Presentation on the topic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Organ in Notre Dame Cathedral

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In the second half of the 12th century. In the western part of the Parisian island of Cité, a grandiose construction began, which was destined to open a new chapter in the history of world architecture. The most famous example of the Gothic style was Notre Dame Cathedral.

Notre Dame Cathedral

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The cathedral reveals a duality of stylistic influences: on the one hand, there are echoes of the Romanesque style of Normandy with its characteristic powerful and dense unity, and on the other, innovative architectural achievements of the Gothic style are used, which give the building lightness and create the impression of simplicity of the vertical structure. The height of the cathedral is 35 m, length is 130 m, width is 48 m, the height of the bell towers is 69 m, the weight of the Emmanuel bell in the eastern tower is 13 tons, its tongue is 500 kg.

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Designed in the form of a cross, the cathedral is divided into five longitudinal parts - naves and has several facades. Two towers rise above the western one, with which the cathedral is usually associated whenever it is mentioned. The spire, raised to a height of 32 m, gives extraordinary elegance. In the central part, the facade is decorated with an openwork rose window.

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In the Middle Ages, the cathedral was traditionally considered the center of city life. In addition to divine services, performances, and city meetings, magnificent coronations also took place there.

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A visit to the interior of the basilica, decorated with numerous sculptures and reliefs, leaves an indescribable feeling. Here you can easily guess biblical and evangelical motifs, heroes and simple characters, zodiac signs and allegories on human vices and virtues. One cannot ignore the fantastic and real images of animals and plants with carved ornaments.

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Construction began in 1163, under Louis VII of France. Historians disagree about who exactly laid the first stone in the foundation of the cathedral - Bishop Maurice de Sully or Pope Alexander III. The main altar of the cathedral was consecrated in May 1182, by 1196 the nave of the building was almost completed, work continued only on the main facade. By 1250, the construction of the cathedral was basically completed, and in 1315 the interior decoration was also completed. Construction of the west gable, with its distinctive two towers, began around 1200.

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The feeling of monumentality, of stopping life, is destroyed by streams of sunlight through the most wonderful stained glass windows on the windows, made of small pieces of colored glass in a metal frame. The interior design of the temple is completely free from the impression of heaviness: the support of the building is reinforced by gigantic external pillars, transverse walls and inclined semi-arches; special lightness is created due to the huge size of the windows. The original architecture of Notre Dame Cathedral has made it the main attraction of the French capital for many centuries.

Goal: to trace the evolution of the development of the musical Tasks: To define the musical To identify the characteristic features To determine the genre categories of the musical To get acquainted with the musical “Notre Dame de Paris”

Characteristic features of the musical: Breadth of the genre range (comedy, drama, tragedy) The leading role of pop music Equality of music, dance and spoken genre in the dramaturgy of the performance The basis is a literary work The desire for content, high ideological content, depth of thought

Types of musicals: Musical - opera M. Legrand “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”, E. Webber “Jesus Christ Superstar”

Types of musicals: Musical - operetta F. Lowe “My Fair Lady”, R. Rogers “The Sound of Music”

Russian composers of musicals: I. Dunaevsky “Jolly Fellows” (1934) “Circus” (1936) “Volga-Volga” (1938) etc. (director G. Alexandrov)

September 18, 1998 – premiere of the musical “Notre Dame de Paris” In 1993, the poet Luc Plamondon began looking for a plot for a new musical performance and chose the novel “Notre Dame Cathedral” by Victor Hugo. The famous composer and performer Richard Kochante joined the work. He played the tunes that later became Belle, “Dance, my Esmeralda,” “It’s time for cathedrals.”

“Notre Dame de Paris” is the most successful musical “Notre Dame de Paris” is the first European musical to gain worldwide fame and move the epicenter of musical production to Europe. A competition was announced for the musical's troupe, in which 1,482 people took part. 45 artists were selected (for three lineups).

