I feel so sorry for this dude! He is deeply in love and is asking for love or rather, is asking the possibility to love even without being loved back! I guess he deserve to be loved he is ready to follow her to hell, what do you girls want?
I guess you all will say, that i'm wrong, but i think, that russian Frollo is better than franch. There are more passion and suffering in russian Frollo, and it looks more believable.
J'ai trop mal pour Frollo... "Je ne demandais rien d'un instant de bonheur" ... C'est vraiment horrible ! J'en viendrais presque à haïr Esmeralda de la façon dont elle le repousse et l'insulte !
If somebody is inexpressive in original cast, I would say it's Helene as Esmeralda, especially comparing to Julie Zenatti - passion in her voice and moves makes me thrill.
0:53 is my favorite - how gorgeous. Does anyone know an English or just translated version of this whole musical that I can watch? :( I REAALLY want to watch it all!
French version is best. Italian Frollo is way too over the top for me. Lavoie...you can see the pain on his face, hear it in his voice, see it in his movements. He doesn't need to make it over the top for people to understand how Frollo's feeling.
@GaelicFreak Have you read the book? I did and I can say that Matteucci is the perfect Frollo ever!
That's because is really broke from love and hate.
The expressions on his face, the mad love in his eyes, the cruel, imploring desparation in his voice... everything in Hugo's Frollo you can find in Matteucci's interpretation.
@DianaPhotoArt C'est ton avis, mais comme je l'ai déjà dit c'est la première version, donc entre temps les années sont passées et la comédie musicale a eu le temps d'être retravaillée.Lola est talentueuse mais ne correspond pas à l'Esmeralda de Victor Hugo (physiquement). Pour moi je reste fidèle à la première version qui est française !ça ne m'empêche pas d'aimer les autres versions.Tina Arena joue bien Esmeralda, elle est talentueuse aussi et sa voix est magnifique, pourtant Noa est Esmeralda
@DianaPhotoArt Laissez les autres choisir la version qu'ils aiment, merci. On peut avoir une préférence mais pas au point de copier le livre, Luc a dit qu'il s'est inspirée et pas une copie du livre !!!
@DianaPhotoArt Quoto in pieno: chi ha letto il romanzo non può che "preferire" (tra virgolette, perché ciascuno si sceglie da solo ciò che gli piace) Vittorio Matteucci. Lavoie è un bravissimo cantante, ma Matteucci è un grande attore.
@RoseOfTransylvania absolutely not! The Italian version is better. I think cause the singer/actors are better, more expressive and passionate! Lola is best Esmeralda ever, really scared and angry, and Vittorio is the best Frollo ever, desperate, mad for love and passionate!!! LOVE THEM!!!
This bit, with the preceding visit, is my favourite of the whole show. Oh, la voix de Lavoie--vorrei annegare nella sua voce. One thing--he begs for a moment of HAPPINESS (bonheur), not "pleasure" (plaisir). Makes it even more pathetic and touching.
@ninetyweeks I also love this scene. However Frolo also says "c'est la tombe ou mon lit" (it's the tomb or my bed), makes it clear in what he is interested.... I think they just used "bonheur" instead of "plaisir" for the rhyme with "oiseau de malheur" but they are pretty much synonyms to me.
True, but nooooo... I want my Romantic!Frollo. :) Rationalisation: he doesn't DARE ask, expect, anything more than "un instant" (one fling, one encounter etc.) And how did he know once would be enough? ;)
@ninetyweeks Ahah ! Sorry to ruin your Frolo ^^. And I think he only asks for "un instant" because 1) he's a priest he is not suppose to touch women at all 2) You can see Esmeralda reaction to his proposition, can you imagine if he had ask for more ?
I love how at 2:30 Frollo touches his chest with his hands in the same spot where Esmeralda pushed him. It's like even though she's telling him that she'd rather die than be with him, amidst his anguish, he's still reveling with joy in the sheer fact that she touched him. It's such a subtle detail and can be easily overlooked, but it's small things like that which make this performance so ALIVE. It's beautiful, and moreover, it's something that book Frollo would have done. Just terrific!
i think lavoie is awesome.. and i love this song too.. what id love to see is a duet of him and esmeralda, but a different song hehe :)) where they would be happy together hehe:))))
Frollo, ce personnage est juste magnifique. C'est vraiment l'image d'un amour impssible. L'intérprétation de Daniel Lavoie est fantastique, ne serait-ce que de part ces mimiques, c'est vraiment parfait ! On comprend ce qu'il peut vivir, et d'ailleurs par ce compromis qu'il lui fait, on voit tout de suite que son amour est plus fort que lui. BRAVO.
Am I only one that actually feels sorry for Frollo (his character)....? It must be horrible to fall in love when it's forbidden (even nowdays).
I LOVE the people who play the roles, they really give it all and feel the emotions of charaters. Lavoie actually can show every feeling of love,lust,anger,hatred and holding back with his voice, face and hands. Thank you, for making such an amazing musical to LIVE!
@TakeADriftWhitMe I don't feel sorry for him. Because regardless of his position, he should know better - especially being a man of God. He knows murder, rape, false accusation is wrong - but he decides to do it anyway. If he truly loved Esmeralda, he would accept her rejection without question and certainly not frame her for murder or try to kill others for her. On top of that, he treats Quasimodo, his adopted son, with disdain. He even revels in his killing Esmeralda at the end! That's evil!
@EmilyGreene1984 He is insane. He starts out as a good, kind, noble person. He treats Quasimodo the best out of anybody up until Esmeralda. Frollo's vows and sexual repression, along with the fact that Quasimodo (and in the novel, his brother Jehan), his son figures, are turning from God, is too much for him. He isn't acting rationally.
He is not evil. He is mentally disturbed and aggravated by his position.
