1789: Les Amants de la Bastille

Synopsis

In the spring of 1789, France is devastated by famine. The French people begin to rise in unrest against the ruling French king Louis XVI. Ronan, a young peasant, leads a revolt marching to Paris, where he encounters Olympe, an assistant governess of the children of Marie Antoinette of Austria. The two fall in love during the tumultuous stirrings of the French Revolution, their romance playing out amid encounters with major Revolutionary figures such as Georges Jacques Danton, Maximilien de Robespierre and Camille Desmoulins. After they are separated, Ronan and Olympe find each other again on 14 July 1789 in the course of the assault on the Bastille prison— an encounter that seals their destiny even as a new era begins.

Performances

As a pre-launch, the musical was performed on 29 September 2012.

The main role of Ronan had been entrusted initially to Matthieu Carnot. When Carnot suffered from vocal cord problems and had to undergo an operation, his role was given to Louis Delort, a finalist in France's The Voice: la plus belle voix competition. Carnot ended up with a lesser role as Lazare, Count of Peyrol.

Sébastien Agius, the winner of the inaugural season of X Factor in France in 2009, plays the role of Maximilien de Robespierre.

Personnel

Initial release (2 April 2012)

1. "Pour la peine" (Rod Janois, Nathalia, Sébastien Agius, Roxane Le Texier, Matthieu Carnot and Camille Lou) - 3:19
2. "Hey ha" (Sébastien Agius) - 3:01
3. "Je veux le monde" (Nathalia) - 3:18
4. "Ça ira mon amour" (Rod Janois) - 3:41
5. "Le temps s'en va" (Matthieu Carnot and Camille Lou) - 2:52
6. "Fixe" (Rod Janois) - 3:02
7. "Je mise tout" (Roxane Le Texier) - 3:10
8. "La sentence" (Camille Lou) - 3:34
9. "Maniaque" (Matthieu Carnot) - 2:59
10. "La rue nous appartient" (Rod Janois and Matthieu Carnot) - 3:52
11. "A quoi tu danses?" (Sébastien Agius) - 2:36
12. "La nuit m'appelle" (Nathalia) - 3:15
13. "Le cri de ma naissance" (Nathalia) - 2:43
14. "Ça ira mon amour" (acoustic version) - 4:26

Full release (22 October 2012)

1. "Prélude" (instrumental) - 1:24
2. "Le cri de ma naissance" (Nathalia) - 2:43
3. "Je mise tout" (Roxane Le Texier) - 3:10
4. "Au Palais royal / Les prostituées" (David Ban) - 3:27
5. "La nuit m'appelle" (Nathalia) - 3:15
6. "Tomber dans ses yeux" (Louis Delort and Camille Lou) - 2:48
7. "Maniaque" (Matthieu Carnot) - 2:59
8. "La sentence" (Camille Lou) - 3:34
9. "Hey ha" (Sébastien Agius) - 3:01
10. "La guerre pour se plaire / Le Dauphin" (Louis Delort and Camille Lou) - 5:25
11. "La rue nous appartient" (Rod Janois and Louis Delort) - 3:52

1. "A quoi tu danses?" (Sébastien Agius) -
2. "Je suis un dieu / Le cauchemar" (Yamin Dib) -
3. "Je veux le monde" (Nathalia) -
4. "Ça ira mon amour" (Rod Janois) -
5. "Nous ne sommes" (Matthieu Carnot) -
6. "Je vous rends mon âme" (Roxane Le Texier) -
7. "Sur ma peau" (Louis Delort) -
8. "La prise de la Bastille" (instrumental) -
9. "Fixe / Les Droits des l'homme" (Rod Janois) -
10. "Pour la peine" (Rod Janois, Nathalia, Sébastien Agius, Roxane Le Texier, Matthieu Carnot and Camille Lou) - 3:19

1. "Ça ira mon amour" (acoustic version) - 3:43
2. "Je veux le monde" (acoustic version) - 2:55
3. "Pour un nouveau monde" (Sonia Ben Ammar and Charlie Loiselier) - 3:04
4. "Filles et femmes à la fois" (Nathalia, Camille Lou and Roxane Le Texier) - 3:02
5. "Allez viens (c'est bientôt la fin)" (Rod Janois, Louis Delort et Sébastien Agius) - 3:00

Singles

"Ça ira mon amour," performed by Rod Janois, became the debut single from the show. A music video was released in October 2011. A collector's edition was made available on 2 January 2012. The follow-up single, "Pour la peine," was sung by the musical's ensemble and was released on 27 February 2012, and its music video was released on 2 March 2012. The music video for a third song, "Je veux le monde", performed by Nathalia, was made available in May 2012, followed by a fourth release, "Tomber dans ses yeux," performed by Louis Delort and Camille Lou.