Quasimodo Of the Russian show business stars who auditioned for Notre Dame de Paris, the only artist was the lead singer of the group “Dancing Minus” Vyacheslav Petkun, who sings the part of Quasimodo.

Scenery The operetta theater was additionally equipped with sound and lighting equipment specially for the premiere. The production and assembly of the scenery was carried out at a defense plant next door to the production of Mi aircraft. G". The main set weighs 8 tons and is a prefabricated structure of 39 sections and three movable towers.

Belle Light has illuminated my sick soul, No, I will not disturb your peace with passion, Delirium, midnight delirium torments my heart again, Oh Esmeralda, I dared to desire you.

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Notre Dame Cathedral (Notre Dame de Paris) - the geographical and spiritual “heart” of Paris, is located in the eastern part of the Ile de la Cité, on the site of the first Christian church in Paris - the Basilica of St. Stephen, on the site of the Gallo-Roman Temple of Jupiter. The cathedral exhibits echoes of the Romanesque style of Normandy, with its characteristic strong and dense unity, and the Gothic style, which gives the building the lightness and simplicity of its vertical structure. The height of the cathedral is 35 m, the length is 130 m, the width is 48 m, the height of the bell towers is 69 m, the weight of the Emmanuel bell in the eastern tower is 13 tons, its tongue is 500 kg.

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Construction began in 1163, under Louis VII of France. The first stone in the foundation of the cathedral was laid by Bishop Maurice de Sully or Pope Alexander III. By 1250, the construction of the cathedral was basically completed, and in 1315 the interior decoration was also completed. The main creators of Notre Dame are considered to be two architects - Jean de Chelles and Pierre de Montreuil (creator of the Holy Chapel). During the construction of the cathedral, many different architects took part in it, as evidenced by the different styles and different heights of the western side and towers. The towers were completed in 1245 and the entire cathedral in 1345.

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The powerful and majestic facade is divided vertically into three parts by pilasters, and horizontally into three tiers by galleries, while the lower tier, in turn, has three deep portals. Above them is an arcade (Gallery of Kings) with twenty-eight statues representing the kings of ancient Judea.

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The cathedral, with its magnificent interior decoration, served for many centuries as the venue for royal weddings, imperial coronations and national funerals. In 1302, the States General, the first parliament of France, met there for the first time. There is no wall painting here, and the only source of color is the numerous stained glass windows of the tall lancet windows. During the time of Louis XIV, at the end of the 17th century, the cathedral experienced serious changes: the graves and stained glass windows were destroyed.

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During the Great French Revolution, at the end of the 18th century, one of the first decrees of Robespierre declared that if the Parisians do not want “the stronghold of obscurantism to be demolished,” then they must pay a bribe to the Convention “for the needs of all revolutions that will occur with our help.” in other countries". The cathedral was declared the Temple of Reason. In July 1793, the Convention declared that “all emblems of all kingdoms should be wiped off the face of the earth,” and Robespierre personally ordered the beheading of “the stone kings who adorn the churches.” The cathedral was returned to the church and re-consecrated in 1802, under Napoleon.

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In 1831, Victor Hugo published the novel Notre-Dame de Paris, writing in the preface: “One of my main goals is to inspire the nation with a love for our architecture.” Restoration began in 1841 under the direction of the architect Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879). Restoring the building and sculptures, replacing broken statues and constructing the famous spire took 23 years. Viollet-le-Duc also came up with the idea of a gallery of chimeras on the façade of the cathedral. The statues of chimeras are installed on the upper platform at the foot of the towers. During these same years, buildings adjacent to the cathedral were demolished, resulting in the formation of the current square in front of its façade.

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The main facade of the cathedral has three doors. Above the three pointed portals of the entrances are sculptural groups with different episodes from the Gospel. Above the central entrance there is an image of the Last Judgment. Seven statues support the entrance arches. In the center is Christ the Judge. The lower lintel depicts the dead rising from their graves. They were awakened by two angels with trumpets. Among the dead are one king, one pope, warriors and women (symbolizing the presence of all mankind at the Last Judgment). On the upper tympanum there is Christ and two angels on both sides.

