James Levine
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James Levine was an American conductor and pianist best known for his long and influential tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera and his leadership of several major orchestras.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Levine canonical | 14 |
| James Lawrence Levine | 1 |
| Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T167263 — 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: James Levine Context triple: [Boston Symphony Orchestra, formerMusicDirector, James Levine]
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A.
Serge Koussevitzky
Serge Koussevitzky was a renowned Russian-born conductor, double bassist, and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, celebrated for championing contemporary composers and founding the Tanglewood Music Center.
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B.
Andris Nelsons
Andris Nelsons is a Latvian conductor renowned for his dynamic interpretations of the symphonic and operatic repertoire and leadership of major international orchestras.
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C.
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim is an acclaimed pianist and conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his peace-building musical initiatives, including co-founding the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.
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D.
Seiji Ozawa
Seiji Ozawa is a renowned Japanese conductor best known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and his influential presence in the international classical music scene.
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E.
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein was a renowned American composer, conductor, and pianist best known for works like "West Side Story" and for his long tenure as music director of the New York Philharmonic.
- 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: James Levine Target entity description: James Levine was an American conductor and pianist best known for his long and influential tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera and his leadership of several major orchestras.
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A.
Serge Koussevitzky
Serge Koussevitzky was a renowned Russian-born conductor, double bassist, and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, celebrated for championing contemporary composers and founding the Tanglewood Music Center.
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B.
Andris Nelsons
Andris Nelsons is a Latvian conductor renowned for his dynamic interpretations of the symphonic and operatic repertoire and leadership of major international orchestras.
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C.
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim is an acclaimed pianist and conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his peace-building musical initiatives, including co-founding the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.
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D.
Seiji Ozawa
Seiji Ozawa is a renowned Japanese conductor best known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and his influential presence in the international classical music scene.
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E.
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein was a renowned American composer, conductor, and pianist best known for works like "West Side Story" and for his long tenure as music director of the New York Philharmonic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conductor
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human ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Berlin Philharmonic
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra ⓘ Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ⓘ Vienna Philharmonic ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| birthName |
James Levine
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
James Lawrence Levine
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| causeOfDeath | Parkinson’s disease (reported complications) ⓘ |
| consequence | Fired by the Metropolitan Opera in 2018 following an investigation ⓘ |
| controversy | Faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-06-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-03-09 ⓘ |
| debut | Made his Metropolitan Opera conducting debut in 1971 ⓘ |
| earlyCareer | Assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in the early 1970s ⓘ |
| education | Studied at the Juilliard School ⓘ |
| employer |
Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Metropolitan Opera ⓘ Munich Philharmonic ⓘ Ravinia Festival ⓘ |
| endTime |
2011 (as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra)
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2016 (as music director of the Metropolitan Opera) ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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opera ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| name | James Levine self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Expanded the repertoire of the Metropolitan Opera
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Led many premieres at the Metropolitan Opera ⓘ Recorded extensively with major orchestras and singers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Leadership of several major orchestras
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Long tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| notableWork | Music director of the Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
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pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Palm Springs, California, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Artistic Director of the Metropolitan Opera
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Chief Conductor of the Munich Philharmonic ⓘ Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia ⓘ James Levine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera
Music Director of the Ravinia Festival ⓘ Principal Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera ⓘ |
| startTime |
1976 (as music director of the Metropolitan Opera)
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2004 (as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra) ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
James Lawrence Levine
this entity surface form:
Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera
subject surface form:
Symphony No. 5 (Harbison)
subject surface form:
Symphony No. 5 (Harbison)
subject surface form:
Emanuel Ax