The Lady of the Camellias (French: La Dame aux cameacute;lias) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas; fils; first published in 1848; and subsequently adapted for the stage. The Lady of the Camellias premiered at the Theacute;acirc;tre 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 Valeacute;ry. In the English-speaking world; The Lady of the Camellias became known as Camille and 16 versions have been performed at Broadway theatres alone. The title character is Marguerite Gautier; who is based on Marie Duplessis; the real-life lover of author Dumas; fils.
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