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The doors are decorated with forged reliefs. The roof of the cathedral is made of lead tiles 5 mm thick and the weight of the entire roof is 210 tons. The upper part of the cathedral is decorated with images of gargoyles (protruding ends of beams decorated with the faces of fantastic creatures) and chimeras (these are individual statues of fantastic creatures). In the Middle Ages there were no chimeras at the cathedral. It was the restorer, the architect Viollet-le-Duc, who came up with the idea of installing them, using medieval gargoyles as a model. They were performed by fifteen sculptors, led by Geoffroy Deshaume.

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These figures represent the soul of Notre Dame, its various selves: pensive, melancholic, observing, mocking, angry, self-absorbed. A satyr - a chimera with a human body - looks terrifying. Upon closer inspection, fur on the back and an inhuman expression are noticeable.

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The owl sculpture is all shiny when touched, as there is a legend that whoever touches the sculpture will have all their wishes come true.

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A demon devouring a person's soul is a warning and a reminder of what can happen if you lead an unrighteous life. The Thinker thoughtfully contemplates Paris from a bird's eye view. Each statue has its own name.

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The cathedral's oak, lead-covered spire (added by a restorer to replace the one dismantled in 1786) is 96 meters high. The base of the spire is surrounded by four groups of bronze statues of the apostles (by Geoffroy Dechaumes). In front of each group is an animal, a symbol of the evangelist: a lion - a symbol of Mark, a bull - Luke, an eagle - John and an angel - Matthew. All the statues look towards Paris, except St. Thomas, the patron saint of architects, who faces the spire.

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A significant part of the stained glass windows was made in the middle of the 19th century. The main stained glass window - the rose above the entrance to the cathedral - is partially original, preserved from the Middle Ages (9.6 meters in diameter). In its center is the Mother of God, around are seasonal agricultural work, zodiac signs, virtues and sins. Two side roses on the northern and southern facades of the cathedral are 13 meters in diameter (the largest in Europe). During the restoration, the stained glass windows were initially supposed to be white, but Prosper Merimee insisted that they be made similar to the medieval ones. Among the stained glass windows of Notre Dame Cathedral, very few are authentic. Almost all of them represent later works, replacing those that were broken and damaged over a long history. Only the rose window remains intact to this day.

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The big bell (sounding in F-sharp tone) rings very rarely. The remaining bells ring at 8 and 19 o'clock. Each of them has its own name: Angelique Franςoise, weighing 1765 kg (C sharp); Antoinette Charlotte, weighing 1158 kg (D sharp); Hyacinthe Jeanne, weighing 813 kg (fa); Denise David, weighing 670 kg (F-sharp). An extraordinary sound is produced by a 6-ton bell hanging in the right tower of the cathedral. They say that it owes its pure and expressive sound to gold and silver. When the bell, donated to the cathedral in 1400, was cast in bronze, Parisians threw their precious jewelry into the molten mass. According to legend, Quasimodo struck this bell. However, according to legend, no strongman can swing it alone.

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In the chapels located on the right side of the cathedral there are paintings and sculptures by various artists, which, according to a centuries-old tradition, are presented to the cathedral as a gift annually on the first day of May.

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The cathedral houses one of the great Christian relics - the Crown of Thorns of Jesus Christ. The upper church of Sainte-Chapelle, in which initially, before the chapel was turned into a museum, the Crown of Thorns of the Savior and a particle of the Holy Cross were kept. Until 1063, the crown was located on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, from where it was transported to the palace of the Byzantine emperors in Constantinople. In 1238, King Louis IX of France acquired the crown from the Byzantine emperor.

