Comédie-Française
E239401
The Comédie-Française is France’s historic national theatre, renowned for its classical repertoire and status as one of the oldest still-active theatre companies in the world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Comédie-Française canonical | 21 |
| Comédie-Française, Paris | 1 |
| national theatre of France | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2160763 — 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: Comédie-Française Context triple: [Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre, near, Comédie-Française]
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A.
Société du Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Société du Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is the managing company responsible for operating and overseeing the renowned Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris.
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B.
Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin is a historic Parisian theater, opened in the late 18th century, known for hosting major operatic and dramatic productions in the French capital.
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C.
Opéra-Comique
Opéra-Comique is a historic Parisian opera house and company known for staging French operas that combine spoken dialogue with music.
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D.
Théâtre des Arts
Théâtre des Arts was a historic Parisian opera house that served as a principal venue for major operatic and musical performances in France.
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E.
Académie royale de musique
The Académie royale de musique was the principal royal opera institution of France under the Ancien Régime, serving as the state-sponsored center for French opera and musical performance in Paris.
- 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: Comédie-Française Target entity description: The Comédie-Française is France’s historic national theatre, renowned for its classical repertoire and status as one of the oldest still-active theatre companies in the world.
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A.
Société du Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Société du Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is the managing company responsible for operating and overseeing the renowned Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris.
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B.
Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin is a historic Parisian theater, opened in the late 18th century, known for hosting major operatic and dramatic productions in the French capital.
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C.
Opéra-Comique
Opéra-Comique is a historic Parisian opera house and company known for staging French operas that combine spoken dialogue with music.
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D.
Théâtre des Arts
Théâtre des Arts was a historic Parisian opera house that served as a principal venue for major operatic and musical performances in France.
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E.
Académie royale de musique
The Académie royale de musique was the principal royal opera institution of France under the Ancien Régime, serving as the state-sponsored center for French opera and musical performance in Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural institution
ⓘ
state theatre ⓘ theatre company ⓘ |
| address | Place Colette, 75001 Paris, France ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
La Maison de Molière
ⓘ
Théâtre-Français ⓘ |
| artForm | theatre ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| employs |
pensionnaires
ⓘ
sociétaires ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIV
troupe of Molière ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Molière’s chair
ⓘ
historical costumes ⓘ theatre archives ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Simul et singulis ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administration
ⓘ
technical staff ⓘ troupe of actors ⓘ |
| hasStage |
Salle Richelieu
ⓘ
Studio-Théâtre ⓘ Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
major French cultural landmark
ⓘ
one of the oldest active theatre companies in the world ⓘ |
| inception | 1680 ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
1st arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Louvre Museum
ⓘ
Palais-Royal ⓘ |
| mainBuilding | Salle Richelieu ⓘ |
| nativeName | Comédie-Française self-link ⓘ |
| notablePlaywrightInRepertoire |
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaumarchais
Pierre Corneille ⓘ
surface form:
Corneille
Molière ⓘ Racine ⓘ |
| operator | French Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| owner |
French state (partially)
ⓘ
surface form:
French state
|
| repertoireFocus |
classical French drama
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contemporary theatre ⓘ |
| significance |
guardian of classical French repertoire
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symbol of French theatrical tradition ⓘ |
| status |
Comédie-Française
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
national theatre of France
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Comédie-Française Description of subject: The Comédie-Française is France’s historic national theatre, renowned for its classical repertoire and status as one of the oldest still-active theatre companies in the world.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre
this entity surface form:
Comédie-Française, Paris
this entity surface form:
national theatre of France
subject surface form:
André Antoine