Classical Ballet "Giselle" (ballet in 2 acts) Ballet theatre of St. Petersburg Conservatoire
Running time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Schedule for "Giselle" (ballet in 2 acts) 2022
Composer: Adolphe Adam
World premiere: 28 June 1841, Theatre de l`Academie Royal de Musique, Paris
Premiere in Russia: 18 December 1842 Bolshoi Theatre
Giselle (French: Giselle ou les Wilis) is a ballet in two acts with a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Theophile Gautier, music by Adolphe Adam, and choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. The librettist took his inspiration from a poem by Heinrich Heine. The ballet tells the story of a lovely peasant girl named Giselle who has a passion for dancing, and when she finds out the man she loves is engaged to someone else she dies of a broken heart.
Schedule for "Giselle" (ballet in 2 acts) 2022
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