The Firebird
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The Firebird is a landmark early 20th-century ballet with music by Igor Stravinsky, based on Russian fairy tales and renowned for its vivid orchestration and innovative choreography.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Firebird canonical | 5 |
| The Firebird (ballet) | 2 |
| Firebird (role of the Firebird) | 1 |
| The Firebird Suite (1911) | 1 |
| The Firebird Suite (1919) | 1 |
| The Firebird Suite (1945) | 1 |
| The Firebird and its Dance | 1 |
| the Firebird | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1845678 — 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: The Firebird Context triple: [Ballets Russes, premiered, The Firebird]
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A.
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade is a lush, programmatic orchestral work that vividly evokes the tales of the Arabian Nights through colorful orchestration and recurring musical themes.
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B.
De Zwaan
De Zwaan is a historic Dutch windmill relocated to Holland, Michigan, where it serves as the iconic centerpiece of the Windmill Island Gardens attraction.
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C.
Three Sisters
Three Sisters is a classic play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov that portrays the frustrated lives and unfulfilled dreams of three provincial sisters longing to return to Moscow.
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D.
Three Sisters
Three Sisters is a group of three prominent stratovolcanoes in the central Oregon Cascades, known for their distinctive clustered peaks and popular hiking and climbing terrain.
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E.
Ruslan and Ludmila
"Ruslan and Ludmila" is a narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin that blends Russian folklore, romance, and fantasy in a playful, fairy-tale style.
- 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: The Firebird Target entity description: The Firebird is a landmark early 20th-century ballet with music by Igor Stravinsky, based on Russian fairy tales and renowned for its vivid orchestration and innovative choreography.
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A.
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade is a lush, programmatic orchestral work that vividly evokes the tales of the Arabian Nights through colorful orchestration and recurring musical themes.
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B.
De Zwaan
De Zwaan is a historic Dutch windmill relocated to Holland, Michigan, where it serves as the iconic centerpiece of the Windmill Island Gardens attraction.
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C.
Three Sisters
Three Sisters is a classic play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov that portrays the frustrated lives and unfulfilled dreams of three provincial sisters longing to return to Moscow.
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D.
Three Sisters
Three Sisters is a group of three prominent stratovolcanoes in the central Oregon Cascades, known for their distinctive clustered peaks and popular hiking and climbing terrain.
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E.
Ruslan and Ludmila
"Ruslan and Ludmila" is a narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin that blends Russian folklore, romance, and fantasy in a playful, fairy-tale style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ |
| basedOn | Russian fairy tales ⓘ |
| choreographerAtPremiere | Michel Fokine ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Sergei Diaghilev ⓘ |
| composer | Igor Stravinsky ⓘ |
| conductorAtPremiere | Gabriel Pierné ⓘ |
| costumeDesignerAtPremiere | Alexandre Benois ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCompany | Ballets Russes ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
The Firebird Suite (1911)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Firebird
The Firebird Suite (1919) ⓘ
linked to:
The Firebird
The Firebird Suite (1945) ⓘ
linked to:
The Firebird
|
| historicalSignificance |
first major international success of Igor Stravinsky
ⓘ
landmark in early 20th-century ballet ⓘ |
| influenced |
Petrushka
ⓘ
The Rite of Spring ⓘ |
| keyCharacter |
Kashchei the Immortal
ⓘ
Prince Ivan ⓘ the Firebird ⓘ
linked to:
The Firebird
|
| language | Russian (scenario context) ⓘ |
| librettist |
Alexandre Benois
ⓘ
Michel Fokine ⓘ |
| movement |
Berceuse
ⓘ
Finale ⓘ Infernal Dance of King Kashchei ⓘ
linked to:
Kashchei the Immortal
Introduction ⓘ Round Dance of the Princesses ⓘ The Firebird and its Dance ⓘ
linked to:
The Firebird
Variation of the Firebird ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative choreography
ⓘ
use of Russian folk elements ⓘ vivid orchestration ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| originalFirebirdDancer | Tamara Karsavina ⓘ |
| originalKashcheiDancer | Pavel Tchernichev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPrinceIvanDancer | Michel Fokine ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1910-06-25 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Paris, France
ⓘ
linked to:
Paris
|
| premiereTheatre |
Opéra de Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Paris Opera
|
| producedBy | Ballets Russes ⓘ |
| setDesignerAtPremiere | Alexandre Benois ⓘ |
| setting | mythical Russian landscape ⓘ |
| structure | one-act ballet ⓘ |
| style | early 20th-century modernism ⓘ |
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Subject: The Firebird Description of subject: The Firebird is a landmark early 20th-century ballet with music by Igor Stravinsky, based on Russian fairy tales and renowned for its vivid orchestration and innovative choreography.
Referenced by (13)
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