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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act II of Swan Lake | 2 |
| Act II: The lakeside and meeting with Odette | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| 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
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central tragic conflict of Swan Lake ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Odette
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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
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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
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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
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love under enchantment ⓘ tragic destiny ⓘ |
| hasVisualMotif |
moonlit lake backdrop
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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
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Marius Petipa NERFINISHED ⓘ various later ballet directors and choreographers ⓘ |
| partOf | Swan Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfAction | night ⓘ |
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Act II of Swan Lake
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Act II: The lakeside and meeting with Odette
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Act II of Swan Lake