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Lea Salonga – On My Own (At Lytham Festival 2017)

I DREAMED A DREAM / LES MISERABLES (Lea Salonga live at The Venue)

The Venue, Hammond, Indiana. March 19, 2011. It is such a privilege to watch this performance live. Lea Salonga’s take on Fantine definitely added depth to the character of Victor Hugo’s classic turned Broadway phenomenon Les Miserables. Her interpretation of this song is so complex, it evokes anger, pain, despair, love, nostalgia and misery. Yaiks. When you close your eyes and just listen to the crisp tone of her voice, it sounds like you are transported right at the scene. I have been watching her performance of this song on the Les Miz stage, but even without all the costume and set, her delivery is definitely genius. Having been Marius in a production of this musical in the Philippines, I just fell in love with lea’s voice even more.

And of course “I dreamed a dream” is one of those smash hits of Les Mis which makes Les Mis Les Mis – incredibly! 😉

Lea Salonga – The Movie In My Mind / Last Night of the World (with Jon Lee) at Lytham Festival 2017

Great performance and a good reason to watch the show again – perhaps at the Broadway?

“The Movie In My Mind” Music Video – Eva Noblezada and Rachelle Ann Go

Miss Saigon stars Eva Noblezada and Rachelle Ann Go perform this exclusive, reimagined version of “The Movie in My Mind.”

Miss Saigon ist ein Musical von Alain Boublil und Claude-Michel Schönberg (die Schöpfer des Blockbuster-Musicals Les Miserables nach dem Roman von Victor Hugo), das auch als Puccinis Madame Butterfly für Arme bezeichnet werden könnte. Dabei beruhen beide auf der Novelle “Madame Chrysanthemum” von Pierre Loti und nicht etwa Miss Saigon auf Madame Butterfly.

Miss Saigon ist niemals so erfolgreich gewesen wie Les Miserables, aber dennoch sind es bleibende Erinnerungen an die Aufführung am Broadway oder die deutsche Version in Stuttgart.