Giselle: Ballet Cinema

Giselle
Royal Ballet
London

Thursday, August 11 @ 7:00
Sunday, August 14 @ 2:00

Music by Adolphe Adam
Choreography by Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perro
Additional Choreography Peter Wright
Conductor Koen Kessels

A ballet in 2 acts
From the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, London
150 minutes, including one intermission
Date of performance January 19, 2011

Starring Marianela Nuñez as Giselle
Rupert Pennefather as Albrecht
Artists of The Royal Ballet

Giselle is one of the most influential of all Romantic ballets, and one of the greatest and
most popular works of the dance canon and of The Royal Ballet’s repertory. The title
role presents the transcendental power of a woman’s love in the face of betrayal and is
one of the most technically demanding and emotionally challenging roles in classical
dance – not surprisingly, it is here a great showcase for the leading ballerinas of the
Company. Peter Wright’s sensitive staging in the atmospheric designs by John
Macfarlane heightens the contrast as the story moves between the human and
supernatural worlds. - Courtesy of Opus Arte

"...The Royal Ballet's revival of Giselle provides the succulent spectacle of a world-class
company at the top of its game." -- The Telegraph

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