Manhattan Opera House
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The Manhattan Opera House was a New York City opera venue founded in the early 20th century by impresario Oscar Hammerstein I as a rival to the Metropolitan Opera.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manhattan Opera House canonical | 2 |
| Hammerstein’s Roof Garden | 1 |
| Manhattan Opera | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera house
ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| architect | William E. Mowbray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
|
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 3,000 seats ⓘ |
| competitionWith | Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedAsRivalTo | Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| founder | Oscar Hammerstein I ⓘ |
| founderName | Oscar Hammerstein I ⓘ |
| founderOccupation | impresario ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| hasBalconies | yes ⓘ |
| hasBoxes | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural institution
ⓘ
entertainment venue ⓘ |
| hasOrnamentation | elaborate interior decoration ⓘ |
| hasStageType | proscenium stage ⓘ |
| hasType | indoor venue ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Progressive Era
ⓘ
surface form:
Progressive Era United States
|
| inception | 1906 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
Midtown Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York
New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Manhattan ⓘ |
| near | Pennsylvania Station ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introduction of new opera repertoire in New York
ⓘ
rivalry with the Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| opened | 1906 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | opera house ⓘ |
| owner | Oscar Hammerstein I ⓘ |
| publicTransit | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 311 West 34th Street ⓘ |
| use |
concerts
ⓘ
opera performances ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hammerstein’s Roof Garden
this entity surface form:
Manhattan Opera