Fire

E752077

Fire is a personified, fiery character in Maurice Ravel’s opera-ballet "L’enfant et les sortilèges," embodying the destructive yet mesmerizing power of flames.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fire canonical 1
Fire (classical element) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
personification ⓘ
appearsIn L’enfant et les sortilèges ⓘ
appearsInGenre opera-ballet ⓘ
associatedWithMotif elemental forces ⓘ
objects rebelling against the Child ⓘ
belongsToTradition French symbolist and fantastical theatre ⓘ
belongsToWorkPeriod early 20th-century French music ⓘ
confronts the Child (L’enfant et les sortilèges) ⓘ
costumeTypicalFeatures flame-like colors ⓘ
shimmering or reflective fabrics ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
createdByComposer Maurice Ravel ⓘ
createdByLibrettist Colette ⓘ
dramaticFunction adds spectacle and tension to the first part of the work ⓘ
illustrates consequences of the Child’s misbehavior ⓘ
embodies danger ⓘ
retribution ⓘ
seduction ⓘ
firstPerformanceWork L’Opéra de Monte-Carlo ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1925 ⓘ
hasAttribute fascinating ⓘ
fiery temperament ⓘ
threatening ⓘ
influencesMood creates a sense of danger and excitement ⓘ
isPartOfScene the scene in the damaged room ⓘ
languageOfWork French ⓘ
musicalCharacteristics brilliant high tessitura ⓘ
rapid vocal passages ⓘ
sparkling orchestration ⓘ
musicComposedBy Maurice Ravel ⓘ
nameInFrench Le Feu ⓘ
oftenSungBy coloratura soprano ⓘ
operaActs one-act work ⓘ
partOfTheme inanimate things coming to life ⓘ
moral education of the Child ⓘ
relatedElement Fire (classical element) ⓘ
linked to: Fire
relatedWorkForm ballet ⓘ
fantasy opera ⓘ
roleInNarrative punishes the Child for cruelty ⓘ
settingLocation a child’s room in a French house ⓘ
setToLibrettoBy Colette ⓘ
symbolizes destructive power of flames ⓘ
mesmerizing beauty of fire ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century ⓘ
vocalType soprano ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Fire (L’enfant et les sortilèges) → relatedElement → Fire (classical element) ⓘ
subject linked to: Fire
linked to: Fire