ADAPTATIONS OF NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS The immense and continuing popularity of Victor Hugo’s novel has inspired adaptations across many media for nearly two centuries. Below is a sampling to assist in your production research. Opera and Musical Theater La Esmeralda (1836) – opera by Louise Bertin, libretto by Victor Hugo Esmeralda (1847) – opera by Alexander Dargomyzhsky Esmeralda (1883) – opera by Arthur Goring Thomas Notre Dame (1902-1904) – opera in two acts by Franz Schmidt, text by Schmidt and Leopold Wilk The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1993) – an Off-Broadway musical with music by Byron Janis, lyrics by Hal Hackady, and book by Anthony Scully The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1993) – a sung-through musical with book and lyrics by Gary Sullivan and music by John Trent Wallace. In 2010, it was re-written as a conventional musical, with the new title Notre Dame. Notre-Dame de Paris (1998) – an operetta with music by Riccardo Cocciante and libretto by Luc Plamondon. The show has been successful with productions in France, Las Vegas, Canada, U.K., Spain, Italy, Russia, South Korea, and Belgium. Der Glöckner von Notre Dame (1999-2002) – music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book and direction by James Lapine, and translated by Michael Kunze; based on the 1996 Disney film Hunchback (1998) – a rock musical by C. Rainey Lewis; presented in Seattle, Washington Les Enfants de Paris (2011) – music and lyrics by David Levinson and book by Stacey Weingarten. It re-sets the action to 1954 at the beginning of the French-Algerian conflict. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2014) – music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Peter Parnell, direction by Scott Schwartz. Premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey and La Jolla Playhouse in California, with replica productions in Japan and Germany. Ballet La Esmeralda (1844) – choreography by Jules Perrot, music by Cesare Pugni. First performed in London, the ballet was reprised many times in St. Petersburg throughout the 19th century. Gudule’s Daughter (1902) – choreography by Alexander Alexeyevich Gorsky, music by Antoine Simon Notre-Dame de Paris (1965) – choreography by Roland Petit; first performed by the Paris Opera Ballet • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1998) – choreography and direction by Michael Pink and original music score by Philip Feeney; originally performed by Northern Ballet Theatre in Leeds, England. In 2010, it was renamed Esmeralda. Ringaren i Notre Dame (The Bellringer of Notre Dame, 2009) – choreography by Pär Isberg and original music score by Stefan Nilsso; first performed by the Royal Swedish Ballet Film Esmeralda (1905) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1911) The Darling of Paris (1917) Esmeralda (1922) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) – starring Lon Chaney The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) – starring Charles Laughton The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) – starring Anthony Quinn The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) – animated Disney feature film Quasimodo d’El Paris (1999) Television The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1966 miniseries) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1977 miniseries) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982 movie) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1986 movie) The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo (1996 animated series) The Hunchback (1997 movie) Theater The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1977) – an adaptation by Ken Hill, staged by the National Theatre in London The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2010) – an adaptation by Pip Utton, staged at The Pleasance in the Edinburgh Fringe Quasimodo (2012) - an adaptation by Jethro Compton, staged in Selby Abbey, England by Belt Up Theatre The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2013) – an adaptation for young audiences by James Villafuerte, staged by Tanghalang Pasigueño Villa Teatro in the Phillippines Music The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1978) – by Alec R. Costandinos and the Syncophonic Orchestra; a lush, orchestral, 28-minute disco epic The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) – written by former Styx singer Dennis DeYoung .