Dido and Aeneas
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Dido and Aeneas is Mark Morris’s acclaimed dance-opera production that reimagines Henry Purcell’s baroque opera through contemporary choreography and staging.
All labels observed (1)
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| Dido and Aeneas 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: Dido and Aeneas Context triple: [Mark Morris, notableWork, Dido and Aeneas]
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A.
L'Orfeo
L'Orfeo is a pioneering early Baroque opera by Claudio Monteverdi, often regarded as one of the first great masterpieces of the operatic repertoire.
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B.
Orfeo ed Euridice
Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck that retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with a focus on dramatic simplicity and expressive music.
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C.
Lamento della ninfa
Lamento della ninfa is a famous expressive madrigal by Claudio Monteverdi, notable for its poignant depiction of a nymph’s lament over lost love.
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D.
Hero and Leander
Hero and Leander is a narrative poem retelling the Greek myth of two tragic lovers separated by the Hellespont, renowned for its sensuous style and unfinished state at Christopher Marlowe’s death.
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E.
Orfeo
Orfeo is a Renaissance pastoral play by Angelo Poliziano that dramatizes the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and is considered an important precursor to Italian opera.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dido and Aeneas Target entity description: Dido and Aeneas is Mark Morris’s acclaimed dance-opera production that reimagines Henry Purcell’s baroque opera through contemporary choreography and staging.
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A.
L'Orfeo
L'Orfeo is a pioneering early Baroque opera by Claudio Monteverdi, often regarded as one of the first great masterpieces of the operatic repertoire.
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B.
Orfeo ed Euridice
Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck that retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with a focus on dramatic simplicity and expressive music.
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C.
Lamento della ninfa
Lamento della ninfa is a famous expressive madrigal by Claudio Monteverdi, notable for its poignant depiction of a nymph’s lament over lost love.
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D.
Hero and Leander
Hero and Leander is a narrative poem retelling the Greek myth of two tragic lovers separated by the Hellespont, renowned for its sensuous style and unfinished state at Christopher Marlowe’s death.
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E.
Orfeo
Orfeo is a Renaissance pastoral play by Angelo Poliziano that dramatizes the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and is considered an important precursor to Italian opera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance-opera production
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stage production ⓘ |
| artForm |
dance
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music ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Dido and Aeneas (opera)
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linked to:
Z.626 Dido and Aeneas
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| basedOnWorkBy | Nahum Tate ⓘ |
| choreographer | Mark Morris ⓘ |
| choreographicStyle | contemporary choreography ⓘ |
| composerOfSourceWork | Henry Purcell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Mark Morris ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Mark Morris ⓘ |
| genre |
baroque opera adaptation
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contemporary dance ⓘ dance-opera ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aeneas
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Belinda ⓘ Dido ⓘ Sorceress ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
choreography
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orchestral performance ⓘ vocal performance ⓘ |
| hasMedium | live performance ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
baroque musical style
ⓘ
contemporary staging ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Dido and Aeneas ⓘ |
| languageOfLibretto | English ⓘ |
| librettoLanguage | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Henry Purcell ⓘ |
| musicPeriodOfSource | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative staging
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integration of live music and dance ⓘ reimagining Henry Purcell’s baroque opera ⓘ |
| performingArtsDiscipline |
dance
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mark Morris Dance Group ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
fate and betrayal
ⓘ
mythological story of Dido and Aeneas ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
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