Giselle

Test your ballet knowledge!

1.  Who composed the music for Giselle?

a) Georges Bizet

b) Léo Delibes

c) Felix Mendelssohn

d) Adolphe Adam

2. What is the name of the Queen of the Willis?

a) Matilda

b) Myrtha

c) Myrtle

d) Marlowe

3. What historical period of ballet was Giselle created in? (source- balletdancersguide.com)

a) Ballet De Cour

b) Romantic

c) Ballet d’Action

d) Ballet Russes

4. Which of these famous ballerinas originated the role of Giselle? 

a) Marie Taglioni

b) Margot Fonteyn

c) Carlotta Grisi 

d) Anna Pavlova

5. What year did Giselle originally premiere? (source- thesmithcenter.com)

a) 1841

b) 1890

c) 1906

d) 1914

Answers

1. Answer- D

Ballet fun fact! Bizet composed the well-known opera Carmen, Delibes composed Coppélia and Sylvia, and Mendelssohn composed A Midsummer Night’s Dream

2. Answer- B

Ballet fun fact! DeCruz director Lindsi Dec is pictured in this role in the photo for this week’s trivia 

3. Answer- B

Ballet fun fact! Ballet De Cour (Renaissance era) took place in the early 17th century in France (source- cmbv.fr), the Romantic Era, when Giselle was created, took place in the 19th century (source- masterclass.com), Ballet d’ Action began in the 18th century (source- britannica.com), and the Ballet Russes company was an influential element of ballet in the 20th century (source- britannica.com)

4. Answer- C

5. Answer- A