Act IV: The tragic resolution at the lake

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Act IV: The tragic resolution at the lake is the final act of the ballet Swan Lake, in which the tragic fate of the lovers Odette and Siegfried is decided against the backdrop of the enchanted lake.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet act
final act
artForm classical ballet
associatedWithComposer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED
associatedWithWorkPremiereYear 1877 GENERATED
belongsToGenre Romantic ballet
centralConflict struggle against Rothbart’s enchantment
centralMotif lake as symbol of enchantment and death
concludesFateOf Odette NERFINISHED
Prince Siegfried NERFINISHED
concludesWork Swan Lake narrative arc
dramaticTone somber
tragic
featuresCharacter Odette NERFINISHED
Prince Siegfried NERFINISHED
Rothbart NERFINISHED
featuresGroup swan maidens
swans
follows Act III of Swan Lake NERFINISHED
hasLocationContext Swan maidens’ gathering place
lake shore
hasMedium stage performance
hasSetting enchanted lake
hasTheme fate
redemption
sacrifice
tragic love
includesElement farewell of the swans NERFINISHED
final confrontation with Rothbart
storm or turbulent weather at the lake (in many productions)
isChoreographedTo music from Swan Lake Act IV
isKnownFor emotional intensity
poignant corps de ballet swan scenes
languageOfLibretto Russian
narrativeFunction climax
denouement
originalPremiereVenue Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow GENERATED
originalProductionCountry Russia NERFINISHED
partOf Swan Lake NERFINISHED
requires classical ballet dancers
orchestral accompaniment
resolvesPlotLine Odette’s curse
Siegfried’s broken vow
typicalEndingType sacrificial death of lovers GENERATED
tragic ending GENERATED
typicalStagingFeature mist or fog effects GENERATED
moonlit lake backdrop GENERATED

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Swan Lake hasAct Act IV: The tragic resolution at the lake