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Post by ncbears on Oct 17, 2023 14:07:57 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 17, 2023 16:21:47 GMT
I love the original album. So very French!
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Post by Courfeyrac on Nov 1, 2023 11:40:15 GMT
Managed to get my ticket booked for this - really looking forward to seeing a French production.
Funnily enough, it was significantly cheaper than getting a comparable ticket to the West End production (66€ for 3rd row stalls compared to £99).
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Post by sf on Nov 2, 2023 1:30:45 GMT
If it includes 'Mon Histoire' - 'On My Own' - it's not a staging of the original concept album. On the original concept album that melody is used for a song called 'L'air de la misère', and it's sung by Fantine.
The Cameron Mackintosh/Trevor Nunn/John Caird version of the show was translated back into French for runs in Montreal and Paris in 1990-91 (I saw it in Paris). There's a cast album, but it's been out of print for a very long time - pity, because it's one of the very best recordings of the show, with a spectacular cast.
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Post by kyvai on Mar 3, 2024 14:34:13 GMT
I'm definitely planning on making a trip to see this - the website is here www.chatelet.com/en/programmation/24-25/les-miserables/ and it's described as "a new production in French" and says that Alan Boubil has reworked the libretto. I've been listening to the 1991 French album recently and it's quite fun (and good for improving my French comprehension!) to listen to how they translated the English show back into French. |
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Post by fiyero on Mar 8, 2024 12:40:49 GMT
I hate that I am in Paris in September and January and this is on in the middle!
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Post by christya on Mar 8, 2024 17:07:29 GMT
Couldn’t resist booking this one - been too long since I was in Paris anyway!
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