Leonard Foglia
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Leonard Foglia is an American theater and opera director known for his work on major Broadway productions and contemporary operas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leonard Foglia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10252720 — 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: Leonard Foglia Context triple: [Master Class, originalBroadwayDirector, Leonard Foglia]
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A.
Charles Brenton Fisk
Charles Brenton Fisk was a prominent American pipe organ builder renowned for his influential role in the 20th-century revival of historically informed organ design and craftsmanship.
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B.
Charles Giordano
Charles Giordano is an American keyboardist and accordionist best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
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C.
Joey DeFrancesco
Joey DeFrancesco was an American jazz organist, trumpeter, and composer renowned for revitalizing the Hammond B-3 organ tradition in modern jazz.
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D.
Neal Hefti
Neal Hefti was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger best known for his big band work and iconic television and film scores, including the theme for the 1960s Batman series.
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E.
James Flanagan
James Flanagan is a personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and academia.
- 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: Leonard Foglia Target entity description: Leonard Foglia is an American theater and opera director known for his work on major Broadway productions and contemporary operas.
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A.
Charles Brenton Fisk
Charles Brenton Fisk was a prominent American pipe organ builder renowned for his influential role in the 20th-century revival of historically informed organ design and craftsmanship.
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B.
Charles Giordano
Charles Giordano is an American keyboardist and accordionist best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.
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C.
Joey DeFrancesco
Joey DeFrancesco was an American jazz organist, trumpeter, and composer renowned for revitalizing the Hammond B-3 organ tradition in modern jazz.
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D.
Neal Hefti
Neal Hefti was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger best known for his big band work and iconic television and film scores, including the theme for the 1960s Batman series.
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E.
James Flanagan
James Flanagan is a personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and academia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
theatre director ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
opera direction
ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ theatre direction ⓘ |
| genre |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
contemporary opera ⓘ |
| hasCollaboratedWith |
Dallas Opera
ⓘ
linked to:
The Dallas Opera
Houston Grand Opera ⓘ San Francisco Opera ⓘ The Metropolitan Opera ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan Opera
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
directing contemporary operas
ⓘ
directing major Broadway productions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Coffin in Egypt
ⓘ
A View from the Bridge (opera production) ⓘ
linked to:
A View from the Bridge
Broadway production of Master Class ⓘ Broadway production of The Gin Game ⓘ Broadway production of The People in the Picture ⓘ Broadway production of Thurgood ⓘ Cold Mountain (opera production) ⓘ
linked to:
Cold Mountain (score contributor)
Cruzar la Cara de la Luna ⓘ Dead Man Walking (opera production) ⓘ El Pasado Nunca se Termina ⓘ It’s a Wonderful Life (opera production) ⓘ
linked to:
It’s a Wonderful Life
Master Class ⓘ Moby-Dick (opera production) ⓘ
linked to:
Moby Dick (stage adaptation)
On Golden Pond (Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
On Golden Pond
One Touch of Venus (Encores! production) ⓘ
linked to:
One Touch of Venus (stage musical)
Prince of Players ⓘ Sweeney Todd (New York City Opera production) ⓘ
linked to:
Sweeney Todd (stage production)
The Consul (New York City Opera production) ⓘ The End of the Affair (opera production) ⓘ The Gin Game ⓘ The Grapes of Wrath (opera production) ⓘ The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (revival staging) ⓘ
linked to:
Nicholas Nickleby (stage production)
The Passenger (Houston Grand Opera production) ⓘ The People in the Picture ⓘ The Subject Was Roses (revival) ⓘ
linked to:
The Subject Was Roses
Three American Tenors (stage direction) ⓘ Three Decembers (opera production) ⓘ Thurgood ⓘ
linked to:
Charles Hamilton Houston
Wait Until Dark (Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
Wait Until Dark (stage)
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| occupation |
librettist
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opera director ⓘ stage director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ writer ⓘ |
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Subject: Leonard Foglia Description of subject: Leonard Foglia is an American theater and opera director known for his work on major Broadway productions and contemporary operas.
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