Opera House Unter den Linden

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cultural venue opera house

Opera House Unter den Linden is a historic opera house in Berlin, Germany, renowned as one of the city’s principal venues for opera and classical music.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Opera House Unter den Linden canonical	1
Opernhaus Unter den Linden	1
Theater Unter den Linden	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8089890 — 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 House Unter den Linden
Context triple: [Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, notableWork, Opera House Unter den Linden]

A. Kroll Opera House, Berlin
The Kroll Opera House in Berlin was a historic theater that became infamous as the temporary seat of the German Reichstag where the Nazi-drafted Enabling Act of 1933 was passed, effectively dismantling the Weimar Republic’s democracy.
B. Haus Unter den Linden
Haus Unter den Linden is the historic main building of the Berlin State Library, located on the grand boulevard Unter den Linden in central Berlin.
C. Opernhaus
Opernhaus is an underground rapid transit station on the Nuremberg U-Bahn network in Nuremberg, Germany.
D. Operettenhaus theater
Operettenhaus theater is a prominent musical and stage venue in Hamburg, Germany, known for hosting major commercial productions in the city’s nightlife hub.
E. 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.
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 House Unter den Linden
Target entity description: Opera House Unter den Linden is a historic opera house in Berlin, Germany, renowned as one of the city’s principal venues for opera and classical music.

A. Kroll Opera House, Berlin
The Kroll Opera House in Berlin was a historic theater that became infamous as the temporary seat of the German Reichstag where the Nazi-drafted Enabling Act of 1933 was passed, effectively dismantling the Weimar Republic’s democracy.
B. Haus Unter den Linden
Haus Unter den Linden is the historic main building of the Berlin State Library, located on the grand boulevard Unter den Linden in central Berlin.
C. Opernhaus
Opernhaus is an underground rapid transit station on the Nuremberg U-Bahn network in Nuremberg, Germany.
D. Operettenhaus theater
Operettenhaus theater is a prominent musical and stage venue in Hamburg, Germany, known for hosting major commercial productions in the city’s nightlife hub.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural venue ⓘ opera house ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Berlin State Opera ⓘ Staatsoper Unter den Linden ⓘ linked to: Berlin State Opera
architect	Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ linked to: Baroque Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
artisticDirector	Matthias Schulz ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
formerName	Königliche Hofoper ⓘ Preußische Staatsoper ⓘ linked to: Berlin State Opera
genre	classical music ⓘ opera ⓘ
heritageDesignation	listed building in Berlin ⓘ
inception	1741 ⓘ
languageOfPerformance	German ⓘ Italian ⓘ other European languages ⓘ
locatedIn	Berlin ⓘ Berlin city centre ⓘ linked to: Berlin government district Mitte ⓘ
locatedNear	Bebelplatz ⓘ Humboldt University of Berlin ⓘ St. Hedwig’s Cathedral ⓘ linked to: St. Hedwig's Cathedral Unter den Linden boulevard ⓘ
locatedOn	Unter den Linden ⓘ
notableWorkPremiered	many works by Giacomo Meyerbeer ⓘ operas by Richard Strauss ⓘ operas by Wilhelm Furtwängler ⓘ
openingDate	1742 ⓘ
operatedBy	Staatsoper Unter den Linden company ⓘ
ownedBy	State of Berlin ⓘ
partOf	Berlin’s historic centre ⓘ
principalConductor	Daniel Barenboim ⓘ
publicTransit	Stadtmitte station ⓘ Unter den Linden station ⓘ linked to: Unter den Linden U-Bahn station
reopeningDate	1955 ⓘ 2017 ⓘ
residentEnsemble	Staatskapelle Berlin ⓘ
significance	one of Berlin’s principal opera venues ⓘ one of the most important opera houses in Germany ⓘ
significantEvent	damaged during World War II ⓘ destroyed by fire in 1843 ⓘ major renovation and modernization 2010–2017 ⓘ post-war reconstruction in East Berlin ⓘ rebuilt in 1840s ⓘ
use	ballet and dance performances ⓘ concerts ⓘ opera performances ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff → notableWork → Opera House Unter den Linden ⓘ

Komische Oper Berlin → foundedAs → Theater Unter den Linden ⓘ

linked to: Opera House Unter den Linden

Platz am Opernhaus → namedAfter → Opernhaus Unter den Linden ⓘ