‘Giselle’ on grand display at Kennedy Center
The Paris Opera Ballet returns to the Kennedy Center after a 19-year absence with the quintessential romantic ballet “Giselle.”
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July 5, 2012
The ballet "Giselle” is being performed at the Kennedy Center by the Paris Opera Ballet — the first time the opera company has come to the Kennedy Center in 19 years. It comes to D.C. almost 171 years to the day after its premier at the Paris Opera on June 28, 1841.
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