Helene Segara as Esmeralda in the Prison dress design Fred Sathal Notre Dame de Paris
Here an idea for the lady who loves Notre Dame de Paris and wants to combine it into a ghoulish Halloween Costume.
Make the white dress she wears in the second act. I would suggest Butterick 5710
Then buy a fake noose
Varations – You could get a plain white chemise
The Undead Notre Dame de Paris Esmeralda is a costume I would make for Halloween.
Estro Comtumi Esmeralda Notre Dame de Paris Costume
Here is an Italian site of unofficial Notre Dame costume, http://www.estrocostumi.com/estro/musical/notre-dame/
A new picture from Lacombe’s second book of his graphic novel version of Notre Dame de Paris. It’s very pretty.
Lacombe’s Esmeralda Notre Dame de Paris
It’s a lovely rendition and the video takes more straight forward approach to the visuals than the Arena version where is lost in an labyrinth.
This song is on Dion’s All The Way…A Decade of Song
Romeo et Juliette 2012 Japan Tour promotion
The very Popular French Musical Romeo et Juliette is touring is Japan. And guess which two Notre Dame de Paris alumni are in it? The answer is Cyril Niccolai and Candice Parise.
Cyril Niccolai as Romeo
Niccolai who is playing Romeo played Gringoire in the 2001 Morgdor cast. He has also been Benvolio in a previous Romeo et Juliette cast.
Candice Parise
Parise who played Esmeralda in the 2011-2012 Asian Tour cast is the understudy for Juliette. Juliette is played by Joy Esther who was married to Damien Sargue who played Romeo in the original cast and also was the understudy for Gringoire and Phoebus in the original cast of Notre Dame de Paris.
Takarazuka version Romeo et Juliette
Also this isn’t the first the version of Romeo et Juliette has been performed in Japan. The did a 2010 version and The world famous Takarazuka troupe did a version of it. The Takarazua is an all female musical troupe. It probadly won’t happen but I can’t help but to hope that they will perform a version of Notre Dame de Paris.
Helene Segara performing Bohemienne as Esmeralda Notre Dame de Paris
Do you remember those Facbook games where you had to pick an artist and using their song titles you had to answer questions. Well I found an old file of one of those that I did using songs from Notre Dame de Paris.
Pick Your Artist: NDdP
Are you a boy or a girl:
Ou est-elle? ( where is she)
Describe yourself:
Bohemienne
How do you feel:
a boire ( a drink)
Describe where you currently live:
ma maison c’est ta maison
If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
Florence
Your favorite form of transportation:
les oiseaux qu’on met en cage
Your best friend is:
le pape des fous
What’s the weather like:
Tu vas me detruire
Your favorite time of day:
un matin tu dansais
If your life was a tv show, what would it be called:
le Proces
What is life to you:
Le fete des fous
Your last relationship was:
La torture
Your current relationship:
Liberes
Your biggest fear:
Fatalite
What is the best advice you have to give:
Dieu que le monde est injuste
If you could change your name, you would change it to:
Belle
How I would like to die:
Dechire
My soul’s present condition:
Anarkia
My motto:
Vivre
So questions work better than others
Victor Hugo
Portrait of Adele Hugo by Gemaelde von Louis Boulanger
Victor Hugo married the girl next door, Adèle Foucher. Hugo’s mother, Sophie, was against the match but after her death he married Adèle on October 14 1822. They had five children together. In 1830, after their youngest daughter (named Adèle ) was born the elder Adèle told Hugo that she didn’t want anymore children which was code for no more sex. Both Hugo and the Adèle took lovers. However it was the expulsion from Adèle bed’s that was the inspiration for Phoebus‘ tragic fate of getting married Notre Dame de Paris.
Further Reading
– Victor Hugo: A Biography
– Love Letters of Great Men: The Collection of Love Letters Drawn from by Carrie Bradshaw in “Sex in the City”
– Hugo: The Strange Life and Visions of Victor Hugo
This is a Music Video of Tina Arena singing “Live from the One I Love.” Which is the English version of Vivre. Arena played Esmeralda in the first London cast. This video reminds me so much of Jim Henson’s 1986 movie The Labyrinth
However this may have be a connect to Notre Dame de Chartes which has a Labyrinth and Chartes is considered the Seat of Mary, as it’s believed that her veil is housed there. Also all the water imagery relates to Mary too.
Or it could that a labyrinth stands for the singer being trapped and lost without it being a apparent that the song is from a musical.
For the most the video is kind of cheesy with its blues tones, CGs, weird overlays, weird cross fades and odd costumes. However despite the clunky lyrics, Arena sounds great.
Shirel as Esmeralda in the Red with Laurent Ban as Phoesbus Notre Dame de Paris 2001 French Cast
Answer Laurent Ban. Ban played Phoebus in 2001 Morgdor Cast, 2005 Asian tour cast and in the 2005 cast in France. He also dubbed the Phantom in the 2004 movie version of the Phantom of the Opera in Frnech.
Laurent Ban singing Dechire in a 2005 performance of Notre Dame de Paris
Bonus – Cecilia Cara dubbed Christine Daae in french and she played Juliette along side Damien Sargue in Romeo et Juliette. Sargue was an understudy in the original cast for Gringoire and Pheobus
