The Ballet “GISELLE” in Moscow

Now with GuiaRus, you can purchase Tickets for the Giselle Ballet in Moscow. Giselle is one of the most mysterious and romantic repertoires of ballets in the world. The renowned choreography masterpiece, half of which takes place in the cemetery (with all the resulting consequences), has fascinated viewers around the world for almost 180 years. And over the years, his fame only grows.

It is a work is a “Fantasy Ballet” in two acts, written by the composer Adolphe Adam with a libretto by Henri de Saint-Georges, Théophile Gautier and Jean Coralli, according to legend, told by Heinrich Heine.

The story is about a beautiful girl who lives in the south of France in a small house with her mother. Two boys love her but one of them has bad intentions… How is Gisel’s story going to end? You can only know only by watching this dramatic play.

The romantic ballet “Giselle” with music by French composer Adolf Adan about love, over which death has no power, has won the hearts of the audience during the 2nd century. The ballet is based on an old poetic legend about brides who died before the wedding. At midnight, legend has it, brides leave their graves and dance. The one who sits guto by his dance, they attract him and they dance in circles until he falls dead.

Peasant Giselle falls in love with a handsome young man. Albert corresponds, but he is not going to marry a simple girl, he already has a rich girlfriend. Having learned the truth, Giselle loses her mind in pain and dies. But love is stronger than death. In the image of a ghost, she appears as a repentant Albert and saves him from the vengeful deceased brides, brides who did not live to see the wedding.

The Giselle ballet is a legendary performance, the undisputed peak of a romantic ballet, in which the legend of Wilis Heinrich Heinze, the fantasies of choreographer Jules Perrault and the poet Theophile Gauthier, the charming melodies of fashion composer Adolphe Adan and the true Story of the passionate love of 4 men for the great dancer Carlotta Grisi, the first artist of Giselle’s party.

The premiere of the Giselle ballet at the Moscow Russian Ballet Theater organized by Vyacheslav Gordeev took place in 1991. A masterpiece of the Romantic era became the decoration of the theater repertoire. Ballet in 2 parts 4 photos.

The premiere took place on June 28, 1841 in the Le Peletier theater, France. The play had great success and good reviews from the press.

Until today “Gisele” is one of the most famous and beloved works by ballet lovers and with GuiaRus you get tickets to one of the most complete shows in Russia

The story of “Giselle” in Russia

In Russia this ballet has had a great reception throughout its history and in different squares. In 1842, on the stage of the Mariinsky Theater, and later on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater, Giselle was first shown to Russian connoisseurs of Melpomene and has never since left the Russian stage.

In 1944, the brilliant Soviet choreographer Leonid Lavrovsky proposed the author’s edition of the choreography of the great classics Coralli, Perrault and Petipa. The first Giselle of the “new time” was the legendary Galina Ulanova. It was in Lavrovsky’s choreographic arrangement that the ballet Giselle entered the Russian ballet repertoire.

Continuing the glorious traditions, the classical troupe of the Moscow Ballet Theater presents the story of the young shepherdess Giselle and her lover, Count Albert, in a classical setting.

Choreography and artists

Ballet in two acts.

In restoring Giselle, Kasatkina and Vasilev considered the main task to preserve those details and nuances that have been lost in many modern productions. To transfer to artists the mastery lessons that they themselves received directly from those who danced Giselle in the 19th century: Elizabeth Geltser, Evgenia Kacharova …

This performance as if combining modern ballet theater with the great era of romantic ballet.

Natalia Kasatkina and Vladimir Vasilev took care to carefully preserve the classical choreography and drama of this masterpiece, passing it on to new generations of ballet dancers.

Natalia Dmitrievna Kasatkina herself danced in the play “Giselle” on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater, receiving invaluable advice from previous generation choreographers and artists, who, in turn, received it from their older colleagues. This performance is like a symbol of continuity of generations!

The performance is accompanied by a symphony orchestra.

The performance uses a musical phonogram.

The program is subject to change

Over 6 years

Event duration: 2 sections of 45 minutes