Drosselmeier

E217113
ballet character fictional character

Drosselmeier is the mysterious, magical godfather and toymaker who sets the story in motion in George Balanchine’s ballet adaptation of "The Nutcracker."

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Drosselmeyer 3
Drosselmeier canonical 1
Herr Drosselmeier 1

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
appearsIn The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) ⓘ
surface form: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker, Op. 71 ⓘ
surface form: The Nutcracker
appearsInAct The Nutcracker, Op. 71 ⓘ
surface form: Act I of The Nutcracker

Act II of The Nutcracker ⓘ
appearsInWorkBy E. T. A. Hoffmann ⓘ
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (via ballet adaptation) ⓘ
associatedWithGenre fantasy ⓘ
associatedWithHoliday Christmas ⓘ
associatedWithMagic enchanting toys ⓘ
transformations ⓘ
associatedWithMedium ballet ⓘ
basedOnCharacterFrom E. T. A. Hoffmann’s The Nutcracker and the Mouse King ⓘ
centralThemeAssociation childhood wonder ⓘ
the boundary between reality and fantasy ⓘ
creatorOfAdaptationCharacterIn George Balanchine ⓘ
familyRelationToClara godfather ⓘ
givesGift nutcracker doll ⓘ
givesGiftTo Clara ⓘ
hasAlias Drosselmeier self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Herr Drosselmeier
hasGender male ⓘ
hasQuality magical ⓘ
mysterious ⓘ
hasRelationshipToNutcracker giver of the nutcracker ⓘ
hasRoleInPlot catalyst for magical events ⓘ
narrativeFunction sets the story in motion ⓘ
nationalityInOriginalStory German ⓘ
occupation toymaker ⓘ
role godfather ⓘ
workLocationInOriginalStory Nuremberg ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Nutcracker (Balanchine version) → featuresCharacter → Drosselmeier ⓘ
Drosselmeier → hasAlias → Drosselmeier self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Herr Drosselmeier
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms → character → Drosselmeier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Drosselmeyer
Clara Stahlbaum → giftFrom → Drosselmeier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Drosselmeyer
Clara Stahlbaum → associatedWith → Drosselmeier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Drosselmeyer