Lady of The Camellias
Dance
Description
Description
Adapted from Alexandre Dumas’ French novel of the same name (1848), Val Caniparoli’s Lady of the Camellias, a powerful tale of forbidden love between renowned Parisian courtesan Marguerite Gautier and provincial bourgeois Armand Duval, finally makes its Asian première this November!
One of the greatest love stories of all time, the literary gem has sparked Verdi’s opera, La Traviata, and films such as Baz Lurhmann’s blockbuster Moulin Rouge (2001) and George Cukor’s Camille (1936) starring Greta Garbo, which Caniparoli turned to for inspiration.
Lady of the Camellias is a deeply romantic and tragic story of self-sacrifice and class divides. High drama ensues at a soiree at the height of the Parissocial season when Armand, forced by his father to renounce his love to safeguard the family’s honor, angrily confronts a seemingly indifferent Marguerite with her escort, Baron de Varville, who then challenges him to a duel.
Performed to critical acclaim by companies like the Boston Ballet and San Francisco Ballet since its début in 1994, Caniparoli’s inspirational choreography is showcased in the lovers’ rapturous pas de deux and is perfectly complemented by Chopin’s romantic music. Accompanying some of the most passionate scenes are lilting piano solos and soulful vocal performances by a trio of guest pianist and vocalists, alongside Hong Kong Sinfonietta.
Libretto, Concept and Score：Norbert Vesak; Robert Glay de La Rose (adapted by Val Caniparoli)
Music：Frederic Chopin
Set Design：David Gano (Act I); Robert Glay de La Rose (Act II)
Costume Design：Robert Glay de La Rose
Lighting Design：Alice Kwong
Assistant to the Choreographer：Charla Whiteley
Conductor：Benjamin Pope
# (4/11 7:30PM), # (5/11 7:30PM), # (12/11 2:30PM)
Cast：Yao Jin; Lucas Jerkander; Wei Wei; Shunsuke Arimizu; Ge Gao; Lindzay Chan; Jie Shen; Rui-xue Dong; Lin Li; Peng-fei Jiang; Miao-miao Liu; Jonathan Spigner; Natalie Ogonek; Jessica Burrow; Zhi-yao Chen; Ayano Haneishi; Wei-nan Liu; Peggy Pui-ki Lai; Yong-lin Liang; Yuri Moriwaki; Tirion Lok-huen Law; Davit Vardanyan; Du Wu; Jun Xia; Chun-long Leung; Luis Cabrera; Yuh Egami; Ricky Song-wei Hu; Ka-chun Hui
# (5/11 2:30PM), # (6/11 2:30PM), # (12/11 7:30PM)
Cast：Yu-yao Liu; Wei Wei; Xin Jiang; Jonathan Spigner; Rui-qi Yang; Lindzay Chan; Jun Xia; Yumiko Fukuda; Ryo Kato; Lucas Jerkander; Rui-xue Dong; Lin Li; Yi-yang Fu; Yui Sugawara; Vanessa Nok-sze Lai; Xue-ning Zhang; Yu-xin Dong; Natalie Ogonek; Sau-long Leung; Nana Sakai; Nicole Assaad; Lin Li; Davit Vardanyan; Du Wu; Shunsuke Arimizu; Chun-long Leung; Luis Cabrera; Yuh Egami; Ricky Song-wei Hu; Ka-chun Hui
# (11/11 7:30PM)
Cast：Fei-fei Ye; Jia-bo Li; Peng-fei Jiang; Xin Jiang; Jessica Burrow; Lindzay Chan; Jie Shen; Naomi Yuzawa; Chun-long Leung; Lucas Jerkander; Zhi-yao Chen; Ryo Kato; Xue-ning Zhang; Yi-yang Fu; Yui Sugawara; Vanessa Nok-sze Lai; Xue-ning Zhang; Yu-xin Dong; Natalie Ogonek; Sau-long Leung; Nana Sakai; Nicole Assaad; Davit Vardanyan; Du Wu; Shunsuke Arimizu; Jun Xia; Luis Cabrera; Yuh Egami; Ricky Song-wei Hu; Ka-chun Hui
# (13/11 2:30PM)
Cast：Fei-fei Ye; Jia-bo Li; Peng-fei Jiang; Xin Jiang; Jessica Burrow; Lindzay Chan; Jie Shen; Naomi Yuzawa; Chun-long Leung; Lucas Jerkander; Zhi-yao Chen; Ryo Kato; Xue-ning Zhang; Miao-miao Liu; Yui Sugawara; Ayano Haneishi; Wei-nan Liu; Peggy Pui-ki Lai; Yong-lin Liang; Yuri Moriwaki; Tirion Lok-huen Law; Davit Vardanyan; Du Wu; Shunsuke Arimizu; Jun Xia; Luis Cabrera; Yuh Egami; Ricky Song-wei Hu; Ka-chun Hui
Live Accompaniment：Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Music Director：Yip Wing-sie
Principal Guest Conoucto：Christoph Poppen
Concert Master：James Cuddeford (on leave)
Associate Concert：Cheung Man-yui Kitty
Second Violin Principal：Le Hoai-nam
Second Violin Assistant Principal：Tsai Loo
Violin：Cai Pak-yi; Chan Shaw-nan Sharon; Kiann Chow; Eiko Hosaka; Jia Shu-chen; John Kruer; Ambrose Lui; Luo Wei-min; Pang Hiu-wan; Yang Yu-si; Yip Siu-hay
Viola：Chan Tsz-shun Elvis; Lau Sum-yin; Ringo Chan; Chin Kong; Ngan Sing-on
Cello：Chang Pei-chieh; Laurent Perrin; Ho Kwok-chee Karey; Park Si-won; Wu Yin-yin; Yip Chun-hei Eric
Double Bass：Masami Nagai; Santiago Costa Martínez; Huang Tun-pin
Flute： Akiyo Uesugi
Oboe：Marrie Rose Kim; Mami Fukuhara
Clarinet：Fong Hiu-kai Johnny; Chen Chiu-yuan
Bassoon：Chin Hing-sang; Minako Taguchi
Horn：Paw Man-hing Hermann; Masumi Higashide; Shum Hing-cheung; Benny Kwan
Trumpet：Huang Shan; Danilo Delfin
Trombone：Christopher Rodgers; Chan Hok-yin
Bass Trombone：Kong Tze-man Jason
TUBA：Lam Wing-tsan
Timpani：Akihiro Muramoto
Percussion：Chou Chin-tung; Rieko Koyama
Harp：Ann Huang
Keyboard：Alan Chu
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Theatre Yearbook 2016 – Dance, Drama and Xiqu" published by International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong).
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