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''Coppelia'' is an 1870 ballet based on "Literature/TheSandman1816" by Creator/ETAHoffmann, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by Léo Delibes. Most modern versions of the ballet are based on the revival choreographed by Marius Petipa.

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''Coppelia'' is an 1870 ballet {{ballet}} based on "Literature/TheSandman1816" by Creator/ETAHoffmann, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by Léo Delibes. Most modern versions of the ballet are based on the revival choreographed by Marius Petipa.
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''Coppelia'' is an 1870 ballet based on "Literature/TheSandman1816" by Creator/ETAHoffmann, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by Léo Delibes.

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''Coppelia'' is an 1870 ballet based on "Literature/TheSandman1816" by Creator/ETAHoffmann, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by Léo Delibes.
Delibes. Most modern versions of the ballet are based on the revival choreographed by Marius Petipa.
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* RoboticReveal: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged.]] In Act II, Swanhilda discovers that [[spoiler:Coppelia is an automaton. After then impersonation it for most of the act, she reveals her true identity to Coppelius; then she pulls out the real Coppelia from behind the curtain, showing Franz that his recent infatuation is... well, only a doll.]]

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* RoboticReveal: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged.]] In Act II, Swanhilda discovers that [[spoiler:Coppelia is an automaton. After then impersonation impersonating it for most of the act, she reveals her true identity to Coppelius; then she pulls out the real Coppelia from behind the curtain, showing Franz that his recent infatuation is... well, only a doll.]]
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* GirlPosse: Swanhilda has one. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that she's not exactly an AlphaBitch. She just wants Franz to stop his infatuation for Coppelia.

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%% * EinsteinHair: Coppelius is often depicted with this.
%% * GirlPosse: Swanhilda has one. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that she's not exactly an AlphaBitch.

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%% * EinsteinHair: Coppelius is often depicted with this.
%% * GirlPosse: Swanhilda has one. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that she's not exactly an AlphaBitch.
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* BecomeARealBoy: What Doctor Coppelius attempts with [[spoiler: Coppelia.]] It doesn't work.

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* FollowTheLeader: According to the website ''[[https://www.shomler.com/dance/coppelia/ct.htm Shomler]]'', ''Coppelia'' was the first ballet to incorporate folk dance, which later became a mainstay in the medium.



* ProtagonistTitleFallacy: It is Swanhilda who is TheProtagonist, not Coppelia. (Granted, the former ''does'' spend most of Act II impersonating the latter.)
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* EinsteinHair: Coppelius is often depicted with this.

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* GirlPosse: Swanhilda has one. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that she's not exactly an AlphaBitch.

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''Coppelia'' is an 1870 ballet based on "Literature/TheSandman" by Creator/ETAHoffmann, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by Léo Delibes.

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''Coppelia'' is an 1870 ballet based on "Literature/TheSandman" "Literature/TheSandman1816" by Creator/ETAHoffmann, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by Léo Delibes.



* CompositeCharacter: Coppelius is based on two characters from Literature/TheSandman: Coppelius (the BigBad), and Spallanzani (the father of [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Olimpia/Coppelia]]).

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* CompositeCharacter: Coppelius is based on two characters from Literature/TheSandman: Literature/TheSandman1816: Coppelius (the BigBad), and Spallanzani (the father of [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Olimpia/Coppelia]]).



* PerspectiveFlip: The story is mostly told from Swanhilda's point of view, whereas Literature/TheSandman followed her counterpart's fiancė. (Though the stories are [[AdaptationInspiration so different]] that the tropes usually associated with this don't really apply.)

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* PerspectiveFlip: The story is mostly told from Swanhilda's point of view, whereas Literature/TheSandman Literature/TheSandman1816 followed her counterpart's fiancė. (Though the stories are [[AdaptationInspiration so different]] that the tropes usually associated with this don't really apply.)
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* PygmalionPlot: Maybe. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation It's possible]] that Coppelius didn't want [[spoiler: Coppelia as a daughter,]] but as a [[spoiler: RoboticSpouse.]] The 1966 film very much goes with this preminse.

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* PygmalionPlot: Maybe. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation It's possible]] that Coppelius didn't want [[spoiler: Coppelia as a daughter,]] but as a [[spoiler: RoboticSpouse.]] The 1966 film very much goes with this preminse. premise.