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On August 18, 1239, the king brought it into Notre-Dame de Paris. In 1243-1248, the Sainte-Chapelle (Holy Chapel) was built at the royal palace on the Ile de la Cité to store the Crown of Thorns, which was located here until the French Revolution. The crown was later transferred to the treasury of Notre-Dame de Paris. On the first Friday of every month at 15:00, as well as on Good Friday of the Catholic Lent, the Crown of Thorns, together with a particle of the Cross of the Lord and the Nail from it, are brought out for veneration by believers.

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The organ currently has 109 stops and approximately 7,800 pipes, approximately 900 of which are from a Clicquot instrument. In 1985, four titular organists were appointed, each of whom, according to the tradition of the 18th century, conducts services for three months a year.

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Legends about Notre Dame Cathedral They say that medieval alchemists encoded the secret of the philosopher's stone in the geometry of Notre Dame. Fulcanelli saw many alchemical symbols in the architectural decoration of the cathedral. Another legend is about the devil-blacksmith. The doors of Notre Dame's gates are decorated with a wonderful pattern of wrought iron with equally amazing iron locks. A blacksmith named Biscorne was commissioned to forge them. When the blacksmith heard that he would need to forge figured locks and patterns for the gates of the most beautiful cathedral in Paris, he was seriously scared. Thinking that he would never cope with this, he tried to call on the devil to help.

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The next day, when the canon of Notre Dame came to look at the work, he found the blacksmith unconscious, but in the forge a real masterpiece appeared to his eyes: figured locks, applied forged patterns, which were openwork intertwining leaves. On the day when the finishing of the gate was completed and the locks were cut in, it was impossible to open the gate! I had to sprinkle them with holy water. Biscornet, stung by remorse, became sad, became silent and soon died. He took his secret with him without revealing it - either out of fear that the secret would be stolen, or fearing that it would turn out that no one saw how he forged the gates of Notre Dame...

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Completed by: Elena Nazarova, 9th grade student of MAOU Secondary School No. 15 in Chelyabinsk. Head: Levina Svetlana Vladimirovna.

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Notre Dame Cathedral (Notre Dame de Paris) - the geographical and spiritual “heart” of Paris, is located in the eastern part of the Ile de la Cité, on the site of the first Christian church in Paris - the Basilica of St. Stephen, built on the site of the Gallo-Roman Temple of Jupiter. Religion: Catholicism Diocese: Archbishopric of Paris Architectural style: Gothic The cathedral, on the one hand, contains echoes of the Romanesque style of Normandy with its characteristic powerful and dense unity, and on the other, innovative architectural achievements of the Gothic style are used, which give the building lightness and create the impression of simplicity designs. The height of the cathedral is 35 m, length is 130 m.

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Construction began in 1163, under Louis VII of France. The main altar of the cathedral was consecrated in May 1182, and by 1196 the nave of the building was almost completed. By 1250, the construction of the cathedral was basically completed, and in 1315 the interior decoration was also completed. The main creators of Notre Dame are considered to be two architects - Jean de Chelles, who worked from 1250 to 1265, and Pierre de Montreuil (creator of the Holy Chapel. Died in 1267), who worked from 1250 to 1267. The cathedral, with its magnificent interior decoration, served for many centuries as the venue for royal weddings, imperial coronations and national funerals.

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The cathedral houses one of the great Christian relics - the Crown of Thorns of Jesus Christ. Until 1063, the crown was located on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, from where it was transported to the palace of the Byzantine emperors in Constantinople. In 1238, King Louis IX of France acquired the crown from the Byzantine emperor. On August 18, 1239, the king brought it into Notre-Dame de Paris. In 1243-1248, at the royal palace on the Ile de la Cité, the Holy Chapel was built to store the Crown of Thorns, which was located here until the French Revolution. The crown was later transferred to the treasury of Notre-Dame de Paris. Fragment of the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar"

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The main facade of the cathedral has three doors. Above the three pointed portals of the entrances are sculptural panels with various episodes from the Gospel. Above the central entrance there is an image of the Last Judgment. Seven statues each support the entrance arches (1210). In the center is Christ the Judge. The lower lintel depicts the dead rising from their graves. They were awakened by two angels with trumpets. Among the dead are one king, one pope, warriors and women (symbolizing the presence of all mankind at the Last Judgment). On the upper tympanum there is Christ and two angels on both sides.

