This presentation of Giselle is performed by The Kirov Ballet at the Leningrad Theatre of Opera and Ballet. A romantic ballet in two acts featuring Galina Mezentseva (Giselle), Konstantin Zaklinsky (Albrecht), Gennadi Selyutski (Hilarion), Tatyana Terekhova (Myrtha) and Olga Vtorishina and Sergei Vuharev dancing the Pas de Deux in Act one with choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, revised by Marius Petipa, and the Orchestra of the Leningrad Theatre of Opera and Ballet conducted by Viktor Fedotov. A beautifully staged ballet in soft pastels and fairy-tale atmosphere. Made for television.
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ACMI Identifier
319364
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Feature films → Feature films - Soviet Union
Music & Performing Arts → Ballet
Music & Performing Arts → Ballets - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)