Residenztheater, Munich

E360534

cultural institution state theatre theatre

Residenztheater, Munich is a prominent state theater in Munich, Germany, renowned for its classical and modern drama productions.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel	2
Bavarian State Theatre	1
Neues Residenztheater	1
Old Residenztheater	1
Residenztheater	1
Residenztheater in Munich	1
Residenztheater main auditorium	1
Residenztheater, Munich canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3466450 — 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: Residenztheater, Munich
Context triple: [Hedda Gabler, firstPerformedAt, Residenztheater, Munich]

A. Prinzregententheater, Munich
The Prinzregententheater in Munich is a historic theater and opera house renowned for its Art Nouveau architecture and its role as a major venue for classical music and stage performances.
B. 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.
C. Theater Ulm
Theater Ulm is a prominent municipal theater in the German city of Ulm, known for its diverse program of drama, opera, and dance performances.
D. 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.
E. Bavarian State Opera
The Bavarian State Opera is one of Germany’s leading opera companies, renowned for its world-class productions and historic home at Munich’s National Theatre.
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: Residenztheater, Munich
Target entity description: Residenztheater, Munich is a prominent state theater in Munich, Germany, renowned for its classical and modern drama productions.

A. Prinzregententheater, Munich
The Prinzregententheater in Munich is a historic theater and opera house renowned for its Art Nouveau architecture and its role as a major venue for classical music and stage performances.
B. 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.
C. Theater Ulm
Theater Ulm is a prominent municipal theater in the German city of Ulm, known for its diverse program of drama, opera, and dance performances.
D. 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.
E. Bavarian State Opera
The Bavarian State Opera is one of Germany’s leading opera companies, renowned for its world-class productions and historic home at Munich’s National Theatre.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural institution ⓘ state theatre ⓘ theatre ⓘ
affiliation	Bavarian State Theatres ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bavarian State Theatre ⓘ linked to: Residenztheater, Munich Neues Residenztheater ⓘ linked to: Residenztheater, Munich Residenztheater ⓘ linked to: Residenztheater, Munich
architect	Gottfried Böhm ⓘ Karl Hocheder NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Cultural venues in Bavaria ⓘ State theatres in Germany ⓘ Theatres in Munich ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
employerOf	ensemble of permanent actors ⓘ guest directors ⓘ
genreFocus	classical drama ⓘ contemporary theatre ⓘ modern drama ⓘ
hasEducationalProgram	audience discussions and introductions ⓘ youth theatre projects ⓘ
hasMainStage	Residenztheater main auditorium ⓘ linked to: Residenztheater, Munich
hasSubsidaryVenue	Cuvilliés-Theater ⓘ linked to: Cuvilliés Theatre Marstall theatre ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.residenztheater.de ⓘ
heritage	successor to the 18th-century Cuvilliés Theatre tradition ⓘ
inception	1951 ⓘ
languageOfPerformance	German ⓘ
locatedIn	Bavaria ⓘ Maxvorstadt, Munich ⓘ Munich ⓘ
locatedNear	Munich Residenz ⓘ Odeonsplatz ⓘ
opened	1951 ⓘ
operatedBy	Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel ⓘ linked to: Residenztheater, Munich
ownedBy	Free State of Bavaria ⓘ linked to: Bavaria
partOf	Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel ⓘ linked to: Residenztheater, Munich
primaryUse	spoken drama ⓘ
programIncludes	German classics by Schiller and Goethe ⓘ Shakespeare productions ⓘ modern European drama ⓘ new writing and world premieres ⓘ
publicTransport	Odeonsplatz U-Bahn station ⓘ
replaced	Old Residenztheater ⓘ linked to: Residenztheater, Munich
significance	major venue for premieres of contemporary German plays ⓘ one of the most important German-language spoken drama theatres ⓘ
style	post-war modernism ⓘ
ticketing	offers single tickets ⓘ offers subscription series ⓘ

How these facts were elicited