Howard Gilman Opera House
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The Howard Gilman Opera House is a historic, grand performance theater in Brooklyn known for hosting opera, dance, theater, and music as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s flagship venues.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BAM Opera House | 2 |
| Howard Gilman Opera House canonical | 2 |
| BAM Howard Gilman Opera House | 1 |
| Howard Gilman Theater | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1652662 — 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: Howard Gilman Opera House Context triple: [Brooklyn Academy of Music, hasVenue, Howard Gilman Opera House]
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A.
Kroll Opera House
The Kroll Opera House was a historic Berlin theater that became infamous as the temporary seat of the German Reichstag during the Nazi era.
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B.
War Memorial Opera House
War Memorial Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in San Francisco best known as the home of the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Ballet.
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C.
Metropolitan Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera House is the grand opera theater at New York City's Lincoln Center, renowned for its large seating capacity, advanced stage technology, and role as the home venue of the Metropolitan Opera.
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D.
Shubert Theatre
The Shubert Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in New Haven, Connecticut, renowned for hosting numerous pre-Broadway premieres and major theatrical productions.
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E.
Winspear Opera House
Winspear Opera House is a major performing arts venue in downtown Dallas, Texas, renowned for hosting opera, theater, and other cultural events in a modern, architecturally striking building.
- 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: Howard Gilman Opera House Target entity description: The Howard Gilman Opera House is a historic, grand performance theater in Brooklyn known for hosting opera, dance, theater, and music as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s flagship venues.
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A.
Kroll Opera House
The Kroll Opera House was a historic Berlin theater that became infamous as the temporary seat of the German Reichstag during the Nazi era.
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B.
War Memorial Opera House
War Memorial Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in San Francisco best known as the home of the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Ballet.
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C.
Metropolitan Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera House is the grand opera theater at New York City's Lincoln Center, renowned for its large seating capacity, advanced stage technology, and role as the home venue of the Metropolitan Opera.
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D.
Shubert Theatre
The Shubert Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in New Haven, Connecticut, renowned for hosting numerous pre-Broadway premieres and major theatrical productions.
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E.
Winspear Opera House
Winspear Opera House is a major performing arts venue in downtown Dallas, Texas, renowned for hosting opera, theater, and other cultural events in a modern, architecturally striking building.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert hall
ⓘ
opera house ⓘ performing arts venue ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| affiliation |
BAM Fisher
ⓘ
Harvey Theater ⓘ
surface form:
BAM Harvey Theater
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Howard Gilman Opera House
ⓘ
surface form:
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Howard Gilman Opera House ⓘ
surface form:
BAM Opera House
|
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| borough | Brooklyn ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
key venue of Brooklyn Academy of Music campus
ⓘ
major performing arts center in Brooklyn ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
balconies
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fly tower ⓘ grand auditorium ⓘ orchestra level seating ⓘ orchestra pit ⓘ ornate interior ⓘ proscenium stage ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic theater ⓘ |
| isFlagshipVenueOf | Brooklyn Academy of Music ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Howard Gilman ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Fort Greene ⓘ |
| operator | Brooklyn Academy of Music ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Brooklyn Academy of Music ⓘ |
| partOf | Brooklyn Academy of Music ⓘ |
| programmingIncludes |
classical works
ⓘ
contemporary productions ⓘ festivals ⓘ international artists ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess |
Atlantic Terminal
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Terminal transit hub
New York City Subway ⓘ |
| regionServed | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 30 Lafayette Avenue ⓘ |
| use |
dance performances
ⓘ
multidisciplinary performing arts ⓘ music concerts ⓘ opera performances ⓘ theater performances ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howard Gilman Opera House Description of subject: The Howard Gilman Opera House is a historic, grand performance theater in Brooklyn known for hosting opera, dance, theater, and music as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s flagship venues.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
BAM Opera House
this entity surface form:
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
this entity surface form:
BAM Opera House
this entity surface form:
Howard Gilman Theater