Carlotta grisi giselle ballet
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GISELLE
Ballet by Adolphe Adam
Duration Intermission 1
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GISELLE - Teatro Verdi - Salerno, Italy
“Giselle” is a poetic, musical and choreographic jewel", Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The story of the tragic love of the lovely maiden Giselle and Prince Albert captivates even today, a love that even the vengeful ghosts and their queen Myrtha cannot defeat.
Beautiful music, a vivid sense of theatricality and interpretive skill make the performance unforgettable, joining the greatest achievements of the great art of ballet.
“Giselle” is probably the most prominent example of a romantic ballet and has the oldest choreographic concept bringing together different sources of inspiration: Spain, Germany, Italy and France.
The story of the ghost maidens who punish men by making them dance to exhaustion appears in Victor Hugo's poem about a young Spanish woman who dances to exhaustion. In Heinrich Heine's collection called “From Germany”, there is a reference to Wilis – the transparent dead maidens, half-nymphs, half-vampires who pursue their betrothed. Heine inspired Théophile Gautier, who suggested the text to Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges to write the libretto. The text was ready in
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Carlotta Grisi, the ballet diva of Istrian descent
The future star took her first dance steps there, and it was already obvious that her talent would leave a lasting mark on the art of ballet dancing.
Truly, the wonder child grew up to become one of the world greatest ballerinas of Romanticism. Educated in Milan, she lit up stages all over Europe - Milan, Paris, London and Saint Petersburg.
She was the muse of the French writer Theòphile Gautier, and developed her talent under the mentorship of the choreographer and dancer Jules Perrot.
It was these two men, together with the composer Adolphe Adam, who, inspired by Carlotta Grisi’s almost divine dancing, created Giselle. Giselle has remained, to this day, one of the most performed ballets of Romanticism.
In her performances, Carlotta Grisi united the ethereal quality of Maria Taglioni with the character of Fanny Elssler. In the role of Giselle, in which she first performed in , she proved to be the untouchable heiress to these two great stars who ruled the ballet scene before her.
She also performed in many other extraordinary roles and retired at the height of her fame. Many parts of her life are still shrouded in mystery.