Norman Treigle
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Norman Treigle was a renowned American bass-baritone opera singer celebrated for his powerful voice and intense dramatic portrayals, particularly in mid-20th-century American opera.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norman Treigle canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5310435 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Treigle Context triple: [New York City Opera, hasNotableAlumnus, Norman Treigle]
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A.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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B.
Charles Rettig
Charles Rettig is an American tax attorney who served as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2018 to 2022.
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C.
Russel Crouse
Russel Crouse was an American playwright, librettist, and producer best known for co-writing the book for the musical "The Sound of Music" as part of the writing team Lindsay and Crouse.
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D.
John Requa
John Requa is an American screenwriter and director known for co-writing films such as "Bad Santa," "I Love You Phillip Morris," and "Jungle Cruise."
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E.
Dennis Reynolds
Dennis Reynolds is a narcissistic, manipulative co-owner of Paddy’s Pub and one of the main characters in the dark comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
- 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: Norman Treigle Target entity description: Norman Treigle was a renowned American bass-baritone opera singer celebrated for his powerful voice and intense dramatic portrayals, particularly in mid-20th-century American opera.
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A.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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B.
Charles Rettig
Charles Rettig is an American tax attorney who served as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2018 to 2022.
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C.
Russel Crouse
Russel Crouse was an American playwright, librettist, and producer best known for co-writing the book for the musical "The Sound of Music" as part of the writing team Lindsay and Crouse.
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D.
John Requa
John Requa is an American screenwriter and director known for co-writing films such as "Bad Santa," "I Love You Phillip Morris," and "Jungle Cruise."
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E.
Dennis Reynolds
Dennis Reynolds is a narcissistic, manipulative co-owner of Paddy’s Pub and one of the main characters in the dark comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bass-baritone
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human ⓘ opera singer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century opera
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American opera ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-03-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-02-16 ⓘ |
| employer | New York City Opera ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Treigle ⓘ |
| genre | opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Norman ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
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French ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| name | Norman Treigle ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with New York City Opera in the 1950s and 1960s
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intense dramatic portrayals ⓘ powerful voice ⓘ |
| notableWork |
role of Méphistophélès in Gounod's Faust
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role of the title character in Boito's Mefistofele ⓘ roles in operas by Carlisle Floyd ⓘ roles in operas by Gian Carlo Menotti ⓘ |
| occupation | opera singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Orleans ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Orleans ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Louisiana ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath | Louisiana ⓘ |
| vocalType | bass-baritone ⓘ |
| voiceTypeCharacteristic |
dark timbre
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strong stage presence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Norman Treigle Description of subject: Norman Treigle was a renowned American bass-baritone opera singer celebrated for his powerful voice and intense dramatic portrayals, particularly in mid-20th-century American opera.
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