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Learning that Albrecht, her beloved, is in fact a nobleman engaged to be married to a princess, the naive peasant girl Giselle dies. The Queen of the Wilis—the spirits of deceased young virgins—decides that Albrecht should follow Giselle to the grave, and condemns him to dance until he dies of exhaustion. But Giselle’s spirit dances with him and saves him. With music by Adolphe Adam and a libretto by Théophile Gautier and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, the ballet touches on the great romantic themes: local colour, a pastoral love affair doomed to end in tragedy, a plunge into fantasy and redemption through the power of love.
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How long is Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle?
Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle has a runtime of 1h 49m (1 hour and 49 minutes).
Who directed Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle?
Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle was directed by Vincent Bataillon and released in 2011.
Who stars in Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle?
The cast of Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle includes Svetlana Lunkina, Dmitry Gudanov, Vitaly Biktimirov, Maria Allash, Elena Bukanova.
