Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Coralli, Eugène, 1779-1854
2. Perrot, Jules, 1810-1892
3. Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856
4. Saint-Georges, Henri, 1799-1875
5. Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872
6. Benois, Alexandre, 1870-1960
7. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
8. Fracci, Carla
9. Mietto, Tiziano
10. Caporilli, Alfredo
11. Santambrogio, Aldo
12. Prina, Anna Maria
13. Colombini, Amelia
14. Vescovo, Bruno
15. De Mori, Enrico, 1930-
16. Coralli, Jean, 1779-1854
17. Teatro alla Scala. Corpo di balli

Description

1. 1 videodisc (PAL) (53 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Ballet in two acts originally choreographed in 1841 by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. In-house archival recording.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Alexandra della Porta Rodiani to the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
2. Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.

Series statement

1. Rudolf Nureyev Collection

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-230 RNC

Note

1. Audio begins before image appears.
2. Additional data from La Scala 67-92, ventisei stagioni al Teatro alla Scala, cronologia opere, balletti, concerti, edited by Giampietro Tintori.

Credits (note)

1. Libretto, Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint Georges and Théophile Gautier ; scenery and costumes, Alexandre Benois.

Performer (note)

1. Carla Fracci (Giselle); Rudolf Nureyev (Prince Albrecht); Tiziano Mietto (Hilarion); Alfredo Caporilli (Wilfried); Aldo Santambrogio (Duke of Courland); Dora Ricci (Giselle's mother); Anna Maria Prina (Princess Bathilde); Amelia Colombini and Bruno Vescovo (two peasants); others.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on Sept. 17, 1973.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. Giselle. Act I [videorecording] / Teatro alla Scala ; choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot ; music by Adolphe Adam.

Imprint

1. 1973.

Country of producing entity

1. Italy.

Series

1. Rudolf Nureyev Collection

System details

1. DVD.

Credits

1. Libretto, Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint Georges and Théophile Gautier ; scenery and costumes, Alexandre Benois.

Performer

1. Danced by Rudolf Nureyev and Carla Fracci with the Balletto alla Scala.

Cast

1. Carla Fracci (Giselle); Rudolf Nureyev (Prince Albrecht); Tiziano Mietto (Hilarion); Alfredo Caporilli (Wilfried); Aldo Santambrogio (Duke of Courland); Dora Ricci (Giselle's mother); Anna Maria Prina (Princess Bathilde); Amelia Colombini and Bruno Vescovo (two peasants); others.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on Sept. 17, 1973.

Added author

1. Coralli, Eugène, 1779-1854, choreographer.
2. Perrot, Jules, 1810-1892, choreographer.
3. Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856. Composer
4. Saint-Georges, Henri, 1799-1875. Librettist
5. Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872. Librettist
6. Benois, Alexandre, 1870-1960. Set designer. Costume designer
7. Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer.
8. Fracci, Carla, dancer.
9. Mietto, Tiziano, dancer.
10. Caporilli, Alfredo, dancer.
11. Santambrogio, Aldo, dancer.
12. Prina, Anna Maria, dancer.
13. Colombini, Amelia, dancer.
14. Vescovo, Bruno, dancer.
15. De Mori, Enrico, 1930- Conductor
16. Teatro alla Scala. Corpo di balli.
17. Coralli, Jean, 1779-1854. Giselle.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-230 RNC