Ruthie's stands out for me big time, and I think Andrea is being seriously overlooked. But Lea is amazing too. And Anne's interpretation was very different so difficult to compare.
@baxterronquillo83179 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: this was originally written as a flat note while only the orchestra went up
@ryebread92997 жыл бұрын
Baxter Ronquillo interesting
@graciiemyoung6 жыл бұрын
And it was Patti LuPone who made the change!
@faithperez72816 жыл бұрын
That is how Eponine sings it in One Day More, for reference
@catherineofarrell33535 жыл бұрын
@Robert Lee, Countertenor I was about to comment that.
@jasonhays86444 жыл бұрын
@Robert Lee, Countertenor thank god!!!! right?
@Silver54ful10 жыл бұрын
I actually liked Anne as Fantine. To be honest I was never expecting that to occur. I bow down to all of these women. However it was these three ladies who appealed most to me. Lea Salonga (hasn't let me down once) Betsy Morgan (whoam I had the pleasure of seeing live) and Celinde Schoenmaker who just gave me a jolt. BRAVA!!!
@michaelgranger71136 жыл бұрын
Ruthie Henshall hands down #1, toss up between Lea Salonga and Sierra Boggess as #2.
@TheAmityElf7 жыл бұрын
The best ones are the ones who know that the changing note means something for the character.
@vero-kd8vg8 жыл бұрын
3:08 I don't know you, but i found pretty hilarious the contrast between the super tragic and intense singing of Dianne and that photo of her as G(a)linda xD
@marikamarklin3487 жыл бұрын
La Esmeralda it made me laugh so hard!!!
@iAmMadeOfSoup6 жыл бұрын
Omg "Its Glinda!!!"
@iAmMadeOfSoup6 жыл бұрын
Nice profile pic. Did you see Patti?
@DerrickMims6 жыл бұрын
Dear Galinda, you are just too good! Now sell us your hair. . .
@WiiRemoter9 жыл бұрын
I feel like no one's talking about Na-Young Jeon! She was amazing and really hit those low notes before going into that beautiful crescendo.
@tiodani_7 жыл бұрын
1. Ruthie 2. Sierra
@osmaragabriela20549 жыл бұрын
Ruthie Henshall and Lea Salogna
@graceliz8656 жыл бұрын
1. Lea Salonga 2. Anne Hathaway- she just shows such raw emotion that none of the others showed. 3. Ruthie Henshall
@cpumroy9 жыл бұрын
I love the way Carmen's builds, and I hear the most spite and emotion in Lea's voice.
@ruby72265 жыл бұрын
4:27 when you don’t have the range
@certifiedspacebisexual6 жыл бұрын
everyone's intonation an vibrato is amazing but the VOWELS oh god some people's VOWELS
@tillyboos9 жыл бұрын
Patti, Kerry, Sierra, Celinde, Carmen and Anne's. Daphne's was the weakest, and that's because she's not a true Mezzo, she's an Alto, and a raspy Alto at that, much more suited for Rock, rather than classical Broadway. Hence, why she was the original Mimi in Rent.
@kazior65215 жыл бұрын
Ben Schaeffer She got her career start in dance music in the freestyle group Pajama Party in the 80s
@tomgallowitz5 жыл бұрын
If they moved the song to where it was in the movie even though Daphne did way before it could have worked maybe
@bookemdano75674 жыл бұрын
Daphne was the worst Fantine I’ve ever seen or heard! Horrible decision to cast her. I was on my 20th time, or so, seeing Les Mis when I saw her and during the intermission, the people next to me asked me what I thought of her and the look on my face must have said it all. They said they had only seen the show a few times and this was first time they couldn’t wait for Fantine to die because she was so awful. I totally agree.
@elphbwckd2123 жыл бұрын
@@kazior6521 I actually really loved Daphne in this role. There was something about her voice and her vulnerability that really sold it for me. You believed she was this broken women who has been dragged through the gutter and was rougher because of it. She was certainly the most unconventional person ever cast, but for some reason I was absolutely captivated by her when I saw her.
@TheAmityElf10 жыл бұрын
I did not know that Alice Ripley was Fantine!
@IWriteArmsRacesNotGNote10 жыл бұрын
1. Lea Salonga 2. Sierra Boggess
@yurushiko27215 жыл бұрын
I Write Arms Races Not G Note Pia is great as well
@victoriapontmercy14288 жыл бұрын
Could you do a comparison of Valjean's "flight" in the prologue if possible?
@user-ww5hm8lu1w6 жыл бұрын
I SAW CLAIRE MOORE IN THE CHRSITINE DRESS AND FREAKED OUT I never can escape from Phantom, can i?
