![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Quast and Lewis are both very capable singers. Norman Lewis (2010) had sung in a wide variety of musicals for nearly 20 years. Philip Quast (1995) won several awards over his long stage career, He is best known for playing Javert, and his long hair and sideburns resemble Hugo's character. Some make-up would have obscured this age discrepancy. He was 37 when this concert was recorded-roughly 20 years younger than Valjean in his final years. Boe had once trained for the opera, and it shows. Alfie Boe (2010) tends to sing with more power than Wilkinson. He has a powerful voice, but does not always employ it his performance emphasizes emotional expression. VALJEANĬolm Wilkinson (1995) is an award-winning singer, the original and, some think, the best Valjean. In general, they are equally good in casual listening, you may not be able to tell one from the other. Whether this was less than a Dream Cast is a matter of opinion. Some of the 2010 cast (Samantha Barks, Earl Carpenter, Katie Hall, and Norman Lewis) were drawn from contemporary London productions others had other significant singing experience. The 1995 concert featured a "Dream Cast"-most of whom had performed in the London or Broadway versions, and they include some of the most highly regarded singers associated with Les Miserables. This review compares the 10th (1995) and 25th (2010) anniversary concerts. There are many recorded versions of Les Miserables. ![]()
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