Kirov Theatre
E306919
Kirov Theatre is the former Soviet-era name of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, renowned for its world-class opera and ballet performances.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirov Theatre canonical | 2 |
| Kirov Opera (now Mariinsky Opera) | 1 |
| Kirov Opera House | 1 |
| Kirov Theatre in Leningrad (now Mariinsky Theatre Second Stage) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2343081 — 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: Kirov Theatre Context triple: [Mariinsky Theatre, hasFormerName, Kirov Theatre]
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A.
Mikhailovsky Theatre
The Mikhailovsky Theatre is one of Saint Petersburg’s historic opera and ballet houses, renowned for its classical repertoire and elegant 19th-century architecture.
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B.
Alexandrinsky Theatre
The Alexandrinsky Theatre is one of Russia’s oldest and most prestigious drama theatres, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and central role in the cultural life of Saint Petersburg.
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C.
Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is Russia’s most famous historic theatre and home of the renowned Bolshoi Ballet and Opera companies.
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D.
Solodovnikov Theatre
Solodovnikov Theatre was a Moscow theatre known for hosting significant early 20th-century Russian opera premieres.
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E.
Volkov Theatre
Volkov Theatre is a historic Russian drama theatre in Yaroslavl, often regarded as one of the oldest professional theatres in Russia.
- 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: Kirov Theatre Target entity description: Kirov Theatre is the former Soviet-era name of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, renowned for its world-class opera and ballet performances.
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A.
Mikhailovsky Theatre
The Mikhailovsky Theatre is one of Saint Petersburg’s historic opera and ballet houses, renowned for its classical repertoire and elegant 19th-century architecture.
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B.
Alexandrinsky Theatre
The Alexandrinsky Theatre is one of Russia’s oldest and most prestigious drama theatres, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and central role in the cultural life of Saint Petersburg.
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C.
Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is Russia’s most famous historic theatre and home of the renowned Bolshoi Ballet and Opera companies.
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D.
Solodovnikov Theatre
Solodovnikov Theatre was a Moscow theatre known for hosting significant early 20th-century Russian opera premieres.
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E.
Volkov Theatre
Volkov Theatre is a historic Russian drama theatre in Yaroslavl, often regarded as one of the oldest professional theatres in Russia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet theatre
ⓘ
opera house ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mariinsky Ballet
ⓘ
surface form:
Kirov Ballet Theatre
Kirov Theatre ⓘ
surface form:
Kirov Opera House
|
| architecturalStyle | historic theatre architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mariinsky Ballet
ⓘ
surface form:
Kirov Ballet
Leningrad State Academic Kirov Theatre of Opera and Ballet ⓘ
surface form:
Kirov Opera
|
| countryDuringNameUse | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major centre of classical ballet in the 20th century
ⓘ
major centre of opera in the 20th century ⓘ symbol of Soviet high culture ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| hasMainCompany |
Mariinsky Ballet
ⓘ
surface form:
Kirov Ballet (now Mariinsky Ballet)
Kirov Theatre self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kirov Opera (now Mariinsky Opera)
|
| hasReputation |
leading ballet company stage
ⓘ
leading opera company stage ⓘ world-class performing arts venue ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Leningrad
ⓘ
surface form:
Leningrad (former name of Saint Petersburg)
|
| locatedIn |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
Theatre Square, Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sergei Kirov
ⓘ
surface form:
Sergey Kirov
|
| operatedBy |
Ministry of Culture of the USSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Ministry of Culture
|
| ownedBy |
Soviet Socialist Republics
ⓘ
surface form:
State (Soviet Union)
|
| partOf | Soviet cultural institutions ⓘ |
| predecessorName | Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | performing arts venue ⓘ |
| renownedFor |
Russian opera
ⓘ
ballet performances ⓘ classical ballet ⓘ opera performances ⓘ |
| successorName | Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ |
| usedAsNameDuring | Soviet era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kirov Theatre Description of subject: Kirov Theatre is the former Soviet-era name of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, renowned for its world-class opera and ballet performances.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mariinsky Theatre
this entity surface form:
Kirov Opera House
this entity surface form:
Kirov Opera (now Mariinsky Opera)
this entity surface form:
Kirov Theatre in Leningrad (now Mariinsky Theatre Second Stage)