When better than Valentine’s Day for a reminder that love is serious stuff? Giselle is a heartbreak of a ballet – its heroine is beguiled and betrayed, but her love stays steadfast, even beyond the grave. No truffle assortment could compete.
Giselle thinks she’s fallen for a fellow peasant – but aristocratic Albrecht is, I regret to report, an absolute count. Marianela Nuñez, the peerless first night Giselle, is head over springy heels for the handsome deceiver. She’s touchingly committed to the heroine’s exuberant leaps and bashful hopes.
