The International Ballet Company presents this ballet in two acts at the Auditòrium in Palma with music by Adolphe Adam, choreography by Jules Perrot and Jean Coralli and libretto by Théophile Gautier and Jules-Henri Vernoy, based on the play De l'Allemagne (1835). by Heinrich Heine. Giselle is considered a masterpiece in the classical ballet canon.
Giselle's story melds the classic fairy tale with a modern live-action romantic comedy. In it, a beautiful and fragile young Giselle dies after suffering a heartbreak. When she dies as a maiden she will become a night spirit of the forest, a Willi. One night, when her beloved Duke Albrecht is punished by the Willis in the forest, Giselle, showing her eternal love, will save her lover by protecting him from Myrtha, the Queen of the Willis.
The International Ballet Company is an acclaimed company made up of soloists from Moldova, Ukraine and Italy.It is currently on its 2023 Spring Tour. Cristina Terentiev and Alexandru Balan perform as soloists.
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