Gurnemanz
E809798
Gurnemanz is a wise, elderly knight of the Grail and one of the central spiritual guides in Richard Wagner’s opera *Parsifal*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gurnemanz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9622504 — 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: Gurnemanz Context triple: [Parsifal, character, Gurnemanz]
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A.
Friedrich von Telramund
Friedrich von Telramund is a key antagonist in Richard Wagner’s opera *Lohengrin*, portrayed as a nobleman whose accusations and ambitions drive much of the drama’s conflict.
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B.
Alberich Zwyssig
Alberich Zwyssig was a Swiss monk and composer best known for writing the music to the Swiss national anthem, the "Swiss Psalm."
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C.
Ingenried
Ingenried is a small rural municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district of Bavaria in southern Germany.
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D.
Landgrave of Thuringia
The Landgrave of Thuringia was a powerful medieval princely title within the Holy Roman Empire, associated with the rule over the Thuringian region in central Germany.
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E.
Sindorf
Sindorf is a district of the town of Kerpen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- 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: Gurnemanz Target entity description: Gurnemanz is a wise, elderly knight of the Grail and one of the central spiritual guides in Richard Wagner’s opera *Parsifal*.
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A.
Friedrich von Telramund
Friedrich von Telramund is a key antagonist in Richard Wagner’s opera *Lohengrin*, portrayed as a nobleman whose accusations and ambitions drive much of the drama’s conflict.
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B.
Alberich Zwyssig
Alberich Zwyssig was a Swiss monk and composer best known for writing the music to the Swiss national anthem, the "Swiss Psalm."
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C.
Ingenried
Ingenried is a small rural municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district of Bavaria in southern Germany.
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D.
Landgrave of Thuringia
The Landgrave of Thuringia was a powerful medieval princely title within the Holy Roman Empire, associated with the rule over the Thuringian region in central Germany.
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E.
Sindorf
Sindorf is a district of the town of Kerpen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bass role
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ knight of the Grail ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Parsifal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act III of Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsWithCharacter |
Amfortas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kundry NERFINISHED ⓘ Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ Titurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Knights of the Grail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montsalvat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation | redemption through compassion ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
elderly
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wise ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
expositor of backstory
ⓘ
link between old order and renewal in Parsifal ⓘ moral commentator ⓘ |
| explainsToCharacter |
Amfortas’s suffering
ⓘ
the Grail ritual ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocationOfWork | Bayreuth Festspielhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1882 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
music drama
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| guidesCharacter | Parsifal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| nationalityOfCreator | German ⓘ |
| notableAriaOrScene |
long narrative in Act I describing the Grail and Amfortas
ⓘ
“Titurel, der fromme Held” scene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | knight ⓘ |
| operaBy | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductorOfWork | Hermann Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
mentor to Parsifal
ⓘ
spiritual guide ⓘ |
| settingOfAction | Montsalvat, the Grail castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachesMoral | “Durch Mitleid wissend, der reine Tor” ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionOfWork | 1877–1882 ⓘ |
| voiceType | bass ⓘ |
| workCatalogueNumber | WWV 111 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workForm | Bühnenweihfestspiel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gurnemanz Description of subject: Gurnemanz is a wise, elderly knight of the Grail and one of the central spiritual guides in Richard Wagner’s opera *Parsifal*.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.