Premiered on December 25, 1997.

Presented with one interval.
Running time: 2 hours 25 minutes.



Bolshoi Ballet official sponsor

Libretto by Theophile Gautier and Jean-Henry Saint-Georges
Production: Vladimir Vasiliev
Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Mauris Petipa, Alexander Gorsky, Leonid Lavrovsky, Vladimir Vasiliev
Set Designer: Sergei Barkhin
Costume Designer: Hubert de Givanchi
Philippe Venet participating
Music Director: Algis Zhuraytis
Adviser: Galina Ulanova
Lighting Designer: Mikhail Sokolov

David Hallberg as Count Albrecht.<br/>Photo by Damir Yusupov.
David Hallberg as Count Albrecht.
Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Svetlana Zahkarova as Giselle.<br/>Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Svetlana Zahkarova as Giselle.
Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Vyacheslav Lopatin as Count Albrecht.<br/>Photo by Mikhail Logvinov.
Vyacheslav Lopatin as Count Albrecht.
Photo by Mikhail Logvinov.
Dmitry Gudanov as Count Albrecht.<br/>Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Dmitry Gudanov as Count Albrecht.
Photo by Damir Yusupov.
A scene from the performance. Svetlana Zahkarova as Giselle.<br/> Photo by Damir Yusupov.
A scene from the performance. Svetlana Zahkarova as Giselle.
Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Marianna Ryzhkina as Giselle.<br/> Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Marianna Ryzhkina as Giselle.
Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Svetlana Zahkarova as Giselle. Elena Bukanova as Berthe.<br/>Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Svetlana Zahkarova as Giselle. Elena Bukanova as Berthe.
Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Maria Allash as Mirtha.<br/> Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Maria Allash as Mirtha.
Photo by Damir Yusupov.
A scene from the performance.<br/>Dmitry Dorokhov as Hillarion.<br/>Photo by Damir Yusupov.
A scene from the performance.
Dmitry Dorokhov as Hillarion.
Photo by Damir Yusupov.
David Hallberg as Count Albrecht.<br/> Photo by Damir Yusupov.
David Hallberg as Count Albrecht.
Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Anna Nikulina as Giselle.<br/> Photo by Elena Fetisova.
Anna Nikulina as Giselle.
Photo by Elena Fetisova.
Svetlana Zahkarova as Giselle.<br/>Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Svetlana Zahkarova as Giselle.
Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Svetlana Zahkarova as Giselle.<br/> Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Svetlana Zahkarova as Giselle.
Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Anastasia Stashkevich as Giselle.<br/> Vyacheslav Lopatin as Count Albrecht.<br/> Photo by Mikhail Logvinov.
Anastasia Stashkevich as Giselle.
Vyacheslav Lopatin as Count Albrecht.
Photo by Mikhail Logvinov.