OK that would be SICK Especially because it would allow Roger Allam to take a stab at the ending to Stars, which he didn't get to do in his run (at least as far as I can tell from the cast recording)
The first time I heard this, I just stood in front of the tv in a trance. Colm and John were perfect, and then Simon kicked it up a notch with his slightly deeper voice. Then when Alfie was allowed to take it to another level, he really delivered! I get goose bumps every time I listen to his first few verses. All of them do outstanding versions when singing the traditional stage version of Bring Him Home, so no need to argue about who's the best... they all earned the right to play the lead role in Les Mis.
I am truly so glad to hear that your child recovered. I am happy to be a witness to as many good and happy endings/beginnings as the world can provide. Bless you both.
Shall I 'say' something personal? Why not: I'm willing to be vulnerable. When I listen to this I find myself singing along, not very well, but.. and then tears track down my cheeks. The words remind me of my son, who is long gone. By the end of the song, I wipe my tears, and feel blessed that we have music in our lives, and I reflect on all that is good in this world. it's okey to miss loved ones and it's okey to go on, somehow enriched by what the arts give us that gets us in the touch with our humanity. So...thanks you four amazing Tenors.
My son would be 50 tomorrow (September 3) had he survived an aneurysm in 1995. I have always coped with the loss by sobbing, shamelessly crying like a baby. And to initiate the process after these many years I play a version of "Bring Him Home" which always triggers the release of the grief that will always be a part of me. I am not for a moment surprised that you also have a deeper relationship with this song and all the arts. I suggest there are legions of us. Bless you all.
Thank you so much for sharing that John. So many people lost someone that should have lived a long life. Whether it be about love or loss, the arts reach us on deep levels and this is what makes them so important.
I'm sorry for the loss of your loved ones. This song always brings to mind and heart, my beautiful brother, Steve. He died from cancer in 2004 at the age of 49. He is never far from my thoughts. Blessings to you all.
To be fair, colm was a bit past his prime by this time. I love them both. Alfie I think if the more classically proficient singer. Colm brings more heart and emotion.
No matter how many times I hear this is give me chills at the pure perfection of the four Valjeans singing what I consider to be the song that defines the character
I have watched this more than is probably healthy, but here I go again! Alfie Boe is what brings me here but I wish I knew who was next to him, I love his voice too.
I'm not a musical theatre buff, so I'm maybe not qualified but the first time I heard this was Colm, and been obsessed ever since and im sorry to disappoint the Boe fans, and it sounds like maybe he's the most technically gifted singer to play this part from what I hear but this song to me belongs to Colm. The 10th anniversary version is absolutely stunning. Just wow.
I'm a Church Chorister and I know this as' The Prayer' and indeed it is that! A prayer! And hearing it again always brings me some great solace and brings me into touch with my own feelings. I sometimes feel alone but I'm not on my own! It's there for me! And that enables me to access these feelings and deal with it.
Regardless of who is the better singer this song suits Colms voice the best. In my opinion this song does not suit Alfie’s operatic voice and tone! Colm sings this best, it was written for him and with him in mind! In second place is Simon!
How can anyone dislike this 4 masters of their craft yet it's not good enough shame on you. I have had to make comment on here several times as follows if you can't say something nice then don't. Does this boil down to nothing more than jealousy I for one can't sing a note. Yet it saddens me greatly that others throw stones at artists who give real meaning to the words they sing, as every note comes from the soul. I have come very late in my life to musical appreciation about 50 years too late but at least I'm here. Please make a video and I will be the first to watch your efforts, if you hit the mark I will give you your first yes. Or is it I will say no to this just because I can.
This is incorrectly lablelled. It wasn't the 10th Anniversary a the Royal Albert Hall. That was in 1995. This clip is from the Dec 2010 Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium , and it's the 4 Valjeans that appeared in the finale of the Les Mis 25th Anniversary Concert a month or two earlier. John Owen-Jones did not play Valjean until 1998, 3 years after the 10th anniversary. Also, Samantha Barks, seen at the end of this clip, played Eponine in the 25th anniversary concert in 2010 and went on to be in the film with Hugh Jackman. She was born in 1990, so this is definitely NOT the 10th anniversary.
Alfie can hit a level which the other three can't touch.......thats why they changed the music arrangement actually on the night of the show.......He just blasted the roof off.
