Jan Peerce
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Jan Peerce was a renowned American operatic tenor best known for his long association with the Metropolitan Opera and his acclaimed performances in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jan Peerce canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11668779 — 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: Jan Peerce Context triple: [Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus, New Jersey, United States, hasNotableBurial, Jan Peerce]
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A.
Gladys Lehman
Gladys Lehman was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s classic era, known for her work on several notable studio films.
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B.
Helen Merrill
Helen Merrill is an American jazz vocalist renowned for her cool, introspective style and influential recordings with leading jazz musicians of the 1950s.
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C.
Shirley Horn
Shirley Horn was an acclaimed American jazz singer and pianist known for her intimate, slow-tempo interpretations and collaborations with artists like Miles Davis.
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D.
Beverly Sills
Beverly Sills was a celebrated American coloratura soprano and influential opera administrator who became one of the most popular and recognizable figures in 20th-century opera.
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E.
Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne is an acclaimed American mezzo-soprano renowned for her powerful voice, technical mastery, and definitive interpretations of bel canto and Rossini roles.
- 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: Jan Peerce Target entity description: Jan Peerce was a renowned American operatic tenor best known for his long association with the Metropolitan Opera and his acclaimed performances in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Gladys Lehman
Gladys Lehman was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s classic era, known for her work on several notable studio films.
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B.
Helen Merrill
Helen Merrill is an American jazz vocalist renowned for her cool, introspective style and influential recordings with leading jazz musicians of the 1950s.
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C.
Shirley Horn
Shirley Horn was an acclaimed American jazz singer and pianist known for her intimate, slow-tempo interpretations and collaborations with artists like Miles Davis.
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D.
Beverly Sills
Beverly Sills was a celebrated American coloratura soprano and influential opera administrator who became one of the most popular and recognizable figures in 20th-century opera.
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E.
Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne is an acclaimed American mezzo-soprano renowned for her powerful voice, technical mastery, and definitive interpretations of bel canto and Rossini roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American opera singer
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human ⓘ operatic tenor ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Jacob Pincus Perelmuth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Eden Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-06-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-12-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Columbia University ⓘ |
| employer | Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Perelmuth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish liturgical music
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classical music ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | voice ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| name | Jan Peerce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Alfredo in Verdi's La traviata
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Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Mantua in Verdi's Rigoletto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
performances at the Metropolitan Opera
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recordings of Jewish liturgical music ⓘ |
| occupation |
cantor
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opera singer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Arturo Toscanini
NERFINISHED
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NBC Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Manhattan
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Alice Kalmanowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Jan Peerce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | tenor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jan Peerce Description of subject: Jan Peerce was a renowned American operatic tenor best known for his long association with the Metropolitan Opera and his acclaimed performances in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.