Russian State Ballet and Opera House

Featuring a large live orchestra, the Russian State Ballet and Opera House is back in the UK for another magical tour of classical ballets including the performance of Giselle by 19th century’s great French composer Adolphe Adam and librettists Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Théophile Gautier.

One of the greatest romantic ballets in the world, Giselle stands as one of the most celebrated classical ballets.

Sick peasant girl Giselle falls in love with the handsome Prince Albrecht, who has not been truthful to her. When jealous rivals claim her fiancé, the heartbreak is too much to bear. Weakened by her ill health and driven mad by despair, Giselle takes her own life. After her funeral Prince Albrecht visits her grave, but it is night and he is in terrible danger. The spirits of women betrayed before their wedding days return to take vengeance on men by dancing them to death.

Only Giselle’s powerful love saves the remorseful Albrecht from his certain fate, proving that love can conquer all – even death.

This is an opportunity for ballet lovers to see Giselle as never before with an established and long standing Russian theatre that continues to grow on the international stage and win awards in the field of opera and ballet.