@@casperwallace9685 Actually, I think the first performance of this arrangement was at the 50th anniversary concert version of "Les Mis" at the 02 (where I heard Alfie Boe for the first time: he, just like Colm, really got 'into' the prayer-like version of the piece and gave a performance that earned a 20-minute standing ovation. It was only during the "encores" that the four-tenor version (with these tenors) was introduced, and Alfie changed the key and brought down the house down; but he stunned me with his beautiful rendition during the performance itself. He said afterwards that he got into his own little "bubble" and it took a while for him to come out of it and he was stunned by the applause that went on and on.
What we just heard and witnessed was the passing of the torch... and the honor and gratitude of the next generations toward the man who lit it. Beautiful.
Not anymore. I saw Alfie Boe in Pavilion Bournemouth Last Friday he was terrible. People were walking out. Including us. The staff said they had nothing but complaints he Yes Alfie Boe was SO BAD. Kidding himself he was a “Pop star”!!! Very sad waste of £100 a ticket. NEVER AGAIN. 😢
Holy shit... Everyone did just amazing but as soon as Alfie started, my jaw fucking DROPPED. I know the other guys are all geniuses and amazing singers but Alfie Boe just takes this song out of this world.
I am going to admit my ignorance. I recognise Colm Wilkinson and Alfie Boi, but who are the other two. The one who sung third has stunning voice and I would like to hear more of his work.
Cold Wilkinson the original and the best this song is Alfie 's version is lovely also but the pure emotion colm puts in truly amazing what a legend magical
MICHAEL DUGGAN . As far as I am concerned, each tenor has his uniqueness. I don't think that one tenor is better than another. Of course, each of us rates a tenor according to how each of them affects us emotionally. One tenor might lead us to an emotional high, another is boring, still another makes us wish why that particular singer got the part in the first place.
When Alfie sings the song as part of the role during the 25th anniversary concert, he puts all the feels into it. Much softer. In this encore, he's totally going for operatic mastery. I'm pretty sure that's what they wanted from him.
@@jdpatrick1106 Colm was the original Valjean. Somehow I'm unable to copy the Google info here, but please feel free to check for yourself. Yes, Bring Him Home is a prayer. That's actually its title, in fact. But each singer has his own interpretation. Alfie believes Valjean goes through a range of emotions, one of which is anger. Where was God when he was unjustly imprisoned and brutally treated all those years? (You can give, You can take!), then he turns to pleading. Who of us keeps our emotions flat? If we're talking directly to God there should be freedom of expression.
@@HollyKesleyI'm a pain because I'm overly critical of all the technical stuff and you can't really beat Alfie in that department but John Owen Jones is ridiculously good.
That is so dope, you know that feeling when you start watching and you're like, "oh that first guy is pretty good" "and the next guy is good" and then Colm comes on and you just roll your head back and look at the ceiling, because Colm is Jean Valjean and Jean Valjean is Colm, and he just kills it.....this is buy far the best music in a Broadway/musical production....and I like Alfie, but he ain't Colm. Colm gives me goosebumps.
Max Reid John is my favorite JVJ (also my favorite Phantom). His voice is like butter and he acts the sh*t out of both parts. Alfie's voice is powerful and technically perfect...but Colm and John embody the role. Simon is wonderful as well. But John is Colm's worthy successor IMO
For anyone who doesn't know already, this song was written for Colm Wilkinson and his vocal range, and that's why he ended this performance, it's his song by right and his final notes to hold. Of the four performing Colm and Alfie are my personal favourites.
It was more like adapted for Colm Wilkinson than written for him, except for the words, because it is an adaptation of the Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly by Puccini.
Outface voice is far superior to all of the others. His dinner is natural and not Falsetto. As far as his lower register, that is the one he had to develop, the baritone. Is far as his emotions go, he was crying in one of the scenes. When people see this in performances by Him very literally stop breathing and a building goes completely quiet. There standing ovations from 3 to 4 minutes. Music has to start for other songs in order for people to sit down and stop clapping it is something to behold. For him it's not just a song it is truly a prayer and you can tell that is true. Hes not acting is way through it, He is Praising his way through it and you can tell.
Let us celebrate the gifts of these four performers. They each bring something unique to this amazing piece of theater. Music is said to be a helpful medium for emotional healing as are the arts in general. There are moments when we all can benefit from listening to, and in terms of theater, this theater, watching. Let's work on letting this magic make us a bit transformed, maybe raise us up a bit as humans.