@Elizannchan4 жыл бұрын
Meghan she's amazing!
@bendabledoll10 жыл бұрын
Interesting. The two I enjoyed the most were Ruthie and Carmen Cusack. Ruthie you can't go wrong with, a classic. Not just the great belt voice, and husky womanly tones, but hers was probably little more interpretive with the phrasing overall that baby girl 'as they turn your dreams." But I think Carmen really nailed the shame. Such a full-voiced attack on the note, a real rich mezzo color, not a hint of wobble unlike so many others when they try to extend. Great crescendo. Yet she still manages to convey the sense that she's trembling with intensity. She "comes off" of the note better than most, she sounds angry, but not too tired vocally. No whispering the low notes beforehand either, like I said good, dark mezzo depths.
@amyweb3217 жыл бұрын
Ruthie henshall
@elphbwckd2123 жыл бұрын
Her power and the way she builds and lands on each note perfectly without a lot of sliding and scooping like some others do. Each note just 'clicks' perfectly into the center of the pitch. Her vowel is a bit attrocious though. It doesn't even sound like 'shame', but more 'shome'. Literally so not picky though. She's incredible in anything she does. I saw her as Elphaba several times over the years and every time she was just brilliant.
@courtneyw.93387 жыл бұрын
Sierra is my favorite of all time in any role. So I'm biased I guess
@maysaaalikhan9627 жыл бұрын
Courtney And Teddy SAME THOUGH 😂
@toph28287 жыл бұрын
1:06 that's the German version
@simondesbiens24636 жыл бұрын
Geneviève Charest was so amazing when I saw her back in the days and I think the Quebec version is the best of all the cast looks like they just came out from the book !!
@sheryllynn80636 жыл бұрын
Finally! I've been searching the comments wondering why no one else mentioned her. Her voice is wonderful! I'd put her right up there among the best. So beautiful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqXSfHalhKhnlcU
@booboo51509 жыл бұрын
Lea Salonga, Ruthie Henshall (tho I hate her in the Epilogue), Patti Lupone, and the Complete Symphonic Orchestra's (i forgot, Debr-(y/a) :(). They are the best for me, both in acting and singing. I also like Anne's emotionally-speaking but it's unfair to compare to other since they changed the sequence of the songs in the movie making Fantine more devastated.
@lindavreeburg51439 жыл бұрын
When you hear pia douwes, the language of the music is german instead of dutch :)
@Hakausu4 жыл бұрын
I cannot rank these. I just can't. The thing that I learned for this is that there are a lot of really, really good singers out there. Thanks for compiling and uploading so I can "meet" some of these wonderful performers from the past and present.
@PrincessPoohs7 күн бұрын
It’s interesting how some of them jump higher on the fourth “syllable” just like the ones preceding it, and some remain static or near static after the third? It ranges from fully the same notes on 3 and 4, to a tiny change, to the same amount of note jump as all of the rest of the syllables! I’m clearly not a musician or a real singer, as evidenced by my lack of words to say what I’m getting at lol, I just found it really interesting how differently it’s sung. What is the “right” way? And does it matter? 😂😊 love all of it
@katiedavies89994 жыл бұрын
Andrea McArdle anyone?! She was the first Annie on Broadway!
@amyepstein48684 жыл бұрын
I'm with you on this! She was wonderful. I never have 1 favorite. Of any performer in any production. I have at least 5 favorite Fantines. But now I need to listen to Andrea more
@lillyundso27310 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but Pia isn't singing dutch, it's German. But thank you so much for this video!!
@maysaaalikhan9627 жыл бұрын
Sierra Boggess is my angel
@CalebMiofsky9 жыл бұрын
Patti, Sierra, Lea and Celinde are my favorites!
@musical-phan9 жыл бұрын
In my opinion Celinde and Natalie were the best (but i love Sierra and Lea,too)
@willwalker246015 жыл бұрын
Oh... I wish this video was made AFTER Rachelle Ann Go played her...
@nevaehhorst-wade51637 жыл бұрын
1. Sierra Boggess 2. Lea Salonga 3. Celinde Shoenmaker
@booksandbirbs9 жыл бұрын
I love the tone to Andrea's
@SandraDurocher5 жыл бұрын
All are amazing, but Madalena really stood out to me. Wow!
