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July 28 - Casting

 

GISELLE
A Romantic Ballet in Two Acts
8:30 PM | July 28, 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

SKYLAR BRANDT

Count Albrecht THOMAS FORSTER

Hilarion, the Village Huntsman
     and a Gamekeeper
     to the Court

ANDRII ISHCHUK
Wilfred, the count’s squire PATRICK FRENETTE
Berthe, Giselle’s mother CLAIRE DAVISON
The Prince of Courland ALEXEI AGOUDINE
Bathilde, the Prince’s daughter ISADORA LOYOLA
Peasant Pas de Deux

BETSY McBRIDE and CARLOS GONZALEZ

Giselle’s Friends 

Lauren Bonfiglio, Kathryn Boren, Léa Fleytoux, Hannah Marshall, Ingrid Thoms, Kotomi Yamada

Villagers

Sierra Armstrong, Leah Baylin, Elisabeth Beyer, Teresa D’Ortone, Scout Forsythe, Tillie Glatz, Kiely Groenewegen, Anabel Katsnelson, Kanon Kimura, Virginia Lensi, Rachel Richardson, Aleisha Walker, Tristan Brosnan, Jacob Clerico, Luigi Crispino, Michael de la Nuez, Melvin Lawovi, Elwince Magbitang, Duncan McIlwaine, João Menegussi

Court Ladies and Gentlemen 

Camila Ferrera, Abbey Marrison, Yoon Jung Seo, Courtney Shealy, Olivia Tweedy,
Finnian Carmeci, Jarod Curley, Cy Doherty, Duncan McIlwaine, Joseph Markey, Andrew Robare

Myrta CATHERINE HURLIN
Moyna ERICA LALL
Zulma

ZIMMI COKER

The Wilis Sierra Armstrong, Leah Baylin, Elisabeth Beyer, Teresa D’Ortone, Camila Ferrera, Léa Fleytoux, Scout Forsythe, Tillie Glatz, Kiely Groenewegen, Emily Hayes, Kanon Kimura, Fangqi Li, Abbey Marrison, Hannah Marshall, Rachel Richardson, Aleisha Walker, Paulina Waski, Kotomi Yamada


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.