Nicola Rescigno
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Nicola Rescigno was an American conductor renowned for his work in Italian opera and for co-founding major U.S. opera companies, where he helped launch the American careers of several prominent singers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nicola Rescigno canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3521086 — 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: Nicola Rescigno Context triple: [Lyric Opera of Chicago, founder, Nicola Rescigno]
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A.
Peter B. Dervan
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B.
Robert L. Crippen
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C.
Andrea Molesini
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D.
Samuel J. Danishefsky
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E.
Tobias A. Schliessler
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- 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: Nicola Rescigno Target entity description: Nicola Rescigno was an American conductor renowned for his work in Italian opera and for co-founding major U.S. opera companies, where he helped launch the American careers of several prominent singers.
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A.
Peter B. Dervan
Peter B. Dervan is an American chemist renowned for pioneering work in bioorganic chemistry, particularly the design of small molecules that recognize and bind specific DNA sequences.
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B.
Robert L. Crippen
Robert L. Crippen is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain best known for serving as pilot on the first Space Shuttle mission and later commanding three additional shuttle flights.
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C.
Andrea Molesini
Andrea Molesini is an Italian writer and academic best known for his award-winning novels, particularly in contemporary Italian literature.
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D.
Samuel J. Danishefsky
Samuel J. Danishefsky is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in complex natural product synthesis and contributions to medicinal chemistry.
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E.
Tobias A. Schliessler
Tobias A. Schliessler is a German-born cinematographer known for his work on major Hollywood films such as "Dreamgirls," "Friday Night Lights," and "Hancock."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American citizen
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human ⓘ opera conductor ⓘ orchestral conductor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| coFounded |
The Dallas Opera
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas Opera
Lyric Opera of Chicago ⓘ |
| coFounderWith |
Carol Fox
ⓘ
Lawrence Kelly ⓘ Lawrence V. Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedPremiereOf |
American premiere of Anna Bolena at Lyric Opera of Chicago
ⓘ
American premiere of I Capuleti e i Montecchi at Lyric Opera of Chicago ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1916-05-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-08-04 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Italian-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Rescigno ⓘ |
| father | Raffaele Rescigno ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | opera ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization | Italian opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Nicola ⓘ |
| helpedLaunchCareerOf |
Beverly Sills
ⓘ
Joan Sutherland ⓘ Maria Callas ⓘ Montserrat Caballé ⓘ Plácido Domingo ⓘ Sherrill Milnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with Maria Callas
ⓘ
interpretations of bel canto repertoire ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| madeDebutAt |
Metropolitan Opera
ⓘ
New York City Opera ⓘ San Francisco Opera ⓘ |
| name | Nicola Rescigno self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding Dallas Opera
ⓘ
co-founding Lyric Opera of Chicago ⓘ |
| parentOccupation | musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Viterbo ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
artistic director of Dallas Opera
ⓘ
artistic director of Lyric Opera of Chicago ⓘ principal conductor of Dallas Opera ⓘ principal conductor of Lyric Opera of Chicago ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago
ⓘ
Dallas ⓘ |
| uncle | Gennaro Papi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nicola Rescigno Description of subject: Nicola Rescigno was an American conductor renowned for his work in Italian opera and for co-founding major U.S. opera companies, where he helped launch the American careers of several prominent singers.
Referenced by (2)
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