The last musical to be staged this year in Singapore, Notre Dame de Paris was a good curtain closer for this genre. Based on the story of Hunchback of Notre Dame, this musical is more a Cirque-du-Soleil type of performance - good choreography, nice melodies, good singing and of course good acrobatic performances. The storyline takes a backseat as the creative must have assumed that the audience know the story well.
What I enjoyed about this production was the quality of singing. The producers have selected performers who were in the rock genre and these singers delivered a song that were different from a typical musical performance. Matt Laurent (right), a recording artist with 3 solo albums, played and sang the role of Quasimodo
with emotion. Alessandra Ferrari, who started her career in a rock band, played Esmeralda and had a few good numbers in the second half.
And of course Robert Marien as the priest Frollo was a joy to listen to. Robert Marian has played Jean Valjean in Les Miserables. Listened to his singing on youtube. Other notable cast include Richard Charest as Gringoire, Alberto Mangia Vinci as Phoebus, Ian Carlye as Clopin and Elicia McKenzie as Fleur-de-Lys.
Another highlight of the show would be the acrobatic and dance movements. They were beautifully choreographed by Martino Muller.
Overall this is a good production. I enjoyed it more for the cast and the choreography of the scene. The script could be stronger, and hopefully there were less technical faults in subsequent performances. Recommended.
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Notre Dame de Paris
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