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Esmeralda (French: [ɛs.me.ʁɑl.da]), born Agnès, is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris).She is a French Roma girl (near the end of the book, it is revealed that her biological mother was a French woman).
In the novel, Quasimodo symbolically shows Esmeralda the difference between himself and the handsome yet self-centered Captain Phoebus, with whom the girl has become infatuated. He places two vases in her room: one is a beautiful crystal vase, yet broken and filled with dry, withered flowers; the other a humble pot, yet filled with beautiful ...
Esmeralda (French: Esméralda) is a 1905 French short silent film based on the 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame written by Victor Hugo. It was directed by Alice Guy-Blaché and Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset. There are two characters in the film, Esmeralda (Denise Becker) and Quasimodo (Henry Vorins).
Miss Esmeralda is a Victorian burlesque, in two acts, with music by Meyer Lutz and Robert Martin and a libretto by Fred Leslie, under his pseudonym "A. C. Torr", and Horace Mills. It is based on Victor Hugo 's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame .
When Dennis and Quasimodo began to search for Quasimodo's parents, Esmeralda and her family came to the cathedral to say goodbye. 3: The Carnival of Fools: On the Carnival of Fools, a suspiciously-looking buffoon Jester wins the opportunity to perform in front of the King. Esmeralda decides to discover Jester's real intentions. 4: The Star Master
La Esmeralda is a ballet in three acts and five scenes, inspired by the 1831 novel Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo, originally choreographed by Jules Perrot to music by Cesare Pugni, with sets by William Grieve and costumes by Mme. Copère.
Esmeralda was Thomas's first opera to receive a full staging. He dedicated it to Pauline Viardot. [1] It was commissioned by the Carl Rosa Opera Company following a very successful performance of excerpts from his opera The Light of the Harem in 1879 at the Royal Academy of Music where he was a student at the time. [2]
Esmeralda is an 1856 grand opera in four acts with a score by the Italian composer Vincenzo Battista. With a libretto in English by Charles Jefferys , [ 1 ] it was based on Battista's Italian version Ermelinda (1851), [ 2 ] which in turn was based on Hugo 's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame .