Die Kameliendame

In the organizer's words:

John Neumeier created one of his most famous action ballets in 1978, based on Alexandre Dumas' novel. It depicts the story of Armand, a man from the best society, who falls in love with the coveted courtesan Marguerite. Despite the love she also feels for him, she is torn between her life of luxury and her true feelings - especially since she is terminally ill. The music is by Frédéric Chopin.


Music: Frédéric Chopin
Choreography and staging: John Neumeier
Stage design and costumes: Jürgen Rose

3 hours | 2 intermissions
Act 1: 40 minutes, Act 2: 40 minutes, Act 3: 50 minutes

WORLD PREMIERE:
Stuttgart Ballet, Stuttgart, November 4, 1978
Premiere in Hamburg:
Hamburg Ballet, February 1, 1981

ORIGINAL CAST:
Marguerite Gautier: Marcia Haydée
Armand Duval: Egon Madsen
Manon Lescaut: Birgit Keil
Des Grieux: Richard Cragun
Prudence Duvernoy: Jean Allenby
Gaston Rieux: Vladimir Klos
Nanina: Ruth Papendick
Monsieur Duval: Reid Anderson
Olympia: Nora Kimball
The Duke: Marcis Lesins
Count N.: Mark A. Neal

GUEST PLAYS:
1981 Munich 1987 Berlin (East), Copenhagen 1995 Dresden 1996 Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo 1997 Fukuoka, Nagoya, Omiya, Osaka, Tokyo 2001 Palermo 2003 St. Petersburg 2004 Baden-Baden 2007 Los Angeles 2009 Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Nishinomiya, Yokohama 2012 St. Petersburg 2014 Vienna 2018 Tokyo 2019 Beijing 2020 Singapore 2023 Venice

IN THE REPERTOIRE:
American Ballet Theatre
Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris
Bavarian State Ballet
Bolshoi Ballet
Corpo di Ballo del Teatro alla Scala
Dutch National Ballet
Royal Danish Ballet
Polish National Ballet
The Stuttgart Ballet