Complete Romance Mystery
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Mystery & Detective Fiction, Mystery & Suspense, Romance, Contemporary
| Author: | Alexandre Dumas, fils | ISBN: | 1230000265282 |
| Publisher: | AGEB Publishing | Publication: | September 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alexandre Dumas, fils |
| ISBN: | 1230000265282 |
| Publisher: | AGEB Publishing |
| Publication: | September 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
A French writer and dramatist, best known for Camille (a.k.a. The Lady of the Camellias). He was the son of Alexandre Dumas, père, also a writer and playwright.
The Lady of the Camellias premiered at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris, France on February 2, 1852. The play was an instant success, and Giuseppe Verdi immediately set about putting the story to music. His work became the 1853 opera La Traviata, with the female protagonist, Marguerite Gautier, renamed Violetta Valéry.
In the English-speaking world, The Lady of the Camellias became known as Camille and 16 versions have been performed at Broadway theatres alone. The title character is Marguerite Gautier, who is based on Marie Duplessis, the real-life lover of author Dumas, fils.
A French writer and dramatist, best known for Camille (a.k.a. The Lady of the Camellias). He was the son of Alexandre Dumas, père, also a writer and playwright.
The Lady of the Camellias premiered at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris, France on February 2, 1852. The play was an instant success, and Giuseppe Verdi immediately set about putting the story to music. His work became the 1853 opera La Traviata, with the female protagonist, Marguerite Gautier, renamed Violetta Valéry.
In the English-speaking world, The Lady of the Camellias became known as Camille and 16 versions have been performed at Broadway theatres alone. The title character is Marguerite Gautier, who is based on Marie Duplessis, the real-life lover of author Dumas, fils.
