Act IV of "Swan Lake"

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Act IV of "Swan Lake" is the ballet’s tragic final act, depicting the climax of Odette and Siegfried’s doomed love and the ultimate defeat of the sorcerer Rothbart.

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Act IV of Swan Lake 2
Act IV of "Swan Lake" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet act ⓘ
associatedWork Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
centralConflict struggle against Rothbart ⓘ
choreographyTradition Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov revival structure ⓘ
concludesArcOf Odette ⓘ
Prince Siegfried ⓘ
linked to: Siegfried

Rothbart ⓘ
containsScene Rothbart’s defeat ⓘ
death of the lovers in many productions ⓘ
final battle with Rothbart ⓘ
reunion of Odette and Siegfried at the lake ⓘ
swans mourning with Odette ⓘ
depicts Odette’s despair ⓘ
Siegfried’s remorse ⓘ
breaking of Rothbart’s power ⓘ
confrontation with Rothbart ⓘ
dramaticFunction culmination of Odette and Siegfried’s love story ⓘ
resolution of the enchantment ⓘ
ultimate defeat of Rothbart ⓘ
emotionalClimaxForAudience death or transcendence of the lovers ⓘ
endingType apotheosis ending in some productions ⓘ
tragic ending in many productions ⓘ
featuresCharacter Odette ⓘ
Odile ⓘ
Prince Siegfried ⓘ
linked to: Siegfried

Rothbart ⓘ
featuresGroup corps de ballet of swan maidens ⓘ
follows Act III of Swan Lake ⓘ
hasTheme betrayal ⓘ
good versus evil ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
tragic love ⓘ
musicalNumber Tchaikovsky’s Act IV finale music ⓘ
narrativeRole climax ⓘ
denouement ⓘ
partOf Swan Lake ⓘ
positionInSeries fourth act ⓘ
premiereContext part of the 1895 St. Petersburg revival structure ⓘ
resolution Rothbart’s power is broken in most productions ⓘ
setting lake shore ⓘ
symbolism swans as souls of enchanted maidens ⓘ
water as purification and release ⓘ
tone dramatic ⓘ
tragic ⓘ
typicalStagingElement large ensemble of swans on stage ⓘ
stormy lake backdrop ⓘ

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

Rothbart → appearsInAct → Act IV of "Swan Lake" ⓘ
Act III of Swan Lake → precedes → Act IV of Swan Lake ⓘ
subject linked to: Act III of "Swan Lake"
linked to: Act IV of "Swan Lake"
Act III: The ball and Odile’s deception → occursBefore → Act IV of Swan Lake ⓘ
linked to: Act IV of "Swan Lake"