La Dame aux Camélias

О событии

"La Dame aux Camélias" is a new Estonian ballet by Tiit Härm with the music by Franz Liszt. The plot is based on Alexandre Dumas's world‐famous novel and tells the story about the young courtesan Marguerite Gautier who sacrifices herself in the name of love. It is a drama of soul struggles, loneliness and love.

The prototype of Marguerite Gautier, the heroine of Dumas’ novel, was a courtesan Marie Duplessis who in her time was famous for her charm, intelligence as well as good taste and noble soul. Her circle of admirers included the high‐society of Paris and among them were also Alexandre Dumas and Franz Liszt.

In the ballet "La Dame aux Camélias", Marguerite Gautier gives up the brilliant life in Paris and moves to the country with her lover Armand Duval. Their happiness is distrurbed by the young man’s father who cannot accept that his son is living with a "frivolous seducer" and thus, violates the family honour. He asks Marguerite to leave his son. Marguerite is willing to sacrifice herself but she has not much time left…


Choreographer and Stage Director Tiit Härm
Conductor Jüri Alperten/ Aivo Välja
Designer Eldor Renter
Lighting Designer Klaus Gärditz