Qu'est-ce qu'Esmeralda est cruche !!! Pourquoi elle couche pas avec lui, si elle a tellement envie de vivre? C'est un maigre sacrifice, pour éviter la mort! =/
Victor Hugo tout craché....non pas que je n'aime pas cet auteur, mais il dramatise toujours à outrance, et là où il peut y avoir une échappatoire, ses personnages choisissent toujours le sort le plus sordide, ou tout tourne mal. Ca devient irréaliste, à la fin....mais la comédie musicale est magnifique, tout comme le roman, bien sûr !
@Malon4Ever Je pense que dans tous les cas, il l'aurait fait tuer. Ca aurait fait trop de bruit et de rumeur sur lui. Même si elle avait accepté, son sort aurait été le même, du moins d'après moi.
@PolimentxKaaro Ouais, enfin les gens écouteraient les dires d'une fille de rue, qui démonte l'image de l'archidiacre de Notre-Dame, le Frollo puritain et respectable qu'ils connaissent ? Pas sûr...
Quoiqu'on est dans Victor Hugo, tout peut finir mal xD
Italian version is excellent, but nothing beats this original cast. Lola and Helene are both great Esmeraldas, but Italian Quasimodo and Frollo are weaker.
@doaasamy1 Unfortunately it is just now taken away from YouTube. It WAS here, but the channel was closed. There is still some videos in YouTube, uploaded by other users. Just write Notre Dame de Paris Italian.
@vitaani well she didn't sleep with Phoebus, he was going to when Frollo stabbed him because he could not bear seeing another man touching her. And the naive Esmeralda until the end always thought that Phoebus loved her and was going to rescue her.
Riien a diire c'est tout siimplement parfaiit iil joue trés biien son personnnage c'est vraii que pour le je t'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ça m'a un peu cassé les oreiilles c'est vraii qu'on étaiit un peu prés
@vanessahdepp1 Yes this is from a DVD. I just got mine on Saturday from Amazon.com. I was able to get it for $30 on there and shipping was 3 dollars I believe. I would definitely buy it. It's more than worth it!! :)
Esmeralda's "sun" is just a coward, he prefers save his reputation, and she still thinks that he will save her. But she is brave, she keeps all her honor by refusing his "deal"
If I were at her place, I chose Frollo, 'cause Daniel is so hot ^^
I agree with everyone. He did such an awesome job with this character. It's really touching and he really portrayed the struggle that Frollo went through! It's so sad to see Esmeralda not care about his feelings and only about Phoebus :( Bravo to Daniel on a job well done!!
I'm italian, nevertheless I appreciate Lavoie's version. Actually, I prefer Matteucci just for the Frollo he represents. Matteucci represent an evil priest, a real devil, more similar to the Frollo that Hugo describe. Lavoie shows I think another Frollo: less self-assured, taciturn and unable to face his feelings and rage. For some points he is similar to the "original", if you wish, Frollo.
This doesn't marvel me... U know, Italian are more passionate and "folkloristic" unlike French I think.
After seeing some comments that daniel is unexpressive in his role,.. I thought so too, at first. however, after watching this performance in its entirety, i can see that daniel was trying to makes us more sympathetic to Frollo. he conveys more than the usual lust/anger/hypocrisy.
He makes us feel WHY Frollo is the way he is, how horribly damaged, sad, lonely, and needy he is, the pathos and sympathy he can illicit for this Frollo is amazing. A sensitive, in depth portrayal of Frollo by Daniel
@mammylove1 Exactly what I've been saying! I can't believe ppl can accuse this man of being unexpressive! he brings forth Frollo's demon and wrestle with it in all the songs he sings of Esmeralda, "Tu Vas Me Detuire" is a perfect example.
i absolutely love it, though i don't find it rational at all that he loves her so much and accuses her to death.. i guess its the jealousy and knowing he will never be able to have her, those things only want to make him vanish her...
Celui que je plains le plus dans l'histoire c'est pas Frollo mais c'est Quasimodo. Il aime Esmeralda pour son cœur et non pour le sexe, c'est lui qui est le plus triste quand elle meurt. Mais elle ne l'aime pas parce qu'il est moche....putain le pauvre xD
@shamrock1585 J'ai un peu le même problème que Quasimodo, j'aime une fille à la folie, c'est la fille de ma vie mais elle m'aime pas parce que je suis moche :'(
@shamrock1585 J'ai un peu le même problème que Quasimodo, j'aime une fille à la folie, c'est la fille de ma vie mais elle m'aime pas parce que je suis moche :'(
@shamrock1585 J'ai un peu le même problème que Quasimodo, j'aime une fille à la folie, c'est la fille de ma vie mais elle m'aime pas parce que je suis moche :'(
Seriously though, daniels performance was amazing. He really for me, embodies the awkward, repressed, barely contained sexuality of a man stunted by religion and idealism. A pot ready to bol over. Pathos, and passion.. he illicits sympathy for a character you really shouldnt be rooting for, but do. M. x
Oh I understand there was danger to be raped before escape and in 15th century there was this delightful idea of rape victim losing her "purity"... Would gypsies take her back, if she was raped, and what if she get pregnant? But I am just such coward... idea of being brutally murdered wins danger of rape in horor.
Well, I think a person who blackmails someone to bed by death threat is a rapist. But I know even nowadays many people would say: "But she said yes!" However, if I were Esme, I would try psychology. I would say "Yes" and hope he would help me out of the jail. Then I would try to escape out of Paris... and go back to Andalusia!
@RoseBurgundy But she didn't say "Yes" and by doing so, she showed all her strength and courage. Hear the music again: "Tu ne me fais pas peur" - "You are not frightening me". There are things far much worse than death. And one of them is a dishonor. If she had said yes, she would've been dishonored.
Yes, she threatened to kill him and I think there is worse things than death. However, I think Esmeralda would not have been dishonored, even if she had said "yes". Let´s just agree to disagree.
