Burgtheater, Vienna
E189261
The Burgtheater in Vienna is Austria’s historic national theatre and one of the most prestigious and influential German-language stages in the world.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burgtheater | 14 |
| Burgtheater, Vienna canonical | 5 |
| Burgtheater (historic location) | 1 |
| Burgtheater GmbH | 1 |
| Burgtheater Wien | 1 |
| Hofburg Theatre, Vienna | 1 |
| Hofburgtheater | 1 |
| K.K. Hofburgtheater | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1682168 — 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: Burgtheater, Vienna Context triple: [Orphée et Eurydice, premiereLocation, Burgtheater, Vienna]
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A.
Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna
Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna was a prominent 18th–19th century court and opera house best known as the venue where Beethoven premiered his Ninth Symphony, featuring the "Ode to Joy."
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B.
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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C.
Rudolfinum
Rudolfinum is a historic neo-Renaissance concert hall and art gallery in Prague, best known as the home of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
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D.
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.
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E.
Belvedere Palace, Vienna
Belvedere Palace, Vienna is a grand Baroque palace complex renowned for its historic architecture, formal gardens, and major art collections, including works by Gustav Klimt.
- 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: Burgtheater, Vienna Target entity description: The Burgtheater in Vienna is Austria’s historic national theatre and one of the most prestigious and influential German-language stages in the world.
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A.
Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna
Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna was a prominent 18th–19th century court and opera house best known as the venue where Beethoven premiered his Ninth Symphony, featuring the "Ode to Joy."
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B.
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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C.
Rudolfinum
Rudolfinum is a historic neo-Renaissance concert hall and art gallery in Prague, best known as the home of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
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D.
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.
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E.
Belvedere Palace, Vienna
Belvedere Palace, Vienna is a grand Baroque palace complex renowned for its historic architecture, formal gardens, and major art collections, including works by Gustav Klimt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural institution
ⓘ
national theatre ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Burgtheater, Vienna
ⓘ
surface form:
Burgtheater Wien
Burgtheater, Vienna ⓘ
surface form:
Hofburgtheater
Burgtheater, Vienna ⓘ
surface form:
K.K. Hofburgtheater
|
| architect |
Gottfried Semper
ⓘ
Karl Freiherr von Hasenauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Historicist architecture
ⓘ
Neobaroque ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Baroque
|
| category |
Cultural heritage monuments in Vienna
ⓘ
National theatres ⓘ Theatres in Vienna ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | bombing in World War II ⓘ |
| employed | ensemble of permanent actors ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler)
ⓘ
surface form:
Empress Maria Theresa
|
| genre | spoken drama ⓘ |
| hasArtwork |
ceiling paintings by Ernst Klimt
ⓘ
ceiling paintings by Franz Matsch ⓘ ceiling paintings by Gustav Klimt ⓘ |
| hasCapacity | around 1200 seats ⓘ |
| hasMainFacadeFacing | Rathausplatz ⓘ |
| hasSubOrganization |
Akademietheater
ⓘ
Kasino am Schwarzenbergplatz ⓘ Vestibül ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed building ⓘ |
| inception | 1741 ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | German ⓘ |
| listedIn | Austrian Denkmalliste ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Innere Stadt
ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Ringstrasse, Vienna
ⓘ
surface form:
Ringstrasse
|
| nearbyLandmark |
Austrian Parliament Building
ⓘ
University of Vienna ⓘ
surface form:
Universität Wien
Vienna City Hall ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on German-language acting style
ⓘ
prestige in German-language theatre ⓘ |
| openedAtCurrentSite | 1888 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Burgtheater, Vienna
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Burgtheater GmbH
|
| originalName | K.K. Theater nächst der Burg ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Austria
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Austria
|
| partOf | Austrian Federal Theatres ⓘ |
| previousLocation | Michaelerplatz, Vienna ⓘ |
| reconstructionArchitect |
Ferdinand Fellner
ⓘ
surface form:
Ferdinand Fellner Jr.
Hermann Helmer ⓘ Michael Engelhart ⓘ |
| reopenedAfterReconstruction | 1955 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | severe fire in 1945 ⓘ |
| specializesIn | German-language theatre ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burgtheater, Vienna Description of subject: The Burgtheater in Vienna is Austria’s historic national theatre and one of the most prestigious and influential German-language stages in the world.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hofburg Palace
this entity surface form:
Burgtheater (historic location)
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Burgtheater
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Burgtheater
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Burgtheater
this entity surface form:
Burgtheater
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Burgtheater
subject surface form:
Burgtheater
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Burgtheater GmbH
subject surface form:
Burgtheater
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K.K. Hofburgtheater
subject surface form:
Burgtheater
this entity surface form:
Hofburgtheater
subject surface form:
Burgtheater
this entity surface form:
Burgtheater Wien
this entity surface form:
Burgtheater
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Burgtheater
this entity surface form:
Burgtheater
this entity surface form:
Hofburg Theatre, Vienna
subject surface form:
Volksgarten (Vienna)
this entity surface form:
Burgtheater
this entity surface form:
Burgtheater
this entity surface form:
Burgtheater
this entity surface form:
Burgtheater
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Burgtheater
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Burgtheater