Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle
Jan 23, 2011 · 1h 49m
Director
Vincent BataillonOverview
Learning that Albrecht, her beloved, is in fact a nobleman engaged to be married to a princess, the naive peasant girl Giselle dies. The Queen of the Wilis—the spirits of deceased young virgins—decides that Albrecht should follow Giselle to the grave, and condemns him to dance until he dies of exhaustion. But Giselle’s spirit dances with him and saves him. With music by Adolphe Adam and a libretto by Théophile Gautier and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, the ballet touches on the great romantic themes: local colour, a pastoral love affair doomed to end in tragedy, a plunge into fantasy and redemption through the power of love.
Cast of Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle
Svetlana LunkinaGiselle
Dmitry GudanovAlbrecht
Vitaly BiktimirovHans
Maria AllashMyrtha
Elena BukanovaBerthe- Ekaterina BarykinaBathilde
- Victoria OsipovaTwo Wilis
- Olga KishnyovaTwo Wilis
Alexei LoparevichDuke
Vladislav LantratovWilfreed
Chinara AlizadePeasants pas de deux- Andrei BolotinPeasants pas de deux
- Yulia GrebenshchikovaGiselle's friend
Anna OkunevaGiselle's friend
Anna TikhomirovaGiselle's friend
Ana TurazashviliGiselle's friend
Maria VinogradovaGiselle's friend- Angelina VlashinetsGiselle's friend
Crew of Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle
Vincent BataillonDirector
Adolphe AdamOriginal Music Composer- Simon VirsaladzeSet Designer, Costume Design
Yuri GrigorovichChoreographer- Mikhail SokolovLighting Design
- Pavel KlinichevConductor
- Jean CoralliChoreographer
Marius PetipaChoreographer- Jules PerrotChoreographer
- Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-GeorgesOriginal Story
- Heinrich HeineOriginal Story
Théophile GautierOriginal Story
About Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle
What is Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle about?
Learning that Albrecht, her beloved, is in fact a nobleman engaged to be married to a princess, the naive peasant girl Giselle dies. The Queen of the Wilis—the spirits of deceased young virgins—decides that Albrecht should follow Giselle to the grave, and condemns him to dance until he dies of exhaustion. But Giselle’s spirit dances with him and saves him. With music by Adolphe Adam and a…
When was Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle released?
Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle was released on January 23, 2011.
How long is Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle?
Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle runs 1 hour 49 minutes (109 minutes).
Who directed Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle?
Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle was directed by Vincent Bataillon.
Who is in the cast of Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle?
The cast of Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle includes Svetlana Lunkina (Giselle), Dmitry Gudanov (Albrecht), Vitaly Biktimirov (Hans), Maria Allash (Myrtha) and Elena Bukanova (Berthe).