GISELLE Adam – Opéra National de Bordeaux

Giselle is an ethereal, timeless ballet about eternal love. In this ghost-filled tragedy, a beautiful young peasant girl falls for a disguised nobleman named Albrecht. When his identity is revealed by his rival, Hilarion a gamekeeper, Giselle loses her mind and dies of heartbreak. After her premature death, Giselle’s ghost protects her lover from the vengeance of a group of female spirits called Wilis. The libretto for Giselle was devised by Théophile Gautier, who combined one of his fairy tales, La Cafetière (1831), with the Germanic legend of the Wilis - fiancées who died on the eve of their wedding day - described in a poem by Heinrich Heine. The choreography was created by Jean Coralli, director of the Paris Opera, and Jules Perrot, dancer and partner of Carlotta Grisi, the first Giselle. The famous romantic ballet Giselle has yet to reveal all its secrets. And when it is set by matali crasset, one of the leading figures in contemporary design in France, the dance creates a kind of ethereal leap between tradition and modernity. In this new production streamed live from Opéra national de Bordeaux, the dancers’ gestures have not changed, nor have the romantic tutus. This eternal story simply continues in a new setting. Full performance streamed LIVE on OperaVision on 19 December 2023 at 20:00 CET and available until 19 June 2024 at 12:00 CET: CAST Giselle Marini Da Silva Vianna Albrecht Riku Ota Myrtha Ahyun Shin The Mother Pascaline Di Fazio Hilarion Riccardo Zuddas Wilfried Guillaume Debut Bathilde Anaëlle Mariat Duke of Courland Marc-Emmanuel Zanoli Grape-Pickers Marina Guizien Ryota Hasegawa Two Willis Hélène Bernadou Anna Gueho Ballet Ballet de l’opéra National de Bordeaux Orchestra Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine Music Adolphe Adam Choreography Eric Quilleré after Jules Perrot & Jean Coralli Design, Scenography, Sets, Costumes, Accessories matali crasset Lighting Yannick Fouassier Conductor Sora Elisabeth Lee OperaVision is a freeview opera streaming platform, supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme. Watch live streams as the performances themselves unfold in the opera house. Enjoy a variety of shows - including opera, operetta, musical theatre, dance, ballet and concerts. Opera connaisseur or curious newcomer, there is something for everyone on OperaVision. @operavision