Javert’s Suicide (Valjean, Javert)
~ Song
Annotation
There are two parts to this: the first is the encounter between Valjean (carrying the unconscious Marius) and Javert in the sewers; and the second immediately following that is Javert's soliloquy, before he jumps into the waters to his death. Most edited cast recordings omit the first half and include just the soliloquy.
Annotation last modified on 2013-01-10 08:03 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist: | Herbert Kretzmer |
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| composer: | Claude‐Michel Schönberg |
| publisher: | Alain Boublil Music Ltd. |
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| later translated versions: | El suicidio de Javert Javert’s zelfmoord Javerts Selbstmord Javerts självmord Le Suicide de Javert Suicidio de Javert ジャヴェールの自殺 |
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| version of: | Noir ou blanc |
| part of: | Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg musical, English version) (order: 45) |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordings | ||||
| 1985 | Javert’s Suicide: Soliloquy | Roger Allam | 3:39 | |
| 1987-03 | Javert's Suicide | Terrence Mann | 3:31 | |
| 1988 | Javert's Suicide | Philip Quast | 3:43 | |
| 1988 | Javert's Suicide | Gary Morris, Philip Quast | 4:30 | |
| 1995-10-08 | Act Two: Javert’s Suicide | live | Philip Quast | 5:43 |
| 1995-10 | Javert's Suicide | live | Colm Wilkinson, Philip Quast | 4:34 |
| 2010 | Javert's Soliloquy | live | John Owen-Jones, Earl Carpenter | 4:00 |
| 2012 | Javert’s Suicide | Russell Crowe | 3:01 | |
| Javert’s Suicide | Derek A. Richards | 3:27 | ||
| Les Misérables, Scene 17 | Russell Crowe, Daniel Huttlestone, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Samantha Barks | 6:38 | ||