Enter the heart of creation and discover the artists at work!

The Paris National Opera offers Arop members the privilege of observing the work of the artists and the genesis of a production at different times: work sessions, pre-dress rehearsals and dress rehearsals.

Giselle

It begins like a fairy tale: the charming peasant girl Giselle loves a young man who, beneath his rustic attire, turns out to be a duke. Alas! Albrecht – that is his name – cannot marry her because he is already engaged.

Discovering this, Giselle sinks into madness and death. She is taken in by the Wilis, the souls of young girls abandoned by unfaithful lovers. Will she take revenge on Albrecht by luring him to his death, or will love and forgiveness triumph?

First performed in 1841 at the Royal Academy of Music, Jules Perrot and Jean Coralli’s ballet – here adapted by Patrice Bart and Eugène Polyakov – ushered in a new aesthetic in the history of Western dance.

Pointe shoes, arabesques and long white tutus conjure up a fantastical, diaphanous universe that has become the very embodiment of Romanticism.

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Conditions of access to dress rehearsals:

• The presentation of your Arop card is mandatory to collect your ticket at the Arop control on the same evening.

• At the Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille, we have "Protocol" seats.

• Seats are assigned by membership level: Founding Patron members (Mécène Fondateurs) have priority over Patron members (Mécènes).

• Seats are assigned by order of booking arrival (first booking, first served) and cannot be guaranteed in case of late registration.

• Seating is free in the reserved areas: we advise you to arrive one hour before the start of the rehearsal.

Download the details of the reservation conditions and the access conditions.