巴黎交际花薇奥莉塔因喜欢佩戴茶花，得名“茶花女”。她名噪一时，美貌出众，虽过着骄奢的生活，却并无追求名利的心。一次偶然机会，她结识了年轻的阿尔弗莱德并被打动。为此她毅然放弃浮华的巴黎社交圈。但阿尔弗莱德的父亲阿芒出现并坚决地恳求她离开自己的儿子，薇奥莉塔为了爱人的前途及声誉，忍痛答应，无奈回到巴黎重操旧业。阿尔弗莱德不知内情，盛怒中当众羞辱了薇奥莉塔，使得原本患有肺痨的她大受打击、生命垂危。至此，阿芒才将实情告诉儿子，但为时已晚，薇奥莉塔孤独得离开了人世。

The famous courtesan Violetta loves wearing camellias, which earns her the nickname“Lady of the Camellias”. A chance meeting with young Alfredo changes her life.She falls in love with him and leaves the luxurious Paris social circles. However, Alfredo's father comes to stop their love. Under his father's begging, for her lover's future and his family's reputation, Violetta chooses to give up with great agony and returns to her previous life in Paris. Alfredo, who doesn't know the truth, shames her in public. Violetta has got tuberculosis and now her illness is getting worse. Alfredo's father can't bear the upset of his inner heart and at last tells his son the truth. But it's too late, Violetta has left the world lonely.