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Ballet: Giselle State Opera Vienna - Wien Thu 18.Sep 2025 replace me !Ballet: Giselle State Opera Vienna - Wien Fri 19.Sep 2025 replace me !Ballet: Giselle State Opera Vienna - Wien Mon 22.Sep 2025 replace me !Ballet: Giselle State Opera Vienna - Wien Tue 23.Sep 2025 replace me !Ballet: Giselle State Opera Vienna - Wien Thu 23.Apr 2026 replace me !Ballet: Giselle State Opera Vienna - Wien Sun 26.Apr 2026 replace me !Ballet: Giselle State Opera Vienna - Wien Sun 26.Apr 2026 replace me !Ballet: Giselle State Opera Vienna - Wien Thu 30.Apr 2026 replace me !Ballet: Giselle State Opera Vienna - Wien Sat 02.May 2026 replace me !Ballet: Giselle State Opera Vienna - Wien Fri 08.May 2026 replace me !The poet Heinrich Heine tells the legend of the mysterious Wilis, young women who must die before their wedding day because their love has been betrayed.
In their dead hearts, an untamed lust for dancing continues to beat. As spirits, they leave their graves at night – and if a living man comes near them at this time, they will dance him to death.
In 1841, Adolphe Adam composed a ballet score on this subject for the Paris Opera Ballet which has become one of the main works of the Romantic period. It can be seen with the Vienna State Ballet in a version created for Vienna in 1993 by Elena Tchernichova, based on a distinctive and original colour concept: against a backdrop of grey tones, the dancers stand out in signal colours. The first performance, given by Brigitte Stadler and Vladimir Malakhov with an outstanding ensemble, counts as one of the high points of the Wiener Staatsballett’s more recent history – and with over 80 performances, it is still a »calling card« for the company today.(Source: wiener-staatsoper.at)
