The Snow Maiden
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The Snow Maiden is an opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov based on a Slavic fairy tale about a magical girl made of snow who longs for human love.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Snow Maiden canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Snow Maiden Context triple: [Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, notableWork, The Snow Maiden]
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A.
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen is an 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a powerful, cold-hearted queen and the perilous journey of a young girl to rescue her friend from the queen’s icy realm.
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B.
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
The Tale of Tsar Saltan is a narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin that retells a Russian fairy tale about a wronged tsarina, her miraculous son Prince Gvidon, and the magical island kingdom they come to rule.
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C.
The Lilac Fairy Book
The Lilac Fairy Book is a classic 1910 collection of fairy tales from around the world, compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.
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D.
Thumbelina
Thumbelina is a classic fairy tale about a tiny girl and her adventures, written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.
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E.
Rusalka
Rusalka is the water nymph title character of Antonín Dvořák’s opera, best known for her tragic love story and the famous aria “Song to the Moon.”
- 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: The Snow Maiden Target entity description: The Snow Maiden is an opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov based on a Slavic fairy tale about a magical girl made of snow who longs for human love.
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A.
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen is an 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a powerful, cold-hearted queen and the perilous journey of a young girl to rescue her friend from the queen’s icy realm.
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B.
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
The Tale of Tsar Saltan is a narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin that retells a Russian fairy tale about a wronged tsarina, her miraculous son Prince Gvidon, and the magical island kingdom they come to rule.
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C.
The Lilac Fairy Book
The Lilac Fairy Book is a classic 1910 collection of fairy tales from around the world, compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.
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D.
Thumbelina
Thumbelina is a classic fairy tale about a tiny girl and her adventures, written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.
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E.
Rusalka
Rusalka is the water nymph title character of Antonín Dvořák’s opera, best known for her tragic love story and the famous aria “Song to the Moon.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| altTitle | Snegurochka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Russian Nationalist school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Slavic fairy tale
ⓘ
Snegurochka legend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 12 ⓘ |
| characterType | magical girl made of snow ⓘ |
| composer | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerFullName | Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| dateOfCompletion | 1873 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Bessel & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
folklore-based opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| hasElement |
dance scenes
ⓘ
folk choruses ⓘ orchestral interludes ⓘ |
| hasPrologue | true ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Russian folk music
ⓘ
Slavic mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| librettist |
Alexander Ostrovsky
NERFINISHED
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettoBasedOnWorkBy | Alexander Ostrovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Snegurochka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snow Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAria | Lel’s songs ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Kupava
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lel NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizgir NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsar Berendey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
rich orchestration
ⓘ
use of leitmotifs ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 4 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | Russian opera repertoire ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
mythical kingdom of Berendey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pagan Russia ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between nature and human emotion
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love ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| titleInRussian | Снегурочка NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1882 ⓘ |
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