Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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"Swan Lake" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a landmark 19th-century classical ballet, renowned for its romantic, tragic storyline and iconic score, and is one of the most frequently performed ballets worldwide.
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| instanceOf |
ballet
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classical ballet → |
| adaptedAs |
animated features
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films → television productions → |
| basedOn |
German and Russian folk tales
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| catalogueNumber |
Op. 20
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| composer |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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| countryOfOrigin |
Russian Empire
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| culturalStatus |
one of the most famous ballets in the classical repertoire
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| form |
full-length ballet
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| genre |
classical music
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romantic ballet → |
| hasAlternativeEnding |
happy ending (defeat of Rothbart)
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tragic ending (death of Odette and Siegfried) → |
| influence |
frequently performed by major ballet companies worldwide
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standard of classical ballet repertoire → |
| keyFeatures |
contrast between white swans and black swan
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leitmotifs associated with characters → |
| language |
none (wordless ballet score)
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| movement |
Romanticism
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| notableNumber |
Black Swan Pas de deux
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Dance of the Little Swans (Pas de quatre) → Swan Theme → White Swan Pas de deux → |
| notableProduction |
1895 Petipa–Ivanov production at Mariinsky Theatre
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| notableRecordingMedium |
orchestral concert suites extracted from the ballet
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| notableRevivalChoreographer |
Lev Ivanov
NERFINISHED
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Marius Petipa → |
| notableRevivalPremiereDate |
1895-01-15
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| notableRevivalPremierePlace |
Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg
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| numberOfActs |
4
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| orchestration |
full symphony orchestra
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| originalChoreographer |
Julius Reisinger
NERFINISHED
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| originalLibrettist |
Vasily Geltser
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Vladimir Begichev NERFINISHED → |
| period |
late 19th century
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| premiereDate |
1877-03-04
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| premierePlace |
Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
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| principalCharacter |
Odette
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Odile → Prince Siegfried → Rothbart → |
| setting |
medieval Germany (traditional staging)
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| structure |
prologue and four acts (in some productions)
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| style |
Russian classical ballet tradition
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| theme |
betrayal
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love → magic and enchantment → tragedy → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Maria Tallchief
("Swan Lake")
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ("Swan Lake") → |
notableWork |
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Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
("Richard Wagner described it as the apotheosis of the dance")
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notableCommentary |
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Mariinsky Theatre
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notableProduction |
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Bolshoi Theatre
("ballet "Swan Lake"")
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notableWorkPerformed |
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Imperial Russian Ballet
("Swan Lake (1895 Petipa–Ivanov revival)")
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premiered |
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Black Swan
("Swan Lake")
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subject |
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St. Petersburg Mariinsky style
("Swan Lake")
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typicalRepertoire |