Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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"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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Target entity: Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Context triple: [Mariinsky Theatre, notableProduction, Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]
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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.
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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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“La Valse”
“La Valse” is a darkly atmospheric ballet set to Maurice Ravel’s waltz, famously choreographed by George Balanchine and noted for its themes of glamour and impending doom.
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Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ballet music
Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ballet music is the orchestral dance and ballet score composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck for his reform opera "Orfeo ed Euridice," noted for its graceful melodies and dramatic expressiveness.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Target entity description: "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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A.
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.
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B.
“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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C.
“La Valse”
“La Valse” is a darkly atmospheric ballet set to Maurice Ravel’s waltz, famously choreographed by George Balanchine and noted for its themes of glamour and impending doom.
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D.
Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ballet music
Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ballet music is the orchestral dance and ballet score composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck for his reform opera "Orfeo ed Euridice," noted for its graceful melodies and dramatic expressiveness.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet
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classical ballet ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
animated features
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films ⓘ television productions ⓘ |
| basedOn | German and Russian folk tales ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 20 ⓘ |
| composer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | one of the most famous ballets in the classical repertoire ⓘ |
| form | full-length ballet ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
romantic ballet ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeEnding |
happy ending (defeat of Rothbart)
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tragic ending (death of Odette and Siegfried) ⓘ |
| influence |
frequently performed by major ballet companies worldwide
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standard of classical ballet repertoire ⓘ |
| keyFeatures |
contrast between white swans and black swan
ⓘ
leitmotifs associated with characters ⓘ |
| language | none (wordless ballet score) ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| notableNumber |
Black Swan Pas de deux
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Dance of the Little Swans (Pas de quatre) ⓘ Swan Theme ⓘ White Swan Pas de deux ⓘ |
| notableProduction | 1895 Petipa–Ivanov production at Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ |
| notableRecordingMedium | orchestral concert suites extracted from the ballet ⓘ |
| notableRevivalChoreographer |
Lev Ivanov
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Marius Petipa ⓘ |
| notableRevivalPremiereDate | 1895-01-15 ⓘ |
| notableRevivalPremierePlace |
Mariinsky Theatre
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surface form:
Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg
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| numberOfActs | 4 ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| originalChoreographer | Julius Reisinger ⓘ |
| originalLibrettist |
Vasily Geltser
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Vladimir Begichev ⓘ |
| period | late 19th century ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1877-03-04 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Bolshoi Theatre
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surface form:
Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
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| principalCharacter |
Odette
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Odile ⓘ Siegfried ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Siegfried
Rothbart ⓘ |
| setting | medieval Germany (traditional staging) ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and four acts (in some productions) ⓘ |
| style | Russian classical ballet tradition ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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love ⓘ magic and enchantment ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
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Subject: Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Description of subject: "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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