La Sylphide
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La Sylphide is a landmark 19th-century Romantic ballet, renowned as one of the oldest surviving works in the classical ballet repertoire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Sylphide (Bournonville version) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romantic ballet
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ballet ⓘ |
| actCount | 2 ⓘ |
| associatedCompany | Royal Danish Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| balletForm | narrative ballet ⓘ |
| basedOn | Trilby, ou le Lutin d’Argail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Charles Nodier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographer |
August Bournonville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Filippo Taglioni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Herman Severin Løvenskiold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeInnovation | popularization of the Romantic tutu ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Effie
NERFINISHED
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James NERFINISHED ⓘ Madge NERFINISHED ⓘ the Sylph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1832-03-12 ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic ballet ⓘ |
| hasFemaleLeadRole | the Sylph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaleLeadRole | James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion | La Sylphide (Bournonville version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
among the oldest works in the classical ballet repertoire still performed
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landmark of 19th-century Romantic ballet ⓘ |
| influenced | Giselle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Adolphe Nourrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of pointe work as expressive device
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one of the oldest surviving Romantic ballets ⓘ |
| originalBallerina | Marie Taglioni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionCompany | Paris Opera Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalRole | the Sylph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalRoleCreatedFor | Marie Taglioni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| premiereCity |
Copenhagen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1836-11-28 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Théâtre de l’Académie Royale de Musique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Royal Danish Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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conflict between fantasy and reality ⓘ death ⓘ unattainable love ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.