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22/04/2009 Drama, Romance 3h 11m
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Overview

Ballet in a prologue and three acts based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas fils; music by Chopin. The passionate tale of Marguerite Gautier and Armand Duval unfolds ingeniously through a drama-within-a-drama as they meet at the theatre during a performance of Manon Lescaut. So begin their romantic adventures in Paris, brought to life by Neumeier’s intense and refined choreographic language. Chopin’s ravishing music highlights this exceptional neo-classical ballet, featuring the star dancers of the Paris Opéra Ballet. This lavish production, filmed live at the Palais Garnier in High Definition and full surround sound, is all about love, passion, danger and glorious dancing from one of the best ballet companies in the world. John Neumeier has created a ballet in which emotions go crescendo … Agnes Letestu, the great dramatic heroine, triumphs in this ballet danced to music by Chopin.

  1. Thomas Grimm

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Agnès Letestu

    Marguerite Gautier

  2. Stéphane Bullion

    Armand Duval

  3. Michaël Denard

    Monsieur Duval, his father

  4. Dorothée Gilbert

    Prudence Duvernoy

  5. Delphine Moussin

    Manon Lescaut

  6. José Martinez

    Des Grieux

  7. Eve Grinsztajn

    Olympia

  8. Karl Paquette

    Gaston Rieux

  9. Laurent Novis

    Le Duc

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Reviews

A review by capfuturo
Written by capfuturo on 2013-07-10
La Dame aux Camélias, written by Alexandre Dumas fils, was first published in 1848 and was apparently based on the author’s own liaison with the famous courtesan Marie Duplessis. The novel is undoubtedly one of the greatest romances ever written and it has inspired many other artistic works, of which the most famous are possibly Verdi’s opera La Traviata and, more recently, Baz Luhrmann’s movie Moulin Rouge. It follows almost naturally that a choreographer like John Neumeier would have been drawn to create a ballet based on this famous literary masterpiece.

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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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