La traviata La traviata La traviata (, "The Fallen Woman") is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on "La Dame aux Camélias" (1852), a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas "fils". The opera was originally titled "Violetta", after the main character. It was first performed on 6 March 1853 at the La Fenice opera house in Venice. Piave and Verdi wanted to follow Dumas in giving the opera a contemporary setting, but the authorities at La Fenice insisted that it be set in the past, "c.
Camille (1921 film) It is presented as a bonus on the DVD copy of the 1936 version "Camille" with Greta Garbo. Camille (1921 film) Camille is a 1921 American silent drama film starring Alla Nazimova as Marguerite and Rudolph Valentino as her lover, Armand. It is based on the play adaptation "La Dame aux Camélias" ("The Lady of the Camellias") by Alexandre Dumas, "fils", which was first published in French as a novel in 1848 and as a play in 1852. "Camille" is one of numerous screen adaptations of Dumas, "fils" story. The film was set in 1920s Paris, whereas the original version