Act II of The Nutcracker
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Act II of The Nutcracker is the fantastical second act of Tchaikovsky’s ballet in which Clara and the Nutcracker Prince journey to the Land of Sweets and are entertained by a series of character dances.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act II of The Nutcracker canonical | 2 |
| The Nutcracker Act II | 1 |
| The Nutcracker, Act II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9060739 — 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: Act II of The Nutcracker Context triple: [Drosselmeier, appearsInAct, Act II of The Nutcracker]
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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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The Nutcracker, Op. 71
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s famous late-19th-century ballet score, renowned for its richly orchestrated, dance-driven music and enduring popularity in holiday performances worldwide.
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The Nutcracker (adaptation)
The Nutcracker (adaptation) is Alexandre Dumas’s popular 19th-century retelling of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s fairy tale that later served as the primary literary source for Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet.
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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" is a famous, delicately orchestrated solo from Tchaikovsky’s ballet *The Nutcracker*, known for its ethereal celesta melody and depiction of a magical fairy.
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Cinderella (ballet)
Cinderella (ballet) is a full-length classical ballet, renowned for Sergei Prokofiev’s lyrical and dramatic score, that retells the traditional Cinderella fairy tale through dance.
- 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: Act II of The Nutcracker Target entity description: Act II of The Nutcracker is the fantastical second act of Tchaikovsky’s ballet in which Clara and the Nutcracker Prince journey to the Land of Sweets and are entertained by a series of character dances.
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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.
The Nutcracker, Op. 71
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s famous late-19th-century ballet score, renowned for its richly orchestrated, dance-driven music and enduring popularity in holiday performances worldwide.
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C.
The Nutcracker (adaptation)
The Nutcracker (adaptation) is Alexandre Dumas’s popular 19th-century retelling of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s fairy tale that later served as the primary literary source for Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet.
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D.
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" is a famous, delicately orchestrated solo from Tchaikovsky’s ballet *The Nutcracker*, known for its ethereal celesta melody and depiction of a magical fairy.
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E.
Cinderella (ballet)
Cinderella (ballet) is a full-length classical ballet, renowned for Sergei Prokofiev’s lyrical and dramatic score, that retells the traditional Cinderella fairy tale through dance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ballet act ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kingdom of Sweets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Nutcracker and the Mouse King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | E. T. A. Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographyAtPremiere |
Lev Ivanov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marius Petipa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsNumber |
Arabian Dance (Coffee)
ⓘ
Chinese Dance (Tea) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dance of the Mirlitons NERFINISHED ⓘ Finale ⓘ Mother Ginger and the Polichinelles NERFINISHED ⓘ Pas de deux of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Dance (Trepak) NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Dance (Chocolate) NERFINISHED ⓘ Variation of the Sugar Plum Fairy NERFINISHED ⓘ Waltz of the Flowers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Arabian dancers
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Cavalier NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese dancers ⓘ Clara NERFINISHED ⓘ Dewdrop NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirlitons NERFINISHED ⓘ Mother Ginger NERFINISHED ⓘ Nutcracker Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ Polichinelles NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian dancers ⓘ Spanish dancers ⓘ Sugar Plum Fairy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEnsemble | Waltz of the Flowers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSetting | Land of Sweets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Act I of The Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical ballet ⓘ |
| language | none (wordless ballet act) ⓘ |
| musicCatalogueNumber | Op. 71 ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | celebratory entertainment in the Land of Sweets ⓘ |
| notablePiece |
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waltz of the Flowers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | The Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | curtain calls of The Nutcracker ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1892-12-18 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Mariinsky Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | series of divertissements ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext | full-length productions of The Nutcracker ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Act II of The Nutcracker Description of subject: Act II of The Nutcracker is the fantastical second act of Tchaikovsky’s ballet in which Clara and the Nutcracker Prince journey to the Land of Sweets and are entertained by a series of character dances.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Nutcracker, Act II
this entity surface form:
The Nutcracker Act II