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Adolphe Adam
GISELLE
Giselle – Alessandra Ferri
Albrecht – Massimo Murru
Hilarion – Maurizio Vanadia
Myrtha – Isabel Seabra
Milan La Scala Ballet
Milan La Scala Orchestra
Paul Connelly, conductor
Patrice Bart, choreographer (after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot)
Angelo Sala, set and costume designer (after Alexandre Benois)
Maurizio Montobbio, lighting designer
Recorded live from the Teatro all Scala, 1996
Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Running time: 116 mins
No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)
Adolphe Adam
GISELLE
Giselle – Alessandra Ferri
Albrecht – Massimo Murru
Hilarion – Maurizio Vanadia
Myrtha – Isabel Seabra
Milan La Scala Ballet
Milan La Scala Orchestra
Paul Connelly, conductor
Patrice Bart, choreographer (after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot)
Angelo Sala, set and costume designer (after Alexandre Benois)
Maurizio Montobbio, lighting designer
Recorded live from the Teatro all Scala, 1996
Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Running time: 116 mins
No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9) Read less
Works on This Recording
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Giselle by Adolphe Adam
Conductor:
Paul Connelly
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; France
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One of the best performances February 12, 2016
By Ricardo C. (Laredo, TX) See All My Reviews
"Excellent in every aspect. Orchestra, Direction, Ballet performances. A must for the ballet fan."
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A really gorgeous Giselle January 29, 2015
By Lilian W. (San Rafael, CA) See All My Reviews
"The finest filmed performance of Giselle that I've seen since the justly famous one in 1969, with Carla Fracci and Erik Bruhn. This one has better camera work, however, and makes the viewer feel almost like part of the theatre audience (the views inside the historic La Scala theatre are also lovely). The only minus is that the stage lighting is a little too dark at times- in keeping with the atmosphere and story, but inconvenient for the viewer. Fortunately, these moments are brief. The two principals are perfectly matched, both technically and emotionally; and the dancer playing Myrtha, queen of the wilis (ghosts), is as light as air and as cold as ice, exactly right. Although I sometimes find the audience in a filmed performance to be distracting, this was not the case, fortunately. The clapping wasn't intrusive, and there was no loud coughing. This is a real treat, gorgeous dancing, costumes, etc., and I hope Arkiv keeps it available-it's been hard to obtain at a decent price till now."
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