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Love of fans has inspired French artists "NOTRE DAME DE PARIS" and in December 2010 they got together and gave three concerts - in Kyiv, Moscow and St. Petersburg. These concerts have gathered more than 32,000 people (for comparison, Notre Dame itself can accommodate little more than nine thousand people).

When hearing the phrase NOTRE DAME DE PARIS someone will remember the famous cathedral, the "heart" of Paris, someone would think of a novel written by Victor Hugo, a classic of the world literature, cinema lovers will certainly recollect successful cinema adaptation of this work. But 12 years ago another association and, perhaps, the most common was added to this list – the musical Notre Dame de Paris!

The musical debuted in Paris on 16 September 1998 and soon got into the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest selling musical for the first year of showing. Such compositions as «Belle» and «Le temps des cathédrales» became world hits.

With its original version the musical toured Belgium, France, Canada and Sweden. Since 2000 in the French Theater "Mogador" it was shown with some modifications. Italian, Russian, Spanish and several other staging adhered to these changes. In the same year a shortened American version of the musical in Las Vegas and the English version in London have been launched.

What is the secret of «Notre Dame de Paris» success? This is its stunning music, spectacular scenic settings, but most importantly, the authors were able to find such performers who managed to create incredible images, which conquered the hearts of millions. Each of them is a bright personality with a successful solo career.

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