La Esmeralda

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La Esmeralda is a 19th-century classical ballet, inspired by Victor Hugo’s novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame," renowned for its dramatic storytelling and virtuosic choreography.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf classical ballet
romantic-era ballet
adaptationOf Notre-Dame de Paris (novel) NERFINISHED
artForm ballet
balletTradition romantic ballet tradition
balletType full-length ballet
basedOn The Hunchback of Notre-Dame NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy Victor Hugo NERFINISHED
characterOrigin Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre-Dame NERFINISHED
choreographer Jules Perrot NERFINISHED
composer Cesare Pugni NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
genre dramatic ballet
narrative ballet
hasCharacterRole title role of Esmeralda
hasProp tambourine
historicalEra 19th century
influenced later 19th-century narrative ballets
inspiredBy Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame NERFINISHED
language French
librettist Jules Perrot NERFINISHED
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Claude Frollo NERFINISHED
Esmeralda NERFINISHED
Gringoire NERFINISHED
Phoebus NERFINISHED
Quasimodo NERFINISHED
musicalStyle romantic ballet score
notableFeature character-driven pantomime
dramatic storytelling
virtuosic choreography
notableVariation Diana and Acteon pas de deux NERFINISHED
La Esmeralda pas de six
Tambourine variation
originalBalletCompany Paris Opera Ballet NERFINISHED
originalTitleLanguage French
premiereCity Paris NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1844
premiereLocation Paris NERFINISHED
premiereTheatre Théâtre de l’Académie Royale de Musique NERFINISHED
settingPeriod 15th century
settingPlace Paris NERFINISHED
structure three acts
subjectMatter gypsy dancer Esmeralda and the cathedral of Notre-Dame
theme jealousy
love
social injustice
tragedy

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Marius Petipa notableWork La Esmeralda