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Bolshoi Ballet: The Lady of the Camellias
“Ballet in three acts with a prologue”
0.0 / 10• 2015• 2h 50m•NR• xx
Music
Storyline
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. 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 on December 6, 2015, for the Bolshoi Ballet's 2015/2016 cinema season. Encore screenings of this recording were released during the 2017/2018 and 2020/2021 cinema seasons.
Cast & Crew
Svetlana Zakharova
Marguerite Gautier
Lead
Edvin Revazov
Armand Duval
Anna Tikhomirova
Manon Lescaut
Semyon Chudin
Des Grieux
Kristina Kretova
Prudence Duvernoy
Mikhail Lobukhin
Gaston Rieux
Anna Antropova
Nanina
Andrei Merkuriev
Sir Duval
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vincent Bataillon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bolshoi Ballet: The Lady of the Camellias is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