They are gypsies, and their whole thing is how the court of miracles accepts all the rejects. If they have whores, they certainly wouldn't reject Esmeralda who was "their queen."
And like I said, even IF she had said yes, using death threats to get sex from unwilling person makes Esmeralda innocent victim, not whore, in my eyes. Play time, Esmeralda, play time!
Wow, that was hugely dramatic! Ugly sets and costumes, but wow, the music and emotion! Poor Esmeralda, guilty of no crime except empty-headedness, physically tortured, still hoping that sleazy slimy Phoebus saves her, the silly girl! And Daniel Lavoie is indeed excellent as mentally tortured tragic monster Frollo.
This song is gorgeous, starting out with such tinkly, light, happy music as he talks about falling for her, and when it gets darker an darker the music stays the same, spine-chilling...
Of course Frollo's being a creep here, and Esme's an idiot for trusting "her sun", but you really can't blame her for her anger, although you do feel sorry for Frollo.
And guys, let's remember that in-universe, no one can hear his gorgeous voice and the love confession isn't as romantic as Daniel makes it.
I adore both Lavoie and Matteucci in the role of Frollo and I think they both give great interpretations of the character. Lavoie is very stiff, but I feel like his body language conveys how horribly repressed he is and his desire to keep his emotions in check. Matteucci, on the other hand, it more passionate and visibly tortured, which also works.
Either way, I love this show in both French and Italian!
Look for the video of un mattina ballavi that was posted by "paradiso64". It has a dramatic dialogue between Frollo & Esmeralda before he starts singing. This is my favorite rendition. And in the more info section upper right, you can read the lyrics in Italian. I can't believe I never heard of this musical up until 3 months ago. All the songs are so beautiful.
I've seen plenty of people who are ambiguous about Lavoie, but the only people that I've seen actively disliking him are Italians. =/
I think that Lavoie, Maralukin, and Matteucci all put on top rate performances. Personally, I don't agree with those that say Lavoie was unexpressive. When compared to the other two, yes, he was rather subdued, but that does not necessarily equate to being a bad actor. I think he simply tried to convey more than anger, lust, and hatred in the role.
definitely agree. I think Lavoie created really emotional, expressive and deeply touching character. The fact that an actor doesn`t have hysterically pictoral manners and demonic style to express fillings and still touching heart, just says, up to me, that he is a really, really good actor :)
definitely agree. I think Lavoie created really emotional, expressive and deeply touching character. The fact that an actor doesn`t have hysterically pictoral manners and demonic style to express fillings and still touching heart, just says, up to me, that he is a really, really good actor :)
@Frollophile I think that the fact that all the people really dislike Lavoie are italian is strictly related to the fact that Matteucci is the best Frollo ever.
Maybe I agree with you, they are different, but think that comparing both the voice and the expressivity of Lavoie and Matteucci give the same result: Lavoie is definitly beaten.
What's really weird is that Frollo is portrayed here (and in the book) as a sympathetic villain of sorts, and Phoebus is just a jerk ... whereas in the Disney version, Frollo is one of the evilest villains ever, and Phoebus is the 'good guy.'
Cuz its for little kids. It's a lot easier for them to comprehend 'good guy' and 'bad guy'.
Don't get me wrong, when i was little i used to LOVE the disney version, but now i like this one much more of course. I still like the disney one, but i consider it an entirely different story altogether.
That's a shame. I mean, I know it's 'for little kids' and all, but you can make great stuff for kids and still hit adults too. Kids like ambiguity too!
0:25 , avete sentito come lo dice? Il nostro Vittorio con il suo "E io non lo vorrò" mi ha impressionata in una maniera fortissima! Sembra una mazza da scopa con la tonaca, Daniel!
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andiamo, in italiano notredame de paris fa cagare...
in francese è semplicemente strepitoso. Aldilà delle musiche di cocciante che sono certamente molto belle ma niente di straordinario dal punto di vista tecnico (comunque penso sia questo ciò che gli si richiedeva), il testo è poesia pura. Un grosso plauso a Luc Plamondon, perché mi ha veramente sorpreso.
a me piacciono molto entrambi, l'unica cosa è che quello italiano è molto meglio interpretato, sicuramente oltre al teatro italiano ha dato un grande aiuto a cocciante anche il fatto che aveva alle spalle la versione francese :) un bel 10 a tutti e 2
Let's play a game Esmeralda.
You will be hang or You will be fucked by priest.
Make your choise. Who is worse?
Apiyecan 1 week ago
I feel so sorry for this dude! He is deeply in love and is asking for love or rather, is asking the possibility to love even without being loved back! I guess he deserve to be loved he is ready to follow her to hell, what do you girls want?
behenzin 3 weeks ago in playlist More videos from Queenisgod
HOLY SHIT! Yes I say YES (;
yanira13 1 month ago
@yanira13 me too!! D: Stupid Esmeralda and stupid Asshole-Phoebus...... ¬¬
Lyrielbaenaor 2 weeks ago
Daniel Lavoie is the best frollo. Even though he is seen as the antagonist, I just can't help put still pity him.
ThePoeticAngel 1 month ago
I guess you all will say, that i'm wrong, but i think, that russian Frollo is better than franch. There are more passion and suffering in russian Frollo, and it looks more believable.
LocaPiknikomanka 1 month ago
J'ai trop mal pour Frollo... "Je ne demandais rien d'un instant de bonheur" ... C'est vraiment horrible ! J'en viendrais presque à haïr Esmeralda de la façon dont elle le repousse et l'insulte !
NihalJust 1 month ago in playlist Notre Dame de Paris
I think they are superb. This is magnificent scene, such (melo)drama. Poor poor Esmeralda, though!
CrimsonRoseOfDanube 2 months ago
Daniel touches my wounds with his acts and voice...but I want him to hurt me more <3
dogutveren 2 months ago 2
"The tomb or my bed?"
