October 26, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. October 27, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.
First performed in 1841, this masterwork of ballet’s Romantic era still captivates audiences with a story of mad love that turns to madness… and ultimately forgiveness. Giselle is a peasant girl who dies of a broken heart upon discovering her love Albrecht is betrothed to another. Transformed to a “wili”—vengeful ghosts of young maidens who were jilted before their wedding day—Giselle haunts the forest and inevitably saves
