Olga Spessivtseva
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Olga Spessivtseva was a renowned Russian ballerina of the early 20th century, celebrated for her lyrical artistry and iconic interpretations of classical roles such as Giselle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Olga Spessivtseva canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9492975 — 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: Olga Spessivtseva Context triple: [Enrico Cecchetti, student, Olga Spessivtseva]
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A.
Tatiana Riabouchinska
Tatiana Riabouchinska was a renowned Russian-born ballerina, one of the celebrated "Baby Ballerinas" of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo in the 1930s.
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B.
Olga Preobrajenska
Olga Preobrajenska was a renowned Russian ballerina and influential ballet teacher of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, celebrated for her refined classical style and for training many prominent dancers.
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C.
Alexandra Danilova
Alexandra Danilova was a renowned Russian-American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, celebrated for her work with the Ballets Russes and later as a leading figure at the School of American Ballet.
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D.
Tamara Karsavina
Tamara Karsavina was a renowned Russian prima ballerina of the early 20th century, celebrated for her artistry in works by Mikhail Fokine and for helping to shape modern classical ballet.
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E.
Isabella Vengerova
Isabella Vengerova was a renowned Russian-American pianist and influential pedagogue, best known for co-founding the Curtis Institute of Music and training many prominent 20th-century pianists.
- 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: Olga Spessivtseva Target entity description: Olga Spessivtseva was a renowned Russian ballerina of the early 20th century, celebrated for her lyrical artistry and iconic interpretations of classical roles such as Giselle.
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A.
Tatiana Riabouchinska
Tatiana Riabouchinska was a renowned Russian-born ballerina, one of the celebrated "Baby Ballerinas" of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo in the 1930s.
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B.
Olga Preobrajenska
Olga Preobrajenska was a renowned Russian ballerina and influential ballet teacher of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, celebrated for her refined classical style and for training many prominent dancers.
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C.
Alexandra Danilova
Alexandra Danilova was a renowned Russian-American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, celebrated for her work with the Ballets Russes and later as a leading figure at the School of American Ballet.
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D.
Tamara Karsavina
Tamara Karsavina was a renowned Russian prima ballerina of the early 20th century, celebrated for her artistry in works by Mikhail Fokine and for helping to shape modern classical ballet.
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E.
Isabella Vengerova
Isabella Vengerova was a renowned Russian-American pianist and influential pedagogue, best known for co-founding the Curtis Institute of Music and training many prominent 20th-century pianists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian emigrant
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ballet dancer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Imperial Ballet School ⓘ |
| employer |
Ballets Russes
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Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ Paris Opera Ballet ⓘ |
| familyName | Spessivtseva ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ballet
ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ |
| genre |
classical ballet
ⓘ
romantic ballet ⓘ |
| givenName | Olga ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of ballerinas ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marius Petipa tradition
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Russian classical ballet school ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Ballets Russes
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Mariinsky Ballet ⓘ Paris Opera Ballet ⓘ |
| movement | classical ballet ⓘ |
| name | Olga Spessivtseva ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic expressiveness
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lyrical artistry ⓘ portrayal of fragile heroines ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty
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Giselle in Giselle ⓘ Nikiya in La Bayadère ⓘ Odette-Odile in Swan Lake ⓘ the Sylph in La Sylphide ⓘ
linked to:
La Sylphide
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| notableWork |
interpretation of Giselle
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interpretation of La Bayadère ⓘ interpretation of La Sylphide ⓘ interpretation of Les Sylphides ⓘ interpretation of Swan Lake ⓘ interpretation of The Sleeping Beauty ⓘ |
| occupation |
ballerina
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ballet teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
prima ballerina
ⓘ
principal dancer ⓘ |
| residence |
Leningrad
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| style |
lyrical
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romantic ⓘ |
| trainedAt | Imperial Ballet School ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Olga Spessivtseva Description of subject: Olga Spessivtseva was a renowned Russian ballerina of the early 20th century, celebrated for her lyrical artistry and iconic interpretations of classical roles such as Giselle.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.