Act II of "Swan Lake"
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Act II of "Swan Lake" is the ballet’s iconic lakeside scene where Prince Siegfried encounters Odette and the enchanted swan maidens, establishing the central romantic and tragic conflict.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Act II of Swan Lake | 2 |
| Act II of "Swan Lake" canonical | 1 |
| Act II: The lakeside and meeting with Odette | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act II of "Swan Lake" Context triple: [Rothbart, appearsInAct, Act II of "Swan Lake"]
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Act II of The Nutcracker
Act II of The Nutcracker is the fantastical second act of Tchaikovsky’s ballet in which Clara and the Nutcracker Prince journey to the Land of Sweets and are entertained by a series of character dances.
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Swan Lake
Swan Lake is a renowned classical ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, telling the tragic love story of Prince Siegfried and the enchanted swan princess Odette.
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Dance of the Little Swans (Pas de quatre)
Dance of the Little Swans (Pas de quatre) is a famous, tightly synchronized ensemble dance for four ballerinas from Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake, renowned for its precision and charm.
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Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"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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Ballet des sylphes
Ballet des sylphes is a delicate, ethereal ballet sequence featuring dancing sylphs, best known as one of the most poetic and atmospheric episodes in Hector Berlioz’s dramatic legend *La damnation de Faust*.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act II of "Swan Lake" Target entity description: Act II of "Swan Lake" is the ballet’s iconic lakeside scene where Prince Siegfried encounters Odette and the enchanted swan maidens, establishing the central romantic and tragic conflict.
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A.
Act II of The Nutcracker
Act II of The Nutcracker is the fantastical second act of Tchaikovsky’s ballet in which Clara and the Nutcracker Prince journey to the Land of Sweets and are entertained by a series of character dances.
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B.
Swan Lake
Swan Lake is a renowned classical ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, telling the tragic love story of Prince Siegfried and the enchanted swan princess Odette.
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C.
Dance of the Little Swans (Pas de quatre)
Dance of the Little Swans (Pas de quatre) is a famous, tightly synchronized ensemble dance for four ballerinas from Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake, renowned for its precision and charm.
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D.
Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"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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E.
Ballet des sylphes
Ballet des sylphes is a delicate, ethereal ballet sequence featuring dancing sylphs, best known as one of the most poetic and atmospheric episodes in Hector Berlioz’s dramatic legend *La damnation de Faust*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | act of a ballet ⓘ |
| centralImage | Odette leading the swan maidens by the lake ⓘ |
| commonlyPerformedIn | classical ballet repertoire worldwide ⓘ |
| composedBy | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | white acts ⓘ |
| establishes |
central romantic conflict between Siegfried and Odette
ⓘ
central tragic conflict of Swan Lake ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Odette
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Siegfried NERFINISHED ⓘ Rothbart NERFINISHED ⓘ swan maidens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAsPartOf | 1877 premiere of Swan Lake at the Bolshoi Theatre ⓘ |
| genre | romantic ballet ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
the lakeside act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the white act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChoreographyTradition | Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov version ⓘ |
| hasDramaticFunction |
creates contrast with court scenes in other acts
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develops Siegfried’s emotional transformation ⓘ introduces the magical curse on Odette and the swan maidens ⓘ |
| hasKeyScene |
Odette explains the swan maiden curse
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Siegfried encounters Odette for the first time ⓘ Siegfried vows love and fidelity to Odette ⓘ appearance of Rothbart ⓘ |
| hasMusicalNumber |
Dance of the Little Swans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swan Theme NERFINISHED ⓘ Waltz of the Swans NERFINISHED ⓘ White Swan pas de deux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
enchanted lake
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lakeside at night ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
illusion versus reality
ⓘ
love under enchantment ⓘ tragic destiny ⓘ |
| hasVisualMotif |
moonlit lake backdrop
ⓘ
white tutus representing swans ⓘ |
| influencedBy | romantic ballet tradition of white acts such as Giselle Act II ⓘ |
| introduces | Odette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLibretto | Russian ⓘ |
| narrativePosition |
follows the hunting scene of Act I
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precedes the ballroom scene of Act III ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric ensemble patterns of swans
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corps de ballet of swan maidens ⓘ iconic imagery of ballerinas as swans ⓘ lyrical romantic pas de deux for Siegfried and Odette ⓘ |
| oftenStagedWithChoreographyBy |
Lev Ivanov
NERFINISHED
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Marius Petipa NERFINISHED ⓘ various later ballet directors and choreographers ⓘ |
| partOf | Swan Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfAction | night ⓘ |
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Subject: Act II of "Swan Lake" Description of subject: Act II of "Swan Lake" is the ballet’s iconic lakeside scene where Prince Siegfried encounters Odette and the enchanted swan maidens, establishing the central romantic and tragic conflict.
Referenced by (4)
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Act II of Swan Lake
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Act II of Swan Lake