Latvian National Opera

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ballet company cultural institution opera company

The Latvian National Opera is Latvia’s premier opera and ballet company and a leading cultural institution based in Riga.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Latvian National Opera canonical	6
Latvian National Opera Orchestra	2
Latvian National Opera and Ballet	2
Latvian National Opera building	2
Latvian National Ballet	1
Latvian National Opera Chorus	1
Latvian National Opera House	1
Latvian National Opera park area	1
Riga Latvian National Opera building	1
Riga Opera	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T958847 — 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: Latvian National Opera
Context triple: [Andris Nelsons, employer, Latvian National Opera]

A. Vienna State Opera
The Vienna State Opera is one of the world’s leading opera houses, renowned for its rich history, prestigious productions, and central role in Vienna’s classical music culture.
B. Alte Oper
Alte Oper is a historic former opera house in Frankfurt am Main that now serves as a prominent concert and event venue.
C. Berlin State Opera
The Berlin State Opera is one of Germany’s leading opera houses, renowned for its historic venue, world-class productions, and prominent role in Berlin’s cultural life.
D. Royal Swedish Opera
The Royal Swedish Opera is Sweden’s national opera company and principal opera house, located in Stockholm and renowned for its productions of opera and ballet.
E. Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre is a historic national opera and ballet company and landmark cultural venue in Georgia’s capital city.
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: Latvian National Opera
Target entity description: The Latvian National Opera is Latvia’s premier opera and ballet company and a leading cultural institution based in Riga.

A. Vienna State Opera
The Vienna State Opera is one of the world’s leading opera houses, renowned for its rich history, prestigious productions, and central role in Vienna’s classical music culture.
B. Alte Oper
Alte Oper is a historic former opera house in Frankfurt am Main that now serves as a prominent concert and event venue.
C. Berlin State Opera
The Berlin State Opera is one of Germany’s leading opera houses, renowned for its historic venue, world-class productions, and prominent role in Berlin’s cultural life.
D. Royal Swedish Opera
The Royal Swedish Opera is Sweden’s national opera company and principal opera house, located in Stockholm and renowned for its productions of opera and ballet.
E. Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre is a historic national opera and ballet company and landmark cultural venue in Georgia’s capital city.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ballet company ⓘ cultural institution ⓘ opera company ⓘ
audienceType	international audience ⓘ national audience ⓘ
basedInBuilding	Latvian National Opera House ⓘ linked to: Latvian National Opera
country	Latvia ⓘ
culturalSignificance	leading opera institution in Latvia ⓘ major cultural landmark in Riga ⓘ
employs	ballet dancers ⓘ chorus singers ⓘ conductors ⓘ costume designers ⓘ opera singers ⓘ orchestral musicians ⓘ stage designers ⓘ stage directors ⓘ
formerName	Riga Opera ⓘ linked to: Latvian National Opera
genre	ballet ⓘ classical music ⓘ opera ⓘ
hasMission	to develop and promote opera and ballet art in Latvia ⓘ to represent Latvian culture internationally ⓘ
hasPart	Latvian National Ballet ⓘ linked to: Latvian National Opera Latvian National Opera Chorus ⓘ linked to: Latvian National Opera Latvian National Opera Orchestra ⓘ linked to: Latvian National Opera
headquartersLocation	Riga ⓘ
inception	1912 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Latvian ⓘ
locatedIn	Latvia ⓘ Riga ⓘ
locatedNear	Riga Old Town ⓘ linked to: Old Riga
locatedOn	Aspazijas bulvāris ⓘ
notableFor	productions of classical ballet repertoire ⓘ productions of classical opera repertoire ⓘ promotion of Latvian composers ⓘ promotion of Latvian performers ⓘ
operatesInSector	culture ⓘ performing arts ⓘ
performingArtsDiscipline	ballet performance ⓘ opera performance ⓘ orchestral performance ⓘ
significantEvent	Latvian National Awakening cultural activities ⓘ post-Soviet restoration of independence cultural revival ⓘ
typicalRepertoire	19th-century opera ⓘ 20th-century opera ⓘ classical ballet ⓘ contemporary Latvian works ⓘ

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