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La Sorelli

Leading ballet dancer at the Opera, often involved in backstage drama.

minor

Also known as Sorelli, the impatient Sorelli

First appearance: I: Is It the Ghost?

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A principal dancer preparing a retirement speech; she is superstitious and tries to maintain composure amid the ballet girls' panic.
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In I: Is It the Ghost?: A principal dancer preparing a retirement speech; she is superstitious and tries to maintain composure amid the ballet girls' panic. Later, in II: The New Margarita: Meets the Comte de Chagny on…

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15 connections

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MMM. MifroidCDComte de ChagnyCDChristine DaaéERErikJBJoseph BuquetLSLa Sorelli

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Opera Management & Staff
  • Opera Support Personnel

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This scene is the dramatic climax because it marks the moment when Erik’s paranoia and rage peak, directly thr…

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