DVD + Blu-Ray:
Dutch National Ballet's new production of Giselle

The Dutch National Ballet production by Rachel Beaujean and Ricardo Bustamante breathes new life into Giselle while remaining true to the original.

Adolphe Adam: Giselle

Ballet in two acts (1841)
Choreography Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot
Production and Additional Choreography Rachel Beaujean and Ricardo Bustamante

The premiere of Adolphe Adam’s Giselle in Paris on 28 June 1841 was an absolute triumph, and it has been considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon ever since. The theme of Giselle, impossible love, is relevant to all times and cultures. Giselle believes she has found her true love in Albrecht, but he is not the person she thought he was – in fact, he is engaged to someone else. Albrecht’s love for Giselle has fatal consequences, but even in death Giselle is still capable of love and forgiveness. This Dutch National Ballet production by Rachel Beaujean and Ricardo Bustamante breathes new life into Giselle while remaining true to the original, combining stunning sets and costumes with ethereal beauty.

Giselle OLGA SMIRNOVA
Count Albrecht JACOPO TISSI
Hilarion GIORGI POTSKHISHVILI
Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis FLOOR EIMERS
Pas de Quatre YUANYUAN ZHANG, NAIRA AGVANEAN, EDO WIJNEN, SHO YAMADA

DUTCH NATIONAL BALLET
Director TED BRANDSEN
DUTCH BALLET ORCHESTRA
Conductor ERMANNO FLORIO

HD Recording Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam, 10/2023
Produced by FRANÇOIS DUPLAT and AMAURY LAFARGE
Directed for TV & Video by ISABELLE JULIEN

Bel Air Classiques: BAC225 / BAC525
Total playing time: 115 minutes / Language: English (Booklet)
DVD 9, NTSC 16:9, PCM Stereo 2.0 and DTS Surround 5.1, Region: 0 (Worldwide)
BD 50, HD 16:9, PCM stereo and DTS-MA 5.1, Region: A, B, C