This song always makes me a little sad. Perhaps it is because I never had children. But it is great to know from the comments that this amazing song helps people who have lost children or other loved ones. It is good to know that it can have a positive effect and not just trigger reminders of terrible loss. I feel that this song and this musical brings together all who hear and see it and all who love it. We all wish we could bring someone special "home."
Everyone loves Alfie, thats the easy way.....if you are a real hard fan of Les Miserables, you know no matter how good Alfie sing, he can´t outstand Colm....Colm understand Jean Valjean role into a DNA level.
That's just a matter of opinion. I love Alfie and Colm equally, but in different ways. Alfie is the superior singer, having a lot more power and depth to his voice (which certainly doesn't mean that Colm isn't also amazing), while Colm is a better actor able to convey a slightly broader range of emotions.
elisabeth nerolk As I said, it's all a matter of taste. To me, Colm is also the very embodiment of Jean Valjean, but I recognize that other people's opinions on that are just as valid as mine or yours ;)
Colm Wilkinson's voice just stands out loud and clear. It has a natural power, and a strong falsetto that sets the standard for this song. No one sings it like him.
4 marvelous individual performances and the first three combined so well. No doubt an unpopular opinion, but I was lulled out of the beautiful, gentle, plaintive prayer-like vulnerability of the song when Alfie Boe came belting in. It felt like being in a room immersed in a wonderful song when suddenly someone comes in, turns on their own chosen tune at a higher volume and drowns yours out.
For some reason, I don't really care for the key change...find it distracting. But no doubt Alfie has an amazing set of pipes. ...(Still love Colm the best...)
❤ i was a theatre major... Army guy now... No father and a mother who didnt want me................. I have lost the flare of live theatre and no longer understand it......... I will never forget this.... Because while i was discarded and lost...les mis... Was there. America.... Fight for your right to be freee. Before it all ends USA...never forget... FREEDOM IS KING. ❤❤❤
Robbie….. I had to connect here. I raised my grandson and now he is now married and the father of 3…..I too have loved Les Mis….my grandson was raised on that music! Don’t give up on live theater! It can touch you sometimes when u need a lift. I don’t know when you posted this, but I pray that you will see what I have posted and lift yourself to the next level….
man... I love Colm so much, I got goosebumps when he began singing. But I can't deny I felt like crying the moment of Alfie's part. Much respect to all four of them anyway
Having seen Les Mis from the original Barbican production to the 10th and 25th concerts and every couple of years in between. Colm in his prime was the best. Alfie very good understudy!!!!!!!! All of this quartet are stunning. Just play and enjoy.
Just fantastic, performed this song many times. Technically very hard, brilliant you four, nuff said. you're my mentors even at 42 yrs guys. Keep going at it. Mike
The first time I saw this piece was the Encore of Les Mis 25th at the O2. Alfie was allowed to turn it loose, and all the other professionals were blown away. But what a great quartet. May be one of the best of all time.
Everyone talking about Colm and Alfie, and im just here in love with John hahahaha P.s. i'm not saying he's the best Jean Valjean (i think Colm is the best Jean), i just love John :P :3
at 2:40 ish they all adopt a different stance. Fists clenched, arms wide, conducting the music and clasping the heart. It's magical. Every one a winner.
EVERY single time I listen to this soundtrack I end up bawling my eyes out. The voices and the stories in each and every song are just visceral. At least 3 of my own funeral playlist on this. Gotta agree though -Colm IS Valjean !
Saw Colm twice in Toronto as Valjean. To hear him sing this live literally gives you goosebumps. Standing O’s both times after the song. Very unusual during a performance.
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now we need a Javert Quartet, Philip Quast, Roger Allam, Earl Carpenter, and Norm Lewis.
Next royal variety performance
YEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
OK that would be SICK
Especially because it would allow Roger Allam to take a stab at the ending to Stars, which he didn't get to do in his run (at least as far as I can tell from the cast recording)
Omg its obi Wan kenobi
“SAFE BEHIND BAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRSSS”
The first time I heard this, I just stood in front of the tv in a trance. Colm and John were perfect, and then Simon kicked it up a notch with his slightly deeper voice. Then when Alfie was allowed to take it to another level, he really delivered! I get goose bumps every time I listen to his first few verses. All of them do outstanding versions when singing the traditional stage version of Bring Him Home, so no need to argue about who's the best... they all earned the right to play the lead role in Les Mis.
Knubs01 well said, thank you 🙏 🙏
I agree with your assessment of this. Completely!
