Odette-Odile in Swan Lake
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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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Odette-Odile (principal female dual role) | 1 |
| Odile in Swan Lake | 1 |
| Swan Lake (Odette-Odile) | 1 |
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Odile in Swan Lake
this entity surface form:
Odette-Odile (principal female dual role)
this entity surface form:
Swan Lake (Odette-Odile)