Teatro San Cassiano
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Teatro San Cassiano was a pioneering 17th-century Venetian opera house, widely regarded as the world’s first public opera theater.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teatro San Cassiano canonical | 2 |
| Teatro Grimani | 1 |
| Teatro San Cassiano, Venice | 1 |
| Teatro San Samuele | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11764448 — 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: Teatro San Cassiano Context triple: [Venetian theatres, notableExample, Teatro San Cassiano]
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A.
Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo was a prominent 17th-century Venetian opera house known for hosting important early opera premieres, including works by Claudio Monteverdi.
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B.
Teatro Carlo Felice
Teatro Carlo Felice is the main opera house of Genoa, Italy, renowned for its historic role in the city’s cultural life and its post-war modern reconstruction.
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C.
Teatro Pergolesi
Teatro Pergolesi is a historic Italian opera house in the town of Jesi, renowned for its classical architecture and cultural performances.
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D.
Teatro La Fenice
Teatro La Fenice is a historic and renowned opera house in Venice, Italy, celebrated for premiering major operatic works and hosting many of the world’s greatest singers.
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E.
Teatro Galli
Teatro Galli is a historic 19th-century opera house and cultural venue located in the center of Rimini, Italy.
- 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: Teatro San Cassiano Target entity description: Teatro San Cassiano was a pioneering 17th-century Venetian opera house, widely regarded as the world’s first public opera theater.
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A.
Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo was a prominent 17th-century Venetian opera house known for hosting important early opera premieres, including works by Claudio Monteverdi.
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B.
Teatro Carlo Felice
Teatro Carlo Felice is the main opera house of Genoa, Italy, renowned for its historic role in the city’s cultural life and its post-war modern reconstruction.
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C.
Teatro Pergolesi
Teatro Pergolesi is a historic Italian opera house in the town of Jesi, renowned for its classical architecture and cultural performances.
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D.
Teatro La Fenice
Teatro La Fenice is a historic and renowned opera house in Venice, Italy, celebrated for premiering major operatic works and hosting many of the world’s greatest singers.
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E.
Teatro Galli
Teatro Galli is a historic 19th-century opera house and cultural venue located in the center of Rimini, Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
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opera house ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Baroque theatre architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Venetian patrician families
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early Baroque opera composers ⓘ |
| audienceType | paying public ⓘ |
| centuryOfOpening | 17th century ⓘ |
| city | Venice ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Baroque music culture in Venice ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
contributed to the spread of opera as a popular entertainment form
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helped establish Venice as a major center of opera ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization | opera ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
model for later public opera houses in Venice
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symbol of the birth of public opera ⓘ |
| hasReconstructionProject | modern reconstruction initiative in the 21st century ⓘ |
| hasType | public theatre ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historically documented but demolished ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Baroque period ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
venue for carnival season entertainments
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venue for commercial opera productions ⓘ |
| influenced |
Venetian opera tradition
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development of public opera houses across Europe ⓘ |
| innovation |
commercialization of opera through ticket sales
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regular opera seasons open to the general public ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first public opera house in the world
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early Venetian opera productions ⓘ pioneering commercial public opera ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Republic of Venice
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Venice ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricDistrict |
sestiere of San Polo (historical Venice division)
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linked to:
San Polo sestiere
|
| locatedInRegion | Veneto ⓘ |
| medium | live performance ⓘ |
| neighborhood | parish of San Cassiano ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1637 ⓘ |
| ownershipType | privately owned, publicly accessible ⓘ |
| partOf |
Venetian theatre network
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linked to:
Venetian theatres
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| performanceType | staged musical drama ⓘ |
| significance |
enabled ticketed access to opera for a paying public
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marked the transition of opera from court entertainment to public entertainment ⓘ |
| status | no longer standing ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
architectural reconstruction studies
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historical studies of Venetian theatres ⓘ musicological research on early opera ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Teatro San Cassiano Description of subject: Teatro San Cassiano was a pioneering 17th-century Venetian opera house, widely regarded as the world’s first public opera theater.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Teatro San Cassiano