Admin What is Les Miserables classified as?
Les Misérables
| Jean Valjean as Monsieur Madeleine, illustration by Gustave Brion. | |
|---|---|
| Author | Victor Hugo |
| Country | first published in Belgium, when author was in self-imposed exile in Guernsey |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Epic novel, Historical fiction, Tragedy |
Who composed the music for Les Miserables?
Claude-Michel Schönberg
John Cameron
Les Misérables/Composers
Is there a stage recording of Les Mis?
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert is a 2019 British live stage recording of the 1980 musical Les Misérables, itself an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel, filmed at the Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End on 2 December 2019, and broadcast live to UK and Irish cinemas.
What is the main song in Les Miserables?
On My Own
“On My Own” is a solo from the 1980 musical Les Misérables for the part of Éponine. Beginning in the key of D major, modulating to Bb major, then ending in F major, this is the most important song for the role of Éponine.
Who is the narrator of Les Miserables?
Third-Person Omniscient Myriel, no one could vouch for it” (1.1. 1.8). As the novel carries on, though, Hugo starts diving in and out of character’s minds like a dolphin playing in the ocean.
What is the difference between Les Mis the staged concert?
The concert version, which is basically a shortened musical without the stage sets is being brought back so that the recently refurbished Sondheim Theatre (nee Queen’s Theatre) can reopen with half the normal audience in a socially distanced manner.
How long is Les Mis the staged concert?
2h 25m
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert/Running time
Who sings Empty Chairs at Empty Tables?
Eddie Redmayne
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables/Artists