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The upper part of the cathedral is decorated with images of gargoyles (the protruding ends of beams decorated with the faces of fantastic creatures) and chimeras (these are individual statues of fantastic creatures). In the Middle Ages there were no chimeras at the cathedral. It was the restorer, architect Viollet-le-Duc, who came up with the idea of installing them, using medieval gargoyles as a model. They were performed by fifteen sculptors, led by Geoffroy Deshaume.

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The cathedral's oak, lead-covered spire is 96 meters high. The base of the spire is surrounded by four groups of bronze statues of the apostles (by Geoffroy Dechaumes). In front of each group is an animal, a symbol of the evangelist: a lion - a symbol of Mark, a bull - Luke, an eagle - John and an angel - Matthew. All the statues look towards Paris, except St. Thomas, the patron saint of architects, who faces the spire. As in other Gothic churches, there is no wall painting, and the only source of color is the numerous stained glass windows of the tall lancet windows. A significant part of the stained glass windows was made in the middle of the 19th century. The main stained glass window - the rose above the entrance to the cathedral - is partially original, preserved from the Middle Ages. In its center is the Mother of God, around are seasonal agricultural work, zodiac signs, virtues and sins. Two side roses on the northern and southern facades of the cathedral. During the restoration, the stained glass windows were initially supposed to be white, but Prosper Merimee insisted that they be made similar to the medieval ones. In the chapels located on the right side of the cathedral there are paintings and sculptures by various artists, which, according to a centuries-old tradition, are presented to the cathedral as a gift annually on the first day of May.

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The Southern Rose of the Alchemists is a stained glass window depicting Christ surrounded by the apostles, saints, martyrs, and wise virgins revered in France. And the Northern Rose - a stained glass window depicting the Mother of God surrounded by characters from the Old Testament. .

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Stained glass windows of the choir (altar part). Behind the altar, at a great height, there are tall lancet windows with colored stained glass from the 19th century.

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The first large organ was installed in the cathedral in 1402. For these purposes, an old organ was used, placed in a new Gothic building. During its life, the organ was repeatedly completed and reconstructed. The most important are the restorations, reconstructions and extensions of Thierry in 1733, François-Henri Clicquot in 1788. Already from the time of Thierry's restoration, the instrument consisted of 46 registers. During its construction, most of the original instrument's pipes were used, 12 of which survive to this day. The organ acquired its current building with a façade in the Louis XVI style.

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Among a number of other composers, Cesar Frank and Camille Saint-Saëns played on this organ. The position of titular organist of Notre Dame Cathedral is considered one of the most prestigious in France.

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In 1959, the Cavaillé-Coll console was replaced with a console traditional for American organs, and the structure became completely electric, using more than 700 km of copper cable. However, the complexity and archaic nature of such a design, as well as frequent failures, led to the fact that during the next reconstruction of the organ in 1992, the control of the instrument was computerized, and the copper cable was replaced by an optical one. Currently the organ has 111 registers and about 8,000 pipes. This is the largest organ in terms of the number of registers. Since 1990, the titular organists of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris have been three musicians: Olivier Latry, Philippe Lefebvre, Jean-Pierre Legue.

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The Romanesque style (from Latin romanus - Roman) is an artistic style that dominated Western Europe in the 10th-12th centuries, one of the most important stages in the development of medieval European art. The main buildings during this period were the temple-fortress and the castle-fortress. The main element of the composition of a monastery or castle is the tower - the donjon. Around it were the rest of the buildings, made up of simple geometric shapes - cubes, prisms, cylinders. Features of the architecture of the Romanesque cathedral: The plan is based on the longitudinal organization of space Increasing the choir or the eastern altar of the temple Increasing the height of the temple Replacing the ceiling with stone vaults. Heavy vaults required powerful walls and columns. The heaviness of the Romanesque cathedral “oppresses” the space. Rational simplicity of the design.