For this Frollo, hell, he wouldn't need to ask me!
vixartist 2 months ago 7
If I was Esmeralda, I would of wanted to be with Frollo. Honestly I think he's just a guy looking to be loved.
ThePoeticAngel 5 months ago 6
If somebody is inexpressive in original cast, I would say it's Helene as Esmeralda, especially comparing to Julie Zenatti - passion in her voice and moves makes me thrill.
pegazmk 6 months ago in playlist Notre Dame de Paris
when he opens the door she turns around and is like: dammit it was open all the time?
RosaSchaf44 6 months ago 3
Frollo is like a little hurt child. It's so cute.
darbysaurus 7 months ago 5
2:22
I love how strong and powerful she sounds trying to keep him from raping her. -.-'
OnlyPerfect1 7 months ago
0:53 is my favorite - how gorgeous. Does anyone know an English or just translated version of this whole musical that I can watch? :( I REAALLY want to watch it all!
SooBeautyFull 8 months ago
Well... I know which one I would chose!
thenewsophialoren 8 months ago
Esmeralda : Approche toi, assassin... Eloigne toi, oiseau de malheur.
Faut savoir, ma vieille :3
ManiasWorld 8 months ago in playlist Notre Dame de Paris 2
Commédiiiie en force (y) hihi
fandeliinou 9 months ago
Damn, what a voice!
iluvrimmel 9 months ago
The tomb or my bed?
Fuck off mate.... :L
lucygossiegander 9 months ago
Anyone else notice he was staring at her ass at 1:03?
cambridgedomer4life 9 months ago
Daniel joue bien le rôle et fais en sorte de rendre le personnage sympathique, et c'est vrai que c'est un talentueux chanteur.
Loubna59 10 months ago
Frollo you dog :P giving Esmeralda a choice of either death or to sleep with you lol
MrTonychester 10 months ago
French version is best. Italian Frollo is way too over the top for me. Lavoie...you can see the pain on his face, hear it in his voice, see it in his movements. He doesn't need to make it over the top for people to understand how Frollo's feeling.
GaelicFreak 10 months ago 5
@GaelicFreak Have you read the book? I did and I can say that Matteucci is the perfect Frollo ever!
That's because is really broke from love and hate.
The expressions on his face, the mad love in his eyes, the cruel, imploring desparation in his voice... everything in Hugo's Frollo you can find in Matteucci's interpretation.
DianaPhotoArt 10 months ago
@DianaPhotoArt Lire le livre est une chose, mais il s'agit d'une comédie musicale. Frollo est Daniel Lavoie.
Loubna59 10 months ago
@Loubna59
..yes and so?
The story is the story, the characters are the characters and Matteucci is really close to Frollo.
Lavoie could be a good singer, but no more, is not an actor, at firts, and hasn't the fisique du role too (he's too old, Frollo was 35).
Same thing for Esmeralda. Argentinian singer Lola Ponce is better because she's merry and lively and full of life exactly as Esmeralda is.
Matteucci and Ponce are the best couple for this musical.
DianaPhotoArt 10 months ago
@DianaPhotoArt C'est ton avis, mais comme je l'ai déjà dit c'est la première version, donc entre temps les années sont passées et la comédie musicale a eu le temps d'être retravaillée.Lola est talentueuse mais ne correspond pas à l'Esmeralda de Victor Hugo (physiquement). Pour moi je reste fidèle à la première version qui est française !ça ne m'empêche pas d'aimer les autres versions.Tina Arena joue bien Esmeralda, elle est talentueuse aussi et sa voix est magnifique, pourtant Noa est Esmeralda
Loubna59 9 months ago
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DianaPhotoArt 10 months ago
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P.S.
I did understand what you wrote, but not everybody speak French, so, you should speak in English, don't you think?
DianaPhotoArt 10 months ago
@Loubna59 Tu as raison, il est Frollo est la comédie n'est pas le livre,mais s'est inspirée rien de plus ni de moins. Merci pour le commentaire.
Loubna59 9 months ago
@DianaPhotoArt Laissez les autres choisir la version qu'ils aiment, merci. On peut avoir une préférence mais pas au point de copier le livre, Luc a dit qu'il s'est inspirée et pas une copie du livre !!!
Loubna59 9 months ago
ESMERALDA Y I'M NOT YOU??! (except for the fact that i'll never wait for Phoebus...Stupid girl!)
And Daniel's face at 1:04 T-T srsly, he's the best Frollo ever.
vaaloonaa 10 months ago
Ahahaha! E' questa voi la chiamate passione???
Ma dove??
Ma qualcuno qui l'ha letto Notre Dame de Paris di V. Hugo?
Qualcuno ha presente il Frollo passionale e tormentato che ha descritto l'autore?
Non c'è nulla di lui in Lavoie, NULLA!
Non lo giudico come cantante, ma non lo vedo affatto adatto al personaggio, soprattutto se lo paragoniamo al Frollo italiano: Vittorio MATTEUCCI!
Lui sì che è il Claude Frollo descritto da Hugo! Lui sì che è spezzato d'amore, disperato, dannato... GRANDE!
DianaPhotoArt 11 months ago
@DianaPhotoArt Quoto in pieno: chi ha letto il romanzo non può che "preferire" (tra virgolette, perché ciascuno si sceglie da solo ciò che gli piace) Vittorio Matteucci. Lavoie è un bravissimo cantante, ma Matteucci è un grande attore.
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@RoseOfTransylvania absolutely not! The Italian version is better. I think cause the singer/actors are better, more expressive and passionate! Lola is best Esmeralda ever, really scared and angry, and Vittorio is the best Frollo ever, desperate, mad for love and passionate!!! LOVE THEM!!!
