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.
La Dame aux poupées La Dame aux poupées La Dame aux poupées (English release title: "The Doll Lady") is a 1996 documentary film by Quebec film director and producer Denys Desjardins. Offering a candid glimpse into her reality, a tailored universe she shares with over 400 dolls displayed in her two-story cottage, to know Mrs. Boudreault is to know her dolls. Her "children" give her free rein to dream and explore her fantasies, a gift some of her entourage liken to a folly. Unwilling to abandon a world that brings her joy in her last days, the key to Mrs. Boudreault’s own history lies