The Royal Ballet: Giselle

The peasant girl Giselle has fallen in love with Albrecht. When she discovers that he is actuallya noblemanpromised 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,Giselleconjures up the earthly and otherworldly realms in a tale of love,betrayaland redemption.