Giselle, originally titled Giselle, ou les Wilis, is a romantic ballet in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, it was first performed
Carlotta Grisi in the first act of Giselle (1842)
Anna Pavlova as Giselle (before 1931)
Vaslav Nijinsky as Albrecht, 1910
The Ballet of the Nuns in the Salle Le Peletier, 1831
Jean Coralli was a French ballet dancer and choreographer, best known for collaborating with Jules Perrot in creating Giselle, the quintessential Romantic ballet of the nineteenth century.