Salzburg Festival
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The Salzburg Festival is a world-renowned annual summer festival in Salzburg, Austria, celebrated for its prestigious opera, classical music, and theater performances.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Salzburg Festival canonical | 25 |
| Salzburger Festspiele | 3 |
| Salzburg Festival venues | 2 |
| Salzburg Easter Festival | 1 |
| Salzburg Festival (in The Sound of Music) | 1 |
| Salzburg Whitsun Festival | 1 |
| Salzburger Festspiele (organization) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T147366 — 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: Salzburg Festival Context triple: [Herbert von Karajan, employer, Salzburg Festival]
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A.
Vienna State Opera
The Vienna State Opera is one of the world’s leading opera houses, renowned for its rich history, prestigious productions, and central role in Vienna’s classical music culture.
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B.
Festival of Contemporary Music
The Festival of Contemporary Music is an annual Tanglewood event dedicated to showcasing modern and avant-garde classical works by living composers.
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C.
Montreal International Jazz Festival
The Montreal International Jazz Festival is one of the world’s largest and most renowned jazz festivals, attracting leading international artists and huge audiences each year.
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D.
Festspielgespräche Salzburg
Festspielgespräche Salzburg is a cultural and intellectual discussion series in Salzburg that brings together artists, scholars, and public figures for high-level dialogues, particularly in connection with the Salzburg Festival.
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E.
Big Ears Festival
Big Ears Festival is an annual avant-garde music and arts festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, known for its adventurous programming that spans experimental, classical, jazz, and indie genres.
- 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: Salzburg Festival Target entity description: The Salzburg Festival is a world-renowned annual summer festival in Salzburg, Austria, celebrated for its prestigious opera, classical music, and theater performances.
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A.
Vienna State Opera
The Vienna State Opera is one of the world’s leading opera houses, renowned for its rich history, prestigious productions, and central role in Vienna’s classical music culture.
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B.
Festival of Contemporary Music
The Festival of Contemporary Music is an annual Tanglewood event dedicated to showcasing modern and avant-garde classical works by living composers.
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C.
Montreal International Jazz Festival
The Montreal International Jazz Festival is one of the world’s largest and most renowned jazz festivals, attracting leading international artists and huge audiences each year.
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D.
Festspielgespräche Salzburg
Festspielgespräche Salzburg is a cultural and intellectual discussion series in Salzburg that brings together artists, scholars, and public figures for high-level dialogues, particularly in connection with the Salzburg Festival.
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E.
Big Ears Festival
Big Ears Festival is an annual avant-garde music and arts festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, known for its adventurous programming that spans experimental, classical, jazz, and indie genres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music festival
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opera festival ⓘ theatre festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Austrian culture
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Baroque architecture of Salzburg ⓘ |
| cityOfBirthOfNamesakeComposer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfJedermann | 1920 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
chamber music
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orchestral concerts ⓘ spoken theatre ⓘ staged opera productions ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1920 ⓘ |
| founder |
Alfred Roller
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Franz Schalk ⓘ Hugo von Hofmannsthal ⓘ Max Reinhardt ⓘ Richard Strauss ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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opera ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasLogoText |
Salzburg Festival
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Salzburger Festspiele
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| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.salzburgerfestspiele.at ⓘ |
| hasSubFestival |
Salzburg Festival
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Salzburg Easter Festival
Salzburg Festival self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Salzburg Whitsun Festival
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| inceptionYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Europe
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Salzburg ⓘ Salzburg ⓘ
surface form:
Salzburg (city)
State of Salzburg ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Salzburg ⓘ |
| notableWorkAssociated | Jedermann ⓘ |
| oftenFeaturesMusicBy |
Richard Strauss
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Salzburg Festival
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Salzburger Festspiele (organization)
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| primaryVenue |
Felsenreitschule
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Großes Festspielhaus ⓘ Haus für Mozart ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most prestigious classical music festivals in the world ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| ticketed | true ⓘ |
| typeOfEvent | performing arts festival ⓘ |
| typicalEndTime | August ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | late July ⓘ |
| usesVenue |
Kollegienkirche (Salzburg)
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Salzburg Cathedral Square ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salzburg Festival Description of subject: The Salzburg Festival is a world-renowned annual summer festival in Salzburg, Austria, celebrated for its prestigious opera, classical music, and theater performances.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Salzburger Festspiele (organization)
this entity surface form:
Salzburger Festspiele
this entity surface form:
Salzburg Easter Festival
this entity surface form:
Salzburg Whitsun Festival
this entity surface form:
Salzburg Festival venues
this entity surface form:
Salzburger Festspiele
this entity surface form:
Salzburg Festival venues
this entity surface form:
Salzburger Festspiele
subject surface form:
Altstadt (Salzburg)
subject surface form:
Captain Georg von Trapp (The Sound of Music)
this entity surface form:
Salzburg Festival (in The Sound of Music)