When my son laid in hospital very ill with malaria and bleed on the brain this song gave me so much comfort ....thankfully he fully recovered xx🙏🙏
I am truly so glad to hear that your child recovered. I am happy to be a witness to as many good and happy endings/beginnings as the world can provide. Bless you both.
Praise GOD!
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Shall I 'say' something personal? Why not: I'm willing to be vulnerable. When I listen to this I find myself singing along, not very well, but.. and then tears track down my cheeks. The words remind me of my son, who is long gone. By the end of the song, I wipe my tears, and feel blessed that we have music in our lives, and I reflect on all that is good in this world. it's okey to miss loved ones and it's okey to go on, somehow enriched by what the arts give us that gets us in the touch with our humanity. So...thanks you four amazing Tenors.
I'm so sorry to hear about your beloved son.
Jamie Greco Thank you. Kind of you.
My son would be 50 tomorrow (September 3) had he survived an aneurysm in 1995. I have always coped with the loss by sobbing, shamelessly crying like a baby. And to initiate the process after these many years I play a version of "Bring Him Home" which always triggers the release of the grief that will always be a part of me. I am not for a moment surprised that you also have a deeper relationship with this song and all the arts. I suggest there are legions of us. Bless you all.
Thank you so much for sharing that John. So many people lost someone that should have lived a long life. Whether it be about love or loss, the arts reach us on deep levels and this is what makes them so important.
I'm sorry for the loss of your loved ones. This song always brings to mind and heart, my beautiful brother, Steve. He died from cancer in 2004 at the age of 49. He is never far from my thoughts. Blessings to you all.
Those first few notes by Colm Wilkinson "God on high" and I am in tears !!
Every time for over 30 year!!
Bravo, no one can beat Colm on this song. He is just mesmerizingly brilliant.
For sure it was written for him so he'll always be one of the best or the best, never say never, but damn.
Alfie Boe for me!
Alfie Boe
Colm is good but he just doesn’t compare to the power of Alfie’s voice. Alfie is on a whole nother level!!!
To be fair, colm was a bit past his prime by this time. I love them both. Alfie I think if the more classically proficient singer. Colm brings more heart and emotion.
No matter how many times I hear this is give me chills at the pure perfection of the four Valjeans singing what I consider to be the song that defines the character
The old master, Colm, and the new master Alfie, on stage together with another 2 fine performers. Hard to beat, and they haven't been yet!
I have watched this more than is probably healthy, but here I go again! Alfie Boe is what brings me here but I wish I knew who was next to him, I love his voice too.
1Colm Wilkinson
2 John Owen Jones
3 Simon Bowman
4 Alfie Boe
In order of singing 🎶 ♥️♥️🎶
There is no one better than Colm Wilkinson
I'm not a musical theatre buff, so I'm maybe not qualified but the first time I heard this was Colm, and been obsessed ever since and im sorry to disappoint the Boe fans, and it sounds like maybe he's the most technically gifted singer to play this part from what I hear but this song to me belongs to Colm. The 10th anniversary version is absolutely stunning. Just wow.
the fact that such beautiful sounds come out of any human being just makes me glad to be alive
digitalpr
oooo so true
That’s precisely how I feel.
digitalpretzel Have you heard Collabro sing this?
@@bradmckay8464 ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL I
Every time I watch this video I get goosebumps....every time. When Colm sings his verse .........wow.....!
Watching this on August 13, 2019 - still getting as many chills as I did the first time I heard this. Amazingly gorgeous...
I saw it on October 5th, 2019 brilliant and amazing
This is stunning....one of my favorites!!!
Just stumbled across this video. Oh my god, the harmony!!!! How did all of that talent fit on that small stage??
How does this much talent fit on one planet?
Each voice is a little different, but how they all blend together is magic! How can anyone give this a thumbs down?
They were Javert.
Mr.Colm Wilkinson is THE BEST THEY MADE THE PART TO FIT HIS voice WHEN YOU HEAR HIM SING HE MAKE YOU FEEL IT !
Plus it sure seems his voice ages like fine wine...tremendous control...
We need 4 Javerts singing stars!..Philip Quast being the lead cause he's Javert come to life
Controversial, but I loved Roger Allam, so underrated
For me its norm lewis because it was this performance that got me into les mis
That would be brilliant. Phillip Quast was the best Javert I have seen.
Philip, Earl, Roger, and Norm.
