Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre

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ballet theatre cultural institution opera house performing arts venue

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre is a historic national opera and ballet company and landmark cultural venue in Georgia’s capital city.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre canonical	4
Georgian National Opera Theater	2
თბილისის ოპერისა და ბალეტის თეატრი	2
Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre	1
Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre company	1
Zakaria Paliashvili Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T915789 — 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: Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Context triple: [Tbilisi, contains, Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre]

A. Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi
The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, commonly known as Sameba, is a monumental modern Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi and one of the largest religious buildings in the Caucasus region.
B. Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is Russia’s most famous historic theatre and home of the renowned Bolshoi Ballet and Opera companies.
C. Mariinsky Theatre
The Mariinsky Theatre is a historic opera and ballet house in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned as one of the world’s leading centers for classical music and performing arts.
D. Alexandrinsky Theatre
The Alexandrinsky Theatre is one of Russia’s oldest and most prestigious drama theatres, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and central role in the cultural life of Saint Petersburg.
E. Alte Oper
Alte Oper is a historic former opera house in Frankfurt am Main that now serves as a prominent concert and event venue.
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: Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Target entity description: Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre is a historic national opera and ballet company and landmark cultural venue in Georgia’s capital city.

A. Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi
The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, commonly known as Sameba, is a monumental modern Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi and one of the largest religious buildings in the Caucasus region.
B. Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is Russia’s most famous historic theatre and home of the renowned Bolshoi Ballet and Opera companies.
C. Mariinsky Theatre
The Mariinsky Theatre is a historic opera and ballet house in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned as one of the world’s leading centers for classical music and performing arts.
D. Alexandrinsky Theatre
The Alexandrinsky Theatre is one of Russia’s oldest and most prestigious drama theatres, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and central role in the cultural life of Saint Petersburg.
E. Alte Oper
Alte Oper is a historic former opera house in Frankfurt am Main that now serves as a prominent concert and event venue.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ballet theatre ⓘ cultural institution ⓘ opera house ⓘ performing arts venue ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre ⓘ linked to: Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre Zakaria Paliashvili Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre ⓘ linked to: Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
architecturalStyle	Moorish Revival architecture ⓘ Orientalist architecture ⓘ
country	Georgia ⓘ
hasCapacity	approximately 1000 seats ⓘ
hasFeature	foyer and grand staircase ⓘ large stage ⓘ orchestra pit ⓘ ornate interior decoration ⓘ
hasFunction	ballet performances ⓘ concerts ⓘ cultural events ⓘ opera performances ⓘ
hasMainHallType	horseshoe-shaped auditorium ⓘ
hasWebsite	official website of Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre ⓘ
heritage	national ballet company of Georgia ⓘ linked to: Georgian National Ballet ensembles national opera company of Georgia ⓘ
hosts	Georgian opera productions ⓘ classical ballet repertoire ⓘ international guest performances ⓘ
inception	1851 ⓘ
languageOfPerformances	Georgian ⓘ other European languages ⓘ
locatedIn	Mtatsminda District ⓘ linked to: Mtatsminda district Rustaveli Avenue ⓘ Tbilisi ⓘ capital of Georgia ⓘ
namedAfter	Zakaria Paliashvili ⓘ linked to: Zakharia Paliashvili
near	Parliament of Georgia building on Rustaveli Avenue ⓘ linked to: Parliament of Georgia Rustaveli Theatre ⓘ
opened	1851 ⓘ
operatedBy	Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre company ⓘ linked to: Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
ownedBy	Government of Georgia ⓘ
partOf	cultural heritage of Georgia ⓘ
region	Caucasus ⓘ
reopened	1896 ⓘ 2016 ⓘ
reopenedAfterRenovation	January 2016 ⓘ
significance	major cultural landmark of Tbilisi ⓘ one of the oldest opera houses in Eastern Europe ⓘ
underwent	major restoration in the 2010s ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tbilisi → contains → Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre ⓘ

Mtatsminda district → contains → Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre ⓘ

Zakharia Paliashvili → associatedWith → Georgian National Opera Theater ⓘ