The principle characters in the Giselle Ballet are as follows:
Giselle: our heroine, a peasant girl betrayed by love
Albrecht/Loys: The count who disguises himself
Hilarion: A local gameskeeper who is in love with Giselle
Bathilde: The princess engaged to Albrecht
The "Wilis": The spirits of virgins who have died of unrequited love
Myrtha: Queen of the Wilis
Adolphe Adam
Giselle is a romantic ballet, so typically in this style the ballerinas wear a low bun. They have a middle parting at the front with slight waves framing the face instead of the usual, more classical scraped back look.
Im not sure of all of the performances. But, I do know they perform the Nutcracker and have performed Giselle.
Giselle is one of the most famous ballets. The ballet opens with Albrecht who is perusing Giselle, the attractive peasant girl. Albrecht goes on to lead Giselle to think that he is a farmer with the name of Loys who Giselle falls in love with. During this time she is unaware that the man is already betrothed to the daughter of the duke, Bathilde. She agrees to marry him despite Hilarion's, another peasant, romantic advancements and suspects that Albrecht is an imposter. Giselle wants to dance but is warned by her mother that she has a weak heart. Hilarion tells Giselle that Albrecht has been untruthful to her and that he is a nobleman in reality. Not long after, Bathilde reveals to Giselle that Albrecht is definitely her fiancé. Giselle is horrified, becomes weak, and soon dies of a broken heart. The second act starts in the setting of a forest at the side of Giselle's grave. The ghostly Wilis, virgins who died of unrequited love, are called upon by their queen to accept Giselle as one of their own. When Hilarion stops by the grave, the Wilis make him dance to his death. But when Albrecht arrives, Giselle, who has become a Wili herself, dances with him until the Wilis' power is lost, when the clock strikes four. It is then that Albrecht realizes that Giselle has saved him and he cries at her grave.
There is a variation in Giselle where the girl does hops on pointe. I've done this variation before, but I cant remember the exact variation name.
Giselle is a character in the fairy tale "Giselle" or "Giselle and the Wilis." The story is based on the ballet "Giselle," which follows the tale of a peasant girl named Giselle who falls in love with a nobleman and ultimately dies of a broken heart.
Adolphe Adam
Well it depends on what company you are asking about. But if it is the Royal Ballet then its Gelsey Kirkland.
Mayda Bustamante has written: 'Giselle' -- subject(s): Ballet, Giselle (Choreographic work), History
Copelia I think.
The cast of The State Ballet of Rhode Island Rehearses Giselle - 2013 includes: Shana Fox Marceau Herci Marsden Ana Marsden Fox
Giselle is a romantic ballet, so typically in this style the ballerinas wear a low bun. They have a middle parting at the front with slight waves framing the face instead of the usual, more classical scraped back look.
Some popular ballet productions are Swan Lake, La Fille Mal Gardee, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty and La Bayadere
The Bolshoi Ballet Live from Moscow - 2010 Class Concert and Giselle 1-2 was released on: Italy: 23 January 2011 (limited) USA: 23 January 2011
* swan lake * the nutcracker * sleeping beauty * don quixote * coppelia * giselle ...etc
Im not sure of all of the performances. But, I do know they perform the Nutcracker and have performed Giselle.
Giselle is one of the most famous ballets. The ballet opens with Albrecht who is perusing Giselle, the attractive peasant girl. Albrecht goes on to lead Giselle to think that he is a farmer with the name of Loys who Giselle falls in love with. During this time she is unaware that the man is already betrothed to the daughter of the duke, Bathilde. She agrees to marry him despite Hilarion's, another peasant, romantic advancements and suspects that Albrecht is an imposter. Giselle wants to dance but is warned by her mother that she has a weak heart. Hilarion tells Giselle that Albrecht has been untruthful to her and that he is a nobleman in reality. Not long after, Bathilde reveals to Giselle that Albrecht is definitely her fiancé. Giselle is horrified, becomes weak, and soon dies of a broken heart. The second act starts in the setting of a forest at the side of Giselle's grave. The ghostly Wilis, virgins who died of unrequited love, are called upon by their queen to accept Giselle as one of their own. When Hilarion stops by the grave, the Wilis make him dance to his death. But when Albrecht arrives, Giselle, who has become a Wili herself, dances with him until the Wilis' power is lost, when the clock strikes four. It is then that Albrecht realizes that Giselle has saved him and he cries at her grave.