With libretto by Theophile Gautier on a theme by Heinrich Heine and music by Adolphe Adam, this ballet was assured a success.  
With libretto by Theophile Gautier on a theme by Heinrich Heine and music by Adolphe Adam, this ballet was assured a success.  And, indeed, the story of the maiden who dies of a broken heart because of her true love's duplicity at a harvest festival and then saves him from the Wilis was a great success for the 1841 Paris Opera.  For ten points, name this Romantic ballet, for which Carlotta Grisi created the title role.
With libretto by Theophile Gautier on a theme by Heinrich Heine and music by Adolphe Adam, this ballet was assured a success.  
Giselle