Giselle

About this book

S. Hurok in association with Patrick Hayes and The Friday Morning Music Club presents Leningrad Kirov Ballet, formerly The Maryinsky Ballet, artistic director: Konstantin Sergeyev, principal conductor: Evgeni Dubovskoi, conductor: Vadim Kalentiev, principal designer: Simon Virsaladze, guest conductor: Arthur Lief, director of the American tour: Vladimir Koloboshkin, director-general cultural activities of the city of Leningrad, "Giselle," a ballet in two acts, music by Adolphe Adam, designers: Ivanov and Bocharov, choreography: Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, revised by Konstantin Sergeyev, scenario: Theophile Gautier, on a theme of Heinrich Heine, world premiere: Paris, June 28, 1841, first Russian production: St. Petersburg Bolshoi Theatre, Dec. 18, 1942.