Giselle - Wikipedia The ghost -filled ballet tells the tragic, romantic story of a beautiful young peasant girl named Giselle and a disguised nobleman named Albrecht, who fall in love, but when his true identity is revealed by his rival, Hilarion, Giselle goes mad and dies of heartbreak
Giselle April 10 – 19, 2026 Pacific Northwest Ballet “Even with its vengeful ghosts, Giselle is the ultimate love story A triumph of classical ballet, the production flourishes under the PNB touch, reminding audiences of the joy and magic of live theater while underscoring the lasting power of true love ” –The Seattle Times
Giselle | 2025 2026 Season | Los Angeles Ballet First performed in Paris in 1841, it follows a young woman who falls in love with a man hiding a dangerous secret When she learns the truth, tragedy strikes, but the story doesn’t end there—her spirit rises into a mysterious world of ghostly maidens who punish men for their betrayals
Giselle | Romantic Ballet, 19th Century, Choreography - Britannica Giselle, ballet by French composer Adolphe Adam, first performed in Paris on June 28, 1841 Other than the Christmas carol Minuit, Chrétiens (known in English as O Holy Night), Giselle is Adam’s most famous work
Ballet Essentials: Giselle The Wilis are hell-bent on killing any man who crosses their path in a dance to the death Wracked with guilt, Albrecht visits Giselle’s grave, where he must face the Wilis – and Giselle’s ghost Read our guide to the quintessential Romantic ballet, Giselle
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Giselle: Lyric Beauty and A Measured Message From its first pastoral sigh, Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Giselle unfolds with a breadth of beauty and clarity, reclaiming this Romantic classic in its full ethereal dimension Rooted in the original choreography of Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa, and artfully expanded by Artistic Director Peter Boal, the production transports us to the mid-19th-century world of Carlotta Grisi