The Lady of the Camellias

Summary: 1964 BBC production of The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas.
Theatre play: The Lady of the Camellias [La Dame aux camélias] by Alexandre Dumas [more information]
Play synopsis: The story tells of ‘A fallen woman’s love for a young man of family, her noble renunciation of him, and the brief reunion which precedes her death from consumption’ (Radio Times, 6 February 1964, p. 35).
Production history: Dumas’ novel was published in 1848 and subsequently adapted for the stage. It premiered at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris in 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. In the English-speaking world, The Lady of the Camellias became known as Camille. (Adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_the_Camellias.)
Date of transmission: Wednesday 12 February 1964
Time: 9.25-10.50pm
Series: Festival
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Director

Rudolph Cartier

Producer

Peter Luke

Playwright

Alexandre Dumas

Adapted for Television by

Lucienne Hill

Music

Frédéric Chopin ('music by’)

Music

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) ('dances by’)

Music

Jacques Offenbach ('dances by’)

Designer

Barry Learoyd

Costume Supervisor

Maureen Heneghan

Make-up Supervisor

Rosemary Ross

Story Editor

Harry Moore

Cast

Title: Radio Times, 6 February 1964 (Magazine)
Linking notes: cover image; article with illustration, p. 35; listing, p. 37

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