Metropolitan Opera Ballet (historically)
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The Metropolitan Opera Ballet was the resident ballet company of New York’s Metropolitan Opera, providing dance performances within its opera productions and on its own during much of the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Metropolitan Opera Ballet (historically) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T747283 — 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: Metropolitan Opera Ballet (historically) Context triple: [Metropolitan Opera, employs, Metropolitan Opera Ballet (historically)]
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A.
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet is one of the world’s leading ballet companies, renowned for its extensive repertoire of neoclassical works and its influential role in American dance.
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B.
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre is one of the leading classical ballet companies in the United States, renowned for its extensive repertoire and international touring.
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C.
Paris Opera Ballet
The Paris Opera Ballet is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious classical ballet companies, renowned for its rich tradition, rigorous training school, and influential role in the history of dance.
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D.
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is a premier ballet academy in New York City that serves as the official training school for the New York City Ballet and a leading center for classical dance education in the United States.
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E.
Mariinsky Ballet
The Mariinsky Ballet is a world-renowned Russian ballet company based in Saint Petersburg, celebrated for its classical repertoire, technical excellence, and historic influence on the art of ballet.
- 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: Metropolitan Opera Ballet (historically) Target entity description: The Metropolitan Opera Ballet was the resident ballet company of New York’s Metropolitan Opera, providing dance performances within its opera productions and on its own during much of the 20th century.
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A.
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet is one of the world’s leading ballet companies, renowned for its extensive repertoire of neoclassical works and its influential role in American dance.
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B.
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre is one of the leading classical ballet companies in the United States, renowned for its extensive repertoire and international touring.
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C.
Paris Opera Ballet
The Paris Opera Ballet is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious classical ballet companies, renowned for its rich tradition, rigorous training school, and influential role in the history of dance.
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D.
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is a premier ballet academy in New York City that serves as the official training school for the New York City Ballet and a leading center for classical dance education in the United States.
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E.
Mariinsky Ballet
The Mariinsky Ballet is a world-renowned Russian ballet company based in Saint Petersburg, celebrated for its classical repertoire, technical excellence, and historic influence on the art of ballet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet company
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performing arts organization ⓘ |
| activity |
presenting standalone ballet performances
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providing ballet sequences in opera productions ⓘ |
| affiliation | Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| artForm |
character dance
ⓘ
classical ballet ⓘ |
| associatedWithVenue |
Metropolitan Opera
ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center
|
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| employed |
ballet dancers
ⓘ
ballet masters ⓘ choreographers ⓘ |
| field | dance ⓘ |
| genre | ballet ⓘ |
| historicalRole | resident ballet company for the Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| languageOfInstitutionalContext | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York ⓘ |
| notableFor | integrating ballet into opera productions ⓘ |
| operatedDuringCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| organizationalType |
opera house ballet company
ⓘ
resident ballet company ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| partOf | Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| performanceType |
ballet divertissements in opera
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full-length ballet evenings ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
ⓘ
Metropolitan Opera House ⓘ Metropolitan Opera House ⓘ
surface form:
Old Metropolitan Opera House
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| regionServed |
New York metropolitan area
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| residentCompanyOf | Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metropolitan Opera Ballet (historically) Description of subject: The Metropolitan Opera Ballet was the resident ballet company of New York’s Metropolitan Opera, providing dance performances within its opera productions and on its own during much of the 20th century.
Referenced by (1)
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