Act I
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Act I is the opening section of Tchaikovsky’s ballet *The Nutcracker*, introducing the Christmas Eve setting and the characters whose magical adventures drive the story.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act I (The Nutcracker) | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ballet act ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Nutcracker and the Mouse King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | E. T. A. Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographyOriginal |
Lev Ivanov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marius Petipa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
Christmas Eve party
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Clara receives the Nutcracker ⓘ Nutcracker’s transformation into a prince ⓘ Nutcracker’s victory ⓘ battle with the Mouse King ⓘ gift-giving ⓘ transformation of Christmas tree ⓘ |
| containsMusicNumber |
A Pine Forest in Winter
NERFINISHED
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Children’s Galop and Entry of the Parents NERFINISHED ⓘ Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (in some concert suites, Act II in full ballet) NERFINISHED ⓘ Departure of the Guests NERFINISHED ⓘ Grandfather Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ March ⓘ Overture ⓘ The Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ Waltz of the Snowflakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| endsWith | Waltz of the Snowflakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic ballet ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter |
Clara
NERFINISHED
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Drosselmeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Fritz NERFINISHED ⓘ Mouse King NERFINISHED ⓘ Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLibretto | Russian ⓘ |
| leadsTo | Act II (The Nutcracker) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettist | Marius Petipa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Clara
NERFINISHED
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Drosselmeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Fritz NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ Mouse King NERFINISHED ⓘ Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
depicts Christmas party
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introduction of setting and characters ⓘ presents battle between toy soldiers and mice ⓘ |
| orchestrationBy | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1892-12-18 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Mariinsky Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Stahlbaum family home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | Christmas Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.