Bryn Terfel - Stars

From Trettondagskonsert 2010 - Stars (Les Miserables)

There, out in the darkness
A fugitive running
Fallen from God
Fallen from grace
God be my witness
I never shall yield
Till we come face to face
Till we come face to face

He knows his way in the dark
Mine is the way of the Lord
Those who follow the path of the righteous
Shall have their reward
And if they fall as Lucifer fell
The flame, the sword!

Stars
In your multitudes
Scarce to be counted
Filling the darkness
With order and light
You are the sentinels
Silent and sure
Keeping watch in the night
Keeping watch in the night

You know your place in the sky
You hold your course and your aim
And each in your season
Returns and returns
And is always the same
And if you fall as Lucifer fell
You fall in flame!

And so it must be
for so it is written
On the doorway to paradise
That those who falter
and those who fall
Must pay the price!

Lord let me find him
That I may see him
Safe behind bars
I will never rest
Till then
This I swear
This I swear by the stars!

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• terfel
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• les
• miserables
• trettondagskonsert

[hightenor123]

@snarby21 You are really completely wrong. Bryn Terfel, who has dedicated his career to telling stories with his voice, Perhaps you are mistaking the fact that he doesn't scream and get hoarse for lack of feeling. Or maybe that the presentation is stupid with the staircase, but you cannot believe that Bryn Terfel is phony, he lives and dies onstage, simply watch him perform any role, I beg you. This is one of the most imaginative singers of the century

[Thundril]

@chocchipcookie26 How can you call THIS "mediocre"?

[almeida062]

The reason he's not in character is because he's performing as Bryn Terfel, not Javert. This isn't a production of Les Miserables, so why should he perform the song as Javert?

[Beansahol]

Presumably people think it is mediocre in relation to Quast's performance, which I suppose is the gold standard for this song. In my opinion, at the points of crescendo the orchestra overpowered him a bit.

[hesings]

I love him but this isn't a good song for him. I was excited when I saw he sang it then I listened and hated it. And this orchestration way too much!!!!

[plabill]

He's got a nice voice but I find him a little non chalente in his performance. But he's still good.

[JackHartOfficial]

He doesn't seem very IN character, in fact he seems a bit bored and therefore makes me the audience bored. Sorry, this is just my opinion based on this performance don't have a go at me ;) haha

[harutikz]

stop criticize big ones you losers, better do something yourself in this life

[williamswadling]

Bryn Terfel isnt microphoned here. The fact is that he is singing this over a full orchestra and he still manages to put his life into is singing. Bryn Terfel is well deserving of the title of one of the most famous baritones in the world if not THE most famous

[h0bgawblin]

Philip quast had a long run as javert. Experience in the role makes a huge difference in being able to give it a more significant interpretation. This is damn good singing though.

[LeahWayEarth]

This is a song that suffers when not "acted." This performance lacks emotion.

[MasterIsh91]

I love Bryn Terfel and he sings this very well, I'm not a huge fan of the orchestration though. It's much better in the original show.