Odette-Odile in Swan Lake

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ballet role dual role

Odette-Odile in Swan Lake is the dual role of the enchanted White Swan and the deceptive Black Swan in Tchaikovsky’s iconic ballet, demanding exceptional technical skill and dramatic range from the ballerina who performs it.

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Label	Occurrences
Odette-Odile in Swan Lake canonical	7
Odette-Odile (principal female dual role)	1
Odile in Swan Lake	1
Swan Lake (Odette-Odile)	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11220553 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Odette-Odile in Swan Lake
Context triple: [Natalia Makarova, notableRole, Odette-Odile in Swan Lake]

A. Clara in The Nutcracker
Clara in *The Nutcracker* is the young heroine whose magical Christmas Eve journey with the Nutcracker Prince forms the heart of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet.
B. Swanilda in Coppélia
Swanilda in Coppélia is the spirited village girl and central heroine of the comic ballet "Coppélia," known for her curiosity, wit, and playful impersonation of the life-sized doll.
C. 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.
D. Coppélius
Coppélius is a sinister, demonic figure in E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tales, often portrayed as a menacing optician or alchemist associated with eyes, madness, and the blurring of reality and illusion.
E. Swan-maidens
Swan-maidens are mythical women in folklore who can transform between human and swan form, often by donning or removing a magical feathered garment.
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: Odette-Odile in Swan Lake
Target entity description: Odette-Odile in Swan Lake is the dual role of the enchanted White Swan and the deceptive Black Swan in Tchaikovsky’s iconic ballet, demanding exceptional technical skill and dramatic range from the ballerina who performs it.

A. Clara in The Nutcracker
Clara in *The Nutcracker* is the young heroine whose magical Christmas Eve journey with the Nutcracker Prince forms the heart of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet.
B. Swanilda in Coppélia
Swanilda in Coppélia is the spirited village girl and central heroine of the comic ballet "Coppélia," known for her curiosity, wit, and playful impersonation of the life-sized doll.
C. 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.
D. Coppélius
Coppélius is a sinister, demonic figure in E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tales, often portrayed as a menacing optician or alchemist associated with eyes, madness, and the blurring of reality and illusion.
E. Swan-maidens
Swan-maidens are mythical women in folklore who can transform between human and swan form, often by donning or removing a magical feathered garment.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ballet role ⓘ dual role ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	White Swan–Black Swan role ⓘ dual role of Odette and Odile ⓘ
associatedWith	classical ballet canon ⓘ romantic ballet tradition ⓘ
centralTo	plot of Swan Lake ⓘ
considered	iconic role in classical ballet ⓘ touchstone role for ballerinas ⓘ
hasAct	Act II ⓘ Act III NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAntagonisticAspect	Odile NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacter	Odette NERFINISHED ⓘ Odile NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasComposer	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCostumeColor	black ⓘ white ⓘ
hasGenre	ballet ⓘ
hasMovementQuality	lyrical ⓘ sharp and virtuosic ⓘ
hasMusicBy	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProtagonisticAspect	Odette GENERATED ⓘ
hasSetting	enchanted lake ⓘ
hasStyle	classical ballet ⓘ
isTitleRoleIn	Swan Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	contrast between lyrical and virtuosic dancing ⓘ dramatic transformation on stage ⓘ psychological complexity ⓘ
partOfWork	Swan Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
performedBy	female lead dancer ⓘ principal ballerina ⓘ
portrays	Black Swan NERFINISHED ⓘ White Swan NERFINISHED ⓘ deceptive seductress ⓘ enchanted princess ⓘ
requires	exceptional technical skill ⓘ expressive acting ability ⓘ high level of classical ballet technique ⓘ multiple fouetté turns ⓘ strong dramatic range ⓘ strong pointe work ⓘ
requiresInterpretationOf	betrayal ⓘ romantic love ⓘ sorcery and enchantment ⓘ
symbolizes	deception ⓘ duality of good and evil ⓘ inner conflict ⓘ innocence ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Natalia Makarova → notableRole → Odette-Odile in Swan Lake ⓘ

Ulyana Lopatkina → notableRole → Odette-Odile in Swan Lake ⓘ

Svetlana Zakharova → hasRole → Odette-Odile in Swan Lake ⓘ

this entity surface form: Odile in Swan Lake

Swan Lake → hasRole → Odette-Odile in Swan Lake ⓘ

this entity surface form: Odette-Odile (principal female dual role)

Ekaterina Maximova → notableWork → Odette-Odile in Swan Lake ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swan Lake (Odette-Odile)

Julie Kent → notableRole → Odette-Odile in Swan Lake ⓘ

Paloma Herrera → hasRole → Odette-Odile in Swan Lake ⓘ

Darcey Bussell → notableRole → Odette-Odile in Swan Lake ⓘ

Susan Jaffe → notableRole → Odette-Odile in Swan Lake ⓘ

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