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DianaPhotoArt 11 months ago
This bit, with the preceding visit, is my favourite of the whole show. Oh, la voix de Lavoie--vorrei annegare nella sua voce. One thing--he begs for a moment of HAPPINESS (bonheur), not "pleasure" (plaisir). Makes it even more pathetic and touching.
ninetyweeks 11 months ago
@ninetyweeks I also love this scene. However Frolo also says "c'est la tombe ou mon lit" (it's the tomb or my bed), makes it clear in what he is interested.... I think they just used "bonheur" instead of "plaisir" for the rhyme with "oiseau de malheur" but they are pretty much synonyms to me.
melpacifique 11 months ago
@melpacifique
True, but nooooo... I want my Romantic!Frollo. :) Rationalisation: he doesn't DARE ask, expect, anything more than "un instant" (one fling, one encounter etc.) And how did he know once would be enough? ;)
ninetyweeks 11 months ago
@ninetyweeks Ahah ! Sorry to ruin your Frolo ^^. And I think he only asks for "un instant" because 1) he's a priest he is not suppose to touch women at all 2) You can see Esmeralda reaction to his proposition, can you imagine if he had ask for more ?
Also I was just wondering : are you french ?
melpacifique 11 months ago
@melpacifique Canadienne ici! Et toi?
ninetyweeks 11 months ago
@ninetyweeks Francaise ! Je vis en Nouvelle Calédonie (une petite ile perdu à coté de l'Australie)
melpacifique 11 months ago
he IS rather desperate, isn't he?
kittykat14517 1 year ago
I love how at 2:30 Frollo touches his chest with his hands in the same spot where Esmeralda pushed him. It's like even though she's telling him that she'd rather die than be with him, amidst his anguish, he's still reveling with joy in the sheer fact that she touched him. It's such a subtle detail and can be easily overlooked, but it's small things like that which make this performance so ALIVE. It's beautiful, and moreover, it's something that book Frollo would have done. Just terrific!
AuburnSnow 1 year ago 99
@AuburnSnow Yes, this is my favourite part as well!! <3 Absolutely love the unique character Daniel creates!
RomantinaShirley 3 months ago 4
Hum its like Frollo is also like Esmeralda where he too is naive with love
1990slovechild108 1 year ago
Ça, c'est ce qu'on appelle un vent !
Mariiiiiiine25 1 year ago
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amisari 1 year ago
matteucci is the best !!
danimaggots4ever 1 year ago
@danimaggots4ever Lol, vous me faites rire !
Loubna59 1 year ago
@Loubna59 e tu mi fai piangere
danimaggots4ever 1 year ago
@danimaggots4ever Je suis navrée je ne comprends pas la langue. :)
Loubna59 1 year ago
Mr Lavoie est exceptionnel ds le rôle ! Il est bon et le revoir est un plaisir.
Loubna59 1 year ago
Matteucci is the best!
smile673 1 year ago
i think lavoie is awesome.. and i love this song too.. what id love to see is a duet of him and esmeralda, but a different song hehe :)) where they would be happy together hehe:))))
yabba234 1 year ago 30
Frollo, ce personnage est juste magnifique. C'est vraiment l'image d'un amour impssible. L'intérprétation de Daniel Lavoie est fantastique, ne serait-ce que de part ces mimiques, c'est vraiment parfait ! On comprend ce qu'il peut vivir, et d'ailleurs par ce compromis qu'il lui fait, on voit tout de suite que son amour est plus fort que lui. BRAVO.
PolimentxKaaro 1 year ago
Am I only one that actually feels sorry for Frollo (his character)....? It must be horrible to fall in love when it's forbidden (even nowdays).
I LOVE the people who play the roles, they really give it all and feel the emotions of charaters. Lavoie actually can show every feeling of love,lust,anger,hatred and holding back with his voice, face and hands. Thank you, for making such an amazing musical to LIVE!
TakeADriftWhitMe 1 year ago
@TakeADriftWhitMe I don't feel sorry for him. Because regardless of his position, he should know better - especially being a man of God. He knows murder, rape, false accusation is wrong - but he decides to do it anyway. If he truly loved Esmeralda, he would accept her rejection without question and certainly not frame her for murder or try to kill others for her. On top of that, he treats Quasimodo, his adopted son, with disdain. He even revels in his killing Esmeralda at the end! That's evil!
EmilyGreene1984 1 year ago
@EmilyGreene1984 He is insane. He starts out as a good, kind, noble person. He treats Quasimodo the best out of anybody up until Esmeralda. Frollo's vows and sexual repression, along with the fact that Quasimodo (and in the novel, his brother Jehan), his son figures, are turning from God, is too much for him. He isn't acting rationally.
He is not evil. He is mentally disturbed and aggravated by his position.
poetoffire 5 months ago 5
Here is where Frollo is evil, he would give Esme her freedom in exchange for sex? Like all priests!
orlandobabe 1 year ago
You gotta love Daniel's expressions throughout this scene. They love and pain he feels for Esmeralda...pure gold!
FantasmaLuna 1 year ago 4
@malon4ever , oui et puis surtout avec un tel Frollo...moi j'aurai pas hésité! xD
zoubi167 1 year ago
Qu'est-ce qu'Esmeralda est cruche !!! Pourquoi elle couche pas avec lui, si elle a tellement envie de vivre? C'est un maigre sacrifice, pour éviter la mort! =/
Victor Hugo tout craché....non pas que je n'aime pas cet auteur, mais il dramatise toujours à outrance, et là où il peut y avoir une échappatoire, ses personnages choisissent toujours le sort le plus sordide, ou tout tourne mal. Ca devient irréaliste, à la fin....mais la comédie musicale est magnifique, tout comme le roman, bien sûr !
Malon4Ever 1 year ago
@Malon4Ever Je pense que dans tous les cas, il l'aurait fait tuer. Ca aurait fait trop de bruit et de rumeur sur lui. Même si elle avait accepté, son sort aurait été le même, du moins d'après moi.
