Boston Opera House
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The Boston Opera House is a historic, lavishly restored performing arts venue in downtown Boston that hosts Broadway shows, concerts, and other major live events.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boston Opera House canonical | 3 |
| Boston Opera House (modern performing arts venue) | 1 |
| Boston Opera House (original, early 20th century) | 1 |
| Boston Opera House Ventures LLC | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2942431 — 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: Boston Opera House Context triple: [Theatre District, hasVenue, Boston Opera House]
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Liceu Opera House
Liceu Opera House is Barcelona’s historic grand opera theatre, renowned for its rich cultural legacy and prominent location on La Rambla.
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Metropolitan Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera House is the grand opera theater at New York City's Lincoln Center, renowned for its large seating capacity, advanced stage technology, and role as the home venue of the Metropolitan Opera.
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Howard Gilman Opera House
The Howard Gilman Opera House is a historic, grand performance theater in Brooklyn known for hosting opera, dance, theater, and music as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s flagship venues.
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The Ellie Caulkins Opera House
The Ellie Caulkins Opera House is a premier performing arts venue in Denver, Colorado, renowned for hosting opera, ballet, and other major cultural events in an elegant, acoustically advanced setting.
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Kroll Opera House
The Kroll Opera House was a historic Berlin theater that became infamous as the temporary seat of the German Reichstag during the Nazi era.
- 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: Boston Opera House Target entity description: The Boston Opera House is a historic, lavishly restored performing arts venue in downtown Boston that hosts Broadway shows, concerts, and other major live events.
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A.
Liceu Opera House
Liceu Opera House is Barcelona’s historic grand opera theatre, renowned for its rich cultural legacy and prominent location on La Rambla.
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B.
Metropolitan Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera House is the grand opera theater at New York City's Lincoln Center, renowned for its large seating capacity, advanced stage technology, and role as the home venue of the Metropolitan Opera.
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C.
Howard Gilman Opera House
The Howard Gilman Opera House is a historic, grand performance theater in Brooklyn known for hosting opera, dance, theater, and music as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s flagship venues.
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D.
The Ellie Caulkins Opera House
The Ellie Caulkins Opera House is a premier performing arts venue in Denver, Colorado, renowned for hosting opera, ballet, and other major cultural events in an elegant, acoustically advanced setting.
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E.
Kroll Opera House
The Kroll Opera House was a historic Berlin theater that became infamous as the temporary seat of the German Reichstag during the Nazi era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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performing arts venue ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| address | 539 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| architect | Thomas W. Lamb ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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French Renaissance Revival ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| formerUse |
movie palace
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vaudeville theatre ⓘ |
| hasType | proscenium theatre ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.bostonoperahouse.com/ ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic theatre ⓘ |
| hosts |
Broadway shows
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concerts ⓘ dance performances ⓘ musical theatre productions ⓘ special events ⓘ |
| interiorDescription | lavishly ornamented auditorium ⓘ |
| interiorFeature |
crystal chandeliers
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grand proscenium arch ⓘ ornate plasterwork ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | Downtown Boston ⓘ |
| location |
Boston
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| managedBy | a commercial theatre operator ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Theatre District ⓘ |
| notableTenant | Boston Ballet ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| originalName | B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre ⓘ |
| owner |
Boston Opera House Ventures LLC
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linked to:
Boston Opera House
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| primaryFunction | hosting touring Broadway productions ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess |
near Chinatown station
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near Downtown Crossing station ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| renovation | major restoration completed in early 2000s ⓘ |
| reopeningDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | about 2600 ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early 20th-century movie palace architecture
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one of Boston’s premier venues for touring Broadway ⓘ |
| use |
Broadway theatre
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linked to:
Broadway theater
concert venue ⓘ live performance venue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boston Opera House Description of subject: The Boston Opera House is a historic, lavishly restored performing arts venue in downtown Boston that hosts Broadway shows, concerts, and other major live events.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Boston Opera House
linked to: Boston Opera House
linked to: Boston Opera House