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The Gothic style manifested itself in the architecture of temples, cathedrals, churches, and monasteries. It developed on the basis of Romanesque architecture. Unlike the Romanesque style, with its round arches, massive walls and small windows, the Gothic style is characterized by pointed arches, narrow and tall towers and columns, an ornate facade with carved details and multi-colored stained glass lancet windows. All elements of this style emphasize verticality. Stained glass is a work of decorative art of a fine or ornamental nature made of colored glass, designed for through lighting and intended to fill an opening, most often a window, in any architectural structure. Stained glass has been used in churches for a long time.

Work on the musical began in 1993, when Plamondon compiled a rough libretto for 30 songs and showed it to Cocciante, with whom he had previously worked and had previously written, among other things, the song “L’amour existe encore” for Celine Dion. The composer already had several melodies ready, which he proposed for the musical. They subsequently became hits with "Belle", "Dance mon Esmeralda" and "Le temps des cathédrales". The musical's most famous song, "Belle", was written first. Work on the musical began in 1993, when Plamondon compiled a rough libretto for 30 songs and showed it to Cocciante, with whom he had previously worked and had previously written, among other things, the song “L’amour existe encore” for Celine Dion. The composer already had several melodies ready, which he proposed for the musical. They subsequently became hits with "Belle", "Dance mon Esmeralda" and "Le temps des cathédrales". The musical's most famous song, "Belle", was written first. 8 months before the premiere, a concept album was released - a disc with studio recordings of 16 main songs of the production. All songs were performed by the artists of the musical, with the exception of the parts of Esmeralda. Canadian pop stars were invited to the production - Daniel Lavoie, Bruno Peltier, Luc Merville. The premiere of the Russian version of the musical took place in Moscow on May 21, 2002. The producers of the production were Katerina Gechmen-Waldek, Alexander Weinstein and Vladimir Tartakovsky. The author of the text of the Russian version is poet, bard, playwright and screenwriter Yuliy Kim. In 2008, the Korean version of the musical premiered, and in 2010 the musical opened in Belgium.

Gypsy Esmeralda has been under the care of the Gypsy Baron Clopin since the death of her mother. After a camp of gypsies tries to sneak into Paris and take refuge in Notre Dame Cathedral, they are chased away by royal soldiers. The captain of the riflemen, Phoebus de Chateaupert, becomes interested in Esmeralda. But he is already engaged to 17-year-old Fleur-de-Lys. Gypsy Esmeralda has been under the care of the Gypsy Baron Clopin since the death of her mother. After a camp of gypsies tries to sneak into Paris and take refuge in Notre Dame Cathedral, they are chased away by royal soldiers. The captain of the riflemen, Phoebus de Chateaupert, becomes interested in Esmeralda. But he is already engaged to 17-year-old Fleur-de-Lys. At the festival of jesters, the hunchbacked, crooked and lame bell-ringer of the Cathedral, Quasimodo, comes to look at Esmeralda, with whom he is in love. Because of his ugliness, he is elected King of the Jesters. His guardian and mentor, Archdeacon of Notre Dame Cathedral Frollo, runs up to him. He tears off his crown and orders him not to even look in Esmeralda’s direction and accuses her of witchcraft. He forces Quasimodo to kidnap Esmeralda, with whom he is secretly in love. He wants to lock her in the Cathedral tower. At night, the poet Gringoire wanders after Esmeralda and witnesses an attempt to kidnap her. But Phoebus’s detachment was guarding nearby, and he was protecting the gypsy. Quasimodo is arrested. Phoebus makes a date with Esmeralda at the cabaret “Shelter of Love.” Frollo hears all this. Gringoire ends up in the Court of Miracles - the abode of vagabonds, thieves and other lumpen people. Clopin decides to hang him because he, not being a criminal, went there. He was to be hanged unless one of the girls living there wanted to marry him. Esmeralda, after an offer from Clopin, agrees to save him. He promises to make her his muse, but Esmeralda is preoccupied with thoughts of Phoebe. She asks him about the meaning of her lover's name.

