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Ballet Giselle to be staged at HCM City Opera House

The ballet Giselle will be performed by the HCM City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra (HBSO) at 8pm on October 19 and 20 at the Opera House at 7 Lam Son Square in District 1.

The ballet premiered in 1841 in Paris with the music of Adolphe Adam to great success and has since then been performed all over the world.

With the storyline of broken love in a rural setting and supernatural spirits, this is a typical Romantic-era ballet. Many ballet techniques are displayed during the scenes of harvesting and the dance-until-death punishment from the Wilis, the spirits of maidens who died after being betrayed by their lovers.

Giselle is staged by Chloe Glemot and Yuki Hiroshige, two talented ballerinas who have appeared with HBSO in many performances.

Tickets are 300,000 to 650,000 VND (12.8-27.8 USD).
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Civil servants, public employees to have four-day New Year break

Civil servants, public employees to have four-day New Year break

Under Official Dispatch No. 12729/VPCP-KGVX dated December 25, civil servants and public employees will have a four-day break from Thursday (January 1) to Sunday (January 4, 2026). To offset this, the working day on Friday (January 2, 2026) will be shifted to Saturday of the following week (January 10, 2026).

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