Drosselmeier

E217113

Drosselmeier is the mysterious, magical godfather and toymaker who sets the story in motion in George Balanchine’s ballet adaptation of "The Nutcracker."

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Drosselmeyer 3
Drosselmeier canonical 1
Herr Drosselmeier 1

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet character
fictional character
appearsIn George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
appearsInAct Act I of The Nutcracker
Act II of The Nutcracker
appearsInWorkBy E. T. A. Hoffmann
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (via ballet adaptation)
associatedWithGenre fantasy
associatedWithHoliday Christmas
associatedWithMagic enchanting toys
transformations
associatedWithMedium ballet
basedOnCharacterFrom E. T. A. Hoffmann’s The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
centralThemeAssociation childhood wonder
the boundary between reality and fantasy
creatorOfAdaptationCharacterIn George Balanchine
familyRelationToClara godfather
givesGift nutcracker doll
givesGiftTo Clara
hasAlias Herr Drosselmeier
linked to: Drosselmeier
hasGender male
hasQuality magical
mysterious
hasRelationshipToNutcracker giver of the nutcracker
hasRoleInPlot catalyst for magical events
narrativeFunction sets the story in motion
nationalityInOriginalStory German
occupation toymaker
role godfather
workLocationInOriginalStory Nuremberg

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Referenced by (5)

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

Drosselmeier hasAlias Herr Drosselmeier
linked to: Drosselmeier
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms character Drosselmeyer
linked to: Drosselmeier
Clara Stahlbaum giftFrom Drosselmeyer
linked to: Drosselmeier
Clara Stahlbaum associatedWith Drosselmeyer
linked to: Drosselmeier