Name: Marius Petipa's Giselle, Music by Adolphe Adam — Royal Opera House, London
Duration: 115 min
Channel: Various
Description: The peasant girl Giselle falls in love with Albrecht, a nobleman disguised as a villager. When his true identity and existing betrothal are revealed, Giselle goes mad with grief and dies. In the moonlit forest, she rises as a Wili, a ghost of a maiden betrayed, but her enduring love protects Albrecht from being danced to death by the vengeful Queen of the Wilis, Myrtha.

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Marius Petipa's Giselle, Music by Adolphe Adam — Royal Opera House, London (2016) | Stage Door Society