Giselle

The romantic ballet Giselle is a gem of the world’s ballet literature. The touching story of immortal love from the pen of Théophile Gautier and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges has been moving audiences since 1841. To the strains of Adolphe Charles Adam’s musical score, a choreographic drama flows on stage in which the real world is confronted with the supernatural, the dances of mortals are interspersed with the aerial dances of fairies.

Adam’s ballet Giselle belongs to the historical legacy of the High Romantic period and is also one of the most performed works of the world’s ballet companies. Since its first performance in Paris in 1841, it has held the attention of audiences around the world – thanks not only to the moving romantic story by librettists Théophile Gautier and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, but also to the melodic and rhythmic lightness of the music by the important Romantic composer Adolphe Charles Adam. The ballet, which today ranks among the most charming and oldest works of classical ballet literature, will be performed in its academic purity and brilliance in Rafael Avnikian’s staging.

Music: Adolphe Charles Adam
Choreography and direction by Rafael Avnikjan
Musical direction by Dušan Štefánek
Scene: Juan Guillermo Nova
Costumes by Luca Dall´Alpi

Cast:

Giselle – Olga Chelpanova, Luana Brunetti ,Tatum Shoptaugh
Albert – Artemyj Pyzhov, Konstantin Korotkov, Vladyslav Bosenko
Myrtha – Romina Kołodziej, Silvia Najdená, Viola Mariner, Victoria Zinovieva
Hilarion – Andrej Szabo, Viacheslav Kruť , Seungyong Lee
Bathilda – Viola Mariner, Silvia Najdená, Romina Kołodziej
Gróf – otec Bathildy – František Šulek (guest), Martin Kreml, Andrej Szabo
Bertha – matka Giselle – Katsiaryna Kavaleuskaya, Viktória Šimončíková (guest)
Wilfried – priateľ Alberta – Aliaksei Kavaleuski, Raphael Schuster,  Andrej Cagáň,  Adrian Ducin
Pas de deux – 1. dejstvo – Erina Kaminaka , Viacheslav Kruť, Adrián Szelle, Seungyong Lee, Gerardo Gonzalez Villaverde, Jean – Michel Reuter , Nozomi Miura
Solo fairies – Erina Kaminaka, Ilinca Ducin, Luana Brunetti ,Victoria Zinovieva, Siina Ailasmaa, Nozomi Miura
Cast – soloists and choir of the Slovak National Theatre Ballet, orchestra of the Slovak National Theatre Opera, pupils of the Eva Jaczova Dance Conservatory in Bratislava

Venue: Slovak National Theatre, Pribinova Street, Bratislava

Dates of performances:

Friday 14 June 2024 19:00 h – 21:35 h
Saturday 15 June 2024 11:00 h – 13:35 h
Saturday 15 June 2024 19:00 h – 21:35 h

Admission: 12 – 39 €

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