Canadian Opera Company
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The Canadian Opera Company is Canada's largest professional opera company, renowned for its innovative productions and based in Toronto.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canadian Opera Company canonical | 16 |
| Canadian Opera Company 2018–2019 season opening | 1 |
| Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio | 1 |
| Canadian Opera House Corporation | 1 |
| Royal Conservatory Opera Company | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1094033 — 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: Canadian Opera Company Context triple: [Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, homeOf, Canadian Opera Company]
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Toronto Symphony Orchestra
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is a leading Canadian symphony orchestra based in Toronto, renowned for its diverse programming, recordings, and performances under prominent conductors.
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Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is a professional Canadian orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, known for performing a wide range of classical and contemporary repertoire and for its prominent role in the cultural life of the region.
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C.
New York City Opera
New York City Opera was a major American opera company based in New York City, known for its innovative productions, accessible ticket prices, and support of new works and emerging artists.
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D.
Cincinnati Opera
Cincinnati Opera is a major American opera company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, known for its long history, summer festival seasons, and productions of both classic and contemporary works.
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E.
Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera is Scotland's national opera company, renowned for producing and touring a wide repertoire of operatic works across the country.
- 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: Canadian Opera Company Target entity description: The Canadian Opera Company is Canada's largest professional opera company, renowned for its innovative productions and based in Toronto.
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A.
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is a leading Canadian symphony orchestra based in Toronto, renowned for its diverse programming, recordings, and performances under prominent conductors.
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B.
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is a professional Canadian orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, known for performing a wide range of classical and contemporary repertoire and for its prominent role in the cultural life of the region.
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C.
New York City Opera
New York City Opera was a major American opera company based in New York City, known for its innovative productions, accessible ticket prices, and support of new works and emerging artists.
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D.
Cincinnati Opera
Cincinnati Opera is a major American opera company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, known for its long history, summer festival seasons, and productions of both classic and contemporary works.
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E.
Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera is Scotland's national opera company, renowned for producing and touring a wide repertoire of operatic works across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera company
ⓘ
performing arts organization ⓘ |
| artisticDirector | Piyan Tanatchanokul (interim) ⓘ |
| basedIn | Toronto ⓘ |
| city | Toronto ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Canadian Opera Company Chorus
ⓘ
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra ⓘ Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| employs |
artistic staff
ⓘ
chorus ⓘ orchestra ⓘ technical staff ⓘ |
| focus | staged opera productions ⓘ |
| formerName |
Royal Conservatory Opera Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian Opera Company
|
| foundedIn | 1950 ⓘ |
| generalDirector | Piyan Tanatchanokul (interim) ⓘ |
| genre | opera ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | COC ⓘ |
| hasEducationalFocus |
audience development
ⓘ
developing Canadian opera artists ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian Opera Company
education and outreach programs ⓘ free concert series ⓘ |
| hasType | non-profit organization ⓘ |
| headquarters | Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts ⓘ |
| holds | mainstage productions each season ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| largestOperaCompanyIn | Canada ⓘ |
| location | Toronto ⓘ |
| musicDirector | Johannes Debus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Canadian premieres of major operas
ⓘ
commissions of new Canadian operas ⓘ innovative opera productions ⓘ new productions of standard repertoire ⓘ |
| openedCurrentVenueIn | 2006 ⓘ |
| performsAt | Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts ⓘ |
| performsRepertoire |
20th-century opera
ⓘ
classical opera ⓘ contemporary opera ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Canada
ⓘ
Greater Toronto Area ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | subscription-based opera seasons ⓘ |
| usesVenue |
Four Seasons Centre opera house
ⓘ
linked to:
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
|
| website | https://www.coc.ca ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canadian Opera Company Description of subject: The Canadian Opera Company is Canada's largest professional opera company, renowned for its innovative productions and based in Toronto.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Canadian Opera Company
subject linked to:
opera "Hadrian"
subject linked to:
opera "Hadrian"
subject linked to:
opera "Hadrian"
subject linked to:
opera "Hadrian"
linked to: Canadian Opera Company
linked to: Canadian Opera Company
linked to: Canadian Opera Company
subject linked to:
Piyan Tanatchanokul (interim)
subject linked to:
Piyan Tanatchanokul (interim)