Les Misérables

Les Misérables
/Hüljatud/
A musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg

Based on a novel by Victor Hugo
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel
Adittion material by James Fenton
Adapted and originally directed by Trevor Nunn and John Caird
Orchestrations by John Cameron
Adittional orchestrations Christopher Jahnke, Stephen Metcalfe and Stephen Brooker

Director Samuel Harjanne (Finland)
Designer Karmo Mende
Musical director Martin Sildos
Conductor Valter Soosalu
Choreographer Gunilla Olsson Karlsson (Sweden)
Lighting designer Petri Tuhkanen (Finland)
Sound designer Toomas Paidra
Translation into Estonian Kirke Kangro, Villu Kangur, Tõnu Oja, Leelo Tungal

Cast Mikk Saar, Tamar Nugis (NO Estonia), Nele-Liis Vaiksoo, Liisa Pajusaar, Kaarel Targo (Must Kast), Kärt Anton, Rasmus Kull, Helen Hansberg, Lauri Liiv, Ats Eskor or Auris Allan Leppik, Vanessa Kallas or Grete Metspalu, Simona Lauri or Susanna Soosaar, Imre Õunapuu (Rakvere Theatre), Risto Orav, Ruudo Vaher, Norman Salumäe, Kristjan Häggblom, Mihkel Tikerpalu, Oliver Timmusk, Egon Laanesoo, Rainer Aarsalu, Alo Kurvits, Artur Nagel
Vanemuine opera choir, Vanemuine symphony orchestra

Theatre Vanemuine by arrangement with CAMERON MACKINTOSH presents a new production of BOUBLIL and SCHÖNBERG’S Les Misérables

Boublil’s and Schönberg’s Les Misérables is a global stage sensation. Seen by more than 70 million people in many countries and languages around the globe, it is still breaking box-office records everywhere. The original London production celebrated its 30th anniversary on 8 October 2015. Vanemuine has the new production of Samuel Harjanne.

Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit.

Ex-convict Jean Valjean is hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.

Featuring the songs “I Dreamed A Dream”, “Bring Him Home”, “One Day More” and “On My Own” – Les Misérables is the show of shows!

Premiere 25.11.2017 at the Vanemuine Grand Building
Performed in: Estonian
Surtitles: English, Finnish