Giselle - Royal Ballet and Opera tickets
About Giselle - Royal Ballet and Opera
Infatuation. Betrayal. Redemption?
Experience the quintessential Romantic ballet Giselle in Peter Wright's atmospheric and bewitching production.
Follow the haunting love story of Giselle, a girl who has fallen in love with Albrecht. But he isn't who he says he is, and she is distraught to find out he's promised to another. In despair, she takes her own life and joins the Wilis, the vengeful ghosts of jilted women. Be moved by Giselle, and discover what happens when her guilty lover faces the ghosts of his past.
Run time
2hr 20min. Incl. 1 interval.
Venue
Categories
Age
Parental guidance recommended. Children under the age of five are not permitted into the theatres. Children over age five must have their own ticket and sit next to an accompanying adult.
Start date
14th February, 2026
End date
20th March, 2026
Akane Takada’s performance as Giselle was stellar
It was the most beautiful ballet I have ever seen the ghosts where simply amazing.
Entertaining but hard to hear at times
Giselle - Royal Ballet and Opera cast and creative team
Music: Adolphe Adam
Choreography: Marius Petipa (after original choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot)
Production & Additional Choreography: Peter Wright
Cast list: Marianela Nuñez, William Bracewell, Mariko M. Sasaki, Calvin Richardson, Sarah Lamb, Ryoichi Hirano, Fumi Kaneko, Vadim Muntagirov, Francesca Hayward, Cesar Corrales, Marianna Tsembenhoi, Joseph Sissens, Akane Takada, Steven McRae, Mayara Magri, Matthew Ball, Anna Rose O'Sullivan, Marcelino Sambé, Natalia Osipova, Patricio Revé, Hannah O'Neill, Reece Clarke (cast differs at each performance - check date for more info)
Design: John Macfarlane
Lighting: David Finn (recreated original lighting by Jennifer Tipton)
Venue
Directions
Location: West End
Railway station: Charing Cross
Bus numbers: (Aldwych) RV1, 6, 11, 13, 23, 59, 68, 87, 171, 172, 188, X68
Night bus numbers: (Aldwych) 6, 23, 188, N11, N13, N26, N47, N68, N87, N89, N155, N171, N551
Car park: Drury Lane, Parker Street (7mins)
Directions from tube: (3 mins) The Royal Opera House is off Covent Garden piazza, which is visible from the tube station exit. There is a revolving door entrance at the piazza.
Tickets
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