Osipova is one of the greatest Giselles of this generation, so incredible to see her debut in the role! Thank you for uploading.

I can’t believe this is her debut, Natalia IS Giselle 🤍

the best Giselle of this generation

Libretto for anyone who needs it! ACT I: The ballet is set in the vineyard country bordering the Rhine. Hilarion, the village huntsman and a gamekeeper to the court, returns from his early morning chores and pauses before a neighboring cottage-the home of Giselle, with whom he is in love. Villagers pass by on their way to the vineyards, where they will harvest the last of the grapes before the Wine Festival. Count Albrecht arrives with his squire and enters a cottage opposite Giselle’s. He emerges dressed as a peasant, submits his disguise to the squire’s inspection, and dismisses him. Hilarion has witnessed this exchange and is puzzled that the squire should show such deference to this youth, who is known to the villager as a fellow peasant named Loys. Loys excuses himself from joining the grape pickers so that he can be alone with Giselle. He swears eternal love, and she takes the traditional test with a daisy-“he loves me, he loves me not.” When it appears the answer will be “not,” she throws the flower away; Loys retrieves it and, by surreptitiously discarding a petal, comes up with the answer “he loves me.” Hilarion interrupts, protesting that he, and not Loys, truly loves Giselle. A quarrel ensues, and Hilarion’s suspicions deepen as Loys instinctively reaches for the sword that, as a nobleman, he is accustomed to wearing. The villagers return, and Giselle invites them to join in a dance to celebrate the harvest. Her mother, Berthe, interrupts and warns her that her life may be endangered if she overexerts herself by dancing. She is struck by a momentary hallucination of her daughter in death. She sees her as a wili, a restless spirit who has died with her love unrequited. A horn sounds in the distance, and Loys recognizes it as coming from the hunting party of the prince of Courland. As Loys hastily departs, Hilarion breaks into Loys’ cottage. Refreshments are served to the hunters, and the prince’s daughter, Bathilde, gives Giselle a gold necklace when she learns they are both engaged to be married. After the royal party has returned to the hunt, Hilarion emerges from Loys’ cottage with a hunting horn and a sword, further evidence that the supposed peasant is, in fact, a nobleman. The villagers return and proclaim Giselle the queen of the Wine Festival. Hilarion interrupts to denounce Loys as an impostor. When Loys denies the charges and threatens the gamekeeper with his sword, Hilarion blows the hunting horn, a signal for the prince to return. Loys is exposed as an impostor when Bathilde reveals that he is her fiancé, Count Albrecht. The shock of learning of Albrecht’s duplicity is too great for Giselle’s frail constitution. Her mind becomes unhinged, and she dies of a broken heart-her love unrequited.

I’ve been laid up with kidney and bladder issues since July. I have watched this a million times. Along with Act II of course.

Осипова моя любимая балерина всегда беру пример с неё! Обожаю! Самая прекрасная, потому что танцует как живёт и дышит.😊❤❤как в этом спектакле видно разницу между сословьями, да можно понять от чего Жизель сошла с ума.. Замечательные исполнители!Всё показано очень достоверно!😊

Чудесная Жизель- Наталья Осипова! Веришь ей с первого такта!

the most airborne Giselle ever

So joyful and full of life in the first act and so ethereal, full of forgiveness in the second act. During 189 years after Giselle ‘s premiere being Carlota Grissi the first Giselle, so many ballerinas were so great and in between all of them Osipova will be remembered forever . ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌷🌷🌷🌷❤️❤️🌷🌷🌷

I love the russian ballett technik So incredible 😍

Thank you, I purchased the dvd of Giselle from the royal ballet. Osipova ( of course) and Carlos Acosta. I think she is just a superb Giselle. Thank you for showing her debut, she must have been so young! 🩰🩰🩰👵👵👵🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

Осипова в Жизели великолепна!!! Уникальная танцовщица!

OSIPOVA, maravillosa bailarina y actriz, bravisimo!!!!

Балет Жизель мой самый любимый! Наталья здесь великолепна! Какая она изящная и лёгкая! И какая в ней сила! Браво Наташа! Ты бесподобна в этом образе! Словно стрекозка!

The ending makes me cry :( Natalia does a perfect version of Giselle!

Anche attorialita ' ed enfatizzazione commediale in questo balletto che mantiene nell'ensemble duale ottime pose figurali.Ottima impressione di levità fluente fatta tensione elanista e motile sorprendente nella ballerina.Ottima impressione di facilità esecutiva d'acchito da parte di tutti gli agenti in proscenio.Molto bravi e spettacolari. BIGHIN GIULIO RENZO

Thank you very much, dear! Another marvelous performance with two great dancers!

Música, vestuario , decorados y sobre todo los principales bailarines. Extraordinarios y maravillosos.

Very enjoyable it was a great production and as all have said before Osipova as Giselle enough said both leads wonderful . thank you for the video much aprecated. xx :)❤

Nice ❤❤❤

So wonderful - both of them! Thank you, dear Gina! xx

Для оператора, снимающего спектакль, почему-то танец Меркурьева был в приоретете, и часто танцующая Осипова оставалась за кадром. Наталья великолепна.

Incredible! Thank you for this!

Who is the girl that dance 33:46 She is brilliant too❤

She is Giselle.

Que lindos 😍🙏

Nagyszerű elöadás! Csodálatos, gyönyörű zene Gratulálok a Tisztelt karmesternek a zenekarnak és az egész stábnak aki résztvet e fantasztikus előadás létrehozásához Üdvözlö tisztelettel és köszönettel, György Tibrea (Gheorghe Țibrea)

When does the peasant pas variation happen? The one with the piqué attitudes

11:20 ❤poor for such short life

Hola: alguien me podría decir por favor de quién es la coreografía y/o reposición de esta versión de Giselle? es de Jules Perrot y Jean Coralli con los arreglos de Petipa y reposición de quién? Muchas Gracias

Do you know who the dancers are in the peasant pdd?

I don't understand who the female soloist is, not Giselle. Not the dancer, the character.

Le sue gambe sono molto "muscolose" ed è per questo che pur essendo bassa riesce a saltare come un grillo. È una giselle un po' sbarazzina

Anyone know the name of the music in the mad scene? 48:26

why does this feel like us

С* ка какая - то всё портит ! когда провацирует зрителей в зале на апплодисменты невпопад , вместо того , чтобы позволить танцовщикам вырвзить сценарно - выдержанную контекстную паузу ( затишье) в исполнении .

Как всё банально, женатый мужик захотел развлечься на стороне и запудрил бабе мозги! А теперь расхлёбывает. Вот вам и либретто.