PolimentxKaaro 1 year ago
@PolimentxKaaro Ouais, enfin les gens écouteraient les dires d'une fille de rue, qui démonte l'image de l'archidiacre de Notre-Dame, le Frollo puritain et respectable qu'ils connaissent ? Pas sûr...
Quoiqu'on est dans Victor Hugo, tout peut finir mal xD
Malon4Ever 1 year ago
@Malon4Ever C'est ça, il faut se méfier de tout. Là est l'artiste !!
PolimentxKaaro 1 year ago
@Malon4Ever C'est ça, Victor Hugo, ça reste dans l'incertain ! Mdr
PolimentxKaaro 1 year ago
Italian version is excellent, but nothing beats this original cast. Lola and Helene are both great Esmeraldas, but Italian Quasimodo and Frollo are weaker.
PlusSizeAngel 1 year ago
@PlusSizeAngel could you plz tell me where i can watch the italian version .. i've been lookin' everywhere for it...
doaasamy1 1 year ago
@doaasamy1 Unfortunately it is just now taken away from YouTube. It WAS here, but the channel was closed. There is still some videos in YouTube, uploaded by other users. Just write Notre Dame de Paris Italian.
PlusSizeAngel 1 year ago
Lady, you slept with the jerk who was cheating on his betrothed and who never loved you, the desperate priest is not a bad choice after that one.
vitaani 1 year ago 4
@vitaani well she didn't sleep with Phoebus, he was going to when Frollo stabbed him because he could not bear seeing another man touching her. And the naive Esmeralda until the end always thought that Phoebus loved her and was going to rescue her.
lachicaoye 1 year ago 3
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lovemozart11 1 year ago
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In Italian is Better...The Actors are more expressive!! Our Frollo is best for this part and Lola ponce is must beatifull of this Esmeralda!! *__*
thedog892 1 year ago
I bought this DVD from amazon....it'`s great, I love it very much! :-)
LauraCristina21 1 year ago
You can hear the desperation in both of their voices, it's heartbreaking for both of them.
broadwaymelody33 1 year ago
is this a dvd?
where can i get it?
vanessahdepp1 1 year ago
@vanessahdepp1 Yes this is from a DVD. I just got mine on Saturday from Amazon.com. I was able to get it for $30 on there and shipping was 3 dollars I believe. I would definitely buy it. It's more than worth it!! :)
MusicalGirl4983 1 year ago
Esmeralda's "sun" is just a coward, he prefers save his reputation, and she still thinks that he will save her. But she is brave, she keeps all her honor by refusing his "deal"
If I were at her place, I chose Frollo, 'cause Daniel is so hot ^^
( Sorry for my english, I'm french :p )
xPaperFlowerx95 1 year ago 9
I agree with everyone. He did such an awesome job with this character. It's really touching and he really portrayed the struggle that Frollo went through! It's so sad to see Esmeralda not care about his feelings and only about Phoebus :( Bravo to Daniel on a job well done!!
MusicalGirl4983 1 year ago 5
Lavoie is the perfect guy to play frollo's role.
The italian guy is not that good, he's constantly watching the audiance (instead of Esmeralda).
What's more, he is too expressive, which is not realistic.
TheShadowmaster6969 1 year ago 4
Daniel Lavoie , tout simplement : Pfiouh!!!!! Oo
zoubi167 1 year ago 5
It's kinda painful to hear her sing about Phoebus when you just heard him say he's gonna get her hanged.
Tinox79 1 year ago 3
AHH...i love this song
AllyLovesLizzieG 1 year ago
With all the respect for Lola Ponce, I prefer surely this Esmeralda: when she threatens Frollo, she's great.
dapontemozart1989 1 year ago
The gallows or my bed...
Poor Frollo, i love you soooo much! He's going to cry! He's never had a love for anyyting he had always been pure! Esmeralda! Come on!
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p.s. I love listening to the French version because I love French.
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Lorenzoski93 1 year ago
I'm italian, nevertheless I appreciate Lavoie's version. Actually, I prefer Matteucci just for the Frollo he represents. Matteucci represent an evil priest, a real devil, more similar to the Frollo that Hugo describe. Lavoie shows I think another Frollo: less self-assured, taciturn and unable to face his feelings and rage. For some points he is similar to the "original", if you wish, Frollo.
This doesn't marvel me... U know, Italian are more passionate and "folkloristic" unlike French I think.
Lorenzoski93 1 year ago
Its such a serious song yet they play such childlike music in the background :P
shojomanga11 1 year ago 3
enfin Frollo se comporte en homme et non en pretre mais c pas joli joli comme chantage
rysadu60 1 year ago
After seeing some comments that daniel is unexpressive in his role,.. I thought so too, at first. however, after watching this performance in its entirety, i can see that daniel was trying to makes us more sympathetic to Frollo. he conveys more than the usual lust/anger/hypocrisy.
He makes us feel WHY Frollo is the way he is, how horribly damaged, sad, lonely, and needy he is, the pathos and sympathy he can illicit for this Frollo is amazing. A sensitive, in depth portrayal of Frollo by Daniel
mammylove1 2 years ago 78
@mammylove1 Exactly what I've been saying! I can't believe ppl can accuse this man of being unexpressive! he brings forth Frollo's demon and wrestle with it in all the songs he sings of Esmeralda, "Tu Vas Me Detuire" is a perfect example.
Nejidabest 11 months ago
i absolutely love it, though i don't find it rational at all that he loves her so much and accuses her to death.. i guess its the jealousy and knowing he will never be able to have her, those things only want to make him vanish her...
carucordii 2 years ago 3
Can't get this song out of my head!
I think this is the pinnacle of Esmeralda's character growth. Even though she's still stupidly in love, she shows her courage and integrity.
