L’Africaine
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L’Africaine is a grand opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, renowned for its exotic setting, complex vocal writing, and significant place in 19th-century French opera repertoire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| L’Africaine canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: L’Africaine Context triple: [Giacomo Meyerbeer, notableWork, L’Africaine]
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A.
A Negra
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B.
Sarafina!
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C.
Mon homme
Mon homme is a French film known in English as "My Man."
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D.
Moolaadé
Moolaadé is a 2004 Senegalese drama film by Ousmane Sembène that powerfully critiques female genital mutilation through the story of a village woman who offers protection to young girls seeking refuge.
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E.
Les Ciel et Blanc
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- 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: L’Africaine Target entity description: L’Africaine is a grand opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, renowned for its exotic setting, complex vocal writing, and significant place in 19th-century French opera repertoire.
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A.
A Negra
A Negra is a seminal modernist painting by Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral that explores Afro-Brazilian identity through bold forms and vibrant colors.
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B.
Sarafina!
Sarafina! is a 1992 South African musical drama film about a young girl’s coming-of-age during the Soweto uprising against apartheid.
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C.
Mon homme
Mon homme is a French film known in English as "My Man."
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D.
Moolaadé
Moolaadé is a 2004 Senegalese drama film by Ousmane Sembène that powerfully critiques female genital mutilation through the story of a village woman who offers protection to young girls seeking refuge.
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E.
Les Ciel et Blanc
Les Ciel et Blanc is the traditional French nickname for the professional rugby union club Racing 92, referencing its sky-blue and white team colors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | grand opera ⓘ |
| acts | 5 ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Eugène Scribe ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Meyerbeer’s last opera ⓘ |
| character |
Inès
ⓘ
linked to:
Ines
Nélusko ⓘ Sélika ⓘ Vasco da Gama ⓘ |
| characterVoiceType |
Inès – soprano
ⓘ
Nélusko – baritone ⓘ Sélika – soprano or mezzo-soprano ⓘ Vasco da Gama – tenor ⓘ |
| cityOfPremiere | Paris ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Paris Opéra
ⓘ
linked to:
Paris Opera
|
| completionStatus | left incomplete at Meyerbeer’s death ⓘ |
| composer | Giacomo Meyerbeer ⓘ |
| compositionEnd | 1860s ⓘ |
| compositionStart | 1830s ⓘ |
| countryOfPremiere | France ⓘ |
| genre | grand opera ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th-century French opera ⓘ |
| importance | major work of the 19th-century French grand opera repertoire ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Eugène Scribe ⓘ |
| notableAria | “Ô paradis” ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex vocal writing
ⓘ
exotic orchestration ⓘ large-scale choral scenes ⓘ prominent use of leitmotifs ⓘ |
| operaHouseAssociation | Paris Opéra repertoire ⓘ |
| orchestration | large Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L’Africaine ⓘ |
| periodOfPopularity | late 19th century ⓘ |
| posthumousEditingBy | François-Joseph Fétis ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1865-04-28 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre |
Opéra de Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Paris Opera
|
| revisedTitle |
Vasco de Gama
ⓘ
linked to:
Vasco da Gama
|
| setting |
Age of Discovery
ⓘ
linked to:
Age of Exploration
Indian Ocean ⓘ Portugal ⓘ exotic locales ⓘ |
| style | French grand opera ⓘ |
| subject | voyages of Vasco da Gama ⓘ |
| theme |
colonial encounter
ⓘ
exploration and discovery ⓘ forbidden love ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
large cast of principal roles ⓘ soloists ⓘ |
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