Program

Adolphe Adam/Jean Coralli/Jules Perrot, Giselle

I: Overture

I, 1: Pheasants' entrance/Entrance of Hilarion

I, 2: Albrechts' entrance

I, 3: Giselle's entrance, Giselle and Albrecht first meet and are discovered by Hilarion

I, 4: Peasants return from grape harvest/Giselle waltz and group dance

I, 5: Mother looks for Giselle

I, 6: Hilarion comes out of hiding

I: Peasant Pas de deux - Adage, pas de deux

I: Peasant Pas de deux -Boy's first variation

I: Peasant Pas de deux - Girl's first variation

I: Peasant Pas de deux -Boy's second variation

I: Peasant Pas de deux -Girl's second variation, Coda

I: Exit of the court

I, 6: Hilarion comes out of hiding

I, 7: Dance of the Peasants joined by Girlfriends

I, 8: Giselle's Variation

I: Galop général - Girlfriend's dance, Ensemble dance

I: Finale, Hilarion summons the return of the courtiers

II, 9: Introduction to Forest scene

II, 10: Appearance of Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis

II, 11: Myrtha's First Variation/Myrtha summons the Wilis

II, 12: Ensemble Dance of the Wilis

II, 13: Myrtha summons Giselle

II, 14: Giselle's Entrance and Variation

II, 15: Wilis exit

II, 16: Pas de deux, Giselle and Albrecht

II, 17: Hilarion is killed by the Wilis

II, 18: Giselle and Albrecht Pas de deux

II, 19: Albrecht's Variation

II, 20: Giselle's Variation

II, 21: Mytha commands Albrecht to dance till he dies

II, 22: Finale, Giselle tries to save Albrecht

Marius Petipa's Giselle, after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot — Music by Adolphe Adam

Dutch National Ballet

Subscribers

Cast

Marius Petipa — Choreographer

Jean Coralli — Choreographer

Jules Perrot — Choreographer

Rachel Beaujean — Choreographer

Ricardo Bustamante — Choreographer

Adolphe Adam — Composer

Toer van Schayk — Set designer, costume designer

James F. Ingalls — Lighting designer

Program notes

Giselle is in heaven! The young peasant girl is in love with Albrecht, but she is unaware of the latter's secret: he is a nobleman in disguise, and already engaged! Giselle dies of grief when she finds out, and that is when she joins the Wilis. These vengeful spirits, born from the souls of women betrayed by their lovers, enthrall men and bewitch them to dance to death. In the woods and accompanied by her fellow, jilted spirits, Giselle once again meets Albrecht... The Dutch National Ballet's immersive production by Rachel Beaujean and Ricardo Bustamante, with the captivating Olga Smirnova as the title role, sensitively showcases the choreography of Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot.

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Adolphe Adam