Adolphe Adam „Giselle“

  • Sunday, 26.04
  • 18:00
  • Jõhvi, Jõhvi kontserdimaja
  • Ballet

Introduction

Performers:

 Performance of The Saint-Petersburg State Academic Leonid Yacobson Ballet

Ballet in two acts Performance of The Saint-Petersburg State Academic Leonid Yacobson Ballet Music by Adolphe Adam Choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa Original choreography restored by Irina Kolpakova Running time 2 hours 10 minutes The premiere of the romantic ballet “Giselle” at the Paris Opera in 1841 was an unqualified triumph. All leading European ballet theaters took an immediate interest in it. The ballet is based on the legend of the Wilis – the spirits of maidens who died after being betrayed by their lovers. At night, they leave the tombs to dance lost wayfarers to death by exhaustion.

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