ballet "Giselle"
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The ballet "Giselle" is a cornerstone of the Romantic ballet repertoire, telling the tragic story of a peasant girl who dies of a broken heart and joins a supernatural sisterhood of vengeful spirits.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Giselle | 28 |
| Giselle in Giselle | 4 |
| Giselle (title role) | 2 |
| Albrecht in Giselle | 1 |
| French Romantic ballet Giselle | 1 |
| Giselle (Royal Ballet production) | 1 |
| Giselle (interpretation) | 1 |
| Giselle (performance) | 1 |
| Giselle with Margot Fonteyn | 1 |
| ballet "Giselle" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T883779 — 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.
Target entity: ballet "Giselle" Context triple: [Bolshoi Theatre, notableWorkPerformed, ballet "Giselle"]
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“Don Quixote” (Balanchine version)
“Don Quixote” (Balanchine version) is George Balanchine’s neoclassical ballet adaptation of Cervantes’ novel, originally created for the New York City Ballet and later performed by companies such as The Suzanne Farrell Ballet.
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B.
Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"Swan Lake" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a landmark 19th-century classical ballet, renowned for its romantic, tragic storyline and iconic score, and is one of the most frequently performed ballets worldwide.
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C.
Rodeo (ballet)
Rodeo (ballet) is a 1942 American ballet choreographed by Agnes de Mille to music by Aaron Copland, celebrated for its blend of classical dance with American Western themes and folk-inspired movement.
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D.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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E.
The Nutcracker (Balanchine version)
The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) is George Balanchine’s iconic and widely performed staging of Tchaikovsky’s holiday ballet, renowned for its classical choreography, imaginative storytelling, and enduring influence on American ballet tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: ballet "Giselle" Target entity description: The ballet "Giselle" is a cornerstone of the Romantic ballet repertoire, telling the tragic story of a peasant girl who dies of a broken heart and joins a supernatural sisterhood of vengeful spirits.
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A.
“Don Quixote” (Balanchine version)
“Don Quixote” (Balanchine version) is George Balanchine’s neoclassical ballet adaptation of Cervantes’ novel, originally created for the New York City Ballet and later performed by companies such as The Suzanne Farrell Ballet.
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B.
Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"Swan Lake" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a landmark 19th-century classical ballet, renowned for its romantic, tragic storyline and iconic score, and is one of the most frequently performed ballets worldwide.
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C.
Rodeo (ballet)
Rodeo (ballet) is a 1942 American ballet choreographed by Agnes de Mille to music by Aaron Copland, celebrated for its blend of classical dance with American Western themes and folk-inspired movement.
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D.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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E.
The Nutcracker (Balanchine version)
The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) is George Balanchine’s iconic and widely performed staging of Tchaikovsky’s holiday ballet, renowned for its classical choreography, imaginative storytelling, and enduring influence on American ballet tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romantic ballet
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ballet ⓘ |
| act1Setting | rustic Rhineland village ⓘ |
| act2Feature | corps de ballet of Wilis in white tutus ⓘ |
| act2Setting | forest glade near Giselle’s grave ⓘ |
| balletCompanyRepertoire |
American Ballet Theatre
ⓘ
Bolshoi Ballet ⓘ Mariinsky Ballet ⓘ Paris Opera Ballet ⓘ The Royal Ballet ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Ballet
|
| balletType | white act ballet ⓘ |
| centralEvent |
Albrecht’s confrontation with the Wilis
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Giselle’s mad scene and death from a broken heart ⓘ |
| characterType |
gamekeeper
ⓘ
nobleman in disguise ⓘ peasant girl ⓘ queen of the Wilis ⓘ |
| choreographer |
Jean Coralli
ⓘ
Jules Perrot ⓘ |
| composer | Adolphe Adam ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic ballet
ⓘ
narrative ballet ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
cornerstone of the Romantic ballet repertoire
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one of the most frequently performed classical story ballets ⓘ |
| librettist |
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges
ⓘ
Théophile Gautier ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Albrecht
ⓘ
ballet "Giselle" self-link ⓘ
surface form:
Giselle
Hilarion ⓘ Myrtha ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A peasant girl falls in love with a nobleman disguised as a villager, goes mad and dies when she discovers his betrothal to another, and later protects him from vengeful spirits in the afterlife. ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1841-06-28 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Académie royale de musique
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surface form:
Théâtre de l’Académie Royale de Musique, Paris
|
| settingPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Rhenish village ⓘ |
| standardRole |
role of Albrecht
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role of Myrtha ⓘ title role of Giselle ⓘ |
| supernaturalElement | Wilis ⓘ |
| supernaturalGroupDescription | spirits of young women who died before their wedding ⓘ |
| technicalDemand |
features demanding allegro and adagio passages
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requires strong acting and dramatic range for the ballerina ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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forgiveness ⓘ love ⓘ madness ⓘ supernatural vengeance ⓘ |
| title |
ballet "Giselle"
self-link
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surface form:
Giselle
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Subject: ballet "Giselle" Description of subject: The ballet "Giselle" is a cornerstone of the Romantic ballet repertoire, telling the tragic story of a peasant girl who dies of a broken heart and joins a supernatural sisterhood of vengeful spirits.
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