Sichuan opera
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Sichuan opera is a regional form of Chinese opera from Sichuan province, famed for its lively music, acrobatics, and rapid face-changing (bian lian) performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sichuan opera canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9889194 — 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: Sichuan opera Context triple: [Chinese opera, hasGenre, Sichuan opera]
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A.
Yue opera
Yue opera is a popular form of Chinese regional opera originating from Zhejiang, known for its lyrical melodies, romantic themes, and prominent roles for female performers.
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B.
Huangmei opera
Huangmei opera is a traditional Chinese regional opera style from Anhui Province, known for its lyrical melodies, simple folk origins, and romantic storylines.
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C.
Peking opera
Peking opera is a traditional Chinese theatrical art form that combines stylized singing, speech, dance, and acrobatics with elaborate costumes and symbolic makeup.
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D.
Huizhou opera
Huizhou opera is a traditional Chinese regional form of opera originating from the Huizhou area, known for its distinctive vocal style, local dialect, and integration of music, dance, and drama.
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E.
Hakka opera
Hakka opera is a traditional Chinese theatrical form that combines singing, dialogue, martial arts, and folk storytelling, performed in the Hakka language and rooted in Hakka cultural heritage.
- 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: Sichuan opera Target entity description: Sichuan opera is a regional form of Chinese opera from Sichuan province, famed for its lively music, acrobatics, and rapid face-changing (bian lian) performances.
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A.
Yue opera
Yue opera is a popular form of Chinese regional opera originating from Zhejiang, known for its lyrical melodies, romantic themes, and prominent roles for female performers.
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B.
Huangmei opera
Huangmei opera is a traditional Chinese regional opera style from Anhui Province, known for its lyrical melodies, simple folk origins, and romantic storylines.
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C.
Peking opera
Peking opera is a traditional Chinese theatrical art form that combines stylized singing, speech, dance, and acrobatics with elaborate costumes and symbolic makeup.
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D.
Huizhou opera
Huizhou opera is a traditional Chinese regional form of opera originating from the Huizhou area, known for its distinctive vocal style, local dialect, and integration of music, dance, and drama.
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E.
Hakka opera
Hakka opera is a traditional Chinese theatrical form that combines singing, dialogue, martial arts, and folk storytelling, performed in the Hakka language and rooted in Hakka cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese opera
ⓘ
regional opera genre ⓘ |
| artForm | traditional Chinese performing art ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | intangible cultural heritage of China ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Sichuan culture ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
local folk songs
ⓘ
narrative singing ⓘ other regional operas ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| hasRoleType |
chou
ⓘ
dan ⓘ huadan ⓘ jing ⓘ laodan ⓘ laosheng ⓘ sheng ⓘ wudan ⓘ wusheng ⓘ xiaosheng ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfFormation | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| language |
Sichuanese dialect
ⓘ
linked to:
Chengdu–Chongqing dialect group
Southwestern Mandarin ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
fast tempo
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high-pitched singing ⓘ percussive accompaniment ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
acrobatics
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bian lian ⓘ lively music ⓘ rapid face-changing ⓘ |
| notableTechnique |
fire-spitting
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instant costume change ⓘ sleeve-shaking ⓘ |
| performanceElement |
acting
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clowning ⓘ dialogue ⓘ martial arts ⓘ mask changing ⓘ singing ⓘ |
| region |
Chongqing
ⓘ
Sichuan province ⓘ
linked to:
Sichuan Province
|
| relatedTo |
Kunqu
ⓘ
Peking opera ⓘ Qinqiang ⓘ Yue opera ⓘ |
| typicalVenue |
teahouse
ⓘ
traditional theatre ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
percussion instruments
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string instruments ⓘ suona ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sichuan opera Description of subject: Sichuan opera is a regional form of Chinese opera from Sichuan province, famed for its lively music, acrobatics, and rapid face-changing (bian lian) performances.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.