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Gala Night of Notre Dame de Paris

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I made my way to the MASTERCARD Theatres for the Gala Night of Notre Dame de Paris . Taking the world by storm since its debut in France in 1998, the musical spectacular Notre Dame de Paris is based on the author of Les Misérables, Victor Hugo's classic novel. It is a tragic love story of the Hunchback Quasimodo’s unrequited love for the beautiful gypsy girl, Esmeralda. I was given a pair of STALL-SEAT tickets and I was in for a treat. This lovely musical is supported by a fantastic score that places emphasis on emotional melodies, and the sou ndtrack has sold more than ten million copies worldwide. The show promises acrobatic contemporary dance choreography and beautiful melodies, and the setting back-drop features a 12-metre high ‘climbing wall’ representing the façade of the Grand Cathedral of Notre Dame as well as the famous Bastille Prison in Paris. The staging of this musical is so spectacular that it brought back my fond memor...

Notre Dame de Paris Media Call

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The musical spectacular Notre Dame de Paris , which has become a phenomenon around the world cutting across generations, opens at the MasterCard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands on 17 December 2013. Performed for the very first time in Singapore in English, this majestically show tells the story of Quasimodo the Hunchback of Notre Dame , and Esmeralda, the Gypsy girl , in one of the most powerful love stories in history which is on par with Romeo and Juliet.   Since the premiere in Paris, France in September 1998, the musical has attracted audiences of more than 4 million in France alone and broken box office records in Canada, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland and South Korea surpassing 10 million spectators while combined sales of soundtrack and cast albums have reached the 10 million mark.   Notre Dame de Paris , the musical play tells the emotionally charged story of the unfortunate Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral Bell Ringer, the hunchback Quasimodo, and hi...

Merci & Au Revoir Paris

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Today was our last day in Paris... We left the hotel pretty early to do some sightseeing and to have a wonderful french meal before heading back to London... We took the metro to the outskirts of Paris to have a lovely and peaceful brekkie... Jess Baby and her mini Viennois (basically was Ham & Cheese Sandwich)... And our fave breakfast tea - Earl Grey... After our brekkie, we took the metro to St-Michel Notre Dame Station... We are heading to Paris's most well-known Cathedral - Notre Dame de Paris... We were amazed by the buildings as we were walking towards the church... Here we are , Notre D ame de Paris also known as Notre Dame Cathedral... Do you guys still rememer way back in 1996, a movie titled - The Hunchback of Notre Dame was released to theaters on June 21, 1996 by Walt Disney Pictures... The film's animators visited the actual cathedral at Notre Dame in Paris for a few weeks before starting their project. They made and took hundreds of sk...