Saxon State Opera House
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The Saxon State Opera House, commonly known as the Semperoper, is a renowned historic opera house in Dresden, Germany, celebrated for its grand architecture and leading role in German opera.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saxon State Opera House canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saxon State Opera House Context triple: [Semperoper, alsoKnownAs, Saxon State Opera House]
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Lexington Opera House
The Lexington Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, hosting Broadway tours, concerts, and community events.
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Grand Opera House
The Grand Opera House is a historic and ornate theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, renowned for its Victorian architecture and role as a major performing arts venue.
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Grand Opera House
The Grand Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, known for its ornate 19th-century architecture and diverse schedule of concerts, theater, and cultural events.
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Pella Opera House
The Pella Opera House is a historic performance venue in downtown Pella, Iowa, renowned for its Dutch-influenced architecture and role as a cultural centerpiece for concerts, theater, and community events.
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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: Saxon State Opera House Target entity description: The Saxon State Opera House, commonly known as the Semperoper, is a renowned historic opera house in Dresden, Germany, celebrated for its grand architecture and leading role in German opera.
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A.
Lexington Opera House
The Lexington Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, hosting Broadway tours, concerts, and community events.
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B.
Grand Opera House
The Grand Opera House is a historic and ornate theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, renowned for its Victorian architecture and role as a major performing arts venue.
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C.
Grand Opera House
The Grand Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, known for its ornate 19th-century architecture and diverse schedule of concerts, theater, and cultural events.
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D.
Pella Opera House
The Pella Opera House is a historic performance venue in downtown Pella, Iowa, renowned for its Dutch-influenced architecture and role as a cultural centerpiece for concerts, theater, and community events.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera house
ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Semperoper ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor |
ballet performances
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ |
| architect | Gottfried Semper ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Historicist architecture
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Neo-Renaissance ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkOf | Dresden ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
bombing of Dresden in 1945
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fire in 1869 ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| façadeFeatures |
arcades and columns
ⓘ
rich sculptural decoration ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed building in Saxony ⓘ |
| homeOf |
Saxon State Opera company
ⓘ
Staatskapelle Dresden ⓘ |
| inception | 1841 ⓘ |
| interiorFeatures |
grand staircase
ⓘ
ornate auditorium ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dresden ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Free State of Saxony
ⓘ
linked to:
Saxony
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| locatedInOldTown |
Innere Altstadt, Dresden
ⓘ
linked to:
Altstadt (Dresden)
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| locatedNear |
Elbe River
ⓘ
linked to:
Elbe
|
| locatedOn | Theaterplatz ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gottfried Semper ⓘ |
| notablePremiere |
Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier"
ⓘ
linked to:
Der Rosenkavalier
Richard Strauss’s "Elektra" ⓘ
linked to:
Elektra (libretto)
Richard Strauss’s "Salome" ⓘ
linked to:
opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss
Richard Wagner’s "Rienzi" ⓘ Richard Wagner’s "Tannhäuser" ⓘ
linked to:
Tannhäuser
Richard Wagner’s "The Flying Dutchman" ⓘ
linked to:
Der fliegende Holländer
|
| opened | 1841 ⓘ |
| operator | Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Free State of Saxony
ⓘ
linked to:
Saxony
|
| partOf | Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden ⓘ |
| primaryUse | opera performances ⓘ |
| reconstructed | 1870s ⓘ |
| reconstructionStart | 1977 ⓘ |
| reopened |
1878
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1985 ⓘ |
| reopenedOn | 13 February 1985 ⓘ |
| reopenedOnAnniversaryOf | bombing of Dresden ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 1300 ⓘ |
| significantFor | German opera tradition ⓘ |
| tourismSignificance | major attraction in Dresden’s historic center ⓘ |
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Subject: Saxon State Opera House Description of subject: The Saxon State Opera House, commonly known as the Semperoper, is a renowned historic opera house in Dresden, Germany, celebrated for its grand architecture and leading role in German opera.
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