summarized as two distinct love-triangles — one per act. As the opera begins, Esmeralda is already married (unhappily) to the crotchety, much older Gringoire (tenor). A local officer named Phoebus (awkwardly, also a tenor) has been watching the beautiful Esmeralda from afar and fallen in love with her. N

e supertitles without losing the essential plot details. One after another, scenic effects — Esmeralda's entrance, crowds gathering and dispersing, Gringoire's collapse, etc. — were executed with impressive precision. There were no weak links among the instrumentalists and the overall effect was thrilling