Les Misérables ' Epilogue . Finale

Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert
" Epilogue . Finale 0:27. 1:21. 2:18. 3:00. 3:33. 3:53. 4:24. 4:51. 5:23. 5:55. 6:33. 6:52. 8:06
Colm Wilkinson - Jean Valjean
Ruthie Henshall - Fantine,
Judy Kuhn - Cosette
Michael Ball - Marius Pontmercy,
Lea Salonga - Éponine

[drmstadtium]

I just can't stress how great the blending of lea and ruthie was. Play that on repeat at my funeral, PLEASE.

[thomasbrown]

I’ve seen a few people commenting asking “why Eponine” in the final trio:
The theme that runs straight through Les Miserables is love as self-sacrifice, the highest form of which is the giving of one’s life for a higher cause.
In that final scene, Marius and Cosette have come to visit Valjean who is gasps away from death. Fantine died so that Cosette may live a better life; Eponine for Marius. Valjean gave his life for both- he dedicated the last years of his life to the task of raising Cosette right, and ultimately gave his life saving Marius. (I don’t know if this is ever specified in the book, it has been years since I’ve read it, but I would bet he falls so ill in the end because he contracted a disease dragging Marius through the filth in the sewers.)
It is worth remembering that Valjean is only here because the Priest sacrificed the most precious pieces of silver to an ex-con which he had no obligation to help nor really any good reason to expect that he would change his ways. The Priest paid a heavy price for the hope that this man could defy the odds, turn for good, and become a force for bettering the world he left behind.
The theme of sacrifice as love also explains why the chorus enters; they all gave their lives fighting for a better world. It’s about paying a price for goods you will never get to see. It doesn’t make very good rational sense, but it is the highest mission humans are called to serve. I think all anyone wants at the end of their short trip in this life is to be told that they fought the good fight and were loved for it.

[antoniojcarrascoalvarez]

And this, my friends, is what the Greeks called "khátharsis", the purification of the soul through art.

[magicinthewoods]

I am not crying, a “to love another person is like to see the face of God” entered to my eye

[alexzhao]

"To love another person is to see the face of god"
-Victor Hugo

[donovanphillips]

To me, this is the definitive cast of Les Mis. All the best in the roles they do their best at. Particularly Lea Salonga and Colm Wilkinson are 100% pitch perfect.

[perrinaybara]

"For the wretched of the earth
There is a flame that never dies
Even the darkest night will end
And the sun will rise."

[juliautz]

The BEST rendition and cast to ever play in Les Mis

[jessicaclaire]

fantine's entrance into this song makes me go from zero to crying in seconds flat

[scottyarbour]

If there ever was an actor born to play a role, Colm Wilkinson was born to play Jean Valjean

[gabriellac]

I dedicate this song to my papa, he made me discover this music many years ago and this song was very meaningful for both of us. He died on April 15 2020. He died alone at the hospital :( I couldn’t be by his side like Cosette was with Jean Valjean (visitors were forbidden due to the pandemic) It breaks my heart he was alone for his last hours but I’m relieved to know he is finally free from his sufferings after being very ill for 4 years. I’m relieved that the chains of physical sufferings will never bind him anymore and that he is in presence of God for Eternity ✨

[joncaju]

“Forgive me for all my trespasses and take me to your glory.” 😭😭😭

[commander]

6:33 gives me goosebumps, it really makes it feel like the spirits of everyone who died at the barricade are returning for one last song.

[Wildstag]

The epitaph on my mother's grave is the final line of the story: To love another person is to see the face of God. It's damn near impossible for me to hear this finale without tears in my eyes and memories of her (what scant few I have) on my mind.

[devy]

😭😭😭😭 it kills me when he says "forgive me all my trespasses and take me to your glory" omg tears all over the place

[kate.garofalo]

I feel like when Lea joins in for the harmony, Ruthie’s heart melts when she hears how beautiful they sound together. ❤️🥰

[beverleybrown]

I was privileged to see Colm Wilkinson play this role a few times in 1985 In London. Every time I was moved to tears, I’ve since seen the show all over the world, it will always be my favorite

[SamuelDJCox]

Les Misérables - the story is about the power of love, giving yourself in this life to something greater, no matter how many centuries of barricades falling and people rising again and again it takes, it's about doing the right thing regardless of how long it takes for human-kind to progress - Valjean, Fantine and Eponine all embody that story - so the three of them coming together is literal as much as it is symbolic - it represents the completion of Valjean's journey and it shows his path to redemption and grace is like many of the others like Fantine & Eponine, while time may separate their deaths - they are all unified in the great beyond - there is a one-ness that connects them and all people all over the world who have managed to find the same redemption and grace in life. It's one of the most powerful moments in the story, the human condition brings them all together in the end...

[folioio]

At 7:40, when the choir goes fortissimo and the lower voices move into the foreground -- chills. Every single time.

[fRotLop]

"Forgive me all my trespasses and take me to Your Glory."

Let those be my final words too.