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* ShooTheDog: A small but quite literal example, as Celegorm and Curufin shoo Huan away in Nargothrond.
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* AnyoneCanDie: [[Finrod, Beren, Huan, and Lúthien all die over the course of the show. Some of them make it back.]]
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* AnyoneCanDie: [[Finrod, [[spoiler: Finrod, Beren, Huan, and Lúthien all die over the course of the show. Some of them make it back.]]
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* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: Adapted from the story of Beren and Lúthien in Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium.
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* EleventhHourRanger: During the very first performance, the singer Seraphim (who himself played Finrod in the rock opera Finrod-Zong) had to sub in for Námo.
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* EleventhHourRanger: During the very first performance, the singer Seraphim (who himself played Finrod in the rock opera Finrod-Zong) had to sub in for Námo.Námo with very little warning.
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* EleventhHourRanger: During the very first performance, the singer Seraphim (who himself played Finrod in the rock opera Finrod-Zong) had to sub in for Námo.
* AnyoneCanDie: [[Finrod, Beren, Huan, and Lúthien all die over the course of the show. Some of them make it back.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Lúthien and Huan are some of the nicest characters, in this rock opera and in the entire Silmarillion. They also kick Sauron's ass harder than anyone before or since with the possible exception of Eru himself.
* DeathSong: [[spoiler: Finrod to Beren.]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Finrod:''' Farewell. Forgive me, my country / My land that I left without regret.]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Finrod:''' Farewell. Forgive me, my country / My land that I left without regret.]]
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The earliest performances of the rock opera were in a different theater with a very small stage, and had very different choreography and costuming.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: All the costumes, especially those of the Ainur, are incredibly sparkly.
* GutPunch: While the tone of the show is heavy from the start, the first time you realize AnyoneCanDie is [[spoiler: during the duel of Finrod and Sauron.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Lúthien honestly believes the Fëanorians are there to help.
* LargeAndInCharge: Morgoth.
* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: During the duel of Finrod and Sauron, [[the movements of the background dancers quietly start mirroring Sauron's movements before he sings his final spell.]]
* OhCrap: Finrod's face as Sauron sings about Alqualondë and the Helcaraxë.
* OnlySaneMan: Melian in Doriath; Daeron's obsession with Lúthien and Thingol's over-protectiveness of her lead to Beren being sent off alone to try to wrest a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown, while Melian just looks on in disappointment.
* OnlySaneMan: Melian in Doriath; Daeron's obsession with Lúthien and Thingol's over-protectiveness of her lead to Beren being sent off alone to try to wrest a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown, while Melian just looks on in disappointment.
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* ThePowerOfLove: Brings Beren back from the dead.
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* ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler: Brings Beren back from the dead.]]
* RecurringRiff: The Hey-Hop motif is mostly sung by Beren, but many of the singers use it.
* ShoutOut: Beren's shout of "Heather ale" is a reference to the Stevenson poem, and one of Finrod's lines may be a reference to the Ukrainian national anthem.
* RecurringRiff: The Hey-Hop motif is mostly sung by Beren, but many of the singers use it.
* ShoutOut: Beren's shout of "Heather ale" is a reference to the Stevenson poem, and one of Finrod's lines may be a reference to the Ukrainian national anthem.
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* VillainSong: Morgoth and Sauron's two duets, and Sauron's spell at the end of his duel with Finrod.
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* VillainSong: Morgoth and Sauron's two duets, and Sauron's spell at the end of his duel with Finrod.Finrod.
* WhamLine: Sauron ''screams'' the last word of this line, which he says before invoking the kinslaying at Alqualondë and the crossing of the Helcaraxë to Finrod.
--> '''Sauron:''' You want to hide something. Shall I guess why?
* WhamLine: Sauron ''screams'' the last word of this line, which he says before invoking the kinslaying at Alqualondë and the crossing of the Helcaraxë to Finrod.
--> '''Sauron:''' You want to hide something. Shall I guess why?
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The rock opera was written by the artist Skadi (Ludmila Smerkovich), and is performed by the Vita theater group. The show premiered on June 24, 2021, and there have been several performances since, with many roles changing actors.
