La Esmeralda is a ballet in three acts and five scenes, inspired by the 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, a gypsy
Pierre Gringoire, a poor poet
Claude Frollo, the Archdeacon of Notre-Dame de Paris
Quasimodo, bell-ringer of Notre-Dame de Paris
Phoebus de Chateaupers, Captain of the Royal Archers
Fleur de Lys, Phoebus's fiancee
Aloise de Gondelaurier, Fleur's mother
Diana, companion to Fleur de Lys