@@obiwankenobi9141 Stars that will be for 4 Javerts
Colm is still the master of this role. I saw him live and several others but it was Colm who got the hairs standing up on the back of my neck!
John Brain you lucky bastard
I know and I cherish it to this day!
Colm may be the master...that being the first but Alfie's voice is second to none and John and Simon are superb.
most lovely version I have seen and I seen this live 2 times
Alfie is a once in a generation voice, his rendition of Bring him home was like a prayer.
Yes, because the song is a prayer:-).
Sadly not anymore. Alfie Boe has lost it.
@@charltondown1I could be the next one, check out my musical theatre stuff
Beautiful beautiful good good good mighty fine singing
We sang this to my mother while she passed on, I have no way of knowing but I like to think that it soothed her passing xxx
Beautiful
I'm sure it did
I'm a Church Chorister and I know this as' The Prayer' and indeed it is that! A prayer! And hearing it again always brings me some great solace and brings me into touch with my own feelings. I sometimes feel alone but I'm not on my own! It's there for me! And that enables me to access these feelings and deal with it.
Was glad Colm was the Priest in the Movie of Les Miserable's . All of these men are awesome !!!!!
i think he was robbed...shouldve been jean valjean again fuck hugh jackman lol
I grinned when I saw Colm as the priest. The only part of the movie that was enjoyable. 😅
I've watched this fifteen times in the last day is this healthy?
Aidan O'Neill there's such thing as unhealthy
Aidan O'Neill yes
Unhealthy - listen more
Hilarious! Very healthy indeed!
Why cannot I stop weeping? Perhaps because I lost 2 sons? ......and Alfie is MARVELOUS! Many thanks for this exquisite beauty.
bravaLiz I am so sorry for your losses.
Two of my 4 children, an infant and my son at 32. The Lord be with you.
We go on. Thank you....and the Lord be with you as well.
I wish peace in your loss
All of them are magnificent, but for me Colm Wilkinson will always be the gold standard, with Alfie Bowe not to far behind.
Alfie may have the best all around vocal cords, but Colm is hands down the best ever Valjean. He does the role and the music perfectly.
My thoughts exactly. No doubt Alfie is super amazing and could play a million roles perfectly, but Colm just is Valjean.
michael granger Who is the “Valjean” on the left, the one with dark, curly hair?
And the hands down the best Phantom IMHO
@@judigamroth7736 my reply might be too late lol but it's Simon Bowman (the original Chris in Miss Saigion)
Colm has my favourite voice of the bunch. Speak for yourself, my friend.
Goosebumps Bravo!!!!
Alfie Boe - WOW! What a voice
Regardless of who is the better singer this song suits Colms voice the best. In my opinion this song does not suit Alfie’s operatic voice and tone! Colm sings this best, it was written for him and with him in mind! In second place is Simon!
Simon Bowman is also a very good singer.
How can anyone dislike this 4 masters of their craft yet it's not good enough shame on you. I have had to make comment on here several times as follows if you can't say something nice then don't. Does this boil down to nothing more than jealousy I for one can't sing a note. Yet it saddens me greatly that others throw stones at artists who give real meaning to the words they sing, as every note comes from the soul. I have come very late in my life to musical appreciation about 50 years too late but at least I'm here. Please make a video and I will be the first to watch your efforts, if you hit the mark I will give you your first yes. Or is it I will say no to this just because I can.
Colm Wilkingson has such a beautiful angelic tone to his amazing voice
Beautiful
This is incorrectly lablelled. It wasn't the 10th Anniversary a the Royal Albert Hall. That was in 1995. This clip is from the Dec 2010 Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium , and it's the 4 Valjeans that appeared in the finale of the Les Mis 25th Anniversary Concert a month or two earlier. John Owen-Jones did not play Valjean until 1998, 3 years after the 10th anniversary. Also, Samantha Barks, seen at the end of this clip, played Eponine in the 25th anniversary concert in 2010 and went on to be in the film with Hugh Jackman. She was born in 1990, so this is definitely NOT the 10th anniversary.
Alfie, oh Alfie. Such beauty.
All great but when Alfie comes in goes to another level of excellence 😀
Alfie sings and blows everyone out of the water! Amazing!!!
….and wakes everyone up on the barricade.Quieter,Alfie it’s a prayer while Marius has his much needed sleep.
Alfie takes ownership of this at 2:13. We always knew that was going to happen because of the costume disparity, but what a wonderful moment it was.
isn’t there a modulation there too?
