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In concerts performed the world over, the Harlem Gospel Singers have bowled over audiences with their powerful singing and professional musical accompaniment. This live performance -- with Queen Esther Marrow front and center -- demonstrates why. Beginning her career under the tutelage of Duke Ellington, Queen Esther performed with many of the world's greatest musicians before forming the Harlem Gospel Singers ensemble.
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This concert, recorded to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark musical Les Miserables, gathers the casts of the show's 2010 original production at the Queen's Theatre, the 1985 original production by the London company, and the 2010 production at the Barbican together for one performance. Together with talents like Michael Ball, Hadley Fraser, and John Owen-Jones, the performers present the play's musical numbers in a semi-theatrical style, fully costumed and with all the emotion of the musical's heyday.

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.