The ballet is about a peasant girl named Giselle, who dies of a broken heart after discovering her lover is betrothed to another. The Wilis, a group of supernatural women who dance men to death...
Giselle is a beautiful young woman with a slender physique, fair skin, long wavy strawberry-blonde hair that reaches below her back, and blue-green eyes. Her primary appearance is a hot pink strapless long gown with dark pink ribbons serving as sleeves, and she is barefoot.
Giselle, ballet by French composer Adolphe Adam, first performed in Paris on . Other than the Christmas carol Minuit, Chrétiens (known in English as O Holy Night), Giselle is Adam’s most famous work.
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Learn about the characters, plot, music, interesting facts, and upcoming performances of Giselle, one of the most famous classical ballets.
Giselle is considered one of the greatest Romantic ballets, featuring a blend of human emotion and the supernatural. Giselle’s iconic role is known for its demanding emotional and technical depth, requiring strong acting and technical ballet skills.
The Wilis are hell-bent on killing any man who crosses their path in a dance to the death. Wracked with guilt, Albrecht visits Giselle’s grave, where he must face the Wilis – and Giselle’s ghost. Read our guide to the quintessential Romantic ballet, Giselle.
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