The Maccabees (opera)
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The Maccabees is a grand opera by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein, based on the biblical story of the Jewish revolt led by the Maccabees.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Maccabees (opera) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9551941 — 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: The Maccabees (opera) Context triple: [Anton Rubinstein, notableWork, The Maccabees (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.
opera "Hadrian"
The opera "Hadrian" is a contemporary work by singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright that dramatizes the life and love of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, particularly his relationship with Antinous.
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C.
Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots
Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer, renowned for its spectacular staging, demanding vocal writing, and depiction of religious conflict during the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.
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D.
The First Emperor (opera)
The First Emperor is a contemporary opera by Chinese composer Tan Dun that blends Western orchestral traditions with Chinese musical elements to dramatize the life and legacy of Qin Shi Huang, China’s first emperor.
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E.
Hebrew Rhapsody "Schelomo"
Hebrew Rhapsody "Schelomo" is a powerful, large-scale rhapsody for cello and orchestra by Ernest Bloch that evokes the biblical figure of King Solomon and is one of the composer’s most celebrated works.
- 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 Maccabees (opera) Target entity description: The Maccabees is a grand opera by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein, based on the biblical story of the Jewish revolt led by the Maccabees.
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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.
-
B.
opera "Hadrian"
The opera "Hadrian" is a contemporary work by singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright that dramatizes the life and love of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, particularly his relationship with Antinous.
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C.
Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots
Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer, renowned for its spectacular staging, demanding vocal writing, and depiction of religious conflict during the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.
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D.
The First Emperor (opera)
The First Emperor is a contemporary opera by Chinese composer Tan Dun that blends Western orchestral traditions with Chinese musical elements to dramatize the life and legacy of Qin Shi Huang, China’s first emperor.
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E.
Hebrew Rhapsody "Schelomo"
Hebrew Rhapsody "Schelomo" is a powerful, large-scale rhapsody for cello and orchestra by Ernest Bloch that evokes the biblical figure of King Solomon and is one of the composer’s most celebrated works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| artisticMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Jewish revolt led by the Maccabees
ⓘ
biblical story of the Maccabean revolt ⓘ |
| composer | Anton Rubinstein ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jewish resistance to Hellenization
ⓘ
Maccabean Revolt ⓘ |
| genre | opera ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Anton Rubinstein ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Russian opera tradition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arias
ⓘ
choruses ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ recitatives ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Jewish identity
ⓘ
national liberation ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ |
| historicalSetting | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Books of the Maccabees ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jewish revolt against Seleucid rule
ⓘ
Maccabees ⓘ |
| movement | Romantic music ⓘ |
| musicalForm | through-composed opera ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Judea ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism ⓘ |
| workOf | Anton Rubinstein ⓘ |
| workTitleInEnglish |
The Maccabees
ⓘ
linked to:
Maccabees
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Maccabees (opera) Description of subject: The Maccabees is a grand opera by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein, based on the biblical story of the Jewish revolt led by the Maccabees.
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