Ballet in two acts Gert Weigelt | Foto: Gert Weigelt E. Nawrath
| Foto: E. Nawrath E. Nawrath | Foto: E. Nawrath E. Nawrath |
Foto: E. Nawrath Gert Weigelt | Foto: Gert Weigelt Gert Weigelt
| Foto: Gert Weigelt Act I A village in the midst of
celebrations. Giselle, one of the pretty girls of the village,
has fallen in love with a handsome youth who comes from
elsewhere. She does not know who he is. He calls himself Loys.
However, Hilarion who admires Giselle and rendered perspicacious
by jealousy, suspects that he is a nobleman. Everyone dances.
Giselle’s mother, fearing that her daughter’s fragile health
will suffer from her passion for dancing, recounts the tale of
the unhappy Wilis, who dying before their wedding day, are
condemned to dance each night until the break of dawn. Giselle,
laughing at her mother’s fears, continues to dance and, in the
presence of her handsome suitor, is crowned Queen of the
festivities. The Prince of Courland, passing by with his
retinue, stops before Giselle’s house, and reque