Russian ballet stars to stage Giselle ballet in Baku

The Azerbaijani State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater will stage the ballet 'Giselle' by Adolphe Adam on November 17, the press service of the theater said.

Leading soloists of the Russian State Academic Bolshoi Theater, honored artists of Russia prima ballerina Anna Nikulina (Giselle) and Ruslan Skvortsov (Count Albert) will perform in the main parts of the ballet.

Along with the soloists of the Bolshoi Theater, the leading soloists of the ballet troupe of the Azerbaijani theater, Ayan Eyvazova (Mirta) and Timur Odushev ( Han) will also take part in the performance.

The ballet will be conducted by Honored Artist of Azerbaijan, laureate of international competitions of conductors Eyyub Guliyev.