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Giselle
The peasant girl Giselle discovers the true identity of her lover Albrecht – and that he is promised to another. Giselle kills herself. Her soul enters the ranks of the Wilis – shades of young women who died before their wedding day. All men that come across their path are compelled to dance themselves to death, and Albrecht falls into their trap. Giselle’s intercession saves Albrecht and releases her soul from the Wilis’ power.
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The peasant girl Giselle discovers the true identity of her lover Albrecht – and that he is promised to another. Giselle kills herself. Her soul enters the ranks of the Wilis – shades of young women who died before their wedding day. All men that come across their path are compelled to dance themselves to death, and Albrecht falls into their trap. Giselle’s intercession saves Albrecht and releases her soul from the Wilis’ power.
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Genre:Music, Drama
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Runtime:135 minutes
Studio:Royal Opera House
Cast
Ross MacGibbon
Director
Marianela Núñez
Giselle
Vadim Muntagirov
Count Albrecht
Bennet Gartside
Hilarion
Johannes Stepanek
Wilfred
Elizabeth McGorian
Berthe
Gary Avis
Duke of Courland
Christina Arestis
Bathilde
Jonathan Howells
Leader of the Hunt
Itziar Mendizabal
Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis
Olivia Cowley
Moyna
Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Zulme
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