GISELLE

Ballet in Two Acts
Music by Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)
Choreography by Alicia Alonso, after the original by Jean Coralli and
Jules Perrot

Giselle: Alicia Alonso
Albrecht: Vladimir Vasiliev
Myrtha: Aurora Bosch
Hilarion: Alberto Méndez
Berthe: Elena Madan
Bathilde: Loipa Araújo
Prince: Raúl Barroso
Wilfred: Félix Rodríguez
Village Leader: Raúl Bustabad
Zulma and Moyna: Ofelia González and Amparo Brito
Friends: Lourdes Gómez, Haydée Delgado, Lourdes Novoa, Moraima
Martínez, Gloria Marín, Francisco Salgado, Fernando Jhones, Carlos
Medina and Andrés Williams

Wilis, peasants, court and soldiers: Corps de ballet of the Ballet
Nacional de Cuba

Orchestra of the Grand Theatre of Havana
José Ramón Urbay, conductor

Set and wardrobe design: Salvador Fernández

Live performance, October 31, 1980, Grand Theatre of Havana

Chapter Selection

Act I
1 Opening Credits and Scene 1
2 Giselle’s entrance
3 Pas de deux: Giselle, Albrecht
4 Entrance of the peasants
5 Giselle, Albrecht, Corps de ballet
6 Pas d’action: Giselle, Albrecht, Mother
7 Pas d’action: Hilarion devises his plot
8 Entrance of the Royals and Scène: Princess Bathilde and Giselle
9 Peasant pas de dix
10 Solo – Giselle
11 Corps de ballet; Pas d’action: Hilarion confronts Albrecht
12 Mad Scene and the death of Giselle

Act II
13 Pas d’action: at Giselle’s grave
14 Entrance of Myrtha
15 Pas d’action: Myrtha, Wilis
16 Entrance of Giselle and solo
17 Entrance of Albrecht
18 Pas de deux: Giselle, Albrecht
19 Hilarian, Wilis
20 Finale: Wilis, Albrecht, Giselle