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Fleur-de-Lys review-Musical edition

Final part of my 'NDdP musical review' series.

This took a while,but at least it was fun.

Keep in mind that these are only my opinions.

And now,let's finish this 7 parts long adventure.

Julie Zenatti (original French production)

Julie's Fleur was truely out of this world.I loved how sweet and childish her voice sounded,but make no mistake,she kept it under control like a true professional.It's even more impressive when you find out that she was only 17 when she made her debut as Fleur-de-Lys.However,i do wish that she moved around a bit more and wasn't so stiff.Her acting in "Belle" and in "Déportés" was very good and really convincing.In "La monture",Fleur was singing to herself.It was her moment of weakness and desperation.Phoebus overheard her and came in basically fulfilling all of her wishes.That's what i liked about Julie's Fleur.She was an innocent virgin who was heartbroken,and in a moment of desperation and confusion wished for Esmeralda's death.Julie's makeup was beautiful,although i do think that they put a little too much.

2. Claudia d'Ottavi (original Italian production)

I'm not really a fan of Claudia's Fleur.D'Ottavi is an excellent singer,however i didn't like her interpretation of Fleur.She acted more like a grown and mature woman instead of a 14 year old girl.Her voice is also a bit too mature for Fleur.In "La cavalcatura" ("La monture") Claudia's Fleur tries to seduce Phoebus into getting Esmeralda hanged.She tempts him with her virgin body and promises him her love if Esmeralda dies.I didn't like this overly sexualised version of Fleur-de-Lys.What i did like about the Italian Fleur was her expressiveness and acting skills.She had way better stage presence than Julie.Also,i like Claudia's makeup.She looks gorgeous and this makeup really compliments her.

3. Elvira Prado (original Spanish production)

I didn't have any luck in finding any sort of video of Elvira's stage performance.Thankfully,i did find her vocals.Her voice is beautiful and she's one of my favourite versions of Fleur.She controls her voice well for the most part,though sometimes it feels like her voice gets the best of her.Her performance of "La montura" ("La monture") is one of my personal favourites.Also,the lyrics she sings aren't as sexualised as Claudia's.I also liked how expressive and emotional she got in "La montura".The picture is bad in quality but it seems like she didn't have much makeup on.This allows her natural beauty to shine.

4. Natasha St-Pier (original English production)

Like with Claudia's Fleur,Natasha's voice was just too mature for a 14 year old.Unlike Claudia's however,Natasha's lyrics weren't as sexualised.In fact,the English lyrics are the most tame in general.I wasn't able to find any videos of her stage performance.Because of this,i can only judge her vocals.In "My heart if you will swear" ("La monture") her vocals are perfect.She actually convinces you that she wants Esmeralda dead.Unfortunately though,in "Look no more for love" ("Ces diamants-là"),she struggles with high notes.She tries to imitate Julie's vocal range,but that's just impossible.So her high notes end up sounding falsh and broken.

5. Анастасия Скотская (original Russian production)

Скотская has a very gorgous voice.She convays her emotion well and has very good control of her vocals.Unfortunately for me,i wasn't really able to find her full stage performance.I only found her version of "La monture" and it was in very bad quality.However,i could tell that she put a lot of effort into her role.She acted well.I only wish i could find her full performance...and in decent quality as well.

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