Jesus Garcia - Le Jongleur de Notre Dame - 2005

A compilation of clips from Jesus Garcia's critically acclaimed 2005 performance of Massenet's miracle opera "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame". In this opera, a happy street performer named Jean is shamed by a group of monks into joining the monastery. During his time in the monastery, he is teased and reviled by the monks for his inability to pray "correctly" and for his lack of talent in the "accepted arts" of poetry, sculpture, music, and painting. They constantly tell him that the only thing he excels in is eating their food and drinking their drinks. During the second act, Jean has an epiphany that makes him realize that God accepted him the way he was before he ever joined the monastery. Overcome with joy, he thanks the Blessed Virgin and states that if ever she would allow him to look upon her glory, he would gladly die. This epiphany emboldens him to sneak into the chapel on the day of Her ascension and perform his street act as a gesture of worship and thanks to the Blessed Virgin. The other monks, overhearing, enter the chapel and are enraged by Jean's "blasphemous" behavior. But just before they can pummel him, the statue of the Virgin comes to life and blesses little Jean. He dies at her feet and is taken to paradise, leaving the monks to ponder the scripture "Blessed are the simple, for they shall see God".

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Jesus
• Garcia
• opera
• tenor
• Le
• Jongleur
• de
• Notre
• Dame
• Massenet
• 2005

[al1936ful]

It cuts off just when the miracle is about to take place. That's not fair! It's like cutting off a Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot mystery just when you're going to find out who did it!

[TheAleph74]

Extremely beautiful! Jesus is one of the best tenors in the world now at days, if not the best.

[kph11863]

I love this opera, too. It doesn't deserve the obscurity it has had.

Beautiful music, beautiful story, beautiful message of acceptance that can stretch lifetimes and cultures.

Senor Garcia - excellent committed performance.

I'm with Sharky on this - is there a complete copy of this entire performance.

[sharky123]

This is simply amazing. Is there more? "Jongleur" is one of my favorite works and this performance by Jesus Garcia is stunning - even only in this short clip. I would love to find this on DVD!