LA DAME AUX CAMÉLIAS

In coproduction with Grimaldi Forum Monaco.

True to its commitment to bring to Monaco companies that are almost impossible to see outside their place of residence, Monaco Dance Forum has invited one of the most prestigious in the world: the Paris Opera Ballet! Do we need to introduce this institution that has made excellence its trademark? The audience will have the chance to attend the performance of John Neumeier's legendary Dame aux Camélias to take the measure of the incredible quality of interpretation of its classical repertoire!

She burns to live, attracted by the brilliance of diamonds as well as that of the balls where golden Parisian youth whirls. What is the name of this woman? Marguerite Gautier, the courtesan described by Alexandre Dumas Jr. in La Dame aux Camélias? Or Abbé Prévost’s Manon Lescaut? For choreographer John Neumeier, these two heroines are so similar that he intertwines their destinies by introducing a ballet on Manon in his Dame aux Camélias. With this link, he adds a level of interpretation that deepens the psychology of the lovers Marguerite and Armand. While Chopin's music intimately marries memories, dreams and reality, the richness of colours, costumes and ribbons responds to the flood of emotions overwhelming the characters. Emotions shared by the public, conquered by the virtuosity and romanticism of this ballet which entered the repertoire of the Paris national Opera in 2006.

LA DAME AUX CAMÉLIAS - JOHN NEUMEIER
BALLET DE L'OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS
Choreography: John Neumeier | Music: Frédéric Chopin | Adaptation, director: John Neumeier | Set design and costume design: Jürgen Rose | Lighting desing: John Neumeier, assisted by Ralph Merkel | Premiere at the Opéra de Paris: 20 June 2006 | Coproduction : Grimaldi Forum | Duration: 2h50 with 2 intermissions.

With The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by: Markus Lehtinen, solo pianists: Michal Bialk, Frédéric Vaysse-Knitter