Grand pas de deux (Aurora and Désiré)
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The Grand pas de deux (Aurora and Désiré) is the climactic, technically demanding classical ballet duet in the final act of The Sleeping Beauty, showcasing the virtuosity and lyrical partnership of the principal dancers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand pas de deux (Act III) | 1 |
| Grand pas de deux (Aurora and Désiré) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2041444 — 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: Grand pas de deux (Aurora and Désiré) Context triple: [The Sleeping Beauty, notableNumber, Grand pas de deux (Aurora and Désiré)]
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Madame Mère
Madame Mère was the honorific title of Letizia Ramolino, the mother of Napoleon Bonaparte and matriarch of the Bonaparte family.
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Madame Georges Charpentier and Her Children
"Madame Georges Charpentier and Her Children" is an 1878–79 Impressionist portrait by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting the fashionable Parisian salon hostess Marguerite Charpentier with her two children, celebrated for its vibrant color and intimate domestic atmosphere.
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Petit family
The Petit family is a prominent Parsi industrial and philanthropic dynasty in India, historically influential in textiles, business, and public life.
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D’eux
D’eux is a hugely successful French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, widely regarded as one of the best-selling Francophone albums of all time.
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E.
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur is a philosophical poetry collection by French poet and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that meditates on the nature and pursuit of human happiness.
- 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: Grand pas de deux (Aurora and Désiré) Target entity description: The Grand pas de deux (Aurora and Désiré) is the climactic, technically demanding classical ballet duet in the final act of The Sleeping Beauty, showcasing the virtuosity and lyrical partnership of the principal dancers.
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A.
Madame Mère
Madame Mère was the honorific title of Letizia Ramolino, the mother of Napoleon Bonaparte and matriarch of the Bonaparte family.
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B.
Madame Georges Charpentier and Her Children
"Madame Georges Charpentier and Her Children" is an 1878–79 Impressionist portrait by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting the fashionable Parisian salon hostess Marguerite Charpentier with her two children, celebrated for its vibrant color and intimate domestic atmosphere.
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C.
Petit family
The Petit family is a prominent Parsi industrial and philanthropic dynasty in India, historically influential in textiles, business, and public life.
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D.
D’eux
D’eux is a hugely successful French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, widely regarded as one of the best-selling Francophone albums of all time.
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E.
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur is a philosophical poetry collection by French poet and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that meditates on the nature and pursuit of human happiness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet duet
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dance number ⓘ grand pas de deux ⓘ |
| associatedBalletCompanyTradition |
Bolshoi Ballet
ⓘ
Mariinsky Ballet ⓘ Royal Ballet ⓘ
linked to:
The Royal Ballet
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| balletChoreographyTradition | Marius Petipa ⓘ |
| balletGenre | 19th-century classical ballet ⓘ |
| centralQuality |
lyricism
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romantic expressiveness ⓘ technical display ⓘ |
| demandsFromDancers |
elevated jumps
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multiple pirouettes ⓘ precise classical line ⓘ strong partnering skills ⓘ sustained balances ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | climactic duet ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Prince Désiré
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Princess Aurora ⓘ |
| hasAct | Act III ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| musicBy | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ |
| occasionWithinPlot | wedding celebration of Aurora and Désiré ⓘ |
| partOf | The Sleeping Beauty ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
full-length production of The Sleeping Beauty
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gala excerpt ⓘ |
| performedBy | principal dancers ⓘ |
| positionInBallet | final act ⓘ |
| premiereCity |
Saint Petersburg
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Petersburg
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| premiereCountry | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| premieredInBallet |
The Sleeping Beauty (1890)
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linked to:
The Sleeping Beauty
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| premiereTheatre | Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ |
| requires |
high technical virtuosity
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strong lyrical partnership ⓘ |
| style | classical ballet ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | grand dance for two ⓘ |
| typicalStructure |
adagio
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coda ⓘ entrée ⓘ female variation ⓘ male variation ⓘ |
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Subject: Grand pas de deux (Aurora and Désiré) Description of subject: The Grand pas de deux (Aurora and Désiré) is the climactic, technically demanding classical ballet duet in the final act of The Sleeping Beauty, showcasing the virtuosity and lyrical partnership of the principal dancers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
linked to: Grand pas de deux (Aurora and Désiré)