Semperoper

E197905

opera house theatre building

Semperoper is the historic opera house of Dresden, Germany, renowned for its grand architecture and as the home of the Saxon State Opera and Staatskapelle Dresden.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Semperoper canonical	10
Dresden Semperoper	1
Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden	1
Semperoper main auditorium	1
Semperoper on Theaterplatz	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1723951 — 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: Semperoper
Context triple: [Dresden, hasLandmark, Semperoper]

A. 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.
B. Konzerthaus Berlin
Konzerthaus Berlin is a historic neoclassical concert hall on Berlin’s Gendarmenmarkt, renowned as one of the city’s premier venues for classical music performances.
C. Opernhaus
Opernhaus is an underground rapid transit station on the Nuremberg U-Bahn network in Nuremberg, Germany.
D. Elbphilharmonie concert hall
The Elbphilharmonie concert hall is a striking, glass-topped cultural landmark in Hamburg renowned for its cutting-edge architecture and world-class acoustics.
E. Staatsoper Stuttgart
Staatsoper Stuttgart is a renowned German opera company and historic opera house in Stuttgart, celebrated for its innovative productions and high artistic standards.
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: Semperoper
Target entity description: Semperoper is the historic opera house of Dresden, Germany, renowned for its grand architecture and as the home of the Saxon State Opera and Staatskapelle Dresden.

A. 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.
B. Konzerthaus Berlin
Konzerthaus Berlin is a historic neoclassical concert hall on Berlin’s Gendarmenmarkt, renowned as one of the city’s premier venues for classical music performances.
C. Opernhaus
Opernhaus is an underground rapid transit station on the Nuremberg U-Bahn network in Nuremberg, Germany.
D. Elbphilharmonie concert hall
The Elbphilharmonie concert hall is a striking, glass-topped cultural landmark in Hamburg renowned for its cutting-edge architecture and world-class acoustics.
E. Staatsoper Stuttgart
Staatsoper Stuttgart is a renowned German opera company and historic opera house in Stuttgart, celebrated for its innovative productions and high artistic standards.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	opera house ⓘ theatre building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Saxon State Opera House ⓘ
architect	Gottfried Semper ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque Revival ⓘ Neo-Renaissance ⓘ linked to: Renaissance Revival
capacity	approximately 1300 seats ⓘ
coordinates	51.0533°N 13.7356°E ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
damagedIn	World War II ⓘ
destroyedBy	fire of 1869 ⓘ
destroyedOn	13 February 1945 ⓘ
genre	ballet ⓘ concerts ⓘ opera ⓘ
hasCityDistrict	Altstadt ⓘ
hasFacadeMaterial	sandstone ⓘ
hasFeature	monumental staircase ⓘ ornate proscenium arch ⓘ richly decorated auditorium ⓘ
hasFunction	venue for opera performances ⓘ venue for symphonic concerts ⓘ
hasMunicipality	Dresden ⓘ
hasState	Saxony ⓘ
heritageDesignation	cultural heritage monument in Dresden ⓘ
homeOf	Saxon State Opera ⓘ linked to: Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden Staatskapelle Dresden ⓘ
inception	1841 ⓘ
locatedIn	Dresden ⓘ Free State of Saxony ⓘ linked to: Saxony Innere Altstadt ⓘ Theaterplatz ⓘ
locatedNear	Dresden Castle ⓘ Hofkirche Dresden ⓘ linked to: Dresden Cathedral (body) Zwinger Palace ⓘ linked to: Zwinger Palace, Dresden
locatedOn	Elbe River ⓘ linked to: Elbe
namedAfter	Gottfried Semper ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://www.semperoper.de ⓘ
opened	1841 ⓘ
ownedBy	Free State of Saxony ⓘ linked to: Saxony
partOf	Saxon State Theatres ⓘ
reconstructedBy	Gottfried Semper ⓘ
reconstructionStart	1977 ⓘ
reopened	13 February 1985 ⓘ 1878 ⓘ
significantEvent	premieres of works by Richard Strauss ⓘ premieres of works by Richard Wagner ⓘ
touristAttraction	major tourist attraction in Dresden ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

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

Dresden → hasLandmark → Semperoper ⓘ

Staatskapelle Dresden → headquarters → Semperoper ⓘ

Staatskapelle Dresden → performsAt → Semperoper ⓘ

Kristīne Opolais → hasPerformedAt → Dresden Semperoper ⓘ

linked to: Semperoper

Zwinger Palace, Dresden → near → Semperoper ⓘ

Gottfried Semper → notableWork → Semperoper ⓘ

Frauenkirche (Dresden) → nearbyLandmark → Semperoper ⓘ

subject linked to: Frauenkirche

Dresden Castle → nearby → Semperoper ⓘ

Altstadt (Dresden) → contains → Semperoper ⓘ

subject linked to: Altstadt

Altstadt (Dresden) → hasCulturalInstitution → Semperoper ⓘ

subject linked to: Altstadt

Salome (opera) → premierePlace → Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden ⓘ

subject linked to: opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss

linked to: Semperoper

Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden → basedInBuilding → Semperoper ⓘ

Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden → hasMainVenue → Semperoper main auditorium ⓘ

linked to: Semperoper

Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden → operatesInBuilding → Semperoper on Theaterplatz ⓘ

linked to: Semperoper

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