English National Opera
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English National Opera is a major London-based opera company known for performing a wide-ranging repertoire in English and making opera accessible to broad audiences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English National Opera canonical | 11 |
| Sadler’s Wells Opera | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2827030 — 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: English National Opera Context triple: [Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, patronOf, English National Opera]
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Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera is Scotland's national opera company, renowned for producing and touring a wide repertoire of operatic works across the country.
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B.
Nationale Opera & Ballet
Nationale Opera & Ballet is the leading Dutch institution for opera and ballet performances, based in Amsterdam and home to both Dutch National Opera and Dutch National Ballet.
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C.
Welsh National Opera
Welsh National Opera is a major national opera company based in Wales, renowned for its high-quality productions and tours across the United Kingdom and internationally.
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Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House is a renowned British orchestra based at Covent Garden in London, serving as the resident ensemble for both opera and ballet performances at the Royal Opera House.
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E.
Glyndebourne
Glyndebourne is a renowned English country estate in East Sussex best known for hosting the prestigious Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
- 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: English National Opera Target entity description: English National Opera is a major London-based opera company known for performing a wide-ranging repertoire in English and making opera accessible to broad audiences.
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A.
Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera is Scotland's national opera company, renowned for producing and touring a wide repertoire of operatic works across the country.
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B.
Nationale Opera & Ballet
Nationale Opera & Ballet is the leading Dutch institution for opera and ballet performances, based in Amsterdam and home to both Dutch National Opera and Dutch National Ballet.
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C.
Welsh National Opera
Welsh National Opera is a major national opera company based in Wales, renowned for its high-quality productions and tours across the United Kingdom and internationally.
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D.
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House is a renowned British orchestra based at Covent Garden in London, serving as the resident ensemble for both opera and ballet performances at the Royal Opera House.
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E.
Glyndebourne
Glyndebourne is a renowned English country estate in East Sussex best known for hosting the prestigious Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
charity
ⓘ
cultural organisation ⓘ opera company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | ENO ⓘ |
| artForm |
music
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| audienceFocus | broad audiences ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focus | performing opera in English ⓘ |
| formerName |
English National Opera
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sadler’s Wells Opera
|
| foundedAs |
English National Opera
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sadler’s Wells Opera
|
| founder | Lilian Baylis ⓘ |
| genre | opera ⓘ |
| hasChorus | English National Opera Chorus ⓘ |
| hasOrchestra | English National Opera Orchestra ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBuildingUsed | opera house ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.eno.org ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| inception | 1931 ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West End of London ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| mainVenue | London Coliseum ⓘ |
| mission | to make opera accessible to the widest possible audience ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
affordable ticket pricing
ⓘ
all productions sung in English ⓘ focus on accessibility and outreach ⓘ innovative and modern productions ⓘ |
| offers |
community outreach projects
ⓘ
education programmes ⓘ talent development schemes ⓘ |
| performs |
20th-century operas
ⓘ
classic operas ⓘ newly commissioned works ⓘ |
| performsAt | London Coliseum ⓘ |
| regionServed |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| renamed | English National Opera self-link ⓘ |
| renamedIn | 1974 ⓘ |
| repertoire |
contemporary opera
ⓘ
new commissions ⓘ standard operatic repertoire ⓘ |
| sector | performing arts ⓘ |
| shortName | ENO ⓘ |
| subsidisedBy | Arts Council England ⓘ |
| ticketPolicy | aims for affordable pricing ⓘ |
| typicalSeasonLength | autumn to spring ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: English National Opera Description of subject: English National Opera is a major London-based opera company known for performing a wide-ranging repertoire in English and making opera accessible to broad audiences.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sadler’s Wells Opera
this entity surface form:
Sadler’s Wells Opera