The plummeting temperature can't resist the enthusiasm and expectation of Shanghai audiences for "Les Miserables". Last night, "Les Misérables - French Drama Version" appeared on the stage of Shanghai Culture Square again after five years. The majestic stage language and the classic melody that have been sung for a long time have brought a shocking stage performance to the audience.
In the world of ** dramas, "Les Miserables" has an unshakable lofty status. **Since its world premiere at the Palais des Métiers de l'Éterres in Paris in 1980, Les Misérables has been performed in 44 countries, translated into 22 languages and attended by more than 70 million viewers.
In 2018, "Les Misérables - French Drama Version" was performed in China for the first time as a performance for the 7th anniversary celebration of Shanghai Culture Square. Producer Philip Baru was impressed by the sold-out scene: "In 2018, we came to Shanghai Culture Square for the first time, and you brought us unimaginable warmth and welcome. It's been a long five years since I saw you!”
It has always been Philip Barru's dream to make a different version of Les Misérables. Different from the drama version, the drama version will delete some cutscenes that state the plot in the drama "Les Miserables", which highlights the integrity of the track as a song form and gives the live orchestra more time to perform.
The "Les Misérables - French **Drama Version**Meeting" specially invited the internationally renowned conductor Björn Dobra to play the baton of the well-known Shanghai orchestra - Shanze Orchestra, and selected ** actors who are proficient in bel canto singing, Xavier Mogondevy, the actor of "Jean Agen", Michael Alcamilla, the actor of "Anjola", and many other powerful singers who previously participated in the performance in 2018 all returned, bringing an extremely pleasant and shocking vocal presentation.
In addition, the actors sang with makeup and integrated into the dramatic performances, which also made the audience more involved in the play. According to related reports, the performance specially hired a costume designer who focused on the costumes of the Second French Empire, and tailored all the costumes for different scenes for all the actors, aiming to restore the era style of France in the 19th century from the details. There is also a styling team on the scene to change the makeup and hair color of the actors at any time according to the development of the plot.
As the second work of the 2023 Shanghai Culture Square year-end performance season, "Les Misérables - French Drama Version" will be performed for 13 consecutive performances, reproducing the original classic of "French Great Compassion" that once bloomed in Paris. At the same time, in response to such popular performances, Shanghai Culture Square responded to the deployment of the General Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on regulating market order, increasing the crackdown on illegal ticket hoarding and scalping on "scalpers" and third-party platforms. One ticket and one card for admission to the performance: the audience must hold the original valid ID card bound to the performance ticket, and the experience ticket equipment can only enter the venue.
Author: Shanghai Huangpu.
Editor: Zhou Chen Responsible Editor: Su Zhan.
*: Shanghai Huangpu.