Plácido Domingo
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Plácido Domingo is a world-renowned Spanish operatic tenor and conductor, celebrated for his powerful voice, extensive repertoire, and status as one of the leading opera stars of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plácido Domingo canonical | 41 |
| Plácido Domingo Ferrer | 3 |
| Placido Domingo | 2 |
| José Plácido Domingo Embil | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T307723 — 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: Plácido Domingo Context triple: [Vangelis, collaboratedWith, Plácido Domingo]
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A.
Montserrat Caballé
Montserrat Caballé was a renowned Spanish operatic soprano celebrated for her powerful yet delicate voice and exceptional bel canto technique.
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B.
Tino Rossi
Tino Rossi was a celebrated French singer and actor of Corsican origin, renowned for his romantic ballads and popular mid-20th-century recordings.
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C.
Lupe Vélez
Lupe Vélez was a Mexican-born Hollywood actress and comedian of the 1920s and 1930s, known for her vibrant screen presence and roles in both silent films and early talkies.
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D.
David Américo Ortiz Arias
David Américo Ortiz Arias is a Dominican former Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman, best known as a Boston Red Sox legend and clutch postseason performer nicknamed "Big Papi."
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E.
Alfredo Keil
Alfredo Keil was a Portuguese composer and painter best known for writing the music of Portugal’s national anthem, "A Portuguesa."
- 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: Plácido Domingo Target entity description: Plácido Domingo is a world-renowned Spanish operatic tenor and conductor, celebrated for his powerful voice, extensive repertoire, and status as one of the leading opera stars of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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A.
Montserrat Caballé
Montserrat Caballé was a renowned Spanish operatic soprano celebrated for her powerful yet delicate voice and exceptional bel canto technique.
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B.
Tino Rossi
Tino Rossi was a celebrated French singer and actor of Corsican origin, renowned for his romantic ballads and popular mid-20th-century recordings.
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C.
Lupe Vélez
Lupe Vélez was a Mexican-born Hollywood actress and comedian of the 1920s and 1930s, known for her vibrant screen presence and roles in both silent films and early talkies.
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D.
David Américo Ortiz Arias
David Américo Ortiz Arias is a Dominican former Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman, best known as a Boston Red Sox legend and clutch postseason performer nicknamed "Big Papi."
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E.
Alfredo Keil
Alfredo Keil was a Portuguese composer and painter best known for writing the music of Portugal’s national anthem, "A Portuguesa."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conductor
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human ⓘ operatic tenor ⓘ recording artist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownFor | baritone roles ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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Latin Grammy Award ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1941-01-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Madrid
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surface form:
Madrid, Spain
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| colleague |
José Carreras
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Luciano Pavarotti ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Mexico
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Spain ⓘ |
| familyName | Domingo ⓘ |
| founded | Operalia, The World Opera Competition ⓘ |
| fullName |
Plácido Domingo
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
José Plácido Domingo Embil
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| genre |
classical music
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opera ⓘ |
| givenName |
José
ⓘ
Plácido ⓘ |
| hasPerformedAt |
La Scala
ⓘ
Metropolitan Opera ⓘ Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Opera House, London
Teatro Real ⓘ
surface form:
Teatro Real, Madrid
Vienna State Opera ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1962 ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Three Tenors ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive operatic repertoire
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long international opera career ⓘ status as one of the leading opera stars of the early 21st century ⓘ status as one of the leading opera stars of the late 20th century ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Calaf
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surface form:
Calaf in Puccini's "Turandot"
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca" ⓘ Don José ⓘ
surface form:
Don José in Bizet's "Carmen"
Hoffmann in Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" ⓘ Otello in Verdi's "Otello" ⓘ Radamès in Verdi's "Aida" ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Three Tenors ⓘ |
| occupation |
arts administrator
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conductor ⓘ opera singer ⓘ tenor ⓘ |
| parent |
Pepita Embil
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Plácido Domingo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Plácido Domingo Ferrer
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| positionHeld |
General Director of Los Angeles Opera
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General Director of Washington National Opera ⓘ |
| spouse | Marta Ornelas ⓘ |
| voiceType | tenor ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1950s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Plácido Domingo Description of subject: Plácido Domingo is a world-renowned Spanish operatic tenor and conductor, celebrated for his powerful voice, extensive repertoire, and status as one of the leading opera stars of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Plácido Domingo
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subject surface form:
Nessun dorma
this entity surface form:
José Plácido Domingo Embil
this entity surface form:
Plácido Domingo Ferrer
subject surface form:
Nessun dorma
subject surface form:
Somewhere
this entity surface form:
Plácido Domingo Ferrer
this entity surface form:
Plácido Domingo Ferrer
this entity surface form:
Placido Domingo
subject surface form:
"'O Sole Mio"
this entity surface form:
Placido Domingo