@@buckspath key change yes
Alfie can hit a level which the other three can't touch.......thats why they changed the music arrangement actually on the night of the show.......He just blasted the roof off.
@@casperwallace9685 Actually, I think the first performance of this arrangement was at the 50th anniversary concert version of "Les Mis" at the 02 (where I heard Alfie Boe for the first time: he, just like Colm, really got 'into' the prayer-like version of the piece and gave a performance that earned a 20-minute standing ovation. It was only during the "encores" that the four-tenor version (with these tenors) was introduced, and Alfie changed the key and brought down the house down; but he stunned me with his beautiful rendition during the performance itself. He said afterwards that he got into his own little "bubble" and it took a while for him to come out of it and he was stunned by the applause that went on and on.
Yeah - Pavarotti-esque
Mercy!
Let us not forget, this is supposed to be a hymn. Alfie's voice is beautiful, but it has to be Colm every time!
Just sensationally magnificent.
What we just heard and witnessed was the passing of the torch... and the honor and gratitude of the next generations toward the man who lit it. Beautiful.
What an amazing story for their anniversary 💚
Alfie Boe elevates this to another level. The power, the precision, the perfection.
He really goes from Zero to hundred
He takes it like an absolute boss.
That's bc alfie boe is straight perfection
Not anymore. I saw Alfie Boe in Pavilion Bournemouth Last Friday he was terrible. People were walking out. Including us. The staff said they had nothing but complaints he Yes Alfie Boe was SO BAD. Kidding himself he was a “Pop star”!!! Very sad waste of £100 a ticket. NEVER AGAIN. 😢
NOT ANYMORE. GE HAS LOST IT.
I'm almost singing this - on the X1 to Weston Super Mare!
All four..brought it...home. Fantastic.
NO ONE EVER HAS EVER SUNG THIS SO BEAUTIFULLY OR WITH SO MUCH HEART AS WILLIAM WARFIELD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When Alfie blows out, the roof lifted. ❤
Once Alfie Boe starts to sing....it's ONE TENOR!!! They are all amazing no doubt...BUT>>>>ALFIE BOE...THE GREATEST TO EVER SING THAT ROLE!
Alfie is good but still prefer Colm Wilkinson he truly is Jean Valjean
Holy shit... Everyone did just amazing but as soon as Alfie started, my jaw fucking DROPPED. I know the other guys are all geniuses and amazing singers but Alfie Boe just takes this song out of this world.
I am going to admit my ignorance. I recognise Colm Wilkinson and Alfie Boi, but who are the other two. The one who sung third has stunning voice and I would like to hear more of his work.
1 Colm Wilkinson
2 John Owen Jones
3 Simon Bowman
4 Alfie Boe
Simon Bowman the original Chris in Miss Saigon ,with Lea Salonga as Kim.
Thank you
ALL OF THEM ARE AMAZING BUT BOY, ALFIE BOE IS OUT OF THIS WORLD!
Cold Wilkinson the original and the best this song is Alfie 's version is lovely also but the pure emotion colm puts in truly amazing what a legend magical
Everyone sees things differently of course, but I just don't get the emotion when I listen to Colm. His version feels flat to me.
MICHAEL DUGGAN . As far as I am concerned, each tenor has his uniqueness. I don't think that one tenor is better than another. Of course, each of us rates a tenor according to how each of them affects us emotionally. One tenor might lead us to an emotional high, another is boring, still another makes us wish why that particular singer got the part in the first place.
@@tammyhouser2211 watch the 10th Anniversary, which is on you tube, and features some of the original cast
its brilliant
When Alfie sings the song as part of the role during the 25th anniversary concert, he puts all the feels into it. Much softer. In this encore, he's totally going for operatic mastery. I'm pretty sure that's what they wanted from him.
@@jdpatrick1106 Colm was the original Valjean. Somehow I'm unable to copy the Google info here, but please feel free to check for yourself.
Yes, Bring Him Home is a prayer. That's actually its title, in fact. But each singer has his own interpretation. Alfie believes Valjean goes through a range of emotions, one of which is anger. Where was God when he was unjustly imprisoned and brutally treated all those years? (You can give, You can take!), then he turns to pleading. Who of us keeps our emotions flat? If we're talking directly to God there should be freedom of expression.
I will forever love Colm Wilkinson, but Alfie just absolutely does it for me with this song.
God ... John’s first notes especially ‘afraid’ is just incredible ....
