234. Giselle: Act II Grave Scene 1946
- Music
Adolphe Adam (produced 1841)
- Choreography
Dimitri Romanoff, with contributions by George Balanchine and Antony Tudor
- Production
Scenery and costumes by Eugene Berman
- Premiere
October 15, 1946, Ballet Theatre, Broadway Theatre, New York. Conductor: Max Goberman
- Cast
Giselle, Alicia Alonso; Albrecht, Igor Youskevitch; Hilarion, Stanley Herbert; Myrtha, Nora Kaye; and others
Performance Type
Ballet
Note
Balanchine, working with Romanoff, arranged the traditional Maryinsky staging of Giselle’s grave scene in Act II: Albrecht prevents Giselle from disappearing into her grave and lays her on a bed of flowers; but Giselle sinks away, and only the flowers remain. This interpolation lasted in repertory for only a brief time.
Balanchine; Charles Payne, American Ballet Theatre, p. 148
