About the Show/Event
Find the best Giselle dance or ballet tickets at London Coliseum, West End. 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.
Approximate runtime 2 hours 15 minutes (including any interval).
Cast/Performers
Katja Khaniukova (Giselle),
Aitor Arrieta (Albrecht),
Fabian Reimair (Hilarion),
Alison McWhinney (Myrtha),
Ivana Bueno (Peasant pas de deux),
Daniel McCormick (Peasant pas de deux)
Creatives/Company
Music:
Adolphe AdamCompany:
English National BalletChoreographer:
Mary Skeaping (after Jean Coralli / Jules Perrot / Marius Petipa)
Design:
David WalkerLighting:
Charles Bristow (recreated by David Mohr)