My husband took me to see JOJ in NY the week before it closed in 2016 and I ugly cried through this one. Got a stage door pic with him after.
@@HollyKesleyI'm a pain because I'm overly critical of all the technical stuff and you can't really beat Alfie in that department but John Owen Jones is ridiculously good.
That is so dope, you know that feeling when you start watching and you're like, "oh that first guy is pretty good" "and the next guy is good" and then Colm comes on and you just roll your head back and look at the ceiling, because Colm is Jean Valjean and Jean Valjean is Colm, and he just kills it.....this is buy far the best music in a Broadway/musical production....and I like Alfie, but he ain't Colm. Colm gives me goosebumps.
Colm IS the first guy. I think you're a little mixed up, here.
Outstanding beauyiful xxx
Four absolute magicians with their God given voices. I could listen to them sing anything. Luciano would be proud.
WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THE GLORIOUS JOHN OWEN-JONES!!!!!
Max Reid EXACTLY I SAW HIM ON BROADWAY and he was just absolutely stunning
I too saw him last summer on Broadway and he was incredible. The entire cast was amazing.
Max Reid John is my favorite JVJ (also my favorite Phantom). His voice is like butter and he acts the sh*t out of both parts. Alfie's voice is powerful and technically perfect...but Colm and John embody the role. Simon is wonderful as well. But John is Colm's worthy successor IMO
lsd2772 personally I think John is a much better performer than Colm ever was (I don't mean to diminish Colm, I only mean it as a praise of JOJ)
Beause no one cares
(I'm kidding i promise he's doing great omf)
What to say! Goosebumps all over and yes. Colm is still THE best Valjean
Just wow 😲
Colm Wilkinson rules!
Colm is always my favorite, he sings with such emotion and passion, always takes my breath away :)
0:12 - 0:20 - Iconic, without equal
No one can touch colm...sorry. His emotion is amazing. John Owen Jones IMO is a close second - gorgeous voice and technique.
For anyone who doesn't know already, this song was written for Colm Wilkinson and his vocal range, and that's why he ended this performance, it's his song by right and his final notes to hold. Of the four performing Colm and Alfie are my personal favourites.
I saw Colm Wilkinson sing this role with the original cast (including Patti LuPone) in London, one rainy cold afternoon...absolutely stunning
Agreed.
agreed!!
It was more like adapted for Colm Wilkinson than written for him, except for the words, because it is an adaptation of the Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly by Puccini.
Fay Goodwin glad to reply to you this is a master pice I’m jealous of these great. Talents bill goodwin
Outface voice is far superior to all of the others. His dinner is natural and not Falsetto. As far as his lower register, that is the one he had to develop, the baritone. Is far as his emotions go, he was crying in one of the scenes. When people see this in performances by Him very literally stop breathing and a building goes completely quiet. There standing ovations from 3 to 4 minutes. Music has to start for other songs in order for people to sit down and stop clapping it is something to behold. For him it's not just a song it is truly a prayer and you can tell that is true. Hes not acting is way through it, He is Praising his way through it and you can tell.
Let us celebrate the gifts of these four performers. They each bring something unique to this amazing piece of theater. Music is said to be a helpful medium for emotional healing as are the arts in general. There are moments when we all can benefit from listening to, and in terms of theater, this theater, watching. Let's work on letting this magic make us a bit transformed, maybe raise us up a bit as humans.
There's a purity about Colm that just works. I don't know why I treat it so deferentially, but it's always the best. /bow
This song always makes me a little sad. Perhaps it is because I never had children. But it is great to know from the comments that this amazing song helps people who have lost children or other loved ones. It is good to know that it can have a positive effect and not just trigger reminders of terrible loss. I feel that this song and this musical brings together all who hear and see it and all who love it. We all wish we could bring someone special "home."
Saw JOJ live as Alfie’s stand-in and he was OUTSTANDING.
Colm Wilkinson will always be the best.
Yes, for me as well. The emotion that he puts into his singing is unrivalled.
The original was Gary Morris who broke the ground. Probably the most outstanding out of all of them. Alfie is a phenom unto himself.
Didnt get the Tony Award...Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo
With three young adult sons scattered across the country during this Age of the Virus, this song means more to me than ever before. It is my prayer.
I just saw this comment. I pray your sons are well. I too was not with my sons during the pandemic and I prayed every night that they were kept safe.
There are far far more dangerous things in life for a young man .....
