Starmania-et voila!
arlingtonbookstore | Seattle | 06/11/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Luc Plamondon's work on STARMANIA paved the way for such pieces as LES MISERABLES and MISS SAIGON from French composers to achieve fame on the international market.Why STARMANIA has not been produced and marketed with the same intensity is a mystery. The musical structure was perhaps ahead of its time for the late 1970's -- but not for a turn of the century audience. The futuristic theme, hard hitting style and not-so-pretty characters are now the norm.Yet few have heard of Starmania outside of France. This is your most accessible chance. This recording features intelligible French (for English speakers with limited French skills) AND a full libretto -- which I use when teaching.This Starmania features contemporary and solid voices which portray the characters and their relationships in a way the older versions do notThis is the definitive STARMANIA.For newer Plamondon, check out his NOTRE DAME DE PARIS (also in French with a libretto provided), a similiar styled but more romantic version of Hugo's HUNCHBACK. And for a collection of Plamondon, try CELINE DION CHANTE LUC PLAMONDON."
Starmania- The Greatest Music of the Night
Austin Beeman | Waterville, OH USA | 09/05/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Starmania, the outstanding French musical, is now available with all the dialogue. A necessity if you are going to understand the plot.This fabulously passionate CD is the greatest musical representation of the feeling of nighttime.Anyone interested in musicals or torch songs should definately buy this CD"