The Merry Widow (operetta)
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The Merry Widow is a popular early 20th-century operetta by Franz Lehár, renowned for its romantic waltzes and lighthearted story of love, diplomacy, and high society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Merry Widow (operetta) canonical | 2 |
| The Merry Widow (radio adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12613245 — 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 Merry Widow (operetta) Context triple: [The Merry Widow (1925 film), basedOn, The Merry Widow (operetta)]
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The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow is a 1925 silent romantic drama film directed by Erich von Stroheim, celebrated for its lavish production, darkly comic tone, and influence on early Hollywood cinema.
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The Merry Widow (1934)
The Merry Widow (1934) is a lavish MGM musical romance film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, celebrated for its sophisticated comedy, opulent production values, and memorable operetta-style score.
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Die Fledermaus
Die Fledermaus is a celebrated comic operetta that premiered in 1874 and is renowned for its sparkling waltz melodies, farcical plot, and enduring popularity in the operatic repertoire.
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Der Rosenkavalier
Der Rosenkavalier is a comic opera by Richard Strauss with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, renowned for its lush late-Romantic score and bittersweet exploration of love, time, and social change in 18th-century Vienna.
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The Merry Widow (1952 film)
The Merry Widow (1952 film) is an American musical romantic comedy adaptation of Franz Lehár’s operetta, starring Lana Turner and Fernando Lamas and noted for its lavish MGM production.
- 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 Merry Widow (operetta) Target entity description: The Merry Widow is a popular early 20th-century operetta by Franz Lehár, renowned for its romantic waltzes and lighthearted story of love, diplomacy, and high society.
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A.
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow is a 1925 silent romantic drama film directed by Erich von Stroheim, celebrated for its lavish production, darkly comic tone, and influence on early Hollywood cinema.
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B.
The Merry Widow (1934)
The Merry Widow (1934) is a lavish MGM musical romance film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, celebrated for its sophisticated comedy, opulent production values, and memorable operetta-style score.
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C.
Die Fledermaus
Die Fledermaus is a celebrated comic operetta that premiered in 1874 and is renowned for its sparkling waltz melodies, farcical plot, and enduring popularity in the operatic repertoire.
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D.
Der Rosenkavalier
Der Rosenkavalier is a comic opera by Richard Strauss with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, renowned for its lush late-Romantic score and bittersweet exploration of love, time, and social change in 18th-century Vienna.
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E.
The Merry Widow (1952 film)
The Merry Widow (1952 film) is an American musical romantic comedy adaptation of Franz Lehár’s operetta, starring Lana Turner and Fernando Lamas and noted for its lavish MGM production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Merry Widow (1925 film)
this entity surface form:
The Merry Widow (radio adaptation)