The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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"The Golden Cockerel" is a satirical fairy-tale opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, renowned for its vivid orchestration and critique of autocratic power.
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Target entity: The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Context triple: [Mariinsky Theatre, notableProduction, The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Target entity description: "The Golden Cockerel" is a satirical fairy-tale opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, renowned for its vivid orchestration and critique of autocratic power.
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A.
The Bells
"The Bells" is a lyrical poem by Edgar Allan Poe that uses musical repetition and onomatopoeia to evoke the changing moods and stages of life through the sounds of different bells.
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B.
The Bird in a Cage
The Bird in a Cage is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtly love and confinement.
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C.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
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D.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
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E.
The Life of Klim Samgin
The Life of Klim Samgin is a multi-volume novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that chronicles the life of an intellectual protagonist against the backdrop of Russia’s social and political upheavals from the late 19th century to the 1917 Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy-tale opera
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opera ⓘ satirical opera ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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surface form:
The Tale of the Golden Cockerel
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| basedOnWorkAuthor | Alexander Pushkin ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 39 ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | subject to tsarist censorship ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| composer | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ⓘ |
| composerDiedBeforePremiere | true ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | Moscow ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1909-10-07 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceVenue | Solodovnikov Theatre ⓘ |
| firstStagedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| genre |
fairy tale
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opera ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasOrchestralFeature |
colorful percussion writing
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prominent use of high woodwinds ⓘ use of leitmotifs ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
reflects disillusionment with Russian autocracy
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written after the Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| librettist | Vladimir Belsky ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
The Astrologer
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The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov self-link ⓘ
surface form:
The Golden Cockerel
The Queen of Shemakha ⓘ Tsar Dodon ⓘ |
| notableFor |
orchestral color
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use of folk-like melodic material ⓘ vivid orchestration ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Золотой петушок
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surface form:
Zolotoy petushok
Золотой петушок ⓘ |
| partOf | late works of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ⓘ |
| premiereCompany | Sergei Zimin’s private opera company ⓘ |
| setting | a mythical Eastern kingdom ⓘ |
| structure |
prologue
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three acts ⓘ |
| theme |
absolutism
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critique of autocratic power ⓘ militarism ⓘ political satire ⓘ |
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поэма Александра Пушкина «Сказка о золотом петушке»
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