Adam: Giselle (The Royal Ballet)

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House in January 2006
Certificate: None
Running Time: 112 mins
Retail Price: £24.99
Release Date: 2008
Content Type: Musical Recording

Synopsis:
Perhaps the most celebrated ballet of the Romantic era, Adolphe Adam's intoxicating ballet Giselle is the dramatic story of a peasant girl whose betrayal by her aristocratic lover causes her to go mad before dying and returning as a ghost. Featuring the fabulous Alina Cojocaru in the title role and Johan Kobborg as a torn Count Albrecht, Peter Wright's sparkling production and John Macfarlane's pastoral designs create an opulent feast for the eyes, here captured in High Definition video and true surround sound.

Giselle: Alina Cojocaru
Count Albrecht: Johan Kobborg
Myrtha (Queen of the Wilis): Marianela Nuñez
Hilarion (a forester): Martin Harvey

The Royal Ballet
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Choreographer: Marius Petipa
Conductor: Boris Gruzin

Special Features:
Cast gallery & synopsis.

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