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* ProtagonistTitleFallacy: It is Swanhilda who is TheProtagonist, not Coppelia. (Granted, the former ''does'' spend most of Act II impersonating the former.)
* PygmalionPlot: Maybe. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation It's possible]] that Coppelius didn't want [[spoiler: Coppelia as a daughter,]] but as a [[spoiler: RoboticSpouse]]
* RevisedEnding: While many different interpretations of the story exist, ''The Royal'' did one of the most drastic changes to Act III:

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* ProtagonistTitleFallacy: It is Swanhilda who is TheProtagonist, not Coppelia. (Granted, the former ''does'' spend most of Act II impersonating the former.latter.)
* PygmalionPlot: Maybe. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation It's possible]] that Coppelius didn't want [[spoiler: Coppelia as a daughter,]] but as a [[spoiler: RoboticSpouse]]
RoboticSpouse.]] The 1966 film very much goes with this preminse.
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While many different interpretations of the story exist, ''The Royal'' did one of the most drastic changes to Act III:


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** The 1966 film adaptation ''Dr. Coppelius'' similarly has a BittersweetEnding in which the scientist has to face the fact that his creation isn't and will never be a real person, but he still becomes beloved by the townsfolk after showing off Coppelia's dancing [[MadeOfExplodium and some chemistry tricks]] during the wedding. He ends up hooking up with CanonForeigner Brigitta, a local barmaid who has been fancying him throughout the film.
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''Coppelia'' is a 1870 ballet based on "Literature/TheSandman" by Creator/ETAHoffmann, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by Léo Delibes.

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''Coppelia'' is a an 1870 ballet based on "Literature/TheSandman" by Creator/ETAHoffmann, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by Léo Delibes.
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''Coppelia'' is a ballet based on "Literature/TheSandman" by Creator/ETAHoffmann, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by Léo Delibes.

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''Coppelia'' is a 1870 ballet based on "Literature/TheSandman" by Creator/ETAHoffmann, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by Léo Delibes.

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* VillainExitStageLeft: In the 2021 modernized retelling, Dr. Coppelius is forced to retreat with his robot when his plans are foiled, resulting in his laboratory blowing up.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The ballet takes cultural inspiration from various countries, and while some productions ''try'' to give it a proper (inconsistent) setting, many don't make it more specific than "old rural central Europe."



* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The ballet takes cultural inspiration from various countries, and while some productions ''try'' to give it a proper (inconsistent) setting, many don't make it more specific than "old rural central Europe."

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* AdaptationalNameChange: Most of the cast. Swanhilda, Franz and Coppelia were originally called Clara, Nathaniel and Olimpia, respectively. Coppelius is the only character who gets to keep his original name.

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* AdaptationalNameChange: Most of the cast. Swanhilda, Franz and Coppelia were originally called Clara, Nathaniel and Olimpia, respectively. Coppelius is the only character who gets to keep his original name. In the 2021 version by the Dutch National Ballet, Swanhilda's name is shortened to Swan.


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* SettingUpdate: A few modern productions have changed the setting to modern times; the most prominent examples being the Ballet Monte Carlo's ''Coppél-i.A,'' where the title character is a robot with artificial intelligence, and the Dutch National Ballet's production, where Dr. Coppelius is a plastic surgeon seeking a heart to bring his creation to life.
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* RobotMaster: In the original story, Coppelius only made the eyes of one robot. Here however, he not only built [[spoiler: Coppelia]] all by himself, but she's just the crown juwel in a large collection of automatons.

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* RobotMaster: In the original story, Coppelius only made the eyes of one robot. Here however, he not only built [[spoiler: Coppelia]] all by himself, but she's just the crown juwel jewel in a large collection of automatons.



** Franz's father also appears in some performances, clearly having avoided his literary counterpart's fate of dying in [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccedent what appeared to be]] a lab accident.

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** Franz's father also appears in some performances, clearly having avoided his literary counterpart's fate of dying in [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccedent [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident what appeared to be]] a lab accident.
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* RoleReprisal: An interesting example. Robert Helpmann (of Film/ChittyChittyBangBang fame) played Coppelius in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDACP8SaQ4Q 1957 BBC TV adaptation,]] having already played a different version of the same character in the 1951 film version of Theatre/TheTalesOfHoffmann.

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* SparedByTheAdaptation: EverybodyLives here. [[spoiler: Nathaniel/Franz]] wasn't as lucky in the original story.

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** Franz's father also appears in some performances, clearly having avoided his literary counterpart's fate of dying in [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccedent what appeared to be]] a lab accident.
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