Ivan the Terrible (opera)
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Ivan the Terrible is an opera by Anton Rubinstein that dramatizes the life and reign of the infamous Russian tsar Ivan IV.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ivan the Terrible (opera) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9551939 — 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: Ivan the Terrible (opera) Context triple: [Anton Rubinstein, notableWork, Ivan the Terrible (opera)]
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A.
Ivan the Terrible, Part II
Ivan the Terrible, Part II is a 1958 Soviet historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein that continues his epic portrayal of Tsar Ivan IV’s reign and psychological descent.
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B.
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I is a 1944 Soviet historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein that portrays the rise to power and inner turmoil of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia.
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C.
Khovanshchina
Khovanshchina is an unfinished historical opera by Modest Mussorgsky that portrays the political and religious turmoil in late 17th-century Russia.
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D.
opera "A Life for the Tsar"
"A Life for the Tsar" is a 19th-century Russian opera by Mikhail Glinka that is often regarded as the first great Russian national opera.
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E.
Alexander Nevsky (cantata)
Alexander Nevsky is a cantata by Sergei Prokofiev, adapted from his film score for Sergei Eisenstein’s 1938 historical epic about the medieval Russian prince and military leader Alexander Nevsky.
- 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: Ivan the Terrible (opera) Target entity description: Ivan the Terrible is an opera by Anton Rubinstein that dramatizes the life and reign of the infamous Russian tsar Ivan IV.
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A.
Ivan the Terrible, Part II
Ivan the Terrible, Part II is a 1958 Soviet historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein that continues his epic portrayal of Tsar Ivan IV’s reign and psychological descent.
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B.
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I is a 1944 Soviet historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein that portrays the rise to power and inner turmoil of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia.
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C.
Khovanshchina
Khovanshchina is an unfinished historical opera by Modest Mussorgsky that portrays the political and religious turmoil in late 17th-century Russia.
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D.
opera "A Life for the Tsar"
"A Life for the Tsar" is a 19th-century Russian opera by Mikhail Glinka that is often regarded as the first great Russian national opera.
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E.
Alexander Nevsky (cantata)
Alexander Nevsky is a cantata by Sergei Prokofiev, adapted from his film score for Sergei Eisenstein’s 1938 historical epic about the medieval Russian prince and military leader Alexander Nevsky.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Ivan IV of Russia ⓘ |
| character |
Ivan IV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
boyars of Russia ⓘ members of the Russian court ⓘ |
| composer | Anton Rubinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Russian Romantic opera tradition ⓘ |
| depicts |
personal life of Ivan IV
ⓘ
political intrigues at the court of Ivan IV ⓘ reign of Ivan IV of Russia ⓘ |
| genre |
Russian opera
ⓘ
historical opera ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Anton Rubinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLibrettoBy | Vladimir Zotov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | grand opera ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| librettist | Vladimir Zotov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ivan IV of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Romantic music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic portrayal of Ivan IV of Russia
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historical subject matter ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Грозный царь NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century Russian operatic repertoire ⓘ |
| setting | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| structure | 4 acts ⓘ |
| style | 19th-century Russian opera ⓘ |
| subject | Ivan IV of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
autocracy
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conflict between private life and state duty ⓘ personal tragedy of a ruler ⓘ power and tyranny ⓘ |
| title | Ivan the Terrible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
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orchestra ⓘ solo voices ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Ivan the Terrible (opera) Description of subject: Ivan the Terrible is an opera by Anton Rubinstein that dramatizes the life and reign of the infamous Russian tsar Ivan IV.
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