Buxton Opera House
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Buxton Opera House is an Edwardian-era theatre in the spa town of Buxton, renowned for its ornate architecture and role as a major venue for opera, theatre, and festivals in the Peak District.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buxton Opera House canonical | 16 |
| Buxton Opera House and Arts Centre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T962914 — 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: Buxton Opera House Context triple: [Derbyshire, containsLandmark, Buxton Opera House]
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A.
Grand Theatre
Grand Theatre is the English translation of the name of the Bolshoi Theatre, the historic and world-renowned performing arts venue in Moscow famed for its ballet and opera productions.
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B.
Festival Hall
Festival Hall was a grand Beaux-Arts style performance and assembly venue that served as one of the central cultural and ceremonial buildings of the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.
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C.
Festival Hall
Festival Hall is a large indoor exhibition and event venue located on Chicago’s Navy Pier, used for trade shows, conventions, and public events.
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D.
Festival Hall
Festival Hall was the grand central exhibition and ceremonial building of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis World's Fair), known for its impressive dome and role as a focal point of the fairgrounds.
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E.
Manchester Town Hall
Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian-era neo-Gothic municipal building in Manchester, England, serving as the historic seat of the city's local government.
- 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: Buxton Opera House Target entity description: Buxton Opera House is an Edwardian-era theatre in the spa town of Buxton, renowned for its ornate architecture and role as a major venue for opera, theatre, and festivals in the Peak District.
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A.
Grand Theatre
Grand Theatre is the English translation of the name of the Bolshoi Theatre, the historic and world-renowned performing arts venue in Moscow famed for its ballet and opera productions.
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B.
Festival Hall
Festival Hall was a grand Beaux-Arts style performance and assembly venue that served as one of the central cultural and ceremonial buildings of the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.
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C.
Festival Hall
Festival Hall was the grand central exhibition and ceremonial building of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis World's Fair), known for its impressive dome and role as a focal point of the fairgrounds.
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D.
Festival Hall
Festival Hall is a large indoor exhibition and event venue located on Chicago’s Navy Pier, used for trade shows, conventions, and public events.
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E.
Manchester Town Hall
Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian-era neo-Gothic municipal building in Manchester, England, serving as the historic seat of the city's local government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera house
ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Buxton Opera House and Arts Centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Buxton Opera House
|
| architect | Frank Matcham ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque Revival
ⓘ
Edwardian ⓘ |
| city | Buxton ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1901 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Frank Matcham ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
front-of-house bar areas
ⓘ
orchestra pit ⓘ ornate plasterwork ⓘ painted ceiling ⓘ proscenium arch stage ⓘ three-tier auditorium ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
community arts venue
ⓘ
education and outreach programmes ⓘ touring productions venue ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| hosts |
Buxton Festival
ⓘ
Buxton Festival Fringe events ⓘ Buxton International Festival ⓘ
linked to:
Buxton Festival
cinema screenings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Derbyshire
ⓘ
England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | Buxton ⓘ |
| near |
Peak District National Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Peak District
|
| notableFor |
Edwardian auditorium
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ornate interior decoration ⓘ role in Buxton Festival ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1903-06-01 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre Trust ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
High Peak Borough Council
ⓘ
linked to:
High Peak district
|
| partOf |
Pavilion Gardens complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Pavilion Gardens
|
| primaryUse |
concerts
ⓘ
festivals ⓘ opera performances ⓘ theatre performances ⓘ |
| publicTransit | Buxton railway station ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| reopenedAsLiveTheatre | 1979 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 902 ⓘ |
| significance | major cultural venue in the Peak District ⓘ |
| website | https://buxtonoperahouse.org.uk ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1903 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buxton Opera House Description of subject: Buxton Opera House is an Edwardian-era theatre in the spa town of Buxton, renowned for its ornate architecture and role as a major venue for opera, theatre, and festivals in the Peak District.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.