Les Misérables - The Australia Day Concert (January 26, 1989)
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- "Les Misérables"
The Australia Day Concert
Sydney's Domain Park - January 26, 1989
Starring: Normie Rowe (Jean Valjean), John Diedrich (Javert), Debbie Byrne (Fantine), Anthony Warlow (Enjolras), Peter Cousens (Marius), William Zappa & Robyn Arthur (Thénardiers), Sylvie Paladino (Eponine), Marina Prior (Cosette)
Edited and remastered by me.
This was one of the earliest (if not the earliest) concert stagings of Les Mis. It was performed outdoors as part of the Australia Day celebrations in Sydney's Domain Park, and remains to date the largest concert production, having attracted an audience of approximately 125,000. It contains several principle members of the original Australian company (Normie, Byrne, Warlow, Marina, and Robyn). Its a fantastic production worth watching. Enjoy!
after watching 4 les miserables concerts in a day i can say with all my heart that anthony warlow's enjolras is THE best one. not that i didnt think that before but oh my god no one ever has played this role as passionately and dedicatedly as he did
Aaron Tveit is by far the best Enjolras.
@@rthrlylaaron is great but not as great as anthony imo
@@rthrlyl the best enjolras is the one from shoujo cosette
Debra Byrne as Fantine is legendary. Her acting takes on a whole new level of this character.
Probably one of the best casts ever of Les Mis.
Happy 60th Birthday to Anthony Warlow The Role of Enjolras
i never thought there’d be a les mis cast that has no actors that seem off. this is the dream cast in my opinion. sorry 10th anniversary, lea salonga, and philip quast!
I’m OBSESSED with this valjean
His Bring Him Home was flawless
Omg Ive been looking for this for years and years! John Diedrich as Javert is absolutely terrifying in this one! Love it
I am not gonna lie. Really weird seeing the chain gang actors singing in their students' costumes
Since they lack of casts, the students took over the missing roles (i.e., Convicts, Bishop Myriel, Policemen, Workers, National Guard Leader)
@@EarlFausto_Officialwell they do that quite a bit in the modern stagings too.
In all productions it's an ensemble cast. I don't remember the breakdown but some actors played several parts. The chain gang was made up of thenardier and his gang I think. I believe the bishop was also one of the students, can't remember which ones. The only ones I know for sure are enjolras, marius and grantaire
I remember that night!
An excellent production of a show I've seen I believe 38 times on Broadway, on the American national tour, in Paris and, especially, in August of 1988, in London with Aussie Laura Hamilton as understudy Eponine. She was great, as she is here on this video, reminiscent of the original and best Eponine, Frances Ruffele. That's Laura, and not Sylvie Paladino as Eponine. Thanks very much for posting... I will never grow weary of hearing and and seeing Les Mis.
MiserablesMoments just about to go to bed when your message popped in. After seeing Les Mis with Laura as Eponine in London during the first week of an 11-week backpacking trip around Europe, I went into deep withdrawal ‘cause I couldn’t find the soundtrack to hear as I traveled. As soon as I got home to Connecticut, I booked Broadway tix for the following spring (earliest I could get)... from then on, it was nearly every year and often two or three times a year, mostly in NYC, also in Paris in October ‘91, through the several revivals and often the national touring company. I miss it dearly now and hope it’ll be back again fairly soon.
Guessing you’re Aussie? I have hundreds of Australian relatives, many in or near Melbourne (eight of my Mom’s Mom’s Irish siblings emigrated to Australia in the early 20th century). So, how many times have you seen Les Mis and is it touring now there?
Anthony Warlow! The only other person to come close to him as Enjolras for me is Ramin Karimloo, but hearing him again here, it’s still Warlow. And his version of “This is the Moment” is my single favorite showtune.
Ramin Karimloo sucks hardcore. Warlow's superior is Mchael Maguire.
Aaron Tveit is by far the best Enjolras.
Starring: Normie Rowe (Jean Valjean), John Diedrich (Javert), Debbie Byrne (Fantine), Anthony Warlow (Enjolras), Peter Cousens (Marius), William Zappa & Robyn Arthur (Thénardiers), Laura Hamilton (Eponine), Marina Prior (Cosette) Neil Melville (Grantaire)
Pretty sure Eponine is Laura Hamilton, it's definitely not Silvie.
