Semperoper
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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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Semperoper canonical | 25 |
| Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden | 3 |
| Dresden Semperoper | 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]
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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.
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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.
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C.
Opernhaus
Opernhaus is an underground rapid transit station on the Nuremberg U-Bahn network in Nuremberg, Germany.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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C.
Opernhaus
Opernhaus is an underground rapid transit station on the Nuremberg U-Bahn network in Nuremberg, Germany.
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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.
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Semperoper Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Semperoper
subject linked to:
Frauenkirche
subject linked to:
Altstadt
subject linked to:
opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss
linked to: Semperoper
linked to: Semperoper
linked to: Semperoper
linked to: Semperoper
linked to: Semperoper
subject linked to:
Dresden Cathedral (body)
subject linked to:
Semper
subject linked to:
Theaterplatz
subject linked to:
Theaterplatz