Classical Ballet Giselle Returns to HCM City | Culture – Sports

Hanoi (VNA) – Symphony Orchestra and Opera of Ho Chi Minh City Ballet (HBSO) will stage the cclassical ballet Giselle at the municipal elections
Opera on October 21 and 22 in the evening.

La Giselle in two acts was written by French playwright and novelist Théophile Gautier and playwright Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges.

The ballet tells the story of a young peasant girl, Gisele, who dies of a broken heart after discovering her lover, Albert, is engaged to another woman and cheats on her. The Wilis, a group of ghostly spirits of girls who die of broken hearts and have the ability to control men and make them dance to death, target Albert, but Giselle defends him with the power of her great love.

The ballet was premiered by the Paris Opera Ballet in 1841.

Giselle’s upcoming performance at HCM City is led by French dancer and choreographer Chloe Glemot and Japanese dancer Yuki Ohmori.

Dancers Do Hoang Khang Ninh and Ho Phi Diep will play the lead roles of Giselle and Albert respectively.

Previously, the ballet was staged by HBSO dancers and musicians in 2018 and 2019, receiving enthusiastic applause from the audience./.