Myrtha

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Myrtha is the powerful and vengeful Queen of the Wilis in the Romantic ballet "Giselle."

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Myrtha canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
alignment antagonist ⓘ
appearsIn Giselle ⓘ
linked to: Giselle in Giselle
artForm ballet ⓘ
associatedWith death ⓘ
forest ⓘ
night ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
balletActAppearance Act II ⓘ
characterType supernatural being ⓘ
vengeful spirit ⓘ
choreographicFeatures large jumps ⓘ
long balances ⓘ
strong bourrées ⓘ
commands spirits of betrayed maidens ⓘ
costumeFeatures veil or crown of flowers ⓘ
white dress ⓘ
danceStyle classical ballet ⓘ
enforcesFateOf men who betrayed their lovers ⓘ
unfaithful men ⓘ
firstPerformedInWork 1841 ⓘ
isQueenOf the Wilis ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
leadsGroup Wilis ⓘ
medium stage ⓘ
mythologicalCategory spirit of a dead bride ⓘ
notableScene entrance in the forest glade in Act II ⓘ
notableTrait authoritative ⓘ
implacable ⓘ
powerful ⓘ
vengeful ⓘ
originalBalletComposer Adolphe Adam ⓘ
originalChoreographersOfWork Jean Coralli ⓘ
Jules Perrot ⓘ
originalProductionLocation Paris ⓘ
relationshipToAlbrecht would-be executioner ⓘ
relationshipToGiselle supernatural ruler ⓘ
roleIn Giselle ⓘ
linked to: Giselle in Giselle
settingContext Romantic-era ballet tradition ⓘ
symbolizes pitiless justice ⓘ
vengeance of the Wilis ⓘ
title Queen of the Wilis ⓘ
workGenre Romantic ballet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Giselle → mainCharacter → Myrtha ⓘ
subject linked to: ballet "Giselle"
Wilis → leader → Myrtha ⓘ