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19:00 | Notre-Dame de Paris |
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 The musical “Notre-Dame de Paris” will be for the first time performed in Russia in the original. From October 16 to 21, 2019 you will have the unique opportunity to hear “Belle”, “Danse mon Esmeralda”, “Le temps des cathedrals” and other famous pieces in French. Notre-Dame de Paris is a legendary French-Canadian musical by Riccardo Cocciante and Luc Plamondon based on Victor Hugo’s novel “Notre-Dame de Paris” (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). The musical premiered in Paris in 1998. Soon after that more 12 million people from all over the world had the opportunity to see it too. During 20 years of the musical existence, more than 11 million CDs and DVDs have been sold and more than 4000 shows staged. The musical has been on in 9 languages including Russian. The legendary “Belle” has been called the best XX century French song and the best song of the decade in Russia. The original Notre-Dame musical uses about 200 tons of stage decorations that are transferred by seven mega trailers. World’s best actors and dancers were selected for the occasion. Esmeralda is portrayed by Lebanese Hiba Tawaji. The French “Voice” finalist has already released two albums that gained immediate fame. Quasimodo is portrayed by Angelo Del Vecchio who has played the role of Hunchback in the English and Italian versions before. Frollo is portrayed by legendary Daniel Lavoie. The Canadian was the first one to play this part. Gilles Maheu is the stage producer and choreographer of the new version of the musical.
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