Theater an der Wien

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cultural heritage site opera house theater building

Theater an der Wien is a historic Viennese opera house and theater renowned for hosting important early 19th-century premieres, including major works by Ludwig van Beethoven.

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Label	Occurrences
Theater an der Wien canonical	10
Theater an der Wien, Vienna	7
Theater an der Wien (reconstruction and alterations)	1
Theater auf der Wieden	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2568879 — 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: Theater an der Wien
Context triple: [Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, premierePlace, Theater an der Wien]

A. Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna
Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna was a prominent 18th–19th century court and opera house best known as the venue where Beethoven premiered his Ninth Symphony, featuring the "Ode to Joy."
B. Burgtheater, Vienna
The Burgtheater in Vienna is Austria’s historic national theatre and one of the most prestigious and influential German-language stages in the world.
C. 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.
D. Cuvilliés Theatre
Cuvilliés Theatre is an ornate 18th-century Rococo court theatre in Munich, renowned as one of Europe’s finest surviving examples of Baroque theatre architecture.
E. Operettenhaus theater
Operettenhaus theater is a prominent musical and stage venue in Hamburg, Germany, known for hosting major commercial productions in the city’s nightlife hub.
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: Theater an der Wien
Target entity description: Theater an der Wien is a historic Viennese opera house and theater renowned for hosting important early 19th-century premieres, including major works by Ludwig van Beethoven.

A. Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna
Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna was a prominent 18th–19th century court and opera house best known as the venue where Beethoven premiered his Ninth Symphony, featuring the "Ode to Joy."
B. Burgtheater, Vienna
The Burgtheater in Vienna is Austria’s historic national theatre and one of the most prestigious and influential German-language stages in the world.
C. 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.
D. Cuvilliés Theatre
Cuvilliés Theatre is an ornate 18th-century Rococo court theatre in Munich, renowned as one of Europe’s finest surviving examples of Baroque theatre architecture.
E. Operettenhaus theater
Operettenhaus theater is a prominent musical and stage venue in Hamburg, Germany, known for hosting major commercial productions in the city’s nightlife hub.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural heritage site ⓘ opera house ⓘ theater building ⓘ
architect	Franz Jäger ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Classicism ⓘ
country	Austria ⓘ
dedicatedTo	opera and music theater since 2006 ⓘ
foundedBy	Emanuel Schikaneder ⓘ
hasCapacity	about 1,000 seats ⓘ
hasRenovation	1950s renovation ⓘ 1990s renovation ⓘ early 2000s renovation ⓘ
hasResidentEnsemble	Arnold Schoenberg Choir ⓘ Orchestra of the Theater an der Wien ⓘ
hasUse	concerts ⓘ opera performances ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.theater-wien.at ⓘ
heritageDesignation	listed building in Vienna ⓘ
inception	1801 ⓘ
languageOfPerformance	German ⓘ
locatedIn	Linke Wienzeile ⓘ linked to: Rudolfsheim Mariahilf ⓘ Naschmarkt area ⓘ linked to: Karmeliterplatz area Vienna ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time ⓘ Central European Time ⓘ
notableWorkPremiered	"Boccaccio" by Franz von Suppé ⓘ "Der Bettelstudent" by Carl Millöcker ⓘ "Der Zigeunerbaron" by Johann Strauss II ⓘ linked to: Der Zigeunerbaron "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss II ⓘ linked to: Die Fledermaus "Die Zauberharfe" by Franz Schubert ⓘ "Fidelio" by Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72 Piano Concerto No. 4 by Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" by Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ linked to: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" by Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" by Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
openingDate	1801-06-13 ⓘ
operator	Vereinigte Bühnen Wien ⓘ
ownedBy	City of Vienna ⓘ linked to: Vienna
significantEvent	premiere of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 ⓘ premiere of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" ⓘ premiere of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" ⓘ premiere of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 ⓘ premiere of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" ⓘ premiere of Beethoven’s opera "Fidelio" (first version) ⓘ linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72 premiere of Beethoven’s oratorio "Christ on the Mount of Olives" ⓘ premiere of Franz Lehár’s operetta "Die lustige Witwe" (revised version, Vienna) ⓘ premiere of Johann Strauss II’s operetta "Die Fledermaus" ⓘ premiere of Schubert’s "Die Zauberharfe" ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

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

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 → premierePlace → Theater an der Wien ⓘ

Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" → firstPerformancePlace → Theater an der Wien ⓘ

Fidelio, Op. 72 → premiereLocation → Theater an der Wien ⓘ

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 → premiereLocation → Theater an der Wien, Vienna ⓘ