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Camille

by Alexandre Dumas fils

La Dame aux Camélias a novel by Alexandre Dumas fils, first published in 1848 and subsequently adapted by Dumas for the stage. The play premiered at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris, France, on February 2, 1852. The play was an instant success, and Giuseppe Verdi immediately set about putting the story to music. His work became the 1853 opera La traviata, with the female protagonist, Marguerite Gautier, renamed Violetta Valéry.

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English

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French

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1852

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In the realm of French literature, Alexandre Dumas fils stands as a towering figure, renowned for his captivating novels and plays that explored themes of love, morality, and social commentary. Born i...

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