Notre Dame De Paris

“Notre Dame de Paris” is a French-Canadian musical which debuted on 16 September 1998 in Paris. It is based upon the novel Notre Dame de Paris by the French novelist Victor Hugo. The music was composed by Richard Cocciante and the lyrics are by Luc Plamondon. Since its debut, it has played in many towns and cities across France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada. A shorter version in English has played since 2000 in Las Vegas (USA) and an English version (available on CD) has been performed in London where it has had some success. It has also been translated into Italian, Russian, Catalan and an amateur production in Belarusian. It has also been translated independently into (but never performed in) Swedish and Armenian. “Notre Dame de Paris”, according to the Guinness Book of Records, had the most successful first year of any musical ever. The musical takes from the book mainly the love and tragedy that befalls the intriguing Esmeralda and the repression that the guards impose on the "cour des miracles." Original Cast * Hélène Ségara : Esmeralda * Daniel Lavoie : Frollo * Bruno Pelletier : Gringoire * Garou : Quasimodo * Patrick Fiori : Phœbus * Luck Mervil : Clopin * Julie Zenatti : Fleur-de-Lys