Giselle

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Title

Giselle

Collection

National Ballet of Canada Video Archive

Names

Smith, Lois (Dancer)
Kraul, Earl (Dancer)
Leigh, Angela (Dancer)
Cousineau, Yves (Dancer)
Scott, David (Dancer)
Bliss, Sally Brayley (Dancer)
Mason, Sylvia (Dancer)
Samsova, Galina (Dancer)
Crum, George, 1926- (Conductor)
Franca, Celia, 1921-2007 (Choreographer)
Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856 (Composer)
Campbell, Norman, 1924-2004 (Producer)
Zaharuk, Bill (Designer)
Ambrose, Kay (Costume designer)
National Ballet of Canada (Dancer)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Production company)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1961-12-18
Place: Canada
Publisher: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8808
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5446 (former)

Subjects

Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856. Giselle

Genres

Television Programs
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: a CBC-TV production ; [presented by] the National Ballet of Canada ; produced and directed by Norman Campbell ; choreography by [Celia Franca after] Coralli and Perrot ; music by Adolphe Adam.
Creation/Production Credits: Artistic direction, Celia Franca ; sets, William Zaharuk ; costumes, Kay Ambrose ; executive producer, Robert Allen.
Performers: Danced by the National Ballet of Canada: Lois Smith (Giselle), Earl Kraul (Albrecht), Angela Leigh (Queen of the Wilis), Yves Cousineau (Hilarion), David Scott (Wilfrid), Nancy Schwenker (Berthe), Sally Brayley (Bathilde), Howard Meadows (Prince of Courland), Sylvia Mason and Galina Samtsova (leading Wilis), and others.
Venue: Videotaped on December 18, 1961 ; telecast in December 1962.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (59 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY97-F1011
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13443100
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 479185e0-85af-0135-d09f-000598bba76d

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Giselle" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1961. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/479185e0-85af-0135-d09f-000598bba76d

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1961). Giselle Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/479185e0-85af-0135-d09f-000598bba76d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Giselle" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/479185e0-85af-0135-d09f-000598bba76d

Wikipedia citation

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