RBO: Giselle
- Corn Exchange Cinema
- Full Price £17.75 /
- Concessions £15.75 (including booking fees)
The peasant girl Giselle has fallen in love with Albrecht.
When she discovers that he is actually a nobleman promised to another, she kills herself in despair. Her spirit joins the Wilis: the vengeful ghosts of women hell-bent on killing any man who crosses their path in a dance to the death. Wracked with guilt, Albrecht visits Giselle’s grave, where he must face the Wilis – and Giselle’s ghost.
Peter Wright’s 1985 production of this quintessential romantic ballet is a classic of The Royal Ballet repertory. Set to Adolphe Adam’s evocative score and with atmospheric designs by John Macfarlane, Giselle conjures up the earthly and otherworldly realms in a tale of love, betrayal and redemption.
Duration: 210 mins approx
Music: Adolphe Adam Edited by Lars Payne
Conductor: Vello Pahn
Choreography: Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot
Production and Additional Choreography: Peter Wright
Scenario: Théophile Gautier after Heinrich Heine
Designer: John Macfarlane
Original Lighting: Jennifer Tipton Re-created by David Finn
UK, 2026
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