Manhattan Opera House
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The Manhattan Opera House was a New York City opera venue founded in the early 20th century by impresario Oscar Hammerstein I as a rival to the Metropolitan Opera.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manhattan Opera House canonical | 2 |
| Hammerstein’s Roof Garden | 1 |
| Manhattan Opera | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3461908 — 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: Manhattan Opera House Context triple: [Oscar Hammerstein I, notableWork, Manhattan Opera House]
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A.
Metropolitan Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera House is the grand opera theater at New York City's Lincoln Center, renowned for its large seating capacity, advanced stage technology, and role as the home venue of the Metropolitan Opera.
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B.
Morosco Theatre
Morosco Theatre was a prominent Broadway playhouse in New York City, best known for hosting major 20th-century productions including the original run of Arthur Miller’s "Death of a Salesman."
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C.
New Amsterdam Theatre
The New Amsterdam Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City, renowned for its early 20th-century architecture and long association with major musical productions.
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D.
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and play productions.
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E.
Gershwin Theatre
The Gershwin Theatre is a major Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting large-scale musical productions, including the long-running hit "Wicked."
- 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: Manhattan Opera House Target entity description: The Manhattan Opera House was a New York City opera venue founded in the early 20th century by impresario Oscar Hammerstein I as a rival to the Metropolitan Opera.
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A.
Metropolitan Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera House is the grand opera theater at New York City's Lincoln Center, renowned for its large seating capacity, advanced stage technology, and role as the home venue of the Metropolitan Opera.
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B.
Morosco Theatre
Morosco Theatre was a prominent Broadway playhouse in New York City, best known for hosting major 20th-century productions including the original run of Arthur Miller’s "Death of a Salesman."
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C.
New Amsterdam Theatre
The New Amsterdam Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City, renowned for its early 20th-century architecture and long association with major musical productions.
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D.
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and play productions.
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E.
Gershwin Theatre
The Gershwin Theatre is a major Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting large-scale musical productions, including the long-running hit "Wicked."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera house
ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| architect | William E. Mowbray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
|
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 3,000 seats ⓘ |
| competitionWith | Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedAsRivalTo | Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| founder | Oscar Hammerstein I ⓘ |
| founderName | Oscar Hammerstein I ⓘ |
| founderOccupation | impresario ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| hasBalconies | yes ⓘ |
| hasBoxes | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural institution
ⓘ
entertainment venue ⓘ |
| hasOrnamentation | elaborate interior decoration ⓘ |
| hasStageType | proscenium stage ⓘ |
| hasType | indoor venue ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Progressive Era
ⓘ
surface form:
Progressive Era United States
|
| inception | 1906 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
Midtown Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York
New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Manhattan ⓘ |
| near | Pennsylvania Station ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introduction of new opera repertoire in New York
ⓘ
rivalry with the Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| opened | 1906 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | opera house ⓘ |
| owner | Oscar Hammerstein I ⓘ |
| publicTransit | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 311 West 34th Street ⓘ |
| use |
concerts
ⓘ
opera performances ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manhattan Opera House Description of subject: The Manhattan Opera House was a New York City opera venue founded in the early 20th century by impresario Oscar Hammerstein I as a rival to the Metropolitan Opera.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hammerstein’s Roof Garden
this entity surface form:
Manhattan Opera