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Acclaimed author Victor Hugo's most famous work is translated to the stage by the Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris in this 1996 production captured live on camera and featuring conductor David Garforth leading Le Corps de Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris and the Orchestre et Choerus de l'Opéra national de Paris. Isabella Guérin, Nicolas Le Riche, and Laurent Hilaire perform the choreography of Roland Petit, and the music of Maurice Jarre drives the elaborate ballet.