Festspielhaus Bayreuth

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music venue opera house

Festspielhaus Bayreuth is a world-famous opera house in Bayreuth, Germany, best known as the dedicated venue for Richard Wagner’s annual Bayreuth Festival.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Bayreuth Festspielhaus	18
Festspielhaus Bayreuth canonical	1
Richard Wagner Festspielhaus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5377563 — 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: Festspielhaus Bayreuth
Context triple: [Bayreuth, hasLandmark, Festspielhaus Bayreuth]

A. Nuremberg Opera House
The Nuremberg Opera House is a historic and architecturally significant opera venue in Nuremberg, Germany, known for its grand performances and cultural importance in the region.
B. Gewandhaus concert hall
The Gewandhaus concert hall is a renowned concert venue in Leipzig, Germany, celebrated for its rich musical tradition and association with major classical composers and performances.
C. Residenztheater, Munich
Residenztheater, Munich is a prominent state theater in Munich, Germany, renowned for its classical and modern drama productions.
D. Bayreuth
Bayreuth is a city in northern Bavaria, Germany, best known for its association with composer Richard Wagner and its annual Bayreuth Festival of his operas.
E. 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.
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: Festspielhaus Bayreuth
Target entity description: Festspielhaus Bayreuth is a world-famous opera house in Bayreuth, Germany, best known as the dedicated venue for Richard Wagner’s annual Bayreuth Festival.

A. Nuremberg Opera House
The Nuremberg Opera House is a historic and architecturally significant opera venue in Nuremberg, Germany, known for its grand performances and cultural importance in the region.
B. Gewandhaus concert hall
The Gewandhaus concert hall is a renowned concert venue in Leipzig, Germany, celebrated for its rich musical tradition and association with major classical composers and performances.
C. Residenztheater, Munich
Residenztheater, Munich is a prominent state theater in Munich, Germany, renowned for its classical and modern drama productions.
D. Bayreuth
Bayreuth is a city in northern Bavaria, Germany, best known for its association with composer Richard Wagner and its annual Bayreuth Festival of his operas.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music venue ⓘ opera house ⓘ
acousticDesignBy	Richard Wagner ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bayreuth Festspielhaus ⓘ linked to: Festspielhaus Bayreuth Richard Wagner Festspielhaus ⓘ linked to: Festspielhaus Bayreuth
architect	Otto Brückwald ⓘ
associatedComposer	Richard Wagner ⓘ
cityLandmarkOf	Bayreuth ⓘ
constructionEndDate	1875 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1872 ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo	performances of Richard Wagner’s operas ⓘ
designer	Richard Wagner ⓘ
distanceFromCityCenter	on the Green Hill above Bayreuth ⓘ
festival	Bayreuth Festival ⓘ
festivalFrequency	annual ⓘ
festivalSeason	summer ⓘ
firstCompleteRingCycle	Der Ring des Nibelungen ⓘ
firstOperaPerformed	Das Rheingold ⓘ
hasCategory	Buildings and structures in Bayreuth ⓘ Opera houses in Germany ⓘ Richard Wagner ⓘ
hasFeature	double proscenium ⓘ fan-shaped seating plan ⓘ orchestra pit hidden from audience ⓘ steeply raked auditorium ⓘ wooden interior for acoustics ⓘ
heritageStatus	listed building ⓘ
inauguralFestival	Bayreuth Festival 1876 ⓘ
locatedIn	Bavaria ⓘ Bayreuth ⓘ Upper Franconia ⓘ
namedAfter	Richard Wagner ⓘ
notableFor	Bayreuth Festival ⓘ
openingDate	1876-08-13 ⓘ
operatedBy	Bayreuth Festival management ⓘ
owner	City of Bayreuth ⓘ linked to: Bayreuth Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ linked to: Germany Free State of Bavaria ⓘ linked to: Bavaria
primaryUse	opera performances ⓘ
seatingCapacity	approximately 1,925 ⓘ
style	historicist architecture ⓘ
typicalRepertoire	operas by Richard Wagner ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2012 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteName	Margravial Opera House, Bayreuth and Bayreuth Festspielhaus ⓘ linked to: Margravial Opera House, Bayreuth
UNESCOStatus	World Heritage Site ⓘ

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