@robinumans6 жыл бұрын
Carley Stenson is my fav, I saw her like 4 times and she's amazing
@emiliechai30846 жыл бұрын
personally i love sierra boggess's voice because it's beautiful, but i also like anne's voice despite her not being a broadway singer because as an actress she is able to pack so much emotion into her voice when she sings
@katesszz4 жыл бұрын
1. Ruthie Henshall 2. Lea and Seirra i cant choose
@luker.9183 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: The recording of Pia Douwes in this Video is german and not dutch😉
@elinordashwood71483 жыл бұрын
Ruthie Henshall hands down, the best. Thank you, Ruthie!
@100samanthamarie3 жыл бұрын
FUN FACT: Alice Ripley’s career will be over soon with many witnesses coming forward to back up currently, 5 female victims of being groomed by her during their childhood with inappropriate behavior being involved. I took screen shots of many witnesses in case TikTok takes the videos down. Yes, grooming and rape is very common in Broadway, police departments, Hollywood, Churches, Ballet, Gymnastics, and the list goes on. Too many victims to count. Most of them grow up and stay silent on it or speak about it but never take it up with court due to lack for their childhood selves lacking the foresight to get and keep any damning evidence.
@orchishmamukherjee52504 жыл бұрын
Anne, Sierra, Celinde and Patti are my faves. Also Lea Salonga and Pia Douwes!
@jhempz9 жыл бұрын
I love lea salonga and ruthie's version
@lydiasadat59276 жыл бұрын
So many of these Fantines are being slept on gd
@ansonia123 жыл бұрын
Ann Crumb was the best Fantine I ever heard.. I saw her on Broadway and on the National tour..
@amyhuerta39805 жыл бұрын
Ruthie Henshall, Celinde Shoenmaker, and Lea Salonga.
@liantenio85166 жыл бұрын
Where's Judy Kuhn, she succeded lea salonga as fantine. Why she's missing
@isobelramsey97673 жыл бұрын
She also played Cosette at one point which I thought was an interesting choice because her voice is more of a Fantine or Eponine
@sav14725 жыл бұрын
I knew that was Sierra as the cover
@leedscab1235 жыл бұрын
Sierra, Celinde, Ruthie and Madalena for me any day
@XXYouAreRightXX10 жыл бұрын
Lea's version is the best!
@jefferyhardy80473 жыл бұрын
Lea Salonga for me. Her 25th Anniversary performance at the O2 was stunning.
@tipofmytongue10246 жыл бұрын
Lea Salonga always
@MisterMagikarp7 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else think Claire Moore (1993) and Joan Almedilla (2006) sounded like Alice Ripley?
@allaboutthatphanandhamilto32247 жыл бұрын
Kevin Machado very true!!! Mostly Claire's
@brotlos90069 жыл бұрын
01:10 is german cast
@danielkho47158 жыл бұрын
Lea is the best Fantine
@jaysalvoro98348 жыл бұрын
Doesn't count. She was never in a productiom of Les Misérables.
@thebrideinthemirror20308 жыл бұрын
+Jay Rivera-Salvoro uhm yes she was
@jaysalvoro98348 жыл бұрын
+Fluffy Otherlokoro sorry. Realized my mistake... Broadway revival.
@claudiagonzalez32505 жыл бұрын
Ruthie hensall
@TheGirlwiththePiano6 жыл бұрын
Hi, I am not sure if someone said it already but Pia Douwes (at 01:15)is singing German not Dutch in this version.
@Natalia-ep4bf7 жыл бұрын
CELINDE Celinde
@asnalelo.1653 жыл бұрын
4:43 obsessed w her vibrato
@stephenvalentinemusi9 жыл бұрын
I like Kerry's, Carmen's, Ruthie's, Lea's, Patti's, and Sierra's.
Jacquelyn Piro Donovan is the one I feel has the best sound and feel. Her voice is amazing. Her acting is really great. She would be my pick.....
@agarotadomelzinho7 жыл бұрын
Sierra Boggess will always be my favorite one
@amathist199810 жыл бұрын
What you could have added in it can be Yuhko Ema - 1994 Japanese Red Cast, Hiromi Itoh - 1994 Japanese Blue Cast, Yumiko Takahashi - 2003 Japanese Orange/Green Cast, Marcia - 2003 Japanese Light Blue Cast, Rumi Iryo - 2003 Japanese Violet Cast, Rachelle Ann Go - 2015-2016 west end cast Melanie Bright, Rosanna Bates, Jessamy Stoddart and Sanne Den Besten in it!
@chloelouise45719 жыл бұрын
But there are no audios of Rosanna and Jessamy's never performer the role
@amathist19989 жыл бұрын
But they are undertudies
@marikamarklin3487 жыл бұрын
amathist1998 what do the colors mean? Sorry- that's probably a stupid question!!!
