Adam: Giselle

Director: Peter Wright

Music: Adolphe Adam

Coreographer: Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot

Conductor: Boris Gruzin

Designs: John Macfarlane

Giselle remains one of the most popular Romantic ballets of all time. The story brings together
an engaging mix of human passions, supernatural forces, and the transcendent power of selfsacrificing
love. The production by Sir Peter Wright catches the atmosphere of this great
Romantic ballet, especially in the perfection of its White Act, with ghostly maidens drifting
through the forest in spectacular patterns – one of the most famous of any scenes for the corps
de ballet. Giselle dances with lightness and fragility, giving the impression of floating through
the mist. This is one of The Royal Ballet’s most loved and admired productions, faithful to the
spirit of the 1841 original yet always fresh at each revival.