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The classical ballet Giselle, which is considered one of the great Romantic ballets, will return to the HCM City Opera House on October 19 and 20. The two-act ballet is directed and staged by French dancer and choreographer Chloe Glemot and Japanese dancer Yuki Hiroshige. The production was welcomed by city audiences when it was first staged at the Opera House in September. The ballet tells the story of Giselle, a young peasant girl who dies of a broken heart after discovering that her lover, Albrecht, has promised to marry someone else. The Wilis, a group of ghostly spirits of dead girls who die from broken hearts, target Albrecht. They have the ability to control men and let them dance until they die. But Giselle defends Albrecht with the power of her great love. Young dancer Do Hoang Khang Ninh and Meritorious Artist Ho Phi Diep will play the leading roles of Giselle and Albrecht, while Hiroshige will play Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis. The performance will also feature Meritorious … [Read more...] about Ballet Giselle returns to HCM City Opera House

A contemporary dance based on Truyện Kiều (The Tale of Kieu), the masterpiece by the great poet Nguyen Du, will be restaged at the HCM City Opera House on June 22. Literature - a bridge between cultures Television series to tell the Tale of Kieu Young dancers perform during the contemporary dance Kieu’s Tale at the HCM City Opera House last year. Photo courtesy of Nguyen Phuc Hung The dance is directed by Jung Sun-Goo and choreographed by Chun Yoo-Oh of South Korea. It premiered in HCM City in March last year. The work recounts the life, trials and tribulations of Thuy Kieu, a beautiful and talented young woman who sacrificed herself to save her father and younger brother from prison. Kieu sold herself into marriage to a middle-aged man, unaware of his profession as a pimp. He later forced her into prostitution, marking the start of a series of tragic events in her life. Chun will bring three “Kieu” on stage representing the character’s … [Read more...] about Dance about Kieu’s Tale returns to Opera House

  HCM CITY – The classical ballet Giselle, which is considered one of the great Romantic ballets, will return to the HCM City Opera House on October 19 and 20. The two-act ballet is directed and staged by French dancer and choreographer Chloe Glemot and Japanese dancer Yuki Hiroshige. The production was welcomed by city audiences when it was first staged at the Opera House in September. The ballet tells the story of Giselle, a young peasant girl who dies of a broken heart after discovering that her lover, Albrecht, has promised to marry someone else. The Wilis, a group of ghostly spirits of dead girls who die from broken hearts, target Albrecht. They have the ability to control men and let them dance until they die. But Giselle defends Albrecht with the power of her great love. Young dancer Đỗ Hoàng Khang Ninh and Meritorious Artist Hồ Phi Điệp will play the leading roles of Giselle and Albrecht, … [Read more...] about Ballet Giselle returns to Opera House

Vietnam's leading violinist Bui Cong Duy Duy, deputy rector for concert activities at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, will play the Violin Concerto in E Minor by German composer Mendelssohn … [Read more...] about Solo performance by violinist Bui Cong Duy at Opera House

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The ballet Giselle will be performed by the HCM City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra (HBSO) at 8pm on October 19 and 20 at the Opera House at 7 Lam Son Square in District 1. The ballet premiered in 1841 in Paris with the music of Adolphe Adam to great success and has since then been performed all over the world. With the storyline of broken love in a rural setting and supernatural spirits, this is a typical Romantic-era ballet. Many ballet techniques are displayed during the scenes of harvesting and the dance-until-death punishment from the Wilis, the spirits of maidens who died after being betrayed by their lovers.  Giselle is staged by Chloe Glemot and Yuki Hiroshige, two talented ballerinas who have appeared with HBSO in many performances. Tickets are 300,000 to 650,000 VND (12.8-27.8 USD)./. VNA … [Read more...] about Ballet Giselle to be staged at HCM City Opera House