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©2012
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2 videodiscs (approximately 148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Synopsis ([12] p. : ports.) and replica invitation to the London after-party from the original performance night inserted in container
Now at last, the full magnificence of its captivating score is revealed like never before in a stunning concert performance featuring a 150-voice choir, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Bedford, and many of the most celebrated stars to have appeared in the show worldwide, including Colm Wilkinson as the original Jean Valjean. Perform live at London's Royal Albert Hall in celebration of the show's 10th Anniversary, this is the most remarkable performance of Les Miserables ever
Special features: Les misérables: the creative process, newly discovered interview footage with producer Cameron Mackintosh, composer Claude-Michael Schönberg, and lyricist Alain Boublil (ca. 28 min.); Stage by stage: the making of Les misérables, a 1988 British television documentary produced by Philip Lowrey, written by Martin Cox, and directed and edited by Paul Henry, featuring interviews with the production team and footage from various stage productions (ca. 57 min.)
Orchestral score, John Cameron ; television producer, Paul Kafno ; television director, Gavin Taylor
Colm Wilkinson, Philip Quast, Ruthie Henshall, Jenny Galloway, Alun Armstrong, Lea Salonga, Michael Ball, Michael Maguire, Judy Kuhn, Anthony Crivello, with supporting soloists ; ensemble and choir from worldwide productions of Les misérables ; the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; David Charles Abell, conductor
Recorded October 8, 1995
DVD; NTSC; 16:9 anamorphic; Dolby digital 5.1
Sung in English, with optional English subtitles