Opera Theater of Yerevan

E470133

cultural institution opera house theatre building

The Opera Theater of Yerevan is Armenia’s principal opera and ballet venue, renowned for its distinctive architecture and central role in the country’s cultural life.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet	2
Opera and Ballet Theatre of Yerevan	2
Alexander Spendiaryan National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre	1
Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet building	1
Opera Theater of Yerevan canonical	1
Yerevan Opera Theatre	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4786666 — 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: Opera Theater of Yerevan
Context triple: [Yerevan, hasLandmark, Opera Theater of Yerevan]

A. Ijevan Drama Theatre
Ijevan Drama Theatre is a regional theatrical venue in the town of Ijevan, Armenia, known for staging dramatic performances and supporting local cultural life.
B. Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre is a historic national opera and ballet company and landmark cultural venue in Georgia’s capital city.
C. Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre
Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre is a prominent Georgian theatrical institution named in honor of director Kote Marjanishvili, known for its significant role in the country’s dramatic arts and cultural life.
D. Rustaveli Theatre
Rustaveli Theatre is a historic and leading dramatic theatre in Tbilisi, Georgia, renowned for its rich cultural heritage and prominent role in Georgian performing arts.
E. Astana Opera
Astana Opera is a major state opera and ballet theatre in Astana, Kazakhstan, known for its grand architecture and performances of classical and national works.
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: Opera Theater of Yerevan
Target entity description: The Opera Theater of Yerevan is Armenia’s principal opera and ballet venue, renowned for its distinctive architecture and central role in the country’s cultural life.

A. Ijevan Drama Theatre
Ijevan Drama Theatre is a regional theatrical venue in the town of Ijevan, Armenia, known for staging dramatic performances and supporting local cultural life.
B. Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre is a historic national opera and ballet company and landmark cultural venue in Georgia’s capital city.
C. Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre
Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre is a prominent Georgian theatrical institution named in honor of director Kote Marjanishvili, known for its significant role in the country’s dramatic arts and cultural life.
D. Rustaveli Theatre
Rustaveli Theatre is a historic and leading dramatic theatre in Tbilisi, Georgia, renowned for its rich cultural heritage and prominent role in Georgian performing arts.
E. Astana Opera
Astana Opera is a major state opera and ballet theatre in Astana, Kazakhstan, known for its grand architecture and performances of classical and national works.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural institution ⓘ opera house ⓘ theatre building ⓘ
architect	Alexander Tamanian ⓘ Nikolai Buniatian ⓘ
city	Yerevan ⓘ linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
country	Armenia ⓘ
culturalRole	central role in Armenia’s cultural life ⓘ main stage for Armenian ballet repertoire ⓘ main stage for Armenian opera repertoire ⓘ
hasFeature	concert hall ⓘ distinctive semicircular façade ⓘ large auditorium ⓘ surrounding public square ⓘ
hasFunction	ballet performances ⓘ concerts ⓘ cultural events ⓘ opera performances ⓘ
hasPart	Alexander Spendiaryan National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre ⓘ linked to: Opera Theater of Yerevan Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet ⓘ linked to: Opera Theater of Yerevan
heritageStatus	important monument of Armenian architecture ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1933 ⓘ
languageOfPerformance	Armenian ⓘ Russian ⓘ other European languages ⓘ
locatedIn	Freedom Square, Yerevan ⓘ Kentron District ⓘ Republic Square area ⓘ linked to: Republic Square
namedAfter	Alexander Spendiaryan ⓘ
nearby	Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet gardens ⓘ National Gallery of Armenia ⓘ linked to: National Gallery of Armenia building Northern Avenue, Yerevan ⓘ Swan Lake, Yerevan ⓘ
notableGenre	classical ballet ⓘ classical opera ⓘ symphonic music concerts ⓘ
openingDate	1933 ⓘ
operator	Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet ⓘ linked to: Opera Theater of Yerevan
significance	major cultural landmark of Yerevan ⓘ principal ballet venue of Armenia ⓘ principal opera venue of Armenia ⓘ symbol of Armenian national culture ⓘ
style	Armenian national architectural elements ⓘ Soviet neoclassical architecture ⓘ
usedFor	international cultural festivals ⓘ national celebrations ⓘ state events ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yerevan → hasLandmark → Opera Theater of Yerevan ⓘ

subject linked to: Yerevan, Armenia

Cascade Complex → near → Yerevan Opera Theatre ⓘ