THE LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS
Ballets

THE LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS

November 1, 2020 at 04:00 PM

2h50

VO

2 intermissions

Captured live in Moscow


Synopsis

Armand Duval finds himself at the auction of the famous courtesan Marguerite Gautier’s possessions after she passed away. She was Armand’s true love, and the vision of her belongings awakens vivid memories of their turbulent love story.

Presentation

Choreographer John Neumeier adapts Alexandre Dumas Fils’s timeless novel The Lady of the Camellias for the stage with great sensitivity and emotional depth in his work of rare beauty. As the troubled courtesan Marguerite, superstar prima Svetlana Zakharova and Hamburg Ballet’s guest star Edvin Revazov as Armand bring the passionate drama to new emotional heights accompanied by Chopin’s fantastic score.Captured live in Moscow in December, 6, 2015.Photo © Natalia Voronova

Libretto

After Alexandre Dumas Fils’ novel

Choreography

John Neumeier

Music

Frederic Chopin


Cast

Olympia

Daria Khokhlova

Sir Duval

Andrey Merkuriev

Nanina

Anna Antropova

Marguerite Gautier

Svetlana Zakharova

Armand Duval

Edvin Revazov

Manon Lescaut

Anna Tikhomirova

Des Grieux

Semyon Chudin

Prudence Duvernoy

Kristina Kretova

Gaston Rieux

Mikhail Lobukhin


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