For attempting to kidnap Esmeralda, Quasimodo was sentenced to be thrown on the wheel. Frollo watches this. When Quasimodo asks for a drink, Esmeralda gives him water. For attempting to kidnap Esmeralda, Quasimodo was sentenced to be thrown on the wheel. Frollo watches this. When Quasimodo asks for a drink, Esmeralda gives him water. In the market square, all three - Quasimodo, Frollo and Phoebus - confess their love to her. Here are “Three Hearts, Created Differently.” In gratitude for the water, Quasimodo shows her the Cathedral and the bell tower, inviting her to come in whenever she wants. Frollo pursues Phoebus and enters the “Shelter of Love” with him. Seeing Esmeralda in the same bed with Phoebus, he hits him with Esmeralda's dagger, which she carried with her all the time, and runs away, leaving Phoebus to die. Esmeralda is accused of this crime. Phoebus is cured and returns to Fleur-de-Lys, who asks Phoebus to swear that the homewrecker will be punished. Frollo tries and tortures Esmeralda. He accuses her of witchcraft, prostitution and the assassination of Phoebus. Esmeralda declares that she is not involved in this. She is sentenced to death by hanging.

An hour before the execution, Frollo descends into the dungeon of La Sante prison, where Esmeralda is imprisoned. He sets a condition - he will let Esmeralda go if she accepts his love and is with him. Esmeralda refuses. The Archdeacon tries to take her by force. An hour before the execution, Frollo descends into the dungeon of La Sante prison, where Esmeralda is imprisoned. He sets a condition - he will let Esmeralda go if she accepts his love and is with him. Esmeralda refuses. The Archdeacon tries to take her by force. Frollo kisses Esmeralda, and meanwhile Clopin and Quasimodo enter the dungeon. Clopin stuns the priest and frees his stepdaughter. Esmeralda is hiding in Notre Dame Cathedral. Residents of the "Court of Miracles" come there to pick up Esmeralda. The royal soldiers under the command of Phoebus engage them in battle. Clopin is killed. The tramps have been driven out. Frollo gives Esmeralda to Phoebus and the executioner. Quasimodo looks for Esmeralda and finds Frollo instead. He confesses to him that he gave Esmeralda to the executioner because she refused him. Quasimodo throws Frollo off the cathedral and dies himself with Esmeralda's body in his arms.

The musical was included in the Guinness Book of Records as having the most successful first year of work. The musical was included in the Guinness Book of Records as having the most successful first year of work. The famous song from this musical Belle was also performed in Russia by the now disbanded group Smash!!. With her they took first place at the 2002 New Wave festival in Jurmala. The song “Belle” spent 33 weeks in the French charts at number 1 and was eventually recognized in France as the best song of the fiftieth anniversary. Initially, the composer wrote the parts of Quasimodo for himself. The Russian performer of the role of Esmeralda Teona Dolnikova is the only performer of the musical in the world who received a high award, the Golden Mask theater award. Among the actresses who played the role of Esmeralda on stage at one time was the popular Australian singer Dannii Minogue, sister of the even more famous pop singer Kylie Minogue. The first Russian production of the musical “Notre-Dame da Paris” was the performance of the Moscow Theater “Dialogue” - “Love and Time”, under the direction of Roman Akimov and Lyudmila Nikolaevna Mikheeva. The musical toured successfully, attracting audiences from 600 to 2000 people. The theater received Honorary Diplomas from the Kremlin, the FSB Academy, and the Federal Border Service. In 2003, the youth non-profit Project “Love and Time” was closed by the producers of the official Russian version of “Notre Dame de Paris” as competitive, citing “lost profits.”

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