(c) Opera National de Paris Giselle: Opéra National de Paris
Paris, Palais Garnier
About the Event
Set to a new musical composition by Grégoire Hetzel, the Swedish choreographer Johan Inger evokes maternal love, friendship and passion throughout the two acts. Emphasising feminine strength, desire and loss, he shows two sides of love: its beauty and its destructive power.
Forget thatched roofs, forests filled with Willis and white tutus! Johan Inger’s Giselle, which returns to the Palais Garnier three years after IMPASSE entered the repertoire, is inspired by the famous romantic ballet but revisits it in a more contemporary dramaturgy.
Whilst in Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot’s original version, Giselle was a peasant girl and Bathilde a princess, here the two women, both in love with Albrecht, are a free spirit and a lucid observer. Yet they are confronted with the same turmoil, including jealousy and revenge.
Cast / Production
Johan Inger
Choreography and set design
Grégoire Hetzel
Music (1972)
Bregje van Balen
Costume design
Tom Visser
Lighting design
Greet Van Poek
Dramaturgy
With the Paris Opera Étoiles, First Soloists and Corps de Ballet
Recorded music by the Paris Opera Orchestra
Customer Reviews
5.0 of 5
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Beat B, Switzerland
Oct 2025
Wonderful
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arnold z, USA
Oct 2025
Tremendous experience thanks entirely to Classictic. This performance had been sold out for months. Classictic provided us with third row Orchestra seats
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Wolfgang M, Deutschland
Oct 2025
großartig
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Karen M, Canada
Oct 2025
The setting was truly beautiful and the performance was amazing. Loved everything about it.
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Carmen B, USA
Oct 2025
Magnificent!
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ADRIANA C, Italia
Oct 2025
Si lo spettacolo si merita davvero 5 stelle. Una Giselle strepitosa con delle etoille meravigliose
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Gisela L, Deutschland
Oct 2025
Eine sensible und so harmonische Komposition,die vom Orchester und auch von den Tänzern der Opèra Garnier meisterlich gespielt und getanzt wurde.
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Violetta U, Deutschland
Oct 2025
Es war ein unvergessliches Erlebnis! Feuerwerk der Emotionen während und nach der Vorstellung! Ein völlig gelungener Abend ! DANKE
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Jul 2022
Magnifique
Address
Palais Garnier, 8, rue du Scribe, Paris, France — Google Maps
