Ictus
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Jean Valjean and "Confrontation"Hey all, I am a complete neophyte as per this forum, but, being a student-composer/vocalist and life-long musical theatre addict, I hope I won't be quite as clueless as some you may have encountered. 
At any rate, our college's MT program is putting on a soiree, complete with selections from famous shows. One of the faculty members, who is a diehard Mizzie, has decided to arrange a medley (perhaps smorgasbord might be a better term) of what I assume are her favorite numbers, as the order makes little sense, IMHO.
At any rate, I have been asked to sing Valjean... and Confrontation is on the list. 
Being more of a baritone, getting the phrasing out on "race is not yet run" is going to be one helluva challenge.
So, after doing my research, I really don't prefer the way Wilkinson approaches the problem... and am looking for an alternative method.
Any thoughts?
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MlleTholomy�s
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I don't have any advice, I know. I wish I could help!
But really? What else does she have on there?
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Ictus
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| MlleTholomy�s wrote: | I don't have any adivce, I know. I wish I could help!
But really? What else does she have on there? |
I believe it's something along the lines of:
"At the End of the Day"
"I Dreamed A Dream"
"Confrontation"
"Who Am I"
"A Little Fall of Rain"
"Do You Hear The People Sing"
"One Day More"
Strange, I know...
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MlleTholomy�s
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| Ictus wrote: | | MlleTholomy�s wrote: | I don't have any adivce, I know. I wish I could help!
But really? What else does she have on there? |
I believe it's something along the lines of:
"At the End of the Day"
"I Dreamed A Dream"
"Confrontation"
"Who Am I"
"A Little Fall of Rain"
"Do You Hear The People Sing"
"One Day More"
Strange, I know... |
Well, that's not entirely out of order!
Just WAI? ALFOR, DYHTPS, and ODM are mixed up.
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Ictus
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Yeah...Yeah, I know... Ah, well. 
My fellow baritone buddy and I were fighting over who should sing Javert, and I let him do it, so I'm stuck with Valjean, but we were both P.O.'d that she chose WAI over Stars. 
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Jekkienumber24601
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well what would you do with Who Am I?
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Ictus
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| Jekkienumber24601 wrote: | | well what would you do with Who Am I? |
I assume you refer to the little V-I thing at the end of the last phrase, right?
If so, I would probably either float the "one" with a really light HV, or cheat and take it down an octave while compensating with a forceful delivery- as I know that there are certain *ahem* pro Valjeans who have done the latter.
But neither of those really work for Confrontation, b/c "run" is not a final cadence, and the context is all wrong.
So yeah...
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Jekkienumber24601
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Just stay on the F. Don't take the B down an octave.
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Ictus
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| Jekkienumber24601 wrote: | | Just stay on the F. Don't take the B down an octave. |
So as opposed to F- F-F- Bb, stay with an F throughout, correct?
That might work... hmm.
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Jekkienumber24601
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That was what was written in my vocal score as an alternate. I never used it though...
I was gonna use it at a matinee, but a rival production came to see it, and I wanted to show their Valjean up. lol
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