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July 27 - Casting

 

GISELLE
A Romantic Ballet in Two Acts
8:30 PM | July 27, 2023


Choreography after JEAN CORALLI, JULES PERROT, and MARIUS PETIPA
Staged by KEVIN McKENZIE
Libretto by THÉOPHILE GAUTIER, on a theme by HEINRICH HEINE
Music by ADOLPHE ADAM
Orchestrated by JOHN LANCHBERY
Scenery by GIANNI QUARANTA
Costumes by ANNA ANNI
Lighting by JENNIFER TIPTON

 

Giselle

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Count Albrecht DANIEL CAMARGO

Hilarion, the Village Huntsman
     and a Gamekeeper
     to the Court

JAROD CURLEY
Wilfred, the count’s squire DUNCAN LYLE
Berthe, Giselle’s mother NANCY RAFFA
The Prince of Courland ROMAN ZHURBIN
Bathilde, the Prince’s daughter COURTNEY LAVINE
Peasant Pas de Deux

ZIMMI COKER and JAKE ROXANDER

Giselle’s Friends 

Scout Forsythe, Anabel Katsnelson, Kanon Kimura, Erica Lall, Virginia Lensi, Rachel Richardson

Villagers

Lauren Bonfiglio, Kathryn Boren, Claire Davison, Camila Ferrera, Léa Fleytoux, Abbey Marrison, Hannah Marshall, Yoon Jung Seo, Ingrid Thoms, Paulina Waski, Kotomi Yamada, Remy Young, Patrick Frenette, Andrii Ishchuk, Jonathan Klein, Tyler Maloney, Joseph Markey, Kento Sumitani, Eric Tamm, Nathan Vendt

Court Ladies and Gentlemen 

Elisabeth Beyer, Tillie Glatz, Kiely Groenewegen, Courtney Shealy, Aleisha Walker, Tristan Brosnan, Finnian Carmeci, Cy Doherty, Duncan McIlwaine, Andrew Robare

Myrta CHLOE MISSELDINE
Moyna FANGQI LI
Zulma

SIERRA ARMSTRONG

The Wilis Leah Baylin, Lauren Bonfiglio, Kathryn Boren, Claire Davison, Teresa D’Ortone, Camila Ferrera, Tillie Glatz, Kiely Groenwegen, Anabel Katsnelson, Kanon Kimura, Erica Lall, Virginia Lensi, Isadora Loyola, Rachel Richardson, Yoon Jung Seo, Ingrid Thoms, Olivia Tweedy, Remy Young


Conductor: DAVID LaMARCHE

There will be one intermission.

The music for Giselle is used by arrangement with Theodore Presser Company, agents for Editions Mario Bois, publisher and copyright owner.

The Borzois appear courtesy of Robert and Janice Tyler.

American Ballet Theatre’s performances of Giselle are generously supported through an endowed gift from Sharon Patrick.