Volkstheater (Vienna)
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Volkstheater (Vienna) is a major traditional theater in Vienna, Austria, known for its diverse repertoire of classic and contemporary German-language plays.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Volkstheater | 1 |
| Volkstheater (Vienna) canonical | 1 |
| Volkstheater, Vienna | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11763105 — 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: Volkstheater (Vienna) Context triple: [Volkstheater U-Bahn station, locatedNear, Volkstheater (Vienna)]
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Theater an der Wien
Theater an der Wien is a historic Viennese opera house and theater renowned for hosting important early 19th-century premieres, including major works by Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna
Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna was a prominent 18th–19th century court and opera house best known as the venue where Beethoven premiered his Ninth Symphony, featuring the "Ode to Joy."
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Burgtheater, Vienna
The Burgtheater in Vienna is Austria’s historic national theatre and one of the most prestigious and influential German-language stages in the world.
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Austrian Federal Theatres
Austrian Federal Theatres is Austria’s national theatre holding company that manages major state-run stages in Vienna, including the Burgtheater.
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E.
Vienna Volksoper
The Vienna Volksoper is a major opera house in Vienna renowned for its productions of operettas, operas, and musicals in the German-speaking world.
- 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: Volkstheater (Vienna) Target entity description: Volkstheater (Vienna) is a major traditional theater in Vienna, Austria, known for its diverse repertoire of classic and contemporary German-language plays.
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A.
Theater an der Wien
Theater an der Wien is a historic Viennese opera house and theater renowned for hosting important early 19th-century premieres, including major works by Ludwig van Beethoven.
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B.
Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna
Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna was a prominent 18th–19th century court and opera house best known as the venue where Beethoven premiered his Ninth Symphony, featuring the "Ode to Joy."
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C.
Burgtheater, Vienna
The Burgtheater in Vienna is Austria’s historic national theatre and one of the most prestigious and influential German-language stages in the world.
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D.
Austrian Federal Theatres
Austrian Federal Theatres is Austria’s national theatre holding company that manages major state-run stages in Vienna, including the Burgtheater.
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E.
Vienna Volksoper
The Vienna Volksoper is a major opera house in Vienna renowned for its productions of operettas, operas, and musicals in the German-speaking world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural institution
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playhouse ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| address | Arthur-Schnitzler-Platz 1, 1070 Vienna ⓘ |
| architect |
Ferdinand Fellner the Younger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hermann Helmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Historicist architecture
ⓘ
Neo-Baroque ⓘ Neo-Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Neubau
ⓘ
Cultural venues in Vienna ⓘ Theatres in Vienna ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| foundedAs | popular theatre for the Viennese people ⓘ |
| foundedBy | citizens of Vienna ⓘ |
| hasMainStage | Große Bühne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStage |
Black Box
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rote Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ Volkstheater Hundsturm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.volkstheater.at ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed building in Vienna ⓘ |
| inception | 1889 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
7th district of Vienna
ⓘ
Innere Stadt region of Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ Neubau NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienna ⓘ Vienna city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Museumsquartier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ringstraße NERFINISHED ⓘ Volkstheater (Vienna U-Bahn station) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the idea of a people’s theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
diverse repertoire of classic and contemporary German-language plays
ⓘ
role in Viennese popular theatre tradition ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| operator | Volkstheater GmbH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfRepertoire | German GENERATED ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess |
Vienna U2 line
NERFINISHED
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Vienna U3 line NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienna tram lines on Ringstraße ⓘ Volkstheater U-Bahn station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide affordable theatre for a broad audience ⓘ |
| repertoireIncludes |
Austrian drama
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classic German-language plays ⓘ contemporary German-language plays ⓘ international plays in German translation ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
20th century Austrian theatre
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late 19th century Viennese theatre ⓘ |
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Subject: Volkstheater (Vienna) Description of subject: Volkstheater (Vienna) is a major traditional theater in Vienna, Austria, known for its diverse repertoire of classic and contemporary German-language plays.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Volkstheater
this entity surface form:
Volkstheater, Vienna