The classical ballet Giselle will be restaged at the HCM City Opera House on November 9 (Photo courtesy of HBSO) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The classical ballet Giselle will berestaged at the HCM City Opera House on November 9.
The two-act ballet was written by French dramatist and novelist TheophileGautier and playwright Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges to music by composerAdolphe Adam.
The work was first performed by the Paris Opera Ballet in 1841.
Giselle tells the story of a young peasant girl, Giselle, who dies of abroken heart after discovering that her lover Albrecht has promised to marrysomeone else.
The Wilis, a group of ghostly spirits of girls who died from a broken heart,have the ability to control men and let them dance until they die. They targetAlbrecht, but Giselle defends him with the power of her great love.
The ballet, which premiered in HCM City in September, is directed by Frenchdancer and choreographer Chloe Glemot and Japanese dancer Yuki Hiroshige, whowill also play the roles of the leaders of the Wilis.
Do Hoang Khang Ninh, who has appeared many times in ballets such asProkofiev’s Cinderella and Tchaiskovsky’s Nutcracker, will playGiselle.
Dancer Ho Phi Diep, who has won top prizes at many national dancingcompetitions, will play Albrecht.
Dancers and musicians from the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO)will join the performance as well.
Glemot was trained at the Paris Opera Ballet School between 1996 and 2003. Shehas been a professional dancer for the American Ballet Theater in New York, LesGrands Ballets Canadiens in Montreal and English National Ballet in London.
In 2006, she completed her teacher training at the Centre National de la Dansein Paris. She has taught ballet for children and adults at conservatories andschools in Paris.
Hiroshige began practicing ballet at the age of 11. She studied at theAustralian Ballet School beginning in 1993. She was a solo dancer at the NewNational Theatre in 1996, and later performed at the Noriko Kobayashi BalletTheatre in 2005.
Glemot and Hiroshige played the roles of the Snow Queen and Dewdrop in TheNutcracker at the Opera House last December.
The performance will begin at 8pm. The Opera House is at 7 Lam Son Square inDistrict 1. Tickets are available at the venue and at www.tickebox.vn.-VNS/VNA
The two-act ballet was written by French dramatist and novelist TheophileGautier and playwright Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges to music by composerAdolphe Adam.
The work was first performed by the Paris Opera Ballet in 1841.
Giselle tells the story of a young peasant girl, Giselle, who dies of abroken heart after discovering that her lover Albrecht has promised to marrysomeone else.
The Wilis, a group of ghostly spirits of girls who died from a broken heart,have the ability to control men and let them dance until they die. They targetAlbrecht, but Giselle defends him with the power of her great love.
The ballet, which premiered in HCM City in September, is directed by Frenchdancer and choreographer Chloe Glemot and Japanese dancer Yuki Hiroshige, whowill also play the roles of the leaders of the Wilis.
Do Hoang Khang Ninh, who has appeared many times in ballets such asProkofiev’s Cinderella and Tchaiskovsky’s Nutcracker, will playGiselle.
Dancer Ho Phi Diep, who has won top prizes at many national dancingcompetitions, will play Albrecht.
Dancers and musicians from the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO)will join the performance as well.
Glemot was trained at the Paris Opera Ballet School between 1996 and 2003. Shehas been a professional dancer for the American Ballet Theater in New York, LesGrands Ballets Canadiens in Montreal and English National Ballet in London.
In 2006, she completed her teacher training at the Centre National de la Dansein Paris. She has taught ballet for children and adults at conservatories andschools in Paris.
Hiroshige began practicing ballet at the age of 11. She studied at theAustralian Ballet School beginning in 1993. She was a solo dancer at the NewNational Theatre in 1996, and later performed at the Noriko Kobayashi BalletTheatre in 2005.
Glemot and Hiroshige played the roles of the Snow Queen and Dewdrop in TheNutcracker at the Opera House last December.
The performance will begin at 8pm. The Opera House is at 7 Lam Son Square inDistrict 1. Tickets are available at the venue and at www.tickebox.vn.-VNS/VNA
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