the Narrator

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The Narrator is the storytelling voice in "L'Histoire du soldat" who guides the audience through the soldier’s fateful encounter with the Devil, providing commentary and linking the episodic scenes.

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the Narrator canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
narrator ⓘ
theatrical role ⓘ
addresses audience directly ⓘ
appearsIn L'Histoire du soldat ⓘ
The Soldier's Tale ⓘ
appearsInGenre 20th-century music theatre ⓘ
modernist theatre ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter the Devil ⓘ
the Princess ⓘ
the Soldier ⓘ
basedOn Russian folk tale about a soldier and the Devil ⓘ
commentsOn soldier's encounter with the Devil ⓘ
createdBy Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz ⓘ
Igor Stravinsky ⓘ
describes actions of the Devil ⓘ
actions of the Soldier ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation Lausanne ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1918 ⓘ
guides audience ⓘ
hasComposer Igor Stravinsky ⓘ
hasTextAuthor Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz ⓘ
hasWorkAttribute central to structure of the piece ⓘ
non-singing role ⓘ
spoken role ⓘ
languageOfOriginalText French ⓘ
links episodic scenes ⓘ
medium concert performance with narrator ⓘ
stage performance ⓘ
narrates the Soldier's journey ⓘ
the bargain with the Devil ⓘ
linked to: Faustian bargain

the consequences of the pact ⓘ
narrativeFunction clarify time and place shifts ⓘ
frame the moral of the story ⓘ
maintain continuity between scenes ⓘ
performsWith actors ⓘ
chamber ensemble ⓘ
dancers ⓘ
provides commentary ⓘ
exposition ⓘ
transitions between scenes ⓘ
roleInWorkType melodrama for narrator and chamber ensemble ⓘ
theatrical piece to be read, played and danced ⓘ
separates dramatic episodes ⓘ
musical numbers ⓘ

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