La Esmeralda

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La Esmeralda is a 19th-century classical ballet, inspired by Victor Hugo’s novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame," renowned for its dramatic storytelling and virtuosic choreography.

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La Esmeralda canonical 3

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instanceOf classical ballet
romantic-era ballet
adaptationOf Notre-Dame de Paris (novel)
artForm ballet
balletTradition romantic ballet tradition
balletType full-length ballet
basedOn The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
basedOnWorkBy Victor Hugo
characterOrigin Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
linked to: Esmeralda
choreographer Jules Perrot
composer Cesare Pugni
countryOfOrigin France
genre dramatic ballet
narrative ballet
hasCharacterRole title role of Esmeralda
hasProp tambourine
historicalEra 19th century
influenced later 19th-century narrative ballets
inspiredBy Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
language French
librettist Jules Perrot
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges
mainCharacter Claude Frollo
Esmeralda
Gringoire
Phoebus
Quasimodo
musicalStyle romantic ballet score
notableFeature character-driven pantomime
dramatic storytelling
virtuosic choreography
notableVariation Diana and Acteon pas de deux
La Esmeralda pas de six
Tambourine variation
originalBalletCompany Paris Opera Ballet
originalTitleLanguage French
premiereCity Paris
premiereDate 1844
premiereLocation Paris
premiereTheatre Théâtre de l’Académie Royale de Musique
settingPeriod 15th century
settingPlace Paris
structure three acts
subjectMatter gypsy dancer Esmeralda and the cathedral of Notre-Dame
theme jealousy
love
social injustice
tragedy

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Marius Petipa notableWork La Esmeralda
Cesare Pugni notableWork La Esmeralda
Jules Perrot notableWork La Esmeralda