Leontyne Price
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Leontyne Price is an acclaimed American soprano renowned for her pioneering international opera career and as one of the first African American singers to achieve stardom at the Metropolitan Opera.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leontyne Price canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leontyne Price Context triple: [Juilliard School, hasAlumni, Leontyne Price]
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A.
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson was a renowned American contralto and civil rights figure whose groundbreaking performances challenged racial barriers in the arts and public life.
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B.
Renée Fleming
Renée Fleming is an acclaimed American soprano renowned for her performances in opera and concert halls worldwide and for her interpretations of lyric soprano roles.
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C.
Renata Tebaldi
Renata Tebaldi was a renowned Italian soprano celebrated for her rich, lyrical voice and leading roles in major opera houses worldwide during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Maria Callas
Maria Callas was a renowned 20th-century Greek-American soprano celebrated for her dramatic intensity, distinctive voice, and iconic interpretations of Italian opera roles.
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E.
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan was an acclaimed American jazz singer renowned for her rich, expressive voice and virtuosic vocal technique, making her one of the most influential vocalists in jazz history.
- 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: Leontyne Price Target entity description: Leontyne Price is an acclaimed American soprano renowned for her pioneering international opera career and as one of the first African American singers to achieve stardom at the Metropolitan Opera.
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A.
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson was a renowned American contralto and civil rights figure whose groundbreaking performances challenged racial barriers in the arts and public life.
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B.
Renée Fleming
Renée Fleming is an acclaimed American soprano renowned for her performances in opera and concert halls worldwide and for her interpretations of lyric soprano roles.
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C.
Renata Tebaldi
Renata Tebaldi was a renowned Italian soprano celebrated for her rich, lyrical voice and leading roles in major opera houses worldwide during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Maria Callas
Maria Callas was a renowned 20th-century Greek-American soprano celebrated for her dramatic intensity, distinctive voice, and iconic interpretations of Italian opera roles.
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E.
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan was an acclaimed American jazz singer renowned for her rich, expressive voice and virtuosic vocal technique, making her one of the most influential vocalists in jazz history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American opera singer
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classical musician ⓘ human ⓘ operatic soprano ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ National Medal of Arts ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ Spingarn Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-02-10 ⓘ |
| debutWork |
Porgy and Bess
ⓘ
surface form:
Porgy and Bess (touring production, early career)
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| educatedAt |
Central State University
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surface form:
Central State College, Wilberforce, Ohio
Juilliard School ⓘ |
| employer |
Lyric Opera of Chicago
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Metropolitan Opera ⓘ Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ⓘ San Francisco Opera ⓘ Vienna State Opera ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Price ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
concert singing
ⓘ
opera performance ⓘ |
| fullName | Mary Violet Leontyne Price ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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opera ⓘ |
| givenName |
Leontyne
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Mary ⓘ Violet ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | prima donna assoluta (informal critical designation) ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent generations of African American opera singers ⓘ |
| instrument | voice ⓘ |
| movement | Civil Rights era cultural integration in the arts ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
One of the first African American singers to achieve stardom at the Metropolitan Opera
ⓘ
Pioneer in the integration of American opera houses ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Made Metropolitan Opera debut in 1961 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aida in Verdi's "Aida"
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surface form:
Aida (role of Aida)
Il trovatore ⓘ
surface form:
Il trovatore (role of Leonora)
La forza del destino ⓘ
surface form:
La forza del destino (role of Leonora)
Cio-Cio San ⓘ
surface form:
Madama Butterfly (role of Cio-Cio-San)
Bess in Porgy and Bess ⓘ
surface form:
Porgy and Bess (role of Bess)
Tosca ⓘ
surface form:
Tosca (role of Tosca)
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| numberOfGrammyAwards | multiple ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Laurel, Mississippi
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surface form:
Laurel, Mississippi, United States
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| recordLabel | RCA Victor ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City (periods of career)
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| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
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