I love "je mords comme un chien." Could listen to this song all day.
Mercuryvegetable 2 years ago 6
Celui que je plains le plus dans l'histoire c'est pas Frollo mais c'est Quasimodo. Il aime Esmeralda pour son cœur et non pour le sexe, c'est lui qui est le plus triste quand elle meurt. Mais elle ne l'aime pas parce qu'il est moche....putain le pauvre xD
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KitaFrance67 1 year ago
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@shamrock1585 J'ai un peu le même problème que Quasimodo, j'aime une fille à la folie, c'est la fille de ma vie mais elle m'aime pas parce que je suis moche :'(
KitaFrance67 1 year ago
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@shamrock1585 J'ai un peu le même problème que Quasimodo, j'aime une fille à la folie, c'est la fille de ma vie mais elle m'aime pas parce que je suis moche :'(
KitaFrance67 1 year ago
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@shamrock1585 J'ai un peu le même problème que Quasimodo, j'aime une fille à la folie, c'est la fille de ma vie mais elle m'aime pas parce que je suis moche :'(
KitaFrance67 1 year ago
Frollo's my favorite :D
In Esmeralda's place, I would have chosen him.
Mercuryvegetable 2 years ago 4
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"Frollo's my favorite :D In Esmeralda's place, I would have chosen him. "
God..
ChampSpinoza 2 years ago
aww poor Frollo, he just needs a hug, badly,lol.
Seriously though, daniels performance was amazing. He really for me, embodies the awkward, repressed, barely contained sexuality of a man stunted by religion and idealism. A pot ready to bol over. Pathos, and passion.. he illicits sympathy for a character you really shouldnt be rooting for, but do. M. x
mammylove1 2 years ago 4
superb!
uiciu21 2 years ago
LOL! D
RoseBurgundy 2 years ago
Oh, please! I would go with Frollo because Daniel Lavoie is hot!!!
olcia0123 2 years ago 4
Okay, if I had been Esme, this is what I had done: pretend to go with Frollo and then escape. Psychology, dear girl, psychology!
RoseBurgundy 2 years ago
@RoseBurgundy Don't forget what century it was. Esmeralda did the right thing. She didn't lose her honor.
sinusversus 2 years ago
Oh I understand there was danger to be raped before escape and in 15th century there was this delightful idea of rape victim losing her "purity"... Would gypsies take her back, if she was raped, and what if she get pregnant? But I am just such coward... idea of being brutally murdered wins danger of rape in horor.
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RoseBurgundy 2 years ago
Horror, not "horor". Geez!
RoseBurgundy 2 years ago
@RoseBurgundy If she had been raped, she might have been taken back. But not if she had willingly gone with him.
sinusversus 2 years ago
Well, I think a person who blackmails someone to bed by death threat is a rapist. But I know even nowadays many people would say: "But she said yes!" However, if I were Esme, I would try psychology. I would say "Yes" and hope he would help me out of the jail. Then I would try to escape out of Paris... and go back to Andalusia!
RoseBurgundy 2 years ago 2
Before he manages to do anything, I mean.
RoseBurgundy 2 years ago 2
@RoseBurgundy But she didn't say "Yes" and by doing so, she showed all her strength and courage. Hear the music again: "Tu ne me fais pas peur" - "You are not frightening me". There are things far much worse than death. And one of them is a dishonor. If she had said yes, she would've been dishonored.
sinusversus 2 years ago
Yes, she threatened to kill him and I think there is worse things than death. However, I think Esmeralda would not have been dishonored, even if she had said "yes". Let´s just agree to disagree.
RoseBurgundy 2 years ago
if she went willingly it would not be called Rape. Rape is when one person is unwillingly doing something sexual with the other person
ElizaShakiraMassani 2 years ago
@RoseBurgundy
They are gypsies, and their whole thing is how the court of miracles accepts all the rejects. If they have whores, they certainly wouldn't reject Esmeralda who was "their queen."
Mercuryvegetable 2 years ago
Hey, all the more reason for Esme to play time! Dangerous game and I feel bad for her, but still...
RoseBurgundy 2 years ago
And like I said, even IF she had said yes, using death threats to get sex from unwilling person makes Esmeralda innocent victim, not whore, in my eyes. Play time, Esmeralda, play time!
RoseBurgundy 2 years ago
Wow, that was hugely dramatic! Ugly sets and costumes, but wow, the music and emotion! Poor Esmeralda, guilty of no crime except empty-headedness, physically tortured, still hoping that sleazy slimy Phoebus saves her, the silly girl! And Daniel Lavoie is indeed excellent as mentally tortured tragic monster Frollo.
PlusSizeAngel 2 years ago
This song is gorgeous, starting out with such tinkly, light, happy music as he talks about falling for her, and when it gets darker an darker the music stays the same, spine-chilling...
Of course Frollo's being a creep here, and Esme's an idiot for trusting "her sun", but you really can't blame her for her anger, although you do feel sorry for Frollo.
And guys, let's remember that in-universe, no one can hear his gorgeous voice and the love confession isn't as romantic as Daniel makes it.
poetoffire 2 years ago 4
i love how he looks at her at 1.03- 1.06!!!! xxx
christinedaae87 2 years ago 3
tu mourras de mes maaaains! (8)
GermundSkakke 2 years ago 3
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oke so he will set her free if he gets to fuck her?
laskahond 2 years ago
dont you just have a way with words...
Jorskin24 2 years ago 10
well he's singing let me just once. maybe I sad it a little flat but he is singing it
laskahond 2 years ago
Good choice... I'd take Gringoire =3
PanthereMauV 2 years ago 2
I adore both Lavoie and Matteucci in the role of Frollo and I think they both give great interpretations of the character. Lavoie is very stiff, but I feel like his body language conveys how horribly repressed he is and his desire to keep his emotions in check. Matteucci, on the other hand, it more passionate and visibly tortured, which also works.
