La Dame aux Camélias (stage role)
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La Dame aux Camélias (stage role) is a celebrated theatrical portrayal of Marguerite Gautier in Alexandre Dumas fils’ romantic drama, famously interpreted by leading actresses such as Eleonora Duse.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Dame aux Camélias (stage role) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic role
ⓘ
stage role ⓘ theatrical role ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
Violetta Valéry
ⓘ
surface form:
Violetta Valéry (stage role in La Traviata)
|
| associatedWithActingLegacy |
Eleonora Duse’s naturalistic performance style
ⓘ
Sarah Bernhardt’s grand theatrical style ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheatreMovement | realism in theatre ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacter | Marguerite Gautier ⓘ |
| basedOnPlay |
La Dame aux Camélias (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
La Dame aux Camélias (play)
|
| basedOnWork | La Dame aux Camélias (novel) ⓘ |
| character portrayal role in theatre production of a literary work | theatrical role ⓘ |
| climacticElement | death scene of Marguerite Gautier ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator |
Alexandre Dumas
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandre Dumas fils
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| dramaticArc | from glamorous courtesan to self-sacrificing lover ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | title role of the play La Dame aux Camélias ⓘ |
| firstPerformedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre |
melodrama
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| influenced |
Violetta in Verdi's "La traviata"
ⓘ
surface form:
La Traviata (opera role of Violetta)
|
| influencedBy | Alexandre Dumas fils’ personal relationship with Marie Duplessis ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | French ⓘ |
| mainCharacterName | Marguerite Gautier ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| notableInterpreter |
Eleonora Duse
ⓘ
Ethel Barrymore ⓘ Greta Garbo ⓘ Isadora Duncan ⓘ Lillian Gish ⓘ Maria Callas ⓘ Sarah Bernhardt ⓘ Vera Komissarzhevskaya ⓘ Yvonne Printemps ⓘ |
| performanceTradition |
central role in 19th- and early 20th-century repertory theatre
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star vehicle for leading actresses ⓘ |
| portraysHistoricalPeriod | 19th-century Paris ⓘ |
| portraysOccupation | courtesan ⓘ |
| portraysSocialMilieu | Parisian high society ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
La Dame aux Camélias (novel)
ⓘ
La Dame aux Camélias (novel) ⓘ
surface form:
La Dame aux Camélias (play)
|
| requiresActingStyle |
high melodramatic expression
ⓘ
intense emotional realism ⓘ |
| requiresPhysicality | expressive gesture and movement ⓘ |
| requiresVocalQuality | strong declamatory speaking voice ⓘ |
| theme |
redemption
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sacrifice ⓘ social class ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| typicalCastingGender | female ⓘ |
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