the Narrator
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The Narrator is the storytelling voice in "L'Histoire du soldat" who guides the audience through the soldier’s fateful encounter with the Devil, providing commentary and linking the episodic scenes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Narrator (L'Histoire du soldat) | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
narrator ⓘ theatrical role ⓘ |
| addresses | audience directly ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
L'Histoire du soldat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Soldier's Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
20th-century music theatre
ⓘ
modernist theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
the Devil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Princess NERFINISHED ⓘ the Soldier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Russian folk tale about a soldier and the Devil ⓘ |
| commentsOn | soldier's encounter with the Devil ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
actions of the Devil
ⓘ
actions of the Soldier ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Lausanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| guides | audience ⓘ |
| hasComposer | Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTextAuthor | Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkAttribute |
central to structure of the piece
ⓘ
non-singing role ⓘ spoken role ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalText | French ⓘ |
| links | episodic scenes ⓘ |
| medium |
concert performance with narrator
ⓘ
stage performance ⓘ |
| narrates |
the Soldier's journey
ⓘ
the bargain with the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ the consequences of the pact ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
clarify time and place shifts
ⓘ
frame the moral of the story ⓘ maintain continuity between scenes ⓘ |
| performsWith |
actors
ⓘ
chamber ensemble ⓘ dancers ⓘ |
| provides |
commentary
ⓘ
exposition ⓘ transitions between scenes ⓘ |
| roleInWorkType |
melodrama for narrator and chamber ensemble
ⓘ
theatrical piece to be read, played and danced ⓘ |
| separates |
dramatic episodes
ⓘ
musical numbers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.