Giselle follows the story of a peasant girl who descends into emotional turmoil and dies of a broken heart after her lover betrays her is both haunting and beautiful. With virtuoso principal roles and the iconic corps de ballet as the tragic spirits, the Willis, and live music from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
Are you ready to fall madly in love on Oct. 31? Giselle offers a hauntingly beautiful story of enduring romance, devastating betrayal and ultimate forgiveness. To prepare you for the solemnly whimsical show, here is a brief history of the most romantic ballet of all time.
A Brief History:
The story of Giselle, originally titled Giselle, ou les Wilis, was created by composer Adolphe Adam and first performed at the Paris Opera in 1841 before becoming a nationally staged ballet.
Giselle is from ballet’s “Romantic Era” which was popular in Europe throughout the 1830s and 1840s. Many of the ballets from this era centered on the supernatural, particularly women who become spirits.
Adolphe Adam was inspired to create Giselle by Heinrich Heine’s De lÁllemagne and Victor Hugo’s Les Orientales.
Italian ballerina, Carlotta Grisi, was the first Giselle and gained fame because of her performance.
Giselle is one of the oldest classical ballets still performed by ballet companies around the world.
GISELLE, Oct. 31 – Nov. 3 at Cincinnati Music Hall | Get your tickets here
