Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt

In this story ballet, choreographer Edward Clug merges the distinct versions of Peer Gynt by Edward Grieg and Henrik Ibsen into a new ballet experience.

“A brilliant narrator” (Kronenzeitung), Clug captures the fantastic adventures of the boastful peasant boy, who sets off to become emperor of the world, with the help of the bold stage and costume design by Marko Japelij and Leo Kulaš. The result are “magical scenes, never seen like this in conventional ballets” (Kurier) with “an outstanding cast, down to the smallest roles” (Opernfreund).

Original title Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt
Genre Ballet
Recording location Wiener Staatsoper, December 2018
Duration 100 mins
Production Company Wiener Staatsoper in co-production with UNITEL
Composer Edvard Grieg
Orchestra / Band Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Conductor Simon Hewett
Choreography by Edward Clug
Dance Company Wiener Staatsballett
Soloist Denys Cherevychko, Nina Poláková, Eno Peci, Zsolt Török