War Memorial Opera House
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War Memorial Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in San Francisco best known as the home of the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Ballet.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War Memorial Opera House canonical | 15 |
| War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1176376 — 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: War Memorial Opera House Context triple: [Civic Center, San Francisco, contains, War Memorial Opera House]
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A.
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.
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B.
Winspear Opera House
Winspear Opera House is a major performing arts venue in downtown Dallas, Texas, renowned for hosting opera, theater, and other cultural events in a modern, architecturally striking building.
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C.
Shrine Auditorium
The Shrine Auditorium is a historic Los Angeles performance venue renowned for hosting major entertainment industry events, including prominent award shows and large-scale concerts.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: War Memorial Opera House Target entity description: War Memorial Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in San Francisco best known as the home of the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Ballet.
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A.
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.
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B.
Winspear Opera House
Winspear Opera House is a major performing arts venue in downtown Dallas, Texas, renowned for hosting opera, theater, and other cultural events in a modern, architecturally striking building.
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C.
Shrine Auditorium
The Shrine Auditorium is a historic Los Angeles performance venue renowned for hosting major entertainment industry events, including prominent award shows and large-scale concerts.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera house
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performing arts venue ⓘ theater building ⓘ |
| architect |
Arthur Brown Jr.
ⓘ
G. Albert Lansburgh ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Concert halls in California
ⓘ
Opera houses in California ⓘ Theatres in San Francisco ⓘ Tourist attractions in San Francisco ⓘ |
| city | San Francisco ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo | veterans of World War I ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
balconies
ⓘ
chandeliers ⓘ grand entrance lobby ⓘ loges ⓘ orchestra pit ⓘ proscenium stage ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ballet performances
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ opera performances ⓘ theatrical productions ⓘ |
| hasType | war memorial ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic building ⓘ |
| homeVenueOf |
San Francisco Ballet
ⓘ
San Francisco Opera ⓘ |
| inception | 1932 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Civic Center, San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Van Ness Avenue ⓘ |
| namedAfter | war veterans ⓘ |
| neighboringBuilding |
San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Veterans Building (San Francisco)
|
| notableEvent | venue for the 1945 United Nations Conference on International Organization ceremonies ⓘ |
| openingDate | October 15, 1932 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
San Francisco County
ⓘ
surface form:
City and County of San Francisco
|
| partOf | San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | Civic Center/UN Plaza station ⓘ |
| region | Northern California ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 3100 ⓘ |
| significantFor |
home of San Francisco Ballet
ⓘ
home of San Francisco Opera ⓘ |
| usedFor |
San Francisco Ballet season
ⓘ
San Francisco Opera season ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: War Memorial Opera House Description of subject: War Memorial Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in San Francisco best known as the home of the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Ballet.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco