Giselle - Adolphe Charles Adam

State Opera Prague

Premiere: 7th April, 2011

Conductor: P. Šnajdr
Choreography: J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa, P. Ďumbala
Stage director: P. Ďumbala
Libreto: T. Gautier, V. de Saint-Georges
Set designer: M. Černý
Costume designer: L. Várossová

Giselle: Z. Hvízdalová, M. Ogimoto, D. Klimentová, as a guest
Vévoda Albert: M. Krčmář, V. Kocian, V. Muntagirov, as a guest, U. Azizov
Hilarion: R. Hlinka, J. Slypyč, Y. Lisovyk
Berthe, matka Giselle: O. Kyndlová, M. Hybešová
Princ z Courlandu: M. Boček
Bathilde, jeho sestra: I. Zahradníková, K. Madejová
Wilfrid, panoš: J. Kadlec, P. Jirsa
Svatební pár: D. Lazucova, V. Burlac, P. Nálevková, H. Chavarot, S. Gherciu, I. Burduja
Myrtha: R. King, as a guest, A. Nanu, L. Rákosníková

The illustrious two-act ballet of the Romantic era, inspired by the German poet Heinrich Heine, draws on the contrast between the human and the supernatural worlds. The story of a sweet country girl who dies, her heart broken by unfulfilled love, and whose soul turns to a fairy, is accompanied by A. C. Adam’s charming music abounding in easy-to-remember tunes. The work’s world premiere, at the Paris Opera in 1841, won a huge acclaim. Giselle has since become one of only few Romantic works to survive its time and now ranks alongside music’s timeless treasures. The Prague State Opera ballet ensemble will present the traditional version of Giselle known to audiences around the globe, which has served as a vehicle of excellence to the world’s foremost prima ballerinas and danceurs nobles.

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