''Les Dix Commandements'' is a

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written by

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and

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that premiered in

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in October 2000. In 2022, the musical is announced to premiere in the English language with an American adaptation by David Serero (starring as Moses) in New York. The U.S. Cast Album Recording's first single "The Maximum Pain" is released. The musical in two acts became the basis of similar musicals elsewhere including

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's film '' The Ten Commandments: The Musical''.

Cast

;Principal actors * Pedro Alves (Aaron) * Lisbet Guldbaek (Bithia) * Daniel Lévi (

Moses Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...

) *

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) *

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( Ramsès) * Nourith (Sephora) *

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Joshua Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

) *

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(Yokébed) *

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(Myriam) ;Comedian *Jocelyn Durvel (Séthi) ;Alternative actors * Joshaa: Moses * Anath Benais: Nefertari and Séphora * Patrice Carmona: Ramsés * Emmanuel Dahl: Joshua and Aaron * Delphine Elbe: Bithia, Yochébed and Myriam ;New casting *

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(Ramsès) * Joana (Séphora and Yochébed) * Alexandra Lucci (Nefertari) *

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(Sephora and Bithia) * Fabian Richard (Joshua and Aaron) * Anissa Stili (Myriam) * Richard Ross (Moses) * Chris Martin (Moses)

Technical staff

*Direction:

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*Music:

*Texts:

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and

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*Choreography:

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*Decor: Giantito Burchiellaro *Costumes:

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*Production label: 7 ART *Producers:

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and Albert Cohen *Director of casting:

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Songs

;Act 1 # Introduction: Les prières du monde (Introduction: The Prayers of The World) (Moïse) # Le massacre (The Slaughter) (Orchestre) # Je laisse à l'abandon (I Let To Abandon) (Yokebed/Bithia) # Il s'appellera Moïse (He Will Be Called Moses) (Bithia) # Le dilemme (The Dilemma) (Nefertari/Moïse/Ramses) # Séthi et son Empire (Seti and His Empire) (Orchestre) # Désaccord (Disagreement)(Orchestre) # À chacun son rêve (Every Man has a dream) (Ramses/Moïse) # Le peuple Juif (The Jewish People) (Orchestre) # La peine maximum (The Maximum Sorrow) (Joshua/Aaron) # En cadence (Rhythmically) (Orchestre) # Je n'avais jamais prié (I Had Never Prayed) (Joshua/Moise) # Le procès (The Trial) (Orchestra) # Sans lui (Without Him) (Nefertari/Ramses) # Oh Moïse (Oh Moses) (Yokebed/Aaron/Myriam/Nefertari) # La rencontre (The Encounter) (Orchestra) # Il est celui que je voulais/Les mariages (He is The One I Wanted/The Weddings) (Sephora) ;Act 2 # Celui qui va/Le Buisson Ardent (Whoever Goes/The Burning Bush (Moïse) # Mais tu t’en vas (But You leave) (Sephora/Myriam/Bithia/Nefertari) # C’est ma volonté (It's My Will) (Ramses/Myriam) # Laisse mon peuple s’en aller (Let My People Go) (Yokeved/Moise/Hebrews) # À chacun son glaive (Every Man Has His Sword) (Ramses/Moise) # Les dix plaies (The Ten Plagues) (Orchestra) # L’inacceptable (The Unacceptable) (Nefertari) # L.I.B.R.E. (Liberty) (Myriam/Hebrews) # Devant la mer (Before The Sea) (Aaron) # Mon frère (My Brother) (Ramses/Moise) # Une raison d’espérer (A Reason To Hope) (Sephora) # Le veau d’or (The Golden Calf) (Orchestra) # Les dix commandements (The Ten Commandments) (Moise/Hebrews) #

L'envie d'aimer "L'envie d'aimer" is a 2000 song recorded by French-born singer Daniel Lévi and the troupe of ''The Ten Commandments''. Released as first single from the album '' Les Dix Commandements'' in June 2000, the song was a smash hit and the most succe ...

/Final (The Desire To Love) (Full Cast)

Discography

*''L'intégral'' (CD double album - released 18 April 2001) ;CD1 # ''Je Laisse à L'abandon'' # ''Il S'appellera Moïse'' # ''Le Dilemme'' # ''À Chacun Son Rêve'' # ''La Peine Maximum'' # ''Je N'avais Jamais Prié'' # ''Sans Lui'' # ''Oh Moïse'' # ''Il Est Celui Que Je Voulais'' ;CD2 # ''Celui Qui Va'' # ''Mais Tu T'en Vas'' # ''C'est Ma Volonté'' # ''Laisse Mon Peuple S'en Aller'' # ''À Chacun Son Glaive'' # ''L'inacceptable'' # ''L.i.b.r.e.'' # ''Devant La Mer'' # ''Mon Frère'' # ''Une Raison D'espérer'' * Simple album (1 CD) # ''Je laisse à l'abandon'' # ''Il s'appellera Moïse'' # ''Le dilemme'' # ''À chacun son rêve'' # ''La peine maximum'' # ''Oh Moïse'' # ''Il est celui que je voulais'' # ''Mais tu t'en vas'' # ''Laisse mon peuple s'en aller'' # ''L-I-B-R-E'' # ''Devant La Mer'' # ''Mon frère'' # ''Les dix commandements'' # ''L'envie d'aimer'' ;Technical staff *

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- drums *

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- bass *

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- programming and keyboards *

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- guitar *

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- percussions *

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- piano *

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- arrangements * Les Archets de Paris et de France - orchestra

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dix Commandements, Les 2000 musicals Ten Commandments Sung-through musicals Musicals based on the Bible Cultural depictions of Moses Cultural depictions of Nefertari French musicals