NBC Opera Theatre
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NBC Opera Theatre was an American television opera company active from the 1950s to early 1960s that produced and broadcast operas, including several notable premieres, on the NBC network.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NBC Opera Theatre canonical | 4 |
| NBC Opera | 1 |
| NBC Television Opera Theatre | 1 |
| premiered the first opera composed for American television, "Amahl and the Night Visitors" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3170722 — 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: NBC Opera Theatre Context triple: [Theme from "The NBC Opera Theatre", usedFor, NBC Opera Theatre]
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A.
Opera Theatre
Opera Theatre was the original name of the Joan Sutherland Theatre, a major performance venue within the Sydney Opera House.
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B.
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is a world-renowned opera company based at Lincoln Center in New York City, known for its grand productions and leading role in the international opera scene.
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C.
New York City Opera
New York City Opera was a major American opera company based in New York City, known for its innovative productions, accessible ticket prices, and support of new works and emerging artists.
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D.
Washington National Opera
Washington National Opera is a major American opera company based in Washington, D.C., known for its full-scale productions, educational programs, and role as a leading cultural institution in the nation’s capital.
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E.
Nationale Opera & Ballet
Nationale Opera & Ballet is the leading Dutch institution for opera and ballet performances, based in Amsterdam and home to both Dutch National Opera and Dutch National 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: NBC Opera Theatre Target entity description: NBC Opera Theatre was an American television opera company active from the 1950s to early 1960s that produced and broadcast operas, including several notable premieres, on the NBC network.
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A.
Opera Theatre
Opera Theatre was the original name of the Joan Sutherland Theatre, a major performance venue within the Sydney Opera House.
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B.
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is a world-renowned opera company based at Lincoln Center in New York City, known for its grand productions and leading role in the international opera scene.
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C.
New York City Opera
New York City Opera was a major American opera company based in New York City, known for its innovative productions, accessible ticket prices, and support of new works and emerging artists.
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D.
Washington National Opera
Washington National Opera is a major American opera company based in Washington, D.C., known for its full-scale productions, educational programs, and role as a leading cultural institution in the nation’s capital.
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E.
Nationale Opera & Ballet
Nationale Opera & Ballet is the leading Dutch institution for opera and ballet performances, based in Amsterdam and home to both Dutch National Opera and Dutch National Ballet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera company
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television opera company ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1950s
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early 1960s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NBC Opera Theatre
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surface form:
NBC Opera
NBC Opera Theatre ⓘ
surface form:
NBC Television Opera Theatre
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| broadcastOn |
NBC
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surface form:
NBC television network
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionFormat |
black-and-white television
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live television broadcast ⓘ |
| endTime | 1964 ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music television program
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opera ⓘ |
| hasAudience | national television audience in the United States ⓘ |
| locationOfBroadcast |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| medium | television ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| notableWork |
television production of Bedřich Smetana's "The Bartered Bride"
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television production of Benjamin Britten's "Billy Budd" ⓘ television production of Benjamin Britten's "Peter Grimes" ⓘ television production of Bohuslav Martinů's "The Marriage" ⓘ television production of Engelbert Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel" ⓘ television production of Gaetano Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" ⓘ television production of Georges Bizet's "Carmen" ⓘ television production of Giacomo Puccini's "La Bohème" ⓘ television production of Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" ⓘ television production of Gian Carlo Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors" ⓘ television production of Gian Carlo Menotti's "Labyrinth" ⓘ television production of Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Consul" ⓘ television production of Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Medium" ⓘ television production of Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Telephone" ⓘ television production of Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata" ⓘ television production of Giuseppe Verdi's "Otello" ⓘ television production of Lukas Foss's "Griffelkin" ⓘ television production of Modest Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov" ⓘ television production of Norman Dello Joio's "The Trial at Rouen" ⓘ television production of Norman Dello Joio's "The Triumph of Saint Joan" ⓘ Cavalleria rusticana ⓘ
surface form:
television production of Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana"
television production of Richard Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier" ⓘ television production of Richard Strauss's "Salome" ⓘ television production of Richard Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman" ⓘ television production of Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" ⓘ television production of Samuel Barber's "Vanessa" ⓘ television production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Don Giovanni" ⓘ television production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCompany | National Broadcasting Company ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
commissioned new operas for television broadcast
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introduced contemporary American operas to a national television audience ⓘ NBC Opera Theatre self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
premiered the first opera composed for American television, "Amahl and the Night Visitors"
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| startTime | 1950 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NBC Opera Theatre Description of subject: NBC Opera Theatre was an American television opera company active from the 1950s to early 1960s that produced and broadcast operas, including several notable premieres, on the NBC network.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NBC Television Opera Theatre
this entity surface form:
NBC Opera
this entity surface form:
premiered the first opera composed for American television, "Amahl and the Night Visitors"