Adolphe Adam Giselle — Novaya Opera


Adolphe Adam Giselle Ballet in two acts Libretto by Theophile Gautier, Jules-Henri de Saint-Georges Choreographers Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa Adapted by Leonid Lavrovsky Set Designer Lev Solodovnikov Costume Designer Elizaveta Dvorkina The Orchestra of the Novaya Opera Theatre Conductor Evgeny Samoilov Running time: 2 hours with one intermission Recommended for 6+	The Kasatkina and Vasilyov State Academic Classical Ballet Theatre (Moscow Classical Ballet) Giselle was premiered at the State Academic Theatre of Classical Ballet in 1991. The plot of this ballet is based on an old legend about girls who died before their wedding (the Wilis). Giselle is the most poetic piece of all the romantic ballets and is widely admired by the public. The second act is one of the high-water marks of classical choreography.

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