Either way, I love this show in both French and Italian!
nataliadaCali 2 years ago 7
NataliadaCali, please, post a link here with the Italian version...I can't find it, I don't know why ! :-(
Coletta100 2 years ago
Search for un mattina ballavi
myrosegardengirl 2 years ago
Thank you, Myrosegardengirl ! :-)
Coletta100 2 years ago
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myrosegardengirl 2 years ago
@Coletta100
Look for the video of un mattina ballavi that was posted by "paradiso64". It has a dramatic dialogue between Frollo & Esmeralda before he starts singing. This is my favorite rendition. And in the more info section upper right, you can read the lyrics in Italian. I can't believe I never heard of this musical up until 3 months ago. All the songs are so beautiful.
myrosegardengirl 2 years ago
@Coletta100
Sorry Coletta100 = regarding the lyrics, "bennydark's" version has the lyrics listed in the "more info" section.
myrosegardengirl 2 years ago
Lol, myrosegardengirl, thank you a lot ! :-)
Coletta100 2 years ago
The way he rubs his chest and looks so sad when she says no...ARGH! SOMEONE HUG DANIEL, PLEASE! ):
RangerofAnor 2 years ago 73
I'll take up with this mission.:)
desigb 2 years ago
LMFAO, RangerofAnor ! I hug YOU, you're soooo cute ! ;-)
Coletta100 2 years ago
@RangerofAnor I will!
Abhilynn 1 year ago
Beautiful song as all NDDP songs,.I´m f$%&/ing obsessed with this musical.
angeluscapricorn 2 years ago 12
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Lavoie looks like a bedside table <.< W Matteucci!!
avagke 2 years ago
she hates him ;)
LauraCristina21 2 years ago 3
L'amour a des raisons que la raison ignore ^^
toad10000000 2 years ago
Elle est dingue, moi je le prends tout de suite Frollo chéri mdr <3
Rezo54 2 years ago 13
il est mieux que phoebus
jackieoeoe 2 years ago 15
I've seen plenty of people who are ambiguous about Lavoie, but the only people that I've seen actively disliking him are Italians. =/
I think that Lavoie, Maralukin, and Matteucci all put on top rate performances. Personally, I don't agree with those that say Lavoie was unexpressive. When compared to the other two, yes, he was rather subdued, but that does not necessarily equate to being a bad actor. I think he simply tried to convey more than anger, lust, and hatred in the role.
Frollophile 2 years ago 43
more over in this role he is a priest anyway for me he is the best singer and maybe man in this show
jackieoeoe 2 years ago
@Frollophile
definitely agree. I think Lavoie created really emotional, expressive and deeply touching character. The fact that an actor doesn`t have hysterically pictoral manners and demonic style to express fillings and still touching heart, just says, up to me, that he is a really, really good actor :)
Ninngal 1 year ago 4
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@Frollophile
Frollophile
definitely agree. I think Lavoie created really emotional, expressive and deeply touching character. The fact that an actor doesn`t have hysterically pictoral manners and demonic style to express fillings and still touching heart, just says, up to me, that he is a really, really good actor :)
Ninngal 1 year ago
@Frollophile I think that the fact that all the people really dislike Lavoie are italian is strictly related to the fact that Matteucci is the best Frollo ever.
Maybe I agree with you, they are different, but think that comparing both the voice and the expressivity of Lavoie and Matteucci give the same result: Lavoie is definitly beaten.
Of course, this is the thought of an italian ;)
polythenepally 1 year ago
A la fin, lorsqu'elle lui dit non... Il me fait pitier... Pauvre lui...
Frankyplus 2 years ago 7
Love love love it... Ca me donne des frisonns... Arggg j'♥ !!!
gazelenn 2 years ago 3
What's really weird is that Frollo is portrayed here (and in the book) as a sympathetic villain of sorts, and Phoebus is just a jerk ... whereas in the Disney version, Frollo is one of the evilest villains ever, and Phoebus is the 'good guy.'
GaryAnyanka 2 years ago 2
Disney has always had a nack to making grey into black and white.
Miano 2 years ago 8
Cuz its for little kids. It's a lot easier for them to comprehend 'good guy' and 'bad guy'.
Don't get me wrong, when i was little i used to LOVE the disney version, but now i like this one much more of course. I still like the disney one, but i consider it an entirely different story altogether.
LieutenantRizaH 2 years ago 2
That's a shame. I mean, I know it's 'for little kids' and all, but you can make great stuff for kids and still hit adults too. Kids like ambiguity too!
GaryAnyanka 2 years ago 4
ma no, dai!
0:25 , avete sentito come lo dice? Il nostro Vittorio con il suo "E io non lo vorrò" mi ha impressionata in una maniera fortissima! Sembra una mazza da scopa con la tonaca, Daniel!
hermioneweasley1234 2 years ago 3
Questo Frollo è espressivo come un'incudine.
Blakeney007 2 years ago 6
jadoreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee daniel lavoieeeee ,
esmeraldina90 2 years ago 3
j'adoooore!
Faustine44 2 years ago 3
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andiamo, in italiano notredame de paris fa cagare...
in francese è semplicemente strepitoso. Aldilà delle musiche di cocciante che sono certamente molto belle ma niente di straordinario dal punto di vista tecnico (comunque penso sia questo ciò che gli si richiedeva), il testo è poesia pura. Un grosso plauso a Luc Plamondon, perché mi ha veramente sorpreso.
n10juan 2 years ago
a me piacciono molto entrambi, l'unica cosa è che quello italiano è molto meglio interpretato, sicuramente oltre al teatro italiano ha dato un grande aiuto a cocciante anche il fatto che aveva alle spalle la versione francese :) un bel 10 a tutti e 2
andalien 2 years ago 3