José Carreras
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José Carreras is a renowned Spanish operatic tenor, famous as one of the Three Tenors and celebrated for his performances in the Italian and French lyric repertoire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| José Carreras canonical | 19 |
| Josep Carreras i Coll | 1 |
| José María Carreras i Bulbena | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T481775 — 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: José Carreras Context triple: [Nessun dorma, hasRecordingBy, José Carreras]
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A.
Plácido Domingo
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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B.
Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti was a world-renowned Italian operatic tenor celebrated for his powerful, expressive voice and iconic performances in roles such as Calaf in Puccini's "Turandot."
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Alberto Iglesias
Alberto Iglesias is an acclaimed Spanish film composer known for his evocative scores for directors such as Pedro Almodóvar and for multiple Academy Award–nominated soundtracks.
- 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: José Carreras Target entity description: José Carreras is a renowned Spanish operatic tenor, famous as one of the Three Tenors and celebrated for his performances in the Italian and French lyric repertoire.
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A.
Plácido Domingo
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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B.
Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti was a world-renowned Italian operatic tenor celebrated for his powerful, expressive voice and iconic performances in roles such as Calaf in Puccini's "Turandot."
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Alberto Iglesias
Alberto Iglesias is an acclaimed Spanish film composer known for his evocative scores for directors such as Pedro Almodóvar and for multiple Academy Award–nominated soundtracks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish musician
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human ⓘ operatic tenor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century opera
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21st-century opera ⓘ |
| birthName |
José Carreras
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Josep Carreras i Coll
|
| countryOfBirth | Spain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-12-05 ⓘ |
| familyName | Carreras ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | lyric tenor repertoire ⓘ |
| founded | José Carreras Leukaemia Foundation ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Josep ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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surface form:
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts ⓘ |
| knownFor | lyric, expressive vocal style ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Three Tenors ⓘ |
| name | José Carreras self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage |
Catalan
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| notableEvent | The Three Tenors concert at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Rome ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of The Three Tenors
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performances in French lyric repertoire ⓘ performances in Italian lyric repertoire ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Alfredo in Verdi's "La traviata"
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Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca" ⓘ Don José ⓘ
surface form:
Don José in Bizet's "Carmen"
La Bohème ⓘ
surface form:
Rodolfo in Puccini's "La bohème"
|
| occupation |
opera singer
ⓘ
tenor ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Gran Teatre del Liceu
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Metropolitan Opera ⓘ Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ⓘ La Scala ⓘ
surface form:
Teatro alla Scala
Vienna State Opera ⓘ |
| performedLanguage |
Catalan
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Barcelona ⓘ |
| residence | Barcelona ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharesGroupWith |
Luciano Pavarotti
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Plácido Domingo ⓘ |
| voiceType | tenor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: José Carreras Description of subject: José Carreras is a renowned Spanish operatic tenor, famous as one of the Three Tenors and celebrated for his performances in the Italian and French lyric repertoire.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Nessun Dorma (Fenway Sports Management assets may vary; ignore if uncertain)
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hasRecordingBy
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José Carreras
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subject surface form:
Nessun dorma
subject surface form:
Nessun dorma
this entity surface form:
Josep Carreras i Coll
this entity surface form:
José María Carreras i Bulbena