Italo Tajo
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Italo Tajo was a renowned Italian operatic bass celebrated for his comic roles and long association with major European and American opera houses in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Italo Tajo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5123136 — 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: Italo Tajo Context triple: [Italo, notableBearer, Italo Tajo]
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A.
Ernesto Rossi
Ernesto Rossi was an Italian anti-fascist activist, journalist, and politician best known for co-authoring the Ventotene Manifesto, a foundational text of European federalism.
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B.
Ubaldo Soddu
Ubaldo Soddu was an Italian general who briefly served as the commander of Italian forces during the early stages of World War II’s Greco-Italian War.
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C.
Hércules Barsotti
Hércules Barsotti was a Brazilian artist known for his contributions to geometric abstraction and concrete art in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Gastone Gambara
Gastone Gambara was an Italian general who played a prominent role in Fascist Italy’s military campaigns, including operations in Spain and World War II.
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E.
Lino Lacedelli
Lino Lacedelli was an Italian mountaineer best known for being one of the first climbers to reach the summit of K2 in 1954.
- 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: Italo Tajo Target entity description: Italo Tajo was a renowned Italian operatic bass celebrated for his comic roles and long association with major European and American opera houses in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Ernesto Rossi
Ernesto Rossi was an Italian anti-fascist activist, journalist, and politician best known for co-authoring the Ventotene Manifesto, a foundational text of European federalism.
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B.
Ubaldo Soddu
Ubaldo Soddu was an Italian general who briefly served as the commander of Italian forces during the early stages of World War II’s Greco-Italian War.
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C.
Hércules Barsotti
Hércules Barsotti was a Brazilian artist known for his contributions to geometric abstraction and concrete art in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Gastone Gambara
Gastone Gambara was an Italian general who played a prominent role in Fascist Italy’s military campaigns, including operations in Spain and World War II.
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E.
Lino Lacedelli
Lino Lacedelli was an Italian mountaineer best known for being one of the first climbers to reach the summit of K2 in 1954.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian person
ⓘ
human ⓘ opera singer ⓘ operatic bass ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American opera houses
ⓘ
European opera houses ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-04-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-03-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Conservatory of Parma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
NERFINISHED
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Glyndebourne Festival Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ La Scala NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tajo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | classical music ⓘ |
| genre | opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Italo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century opera performance ⓘ |
| name | Italo Tajo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic bass roles
ⓘ
long international opera career ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Bartolo in "Le nozze di Figaro"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Alfonso in "Così fan tutte" NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Basilio in "Il barbiere di Siviglia" NERFINISHED ⓘ Leporello in "Don Giovanni" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
performances at Glyndebourne Festival Opera
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performances at La Scala ⓘ performances at the Metropolitan Opera ⓘ recordings of comic bass roles ⓘ |
| occupation |
bass singer
ⓘ
opera singer ⓘ voice teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Parma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cincinnati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Cincinnati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specialization | comic roles ⓘ |
| studentOf | Nazzareno De Angelis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | bass ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (1)
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