Les Misérable musical to be on stage again this month
The Vietnam National Opera & Ballet (VNOB) will perform the musical Les Misérable for two nights at 8pm in Hanoi on September 19 and 30. Les Misérables is the story of Jean Valjean , a French peasant, and his desire for redemption. Jean Valjean was released in 1815 after serving nineteen years in jail for stealing a loaf of bread for his sister’s starving children. Photo: VNOB The musical gained a great reputation among the public and professionals with 14 awards and 10 consecutive night performances at the 2021 National Festival of Music and Dance held in the northern city of Haiphong. Les Misérables is a musical based on the namesake novel by French poet and playwright, Victor Hugo. Through a series of typical characters, the musical depicts the fates of people from various social strata. In the book, Hugo’s characters step onto the stage, talking about their struggling journey toward redemption and revolution. Through the music, the stories of humanity, soli