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Giselle

Title
Giselle [videorecording] / presented by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Ballet ; directed for television by Geoffrey Nottage ; new production directed by Maina Gielgud ; choreography by Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, reproduced by Colin Peasley ; music by Adolphe Adam.
Publication
U.K. : Quantum Leap Group, c2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Walsh, Christine
  • Coe, Kelvin
  • Toohey, Elizabeth
  • McAllister, David
  • Masson, Paul de
  • Michel, Joanne
  • Gaĭsina, Aĭgul
  • Peasley, Colin
  • Tonkin, Fiona
  • Chambers, Joady
  • Reid, Kathleen
  • Coney, Miranda
  • Bolte, Lisa
  • Gielgud, Maina, 1945-
  • Smith, Noel.
  • Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
  • Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856.
  • Farmer, Peter.
  • Akers, William.
  • Nottage, Geoffrey.
  • Australian Ballet.
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Description
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
Giselle (Choreographic work : Gielgud after Coralli and Perrot)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • This recording was also issued as a VHS, without the extra features. See *MGZIA 4-5349 Giselle.
Credits (note)
  • Scenario, Théophile Gautier and Vernoy de St. Georges; design, Peter Farmer; lighting, William Akers; stage direction, Francis Croese; executive producer for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Frank Ward.
Performer (note)
  • Introduced by Maina Gielgud.
  • Christine Walsh (Giselle); Kelvin Coe (Count Albrecht); Paul de Masson (Hilarion); Joanne Michel (Myrtha, queen of the wilis); Elizabeth Toohey, David McAllister (peasant pas de deux); Ai-gul Gaisina (Berthe, Giselle's mother); Sandra Morrison (Princess Bathilde); Roy Wilson (Duke of Courland); Colin Peasley (Wilfred, attendant on Albrecht); Fiona Tonkin, Joady Chambers, Kathleen Reid, Justine Miles, Miranda Coney, Robyn Corby (Giselle's friends); Lisa Bolte, Miranda Coney (leading Wilis); others.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in performance at the Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, Australia.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
  • Feature presentation (ca. 104 min.).
  • Extra features (still frames) include information on the creators and historical background of the ballet, biographies of the dancers, and the mission statement of the Australian Ballet.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-46
OCLC
NYPY03-F582
Title
Giselle [videorecording] / presented by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Ballet ; directed for television by Geoffrey Nottage ; new production directed by Maina Gielgud ; choreography by Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, reproduced by Colin Peasley ; music by Adolphe Adam.
Imprint
U.K. : Quantum Leap Group, c2000.
Country of Producing Entity
Australia.
System Details
DVD.
Event
Recorded in performance at the Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, Australia.
Credits
Scenario, Théophile Gautier and Vernoy de St. Georges; design, Peter Farmer; lighting, William Akers; stage direction, Francis Croese; executive producer for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Frank Ward.
Performer
Introduced by Maina Gielgud.
Danced by the Australian Ballet.
Cast
Christine Walsh (Giselle); Kelvin Coe (Count Albrecht); Paul de Masson (Hilarion); Joanne Michel (Myrtha, queen of the wilis); Elizabeth Toohey, David McAllister (peasant pas de deux); Ai-gul Gaisina (Berthe, Giselle's mother); Sandra Morrison (Princess Bathilde); Roy Wilson (Duke of Courland); Colin Peasley (Wilfred, attendant on Albrecht); Fiona Tonkin, Joady Chambers, Kathleen Reid, Justine Miles, Miranda Coney, Robyn Corby (Giselle's friends); Lisa Bolte, Miranda Coney (leading Wilis); others.
Performer
Music played by the Elizabethan Melbourne Orchestra, conducted by Noel Smith.
Added Author
Walsh, Christine, dancer.
Coe, Kelvin, dancer.
Toohey, Elizabeth, dancer.
McAllister, David, dancer.
Masson, Paul de, dancer.
Michel, Joanne, dancer.
Gaĭsina, Aĭgul, dancer.
Peasley, Colin, dancer.
Tonkin, Fiona, dancer.
Chambers, Joady, dancer.
Reid, Kathleen, dancer.
Coney, Miranda, dancer.
Bolte, Lisa, dancer.
Gielgud, Maina, 1945- Director. Speaker
Smith, Noel. Conductor
Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.
Peasley, Colin, choreographer, dancer.
Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856. Composer
Farmer, Peter. Designer. Costume designer
Akers, William. Lighting designer
Nottage, Geoffrey. Director
Australian Ballet.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Added Title
Giselle (Choreographic work : Gielgud after Coralli and Perrot)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-46
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