| re: Do they ever change the key for replacement actors? |
| Posted by: jo 11:56 am EST 11/13/22 |
| In reply to: Do they ever change the key for replacement actors? - bobby2 05:25 am EST 11/13/22 |
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When Les Miserables was originally presented in tableaux form in Paris in 1980, 5 years before the English version in London opened, the role of Valjean was originally written for a baritone. Presumably, a baritone voice seemed more apt for the role of a hardened convict of those times? . It was also sung by a French baritone performer.
However when the English version was being adapted for the stage, Trevor Nunn was finding it difficult to cast the role, physically and musically. It was Tim Rice who suggested the name of Canadian tenor Colm Wilkinson. He fitted the role physically-speaking and they also decided to transpose the whole score intended for Valjean to suit Colm's golden tenor voice. Bring Him Home was originally written for Colm for this production. |
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