Everyone loves Alfie, thats the easy way.....if you are a real hard fan of Les Miserables, you know no matter how good Alfie sing, he can´t outstand Colm....Colm understand Jean Valjean role into a DNA level.
d'accord. However...Colm only got the ball rolling......et....Je suis désolé , en effet , mais personne ne peut venir près de Alfie! S-O-R-R-Y.
That's just a matter of opinion. I love Alfie and Colm equally, but in different ways. Alfie is the superior singer, having a lot more power and depth to his voice (which certainly doesn't mean that Colm isn't also amazing), while Colm is a better actor able to convey a slightly broader range of emotions.
bravaLiz are you from Quebec Liz??
NO ONE can outstand COlm! HE breathes Jean Valjean! HE IS Jean Valjean
elisabeth nerolk As I said, it's all a matter of taste. To me, Colm is also the very embodiment of Jean Valjean, but I recognize that other people's opinions on that are just as valid as mine or yours ;)
Colm Wilkinson's voice just stands out loud and clear. It has a natural power, and a strong falsetto that sets the standard for this song. No one sings it like him.
4 marvelous individual performances and the first three combined so well. No doubt an unpopular opinion, but I was lulled out of the beautiful, gentle, plaintive prayer-like vulnerability of the song when Alfie Boe came belting in. It felt like being in a room immersed in a wonderful song when suddenly someone comes in, turns on their own chosen tune at a higher volume and drowns yours out.
They all have their merit.
Has nobody commented on them raising a minor third for the (AMAZING) Boe?
For some reason, I don't really care for the key change...find it distracting. But no doubt Alfie has an amazing set of pipes.
...(Still love Colm the best...)
❤ i was a theatre major... Army guy now... No father and a mother who didnt want me................. I have lost the flare of live theatre and no longer understand it......... I will never forget this.... Because while i was discarded and lost...les mis... Was there.
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Before it all ends USA...never forget... FREEDOM IS KING.
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Robbie….. I had to connect here. I raised my grandson and now he is now married and the father of 3…..I too have loved Les Mis….my grandson was raised on that music! Don’t give up on live theater! It can touch you sometimes when u need a lift. I don’t know when you posted this, but I pray that you will see what I have posted and lift yourself to the next level….
man... I love Colm so much, I got goosebumps when he began singing. But I can't deny I felt like crying the moment of Alfie's part. Much respect to all four of them anyway
Having seen Les Mis from the original Barbican production to the 10th and 25th concerts and every couple of years in between. Colm in his prime was the best. Alfie very good understudy!!!!!!!!
All of this quartet are stunning.
Just play and enjoy.
Just fantastic, performed this song many times. Technically very hard, brilliant you four, nuff said. you're my mentors even at 42 yrs guys. Keep going at it. Mike
I love Alfie and the other tenors but Colm is Jean Valjean..
Colm Wilkinson was also a magnificent Phantom....saw him perform that twice!
no-one takes Colm's Place he is ValJean Alfie is brilliant but COLM WILKINSON WILL ALWAYS BE MY VALJEAN
colm is the best.
The first time I saw this piece was the Encore of Les Mis 25th at the O2. Alfie was allowed to turn it loose, and all the other professionals were blown away. But what a great quartet. May be one of the best of all time.
Ramin sang Enjolas and just about stole the show.
Alfie Boe takes my breath away when he sings.
Everyone talking about Colm and Alfie, and im just here in love with John hahahaha
P.s. i'm not saying he's the best Jean Valjean (i think Colm is the best Jean), i just love John :P :3
His voice is pure beauty.
damned gorgeous.
Oh my...Colm is still my favourite, but alfie...oh man you can sing. Will always be a close second
Agreed 😂
Colm is the true, original and only Jean Valjean in my eyes 🥰
at 2:40 ish they all adopt a different stance. Fists clenched, arms wide, conducting the music and clasping the heart. It's magical. Every one a winner.
EVERY single time I listen to this soundtrack I end up bawling my eyes out. The voices and the stories in each and every song are just visceral. At least 3 of my own funeral playlist on this. Gotta agree though -Colm IS Valjean !
Never get tired of listening to this. Beautiful.
Saw Colm twice in Toronto as Valjean. To hear him sing this live literally gives you goosebumps. Standing O’s both times after the song. Very unusual during a performance.
First time I seen this in West End. of London. Cried Buckets. Still get a lump my throat. Amazing Words and Lyrics
crying in 3,2,1...