The peasant girl Giselle discovers the true identity of her lover Albrecht – and that he is promised to another. Giselle kills herself. Her soul enters the ranks of the Wilis – shades of young women who died before their wedding day. All men that come across their path are compelled to dance themselves to death, and Albrecht falls into their trap. Giselle’s intercession saves Albrecht and releases her soul from the Wilis’ power.
Cast
Marianela Núñez
Giselle
Vadim Muntagirov
Count Albrecht
Bennet Gartside
Hilarion
Johannes Stepanek
Wilfred
Elizabeth McGorian
Berthe
Gary Avis
Duke of Courland
Christina Arestis
Bathilde
Jonathan Howells
Leader of the Hunt
Itziar Mendizabal
Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis
Olivia Cowley
Moyna
Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Zulme
Yuhui Choe
Pas de six
Alexander Campbell
Pas de six
Francesca Hayward
Pas de six
Luca Acri
Pas de six
Yasmine Naghdi
Pas de six
Marcelino Sambé
Pas de six
Crew
Ross MacGibbon
Director
David Finn
Lighting Artist
Jennifer Tipton
Lighting Coordinator
Adolphe Adam
Music
John Macfarlane
Set Designer
Marius Petipa
Choreographer
Jean Coralli
Choreographer
Jules Perrot
Choreographer
Jules Perrot
Choreographer
Peter Wright
Production Director
Heinrich Heine
Original Story
Théophile Gautier
Original Story
Barry Wordsworth
Conductor