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. Approx. running time 2 hours 10 mintues

Cast/Performers

Carlos Acosta, Alina Cojocaru, Tamara Rojo, Johan Kobborg, Miyako Yoshida, Federico Bonelli, Roberta Marquez, Ivan Putrov, Mara Galeazzi, Viacheslav Samodurov

Creatives/Company

Music: Adolphe Adam
Company: Royal Ballet
Choreographer(s): Marius Petipa (after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot), Peter Wright (this production)
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
Other: Christopher Carr (staging)
Design: John Macfarlane
Lighting: Jennifer Tipton