Coreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. Music by Adolphe Adam . Duration: 1 h 57 min; 1 intermission. The haunting tale of one woman’s love and triumph over fate. The most cherished of all 19th-century ballets, Giselle, created in 1841, has never lost its preeminence in the repertory. One reason among many: Every ballerina wants to dance it! And just about every great ballerina in history has danced it – from Pavlova to Ulanova, Fonteyn, Alonso, Kirkland, Makarova and so many more.