Giselle
Ballets

Giselle

April 8, 2018 at 05:00 PM

2h20


Synopsis

When Giselle learns that her beloved Albrecht is promised to another woman, she dies of a broken heart in his arms. While Albrecht grieves, she returns from the dead as a Wili, a vengeful spirit meant to make unfaithful men dance until death…

Presentation

Prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova personifies this ultimate ballerina role in the classical repertoire, alongside the sensational Sergei Polunin as Albrecht, in this chilling, yet luminous ballet that continues to captivate audiences for over 150 years at the Bolshoi. Captured live on Oct 11, 2015

Libretto

Theophile Gautier and Jean-Henry Saint-Georges

Choreography

Yuri Grigorovich

Music

Adolphe Adam


Cast

Giselle

Svetlana Zakharova

Albrecht

Sergei Polunin

Myrtha

Ekaterina Shipulina

Hans

Denis Savin

Daria Khokhlova/Igor Tsvirko

The Bolshoi's corps de ballet


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