The peasant girl Giselle discovers the true identity of her lover Albrecht – and that he is promised to another. Giselle kills herself. Her soul enters the ranks of the Wilis – shades of young women who died before their wedding day. All men that come across their path are compelled to dance themselves to death, and Albrecht falls into their trap. Giselle’s intercession saves Albrecht and releases her soul from the Wilis’ power.
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Marianela Núñez
Giselle
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Vadim Muntagirov
Count Albrecht
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Bennet Gartside
Hilarion
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Johannes Stepanek
Wilfred
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Elizabeth McGorian
Berthe
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Gary Avis
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Christina Arestis
Bathilde
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Jonathan Howells
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The Sleeping Beauty
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
Itziar Mendizabal
Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis
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Olivia Cowley
Moyna
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Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Zulme
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Ross MacGibbon Director · Théophile Gautier Story Heinrich Heine Story
First release April 6, 2016 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Royal Opera House
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 6, 2016
Theatrical · live transmission
No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
October 20, 2020 · Theatrical · re-release
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