La Sylphide

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ballet
gptkbp:BournonvilleVersionComposer gptkb:Herman_Severin_Løvenskiold
gptkbp:BournonvilleVersionPremiere 1836
gptkbp:BournonvilleVersionPremiereLocation gptkb:Royal_Danish_Ballet
gptkbp:choreographer gptkb:Filippo_Taglioni
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Jean-Madeleine_Schneitzhoeffer
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:genre Romantic ballet
gptkbp:hasSurvivingVersion Bournonville version
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label La Sylphide
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Les_Sylphides
gptkb:Giselle
gptkbp:influencedBy romance
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Adolphe_Nourrit
gptkbp:notableCompany gptkb:Paris_Opera_Ballet
gptkb:Royal_Danish_Ballet
gptkbp:notableFor introduction of pointe work for expressive purposes
first major Romantic ballet
gptkbp:notablePlace woodland setting
supernatural themes
tragic ending
ethereal costumes
pointe work
romantic tutus
use of mime
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:Paris_Opera_Ballet_1994
gptkb:Royal_Danish_Ballet_1979
gptkbp:notableRevivalChoreographer gptkb:August_Bournonville
gptkbp:notableRole gptkb:Gurn
gptkb:The_Sylph
gptkb:James
gptkb:Effie
gptkb:Madge
gptkbp:originalCastMember gptkb:Joseph_Mazilier
gptkb:Marie_Taglioni
gptkb:Lise_Noblet
gptkbp:originalChoreographyLost yes
gptkbp:originalSylph gptkb:Marie_Taglioni
gptkbp:plotSummary A young Scotsman, James, is lured away from his fiancée by a sylph (a supernatural being).
gptkbp:premiereDate gptkb:Paris_Opera
12 March 1832
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:subject betrayal
love
tragedy
supernatural
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:August_Bournonville
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5