Some of the comments here are hilarious. No matter how many times you keep saying this-and-that is better to convince yourselves that your idols merit some attention, they ALL remain WANNABEs, lol! Lea Salonga, now the definitive Fantine, will remain immortalized as THE best. Ha ha ha!
Salonga has the best vocals of any actress who's done Fantine and her entire performance at the 25th anniversary concert shows how more emotionally connected she is to the role than anyone who's ever played the role, even if that show is only a truncated version of the musical. Simply amazing!
I saw her on broadway and her voice wasn't quite powerful enough. She seemed to be struggling at the end of this video. Patti LuPone and Ruthie Henshall are still the best Fantines IMO.
@mfiorell Just because you're a belter doesn't mean you can pull off any song. Watch her sing the full song and you'll see how she nailed the nuaces of the song, musically and lyrically.
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She quite can't pull of the needed emotion for the song, becuase it is a very emotional song. In that clip (And I admit it is small) he voice seems rather... Bland? I do prefer Ruth Henshall as Fantine. And Lea Salonga does an AMAZING On My Own, and Little Fall of Rain. Although with the 10th anniversary DVD playing right beside me, I could be a bit prejudice ;) (Also Nick Jonas does not pull of Marius Pontmercy for Heavens sake!)
I'd love to see this DVD. I do not doubt that any of their performances would lack any brilliance, but I do prefer Lea in the role of Eponine and Ruthie in the role of Fantine. Who is playing Eponine here?
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Loving Lea but LOVED Madalena Alberto's version better, the bit where she sings ' so different from the hell I'M living' doesn't have the power that Madalena had!
@RusDion then why wasn't she invited to play Fantine at the O2 concert?! Madalena can eat her heart out. It's Lea's performance that's immortalized in Blu-ray, baby!!
wow goosebumps...felt her performance from that 1min clip... can't wait to see the rest of the song
jepriy 1 month ago
too over the top for me but she's great of course.
JaredWilliams 2 months ago
I love this video because I was thier
funnyshan1 6 months ago
I'm a big fan of the 10th anniversary version... I can't understand how Lea manged to be even more attractive 15 years later.
justtim 7 months ago
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@willyboy64 I no because I just got mine and it only works on my laptop.
brooklyn0501 1 year ago
@willyboy64 I no because I just got mine and it only works on my laptop.
brooklyn0501 1 year ago
Some of the comments here are hilarious. No matter how many times you keep saying this-and-that is better to convince yourselves that your idols merit some attention, they ALL remain WANNABEs, lol! Lea Salonga, now the definitive Fantine, will remain immortalized as THE best. Ha ha ha!
anna465hu 1 year ago 28
Salonga has the best vocals of any actress who's done Fantine and her entire performance at the 25th anniversary concert shows how more emotionally connected she is to the role than anyone who's ever played the role, even if that show is only a truncated version of the musical. Simply amazing!
anafor2un 1 year ago 14
BRILLIANT! MadalenaWho?(TM) and other wannabes BENEATH Lea Salonga should not be mentioned in the same sentence.
mdiamse 1 year ago 8
Lea and Ruthie are both amazing. Goodness gracious those two are nuts!
uberathlete 1 year ago 3
the dvd is so good i have it
warfare1123 1 year ago 4
just try on amazone
rexebuza 1 year ago
Where can you buy the DVD??
Does anybody no??
brooklyn0501 1 year ago
@brooklyn0501 Amazon.
xLoveStoryxD 1 year ago
@brooklyn0501 I bought mine on amazon but I don't know if it works out of Europe.
willyboy64 1 year ago
im proud to be pinoy because of her..
sideringknockout 1 year ago 2
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was really disapointed in her that night
lucyrmb 1 year ago
@lucyrmb why?
k2cbp 1 year ago
victor hugo must be proud of her
mspatrisia92 1 year ago 4
Getting this for christmas! Cant wait!
KerryEllisFannn 1 year ago 4
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madalena is ok she sounded like daphne rubin vega.
Mrdv904k 1 year ago
Lea Salonga is the best Fantine, bar none!
myluckyshop 1 year ago 6
In my opinion Salonga showed different emotions of Fantine in this performance - close to what victor hugo's book/novel would want to impart.
Ruthie's more of a 'concert' version... "belt" wise ruthie definitely has it but for me salonga expressed more "Fantine emotions"
Seen both of them in Miss Saigon years ago doing "I still believe" and they were both stunning! ;-)
rharharhu 1 year ago 33
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I saw her on broadway and her voice wasn't quite powerful enough. She seemed to be struggling at the end of this video. Patti LuPone and Ruthie Henshall are still the best Fantines IMO.
mfiorell 1 year ago
@mfiorell Just because you're a belter doesn't mean you can pull off any song. Watch her sing the full song and you'll see how she nailed the nuaces of the song, musically and lyrically.
noisycanary 1 year ago 5
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She quite can't pull of the needed emotion for the song, becuase it is a very emotional song. In that clip (And I admit it is small) he voice seems rather... Bland? I do prefer Ruth Henshall as Fantine. And Lea Salonga does an AMAZING On My Own, and Little Fall of Rain. Although with the 10th anniversary DVD playing right beside me, I could be a bit prejudice ;) (Also Nick Jonas does not pull of Marius Pontmercy for Heavens sake!)
RenaHarada 1 year ago
@RenaHarada Wait until you hear her sing the whole song. That should change your mind.
Crazface222 1 year ago 4
I'd love to see this DVD. I do not doubt that any of their performances would lack any brilliance, but I do prefer Lea in the role of Eponine and Ruthie in the role of Fantine. Who is playing Eponine here?
dirkhoek 1 year ago
@dirkhoek Samantha Barks
GlindaTheGood09 1 year ago
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I love you Lea but i think Ruthie is the one who really nailed this.
karr1213 1 year ago
Is this being released in the US?
CShorty55 1 year ago
@CShorty55 It's on DVD, It came out Monday.
MemphisGal94 1 year ago
@MemphisGal94 In the United States? Then why isn't it available on like Amazon?
CShorty55 1 year ago
I love my brother for getting me this for Christmas:DD
xLoveStoryxD 1 year ago 2
Amazing!
100kona 1 year ago 4
stunning...
143geo 1 year ago 3
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Loving Lea but LOVED Madalena Alberto's version better, the bit where she sings ' so different from the hell I'M living' doesn't have the power that Madalena had!
jmcampbelluk 1 year ago
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@jmcampbelluk I somewhat agree. Although Madalena's voice isn't quite as stunning as Lea's, she really embodied the character.
PuppetsNStuff 1 year ago
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@jmcampbelluk your right!! madalena is much better than lea
RusDion 1 year ago
@RusDion then why wasn't she invited to play Fantine at the O2 concert?! Madalena can eat her heart out. It's Lea's performance that's immortalized in Blu-ray, baby!!
noisycanary 1 year ago 5
Absolutely brilliant.
nO1oThAdDiCt 1 year ago 15
Amazing.
Just.
Jonnyriffic 1 year ago 5