Street Games – Hymn – Giselle
Street Games – Hymn – Giselle (1965) was a ballet production by The Norwegian National Opera. The production was performed by The Norwegian National Opera in Folketeateret and comprised 3 ballets:
Street Games, choreographed by Walter Gore to music by Jacques Ibert.
Hymn, choreographed by Brian Macdonald to music by Frederick Delius.
Giselle choreographt by Marius Petipa / Leonid Lavronski / Doris Laine / Joan Harris, music by Adolphe Adam.
Henny Mürer danced the title role. Her farewell performance at the Norwegian National Opera was on 4 December 1965. The role was later danced by Anne Borg, and in 1969 by Kari Blakstad.
in October 1965 Giselle was revived, and was after that date performed alone.
Giselle was performed at the Bergen International Festival in 1969.
Information
(Objekt ID 68494)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | February 15, 1965 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet |
| Based on | Giselle by Marius Petipa, Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Leonid Lavrovskij, Adolphe Adam, Théophile Gautier; Street Games by Walter Gore, Jacques Ibert; Hymn by Brian Macdonald, Frederick Delius |
| Audience | Adults |
| Keywords | Ballet, Classical ballet |
| Running period | February 15, 1965 — 1969 |
SOURCES:
Terje Boye-Hansen, e-mail, 16.05.2022
Anne-Margrethe Skari’s private archive. Donated by Anne-Margrethe Skari, 17.11.2021
Repertoire archive, The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, 18.05.2018.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Walter Gore | – Choreography (Lek i gaten ) |
| Joan Harris | – Choreography (Giselle) |
| Doris Laine | – Choreography (Giselle) |
| Leonid Lavrovskij | – Choreography (Giselle) |
| Brian Macdonald | – Choreography (Hymne) |
| Marius Petipa | – Choreography (Giselle) |
| Zdenko Peharda (from October 23, 1965) | – Musical direction |
| Bryden Thompson | – Musical direction |
| Adolphe Adam | – Composer (Giselle) |
| Frederick Delius | – Composer |
| Jacques Ibert | – Music (Lek i gaten ) |
| Gunnar Alme | – Stage design (Giselle) |
| Robert Wilson | – Stage design (Lek i gaten ) |
| Ivar Ferdinand Karlsen | – Costume design (Hymne / Giselle) |
| Svenn Berglund | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten / Hilarion i Giselle) |
| Kari Blakstad | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten / i Hymne) |
| Kari Blakstad (from 1969) | – Dancer (Giselle i Giselle) |
| Anne Borg | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten / Bonde-pas de deux i Giselle) |
| Anne Borg (from October 23, 1965) | – Dancer (Giselle i Giselle) |
| Grete Brunvoll | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten ) |
| Rolf Daleng | – Dancer (i Giselle) |
| Palle Damm | – Dancer (Albrecht i Giselle) |
| Bill Earl | – Dancer (Bonde-pas de deux i Giselle) |
| Britt Friberg | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten) |
| Antony Greeves | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten / i Hymne / i Svanesjøen) |
| Frederic Konrad | – Dancer (Bonde-pas de deux i Giselle) |
| Henny Mürer | – Dancer (Giselle i Giselle) |
| Mette Møller | – Dancer (Wilienes dronning i Giselle) |
| Bjørg Pahle | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten / Bonde-pas de deux i Giselle) |
| Tom Parker | – Dancer (i GIselle) |
| Klas Rickman | – Dancer (i Lek i gaten) |
| March 29, 1969 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | Season premiere/Seasonal opening |
| 1969 – Store Scene, The National Stage (Bergen International Festival) | visiting performance |
| April 3, 1968 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | Season premiere/Seasonal opening |
| October 23, 1965 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | New opening |
| February 15, 1965 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | Opening night |