Béatrice Martel
Author
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The plot takes place in Spain during the occupation of Napoleon's army. The heroine is the young gypsy girl, Paquita. Unbeknownst to Paquita, she is really of noble birth, having been abducted by gypsies when she was an infant. She saves the life of a young French officer, Lucien d'Hervilly, who is the target of a Spanish governor who desires to have him killed by Iñigo, a gypsy chief. By way of a medallion she discovers that she is of nobel birth,...
2) La dame aux camélias: ballet en un prologue et trois actes d'après le roman d'Alexandre Dumas fils
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
Français
Description
A performance of John Neuemeier's ballet La dame aux camélias by the Paris Opera Ballet. Set to the music of Chopin, the ballet is based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas, which has also served as the source material for Verdi's La traviata and the 2001 film Moulin Rouge.