29 April - 30 April

GISELLE

Ballet by Adolphe Adam

Duration 2:00 Intermission 1
Main Hall 1000 Sofia, ul. "Vrabcha" №1
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GISELLE

Synopsis

Act I
A village in Lorraine. It is grape-harvest time. Giselle is in love with Albert who recently appeared in the village. In vain the gamekeeper Hans is warning her that the young man wasn’t sincere towards her. Very soon he also finds proves for that – the count’s hat of Albert in the hunter’s hut rented by him. To the village are coming nearer noble hunters. Everybody welcomes with hospitality the Duke, his daughter Bathilde and their suite. The fallen in love with Giselle gamekeeper reveals Albert’s fraud – he is a count and soon he was going to marry his fiancée Bathilde. Giselle cannot stand that, she runs mad and dies.

Act II
It is night time. Hans comes to Giselle’s grave. His grieve is inconsolable. Out of the moon rays emerges Myrtha’s shadow evoking to dance the Wilis – virgins who died before their weddings. They are carrying away Hans with their dance. He cannot tear himself away of the dance and perishes. Albert who is also deeply grieving for Giselle comes to her grave. Hans’s faith is expecting him too, but Giselle saves him. Her love inspires strength to him and he dances with the Wilis until dawn. The shadows of the Wilis, Myrtha and Giselle get melted. Albert remains to live with the pain for his lost love, stronger than death.

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Author's composition:

Adolf Adam
Composer

Adolf Adam

Théophile Gautier
Libtertto

Théophile Gautier

Heinrich Heine
The story is inspired by the Slavic legend of the "Giselle" villas, described by

Heinrich Heine

Victor Hugo
The story is also inspired from a poem called "Fantômes" in Les Orientales by

Victor Hugo

Jean Coralli
Choreography

Jean Coralli

Jules Perrot
Choreography

Jules Perrot

Marius Petipa
Choreography

Marius Petipa

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Marta Petkova
GISELLE

Marta Petkova

Emil Yordanov
ALBERT

Emil Yordanov

Frederico Pinto
Hanz /for the first time/

Frederico Pinto

Francesco Congiusti
Pas de Deux

Francesco Congiusti

Kristina Chochanova
Pas de Deux

Kristina Chochanova

Pamela Pandova
Solo Wilis

Pamela Pandova

Ivanina Ivanova
Solo Wilis /for the first time/

Ivanina Ivanova

Angel Varela
Wilfrede

Angel Varela

Marina Marinova
Giselle's mother

Marina Marinova

Lyudmila Ilieva
Bathilda

Lyudmila Ilieva

Elenko Ivanov
The Duke

Elenko Ivanov

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Boryana Petrova
GISELLE

Boryana Petrova

Maria Yordanova
Myrtha /for the first time/

Maria Yordanova

Vyara Ivancheva
Pas de Deux

Vyara Ivancheva

Vincenzo Caruana
Pas de Deux /for the first time/

Vincenzo Caruana

Debora Tosheva
Solo Wilis /for the first time/

Debora Tosheva

Polina Ivanova
Solo Wilis /for the first time/

Polina Ivanova

Marina Marinova
Giselle's mother

Marina Marinova

Lyudmila Ilieva
Bathilda

Lyudmila Ilieva

Matthew Whittle
The Duke

Matthew Whittle

Production team

Peter Lukanov
Choreography and directing

Peter Lukanov

Radostin Chomakov
Decor artist

Radostin Chomakov

Tsvetanka Petkova-Stoynova
Costume Designer

Tsvetanka Petkova-Stoynova

Maria Ilieva
Ballet-master

Maria Ilieva

Yasen Valchanov
Ballet-master

Yasen Valchanov