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Lady of the Camellias
| Choreographer |
Reiter-Soffer, Domy |
| Finnish premiere | 20.10.1988 |
| Place of Premiere | Finnish National Opera |
| Style | Classic Ballet |
| Scenography | Seppo Nurmimaa |
| Costume designer | Seppo Nurmimaa |
| Lighting Designer | Kimmo Ruskela |
| Performers of the premiere | Marguerite Gautier: Ulrika Hallberg, Armand Duval: Kimmo Sandell, Monsieur Duval, Armand's father: Jarmo Rastas; Prudence Duvernoy, Marguerite's friend and confidante: Jaana Puupponen; Gaston, Armand's friend: Karl Hedman; The Count, Marguerite's lover and supporter: Jyrki Järvinen; Olympe, courtisan: Maritta Saxholm; Nanine, Marguerite's maid: Tiina Väänänen; Olympe's lover: Sakari Tiitinen, courtisans: Marilena Fontoura, Virve Lehtinen, Sini Länsivuori, Venla Konttinen, Minna Tervamäki, Tuuli Tuominen; gentlemen: Sevald Cirkov, Veli-Pekka Hämäläinen, Valeri Kononen, Dan-Eje Olsson, Thomas Rydberg, Tero Saarinen, Rune Steen. |
| Other Information |
Conductor: Ari Angervo, choreographer's assistant, repetiteur: Jocelyn Alizart; repetiteur: Joan Blakeney, repertory stage manager: Jukka Hirvonen. Musicians: violin solo: Ollitapio Lehtinen, cello solo: Veli-Pekka Bister. Dalila's aria "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" has been recorded by L'Orchestre de Paris, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, starring Jelena Obraztsova and Placido Domingo. Deutsche Grammofon 2740215. |
| Companies |
Finnish National Ballet |
| Dancers |
Sandell, Kimmo (1988) Hallberg, Ulrika (1988) Rastas, Jarmo: Monsieur Duval, Armand's father (1988) Puupponen, Jaana: Prudence Duvernoy, Marguerite's friend and confidante (1988) Hedman, Karl: Gaston, Armand's friend (1988) Järvinen, Jyrki: The Count, Marguerite's lover and supporter (1988) Saxholm, Maritta: Olympe, courtesan (1988) Väänänen, Tiina: Nanine, Marguerite's maid (1988) Tiitinen, Sakari: Olympe's lover (1988) Hänninen, Maija (1988) Kivelä, Sampo (1988) |