@eurytv25303 жыл бұрын
Lea Salonga the best ever
@gaji-wc5ej3 жыл бұрын
Ruthie amd Lea
@cleoclaudel42589 жыл бұрын
Sierra
@ChristianeMue8 жыл бұрын
Pia sings German though ;)
@_wiged_16225 жыл бұрын
Ruthie🥰
@omniomelet14724 жыл бұрын
Idk why I just have always preferred broadway singers over movie singers pls don’t come after me
@amyepstein48684 жыл бұрын
Nobody should ever come after you about music, musical preferences, etc.. but they do. But I don't. And I won't. And I agree with you .
@CH-tj2ru9 жыл бұрын
why did Daphne Rubin Vega lower the key so much?
@madelinececilia98444 жыл бұрын
I’ve just always loved pia Douwes
@CliffRichardFan20017 жыл бұрын
Love Kerry!! And although I like Daphne Rubin-Vega, her voice is not suited for this role. She'd be better off with rock-n-roll.
@alexisgrey36336 жыл бұрын
Lots seem to like Sierra as Fantine I prefer her as Cosette Lea is my favorite Fantine, Joanna is good too as well as Rachelle Ann Go who I saw on the West End in 2015, plus I didn't know Pia Dowes played Fantine! She was an amazing Mrs Danvers in Rebecca!)
@BethandLadyx9 жыл бұрын
Celinde ❤️
@maurafaith87957 жыл бұрын
Anne Hathaway is my favorite forever! I don't know if this is just me but her audio in this sounded a bit different from the movie and the recording... did you slow it down for copyright? Also Sierra Borgess, Celinde and Na-Young Jeon are great too!
@PrincessPoohs7 күн бұрын
They lowered it!
@anthonyquarles57622 жыл бұрын
Patti LuPone originated the role and also originally did the change of “shame.” Everyone else is just singing like her. All good. Patti. Ruthie. Lea. Best 3 imo.
@goldenclouds73196 жыл бұрын
1:18 that isn't Dutch. That's German..
@user-ub6gh9km4dАй бұрын
Sierra bogness?
@raquelvdberg966610 жыл бұрын
Na-Young😀 But where's Celinde Schoenmaker... she is the best!! :)
@PhantomifyEponine10 жыл бұрын
She's in 11:21
@raquelvdberg966610 жыл бұрын
PhantomifyEponine Oh haha i feel stupid! I searched a few times but couldnt find her.. haha sorry!
@isobelramsey97673 жыл бұрын
She was right before Na Young
@tillyboos7 жыл бұрын
Kerry Ellis!!!!
@leftoverspagehhti4812 жыл бұрын
3:48 5:47 11:19
@h.p.50626 жыл бұрын
Ruthie henshall and and Carmen Oh my goodness
@BAOBABS1114 жыл бұрын
Fantine: she need great voice, personnality and presence. We are the winner! I actually only liked Ruthie Henshall. Énergie, présence et puissance de sa voix! 2. Celinde Schoenmaker, Lea Salonga and Kerry Ellis 3. Dianne Pilkington and Geneviève Leclerc
@sarachrast63095 жыл бұрын
my Poland
@girlgroupisthebest19655 жыл бұрын
Patti (the original of course) Ruthie ( classic and when she belt) Lea (well lea is lea she just cast eponine in 10 th annive and that time ruthie was the fantine and yeah lea was great in any broadway) anyway hahahaha im late
@marius10356 жыл бұрын
Rachelle Ann Go, even though she wasn't in this video
@reganellewhite6 жыл бұрын
Ruthie and Sierra are definitely my all time favourite Fantines
@ambervictoriabray62737 жыл бұрын
CELINDE BY FAR!!!!!!
@ashsexydivah3 жыл бұрын
Lea Salonga the best 😘
@autumnbarclay9132 жыл бұрын
Anne Hathaway definitely. She has way more emotion in her voice and acting by far. Go Anne !!
@Tetmiera145 жыл бұрын
When Pia is singing you say that is the Dutch cast. But she isn't singing in Dutch but german language.
@julialelewel44779 жыл бұрын
Madalena's is the best
@cherryspice10114 жыл бұрын
0:10 Damnnn, I didn't know Yellow Diamond was on broadway
@disneydanny26 жыл бұрын
Daphne's version is the worst. she only deserved to be paid for performances on days when there was no show, THAT"S how horrible she was.
@lol96004 жыл бұрын
LEA DID ITTTTTT
@paengjones80814 жыл бұрын
The greatest shame was the one Javert felt for not catching Valjean for years.