This is by far the best musical that I have ever heard. It tells the story of "Notre Dame de Paris" by Victor Hugo gradually is this brilliant work of literature absolutely fair. The music and songs are sometimes so moving, so captivating, so beautiful that you want to hear nothing else (I went there anyway so). But not only the music, the lyrics are extremely thoughtful, poetic, profound and moving. The musical with the ubiquitous topics such as "racial discrimination" dealing and this is cleverly introduced into the events in Paris in the fifteenth century also succeeded. The singers are, without exception, all great. Garou sings the hunchbacked bell-ringer Quasimodo with wonderfully smoky, gritty voice and with much feeling. The Claude Frollo of Daniel Lavoie overflowing with energy and passion about outright. You can almost feel the desperation of the tormented priest firsthand. Absolutely brilliant: Bruno Pelletier in the role of the poet Pierre Gringoire and cracked as brilliant Patrick Fiori is a proud Captain Phoebus. The Beggar King Clopin sings the Haitian Rocker Luck Mervil with splendid timbre. Particularly impressive: the "sans-papiers" song. The vote beautiful and absolutely erotic Esmeralda by Helene Segara finally is the jewel in the crown. And do not forget: The only seventeen years of Julie Zenatti in the role of small, spoiled girl Fleur de Lys. Overall a really great work on which also Musical despisers will have their joy. Only because of the high identification value (Have you ever been Quasimodo, Esmeralda, Gringoire, Phoebus or in bad case Claude Frollo? Even if you do not know it yourself. After listening you are there Certainly! ;-)). One could describe each piece as a highlight in itself, but nevertheless here the absolute highlights are summarized again: 1) "Le temps des cathédrales" (Gringoire) 2) "Les sans-papiers" (Clopin) 3) "Bohémienne" (Esmeralda) 4) "Ces diamants-la" (Phoebus / Fleur de Lys) 5) "La fête des fous" (Gringoire / La foule) 6) "L'enfant trouvé" (Quasimodo) 7) "La cour des miracles" (Clopin) 8) "déchiré" (Phoebus) 9) "Belle" (Quasimodo / Frollo / Phoebus) 10) "Ave Maria" (Esmeralda) 11) "Tu vas me détruire" (Frollo) 12) "Le Val d'amour" (Gringoire / Phoebus / La foule) 13) "Florence" (Gringoire / Frollo) 14) "Cloches" (Quasimodo) 15) "Le proces" + "La torture" (Frollo / Esmeralda) 16) "Etre et prêtre aimer une femme" (Frollo) 17) "La monture" (Fleur de Lys) 18) "Un matin tu dansais" (Frollo / Esmeralda) 19) "Liberes" (Clopin / Quasimodo / Gringoire) 20) "Lune" (Gringoire) 21) "Dieu que le monde est injuste" (Quasimodo) 22) "L'attaque" (Frollo / Phoebus / Clopin / Esmeralda / Gringoire) 23) "Danses mon Esmeralda" (Quasimodo)
