacter | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| librettoBy | Joseph Sonnleithner ⓘ |
| librettoRevisionsBy |
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
ⓘ
Stephan von Breuning ⓘ |
| moralFunctionInWork | embodiment of political tyranny ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | Spanish ⓘ |
| occupation | governor of a state prison ⓘ |
| opposesCharacter |
Florestan
ⓘ
Leonore ⓘ
linked to:
Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal
|
| orders |
Rocco to dig Florestan’s grave
ⓘ
linked to:
Florestan
|
| plansToMurder | Florestan ⓘ |
| roleInWork | principal villain in Fidelio ⓘ |
| settingOfAuthority | a Spanish state prison near Seville ⓘ |
| singsAria | "Ha! welch ein Augenblick!" ⓘ |
| symbolizes | abuse of state power ⓘ |
| threatens | Rocco ⓘ |
| triesToConcealCrimeFrom |
the Minister Don Fernando
ⓘ
linked to:
Don Fernando
|
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
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