Die Kameliendame: Bavarian State Ballet

About the Event

Watch the story that inspired La Traviata be brought to life in John Neumeier's acclaimed ballet.

Alexandre Dumas' groundbreaking novel La dame aux camellias has served as model for operas (La Traviata) as well as countless films and ballets. John Neumeier created his 1978 version for Marcia Haydée and the Stuttgart Ballet.

In the most enthrallingly dense choreography of unparalleled dramaturgical finesse, Neumeier tells the devastating tale of the consumptive prostitute Marguerite Gautier and the hopelessly enamoured young man Armand.

Frédéric Chopin's romantically virtuosic and existentially despondent music further underlines the ballet's verity.

This ballet’s leading roles, whose execution and interpretation demands technical perfection as well as emotional depth, are considered the epitome of the art of dance.

Choreography: John Neumeier
Set and Costume design: Jürgen Rose
Conductor: Michael Schmidtsdorff