Details

First produced in 1841 at the Paris Opera, Giselle is perhaps the best known and most poignant ballet of the Romantic era. Set in a medieval Rhineland village, it tells of Giselle, a naive peasant girl, who is driven to suicide when deceived by her aristocratic lover, Albrecht. Filled with remorse, Albrecht visits her moonlit grave where he is condemned to death by ghostly spirits - the Wilis. However Giselle's love for Albrecht transcends death and she protects him until sunrise destroys the Wilis power and he is saved.

Cast/Performers

Emma Hawes (Giselle - some dates), Shiori Kase (Giselle - some dates), Sangeun Lee (Giselle - some dates), Fernanda Oliveira (Giselle - some dates), Erina Takahashi (Giselle - some dates), Ivana Bueno (Giselle - some dates), Katja Khaniukova (Giselle - some dates), Aitor Arrieta (Albrecht - some dates), Francesco Gabriele Frola (Albrecht - some dates), Gareth Haw (Albrecht - some dates), Daniel McCormick (Albrecht - some dates), Ken Saruhashi (Albrecht - some dates), Lorenzo Trossello (Albrecht - some dates), Vsevolod Maievskyi (Albrecht - some dates), Fabian Reimair (Hilarion - some dates), Junor Souza (Hilarion - some dates), James Streeter (Hilarion - some dates), Erik Woolhouse (Hilarion - some dates), Henry Dowden (Hilarion - some dates), Giogio Garrett (Hilarion - some dates), Precious Adams (Myrtha Queen of the Wilis - some dates), Julia Conway (Myrtha Queen of the Wilis - some dates), Emily Suzuki (Myrtha Queen of the Wilis - some dates), Anna Nevzorova (Myrtha Queen of the Wilis - some dates), Angela Wood (Myrtha Queen of the Wilis - some dates), Jung ah Choi (Myrtha Queen of the Wilis - some dates), Eireen Evrard (Myrtha Queen of the Wilis - some dates)

Creatives/Company

Music: Adolphe Adam
Company: English National Ballet
Choreographer: Mary Skeaping (after Jean Coralli / Jules Perrot / Marius Petipa)
Design: David Walker
Lighting: Charles Bristow (recreated by David Mohr)