@@danny10086 OK I think that was a mistake
OH GOD, THIS ENJOLRAS,,,, OH,,,, I'M JUST IN LOVE GOOOOD HE IS IDEAL OH LORD AH.
This Enjolras?!?! It's ANTHONY WARLOW! But agreed, he's the best
@@justess797 yes, I know! He became my favorite actor. Really, I'm very excited every time I hear his voice.
@@y88yt56rff he ruined Enjolras for me! I almost cant listen to anyone else in the role
@@justess797 haha, me too XD
And the same situation with Jekyll/Hyde...
Holy shit that’s Anthony warlow!
Best phantom of the opera next to John Owen jones
The original Jekyll and Hyde
My god it’s him I just saw the cast in the info
Holy shit I’m excited for his part!!!!!
Damn, this is cut to ribbons. Normie Rowe and Anthony Warlow are spectacular though. John Deidrich is fantastic too, but they went a bit far with his makeup. Dude looks like Dracula 😂
Yeah I can never tell in these ones if it’s the old videos or they just went overboard on makeup-
@@cooper6381 Performing in a park in front of 125,000 people -- not surprising the make-up needed to be exaggerated. I'd forgotten about the fireworks!
Great Australian Talent. Looked for this a long time.
This is maybe the best version of Confrontation I have ever seen.
Shame Valjean flubbed the lyrics.
I've Didn't Know Cameron Mackintosh's Les Miserables The Musical Did Go To Australia. Thanks Mate. X
THE greatest musical ever! I can't stop listening to this music all the time. And this performance is top notch, as could be expected due to the extreme high standards Cameron Macingtosh sets to everyone who is allowd to perform this master piece.
I have versions in a lot of languages here at home (Dutch, Flemish, English, German, French, Japanese, Chinese, Czech, ...) and in each and every language the emotions you experience when hearing this music is the same!
tysm for this!!! happy aussie here :D
I need my Philip Quast, sorry but his *Stars* is the best of all ... ✨✨✨
100%
Unfortunately Philip Quast, the original Australian Javert, had left the role, just prior to this concert version, as had Simon Burke (Marius) and Jodie Gillies (Eponine)
Valjean reminds me of “Who Rang That Bell???!!!!” From wizard of Oz
This is so old! 😲😲😲😲
Wow, you did it good job with the vhs audio
picture quality is very poor but you cannot criticize the music which is fabulous as always
Is it the quality of the image, or is Javert's makeup a bit odd?
It is a bit of both maybe. But word for word I have always thought that John Diedrich was hands down the best Javert I have ever heard. The way that he makes his voice just drip malevolence was perfect!
Maquillage
Magnificent
Debra Byrne the best Fantine ever...
"4 річчя"
Who's the MD ?? I was doing 42nd street after a few years in Les Miz and I don't recognize this person. An English import ?
Bob Billig
i wish anthony was in the dream cast concert instead of michael maguire tbh.
God it's weird seeing Anthony Warlow with hair. It's unnatural. Also who was that as Gavroche?! He was great!
Brian Rooney
Don't people use an American accent for Australian productions of Broadway musicals?
No, because this is not a Broadway musical. It originated in the West End and is performed in this clip in Australia. Not sure why, how, or where Broadway and America would come into it. Furthermore, it's set in France, making American accents completely inappropriate and the English accents the best compromise for an audience not used to hearing French accents constantly.
@@beethockmtee8565 Having seen Les Miz all over the world, hearing it sung in American accents actually sounds weird to my ears, especially the American pronunciations of words like "past" and "fast" in "At the End of the Day", and changing lyrics like "sitting flat on your bum doesn't buy any bread" to "sitting flat on your ass".
Of course, the story of Les Miz is universal and - being set in France - there's no logical reason it should be sung with British accents in America. (Or with American accents in Australia of course, which is your point.)
Wondering if anyone knows the meaning of "laziness". Just Butchered the hell out of this. "Once upon a time, the end." Either do, or do not but don't half ass it. Also, it would be nice if people would have sung, but for whatever reason thought growling like a dog was appropriate. Either people are getting stupider, or people just don't care anymore.
This is from 1989, so not sure where the "people are getting stupider" comment comes from. Originally, this show was performed as a rock opera, even the original French production from the 1980s sounds much more rough, raw and growly than the current productions. And yes, this is a completely valid style of singing, everything else is purely subjective. While I do agree that the show was needlessly shortened & corners were majorly cut for this concert, it's still a pretty cool thing to exist and a very rare recording.