Lisa in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades
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Lisa in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades is the tragic young heroine of the opera, torn between love and duty amid a dark tale of obsession and fate.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lisa in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9517098 — 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: Lisa in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades Context triple: [Galina Vishnevskaya, notableRole, Lisa in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades]
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The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades is an opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s novella about obsession, gambling, and fate.
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B.
Clara in The Nutcracker
Clara in *The Nutcracker* is the young heroine whose magical Christmas Eve journey with the Nutcracker Prince forms the heart of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet.
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opera "The Queen of Spades"
"The Queen of Spades" is a Russian opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s novella about obsession, gambling, and fate.
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D.
the Ballerina in Petrushka
The Ballerina in *Petrushka* is a principal female character in Igor Stravinsky and Michel Fokine’s landmark 1911 Ballets Russes production, embodying a delicate, doll-like love interest in the tragic puppet drama.
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E.
Madame Rubinstein
Madame Rubinstein is the honorific name of Helena Rubinstein, a pioneering Polish-American cosmetics entrepreneur and one of the world’s first self-made female millionaires.
- 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: Lisa in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades Target entity description: Lisa in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades is the tragic young heroine of the opera, torn between love and duty amid a dark tale of obsession and fate.
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A.
The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades is an opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s novella about obsession, gambling, and fate.
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B.
Clara in The Nutcracker
Clara in *The Nutcracker* is the young heroine whose magical Christmas Eve journey with the Nutcracker Prince forms the heart of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet.
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C.
opera "The Queen of Spades"
"The Queen of Spades" is a Russian opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s novella about obsession, gambling, and fate.
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D.
the Ballerina in Petrushka
The Ballerina in *Petrushka* is a principal female character in Igor Stravinsky and Michel Fokine’s landmark 1911 Ballets Russes production, embodying a delicate, doll-like love interest in the tragic puppet drama.
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E.
Madame Rubinstein
Madame Rubinstein is the honorific name of Helena Rubinstein, a pioneering Polish-American cosmetics entrepreneur and one of the world’s first self-made female millionaires.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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opera character ⓘ soprano role ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Pikovaya dama
ⓘ
Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades ⓘ
linked to:
opera "The Queen of Spades"
The Queen of Spades ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
duty
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fate ⓘ gambling ⓘ love ⓘ obsession ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Queen of Spades (short story)
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linked to:
The Queen of Spades
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| basedOnWorkBy | Alexander Pushkin ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
dutiful
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melancholic ⓘ romantic ⓘ sensitive ⓘ |
| conflict |
love versus social obligation
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loyalty to Countess versus passion for Hermann ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | Russia ⓘ |
| creator | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ |
| diesIn | The Queen of Spades ⓘ |
| engagedTo | Prince Yeletsky ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | tragic heroine ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Hermann ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| librettistOfWork | Modest Tchaikovsky ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide by drowning ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
moral counterpoint to gambling mania
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victim of Hermann's obsession ⓘ |
| notableAria | "Akh, istomilas ya gorem" ⓘ |
| notableScene | Neva embankment scene ⓘ |
| operaActAppearance |
Act I
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Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ |
| operaComposer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ |
| relative | Countess ⓘ |
| relativeType | granddaughter ⓘ |
| roleInWork | female protagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfStory |
Saint Petersburg
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linked to:
Saint Petersburg Federal City
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| timePeriodOfFiction | late 18th century ⓘ |
| vocalType | lyric soprano ⓘ |
| workForm | opera in three acts ⓘ |
| workPremiereDate | 1890 ⓘ |
| workPremierePlace |
Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg
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linked to:
Mariinsky Theatre
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