All of the translations on this page were sourced from [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/39825777 this translation]].
All of the translations on this page were sourced from [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/39825777 this translation]].
!!Tracklist:
'''Act 1:'''
# Prologue (Пролог)
# Angband (Ангбанд)
# Forest of Dorthonion (Лес Дор Финиона)
# Defeat of Morgoth (Поражение Моргота)
# Meeting (Встреча)
# Menegroth (Менегрот)
# Nargothrond (Нарготронд)
# Halt (Привал)
# The Duel (Поединок)
'''Act 2:'''
# Lúthien's Departure (Уход Лютиень)
# Meeting with the Fëanorians (Встреча с Феанорингами)
# Lúthien's Escape (Побег Лютиень)
# Finrod's Death (Смерть Финрода)
# The Liberation of Beren (Освобождение Берена)
# Before Morgoth's Throne (У трона Моргота)
# Before Thingol's Throne (У трона Тингола)
# The Hunt (Охота)
# The Halls of Mandos (Залы Мандоса)
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'''Act 1:'''
# Prologue (Пролог)
# Angband (Ангбанд)
# Forest of Dorthonion (Лес Дор Финиона)
# Defeat of Morgoth (Поражение Моргота)
# Meeting (Встреча)
# Menegroth (Менегрот)
# Nargothrond (Нарготронд)
# Halt (Привал)
# The Duel (Поединок)
'''Act 2:'''
# Lúthien's Departure (Уход Лютиень)
# Meeting with the Fëanorians (Встреча с Феанорингами)
# Lúthien's Escape (Побег Лютиень)
# Finrod's Death (Смерть Финрода)
# The Liberation of Beren (Освобождение Берена)
# Before Morgoth's Throne (У трона Моргота)
# Before Thingol's Throne (У трона Тингола)
# The Hunt (Охота)
# The Halls of Mandos (Залы Мандоса)
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* AdaptationExpansion: Daeron is given a larger part than in the original story.
* ArcWords: "I had not forgotten you. I [shall walk/walked] through darkness, loving!"
* ArcWords: "I had not forgotten you. I [shall walk/walked] through darkness, loving!"
* BadassBoast: Beren is full of these; his entire introductory song is one long BadassBoast.
* CapeSwish: Sauron.
* DarkReprise: Many of the appearances of the Hey-Hop motif are this; the rest are TriumphantReprise.
* DarkReprise: Many of the appearances of the Hey-Hop motif are this; the rest are TriumphantReprise.
* KickTheDog: Sauron seems to spend a long time elaborating Finrod's mistakes, for no reason except that he can.
* KneelBeforeZod: Sauron and Finrod both pull this on each other during their song battle in several stagings.
* KneelBeforeZod: Sauron and Finrod both pull this on each other during their song battle in several stagings.
* PaperThinDisguise: Finrod and Beren's Orc costumes are just cloaks over their extremely recognizable costumes.
* ThePowerOfLove: Brings Beren back from the dead.
* ThePowerOfLove: Brings Beren back from the dead.
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--> '''Námo:''' So be it. The gift of death is not bitter.bitter.
* VillainSong: Morgoth and Sauron's two duets, and Sauron's spell at the end of his duel with Finrod.
* VillainSong: Morgoth and Sauron's two duets, and Sauron's spell at the end of his duel with Finrod.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''A rock opera based on the Legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien: Lay of Leithian, the legend of Beren and Lúthien.]]
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* GodOfDeath: Mandos.
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* GodOfDeath: GodOfTheDead: Mandos.
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* GodOfDeath: Mandos.
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* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Celegorm to Lúthien.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Lúthien and Huan rescuing Beren.
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* DemotedToComicRelief: Celegorm and Curufin.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Finrod's song gives Sauron exactly the information he needs to defeat him.
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* ForYourOwnGood: Daeron's betrayal of Lúthien.
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* AdaptationDistillation: Some details and characters are cut, such as Lúthien's escape from her treehouse, Finrod's followers, and the existence of Thuringwethil; Carcharoth and Draugluin are combined into one werewolf.
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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Beren and Finrod briefly dress as orcs when attempting to make their way past Tol-in-Gaurhoth.
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* BigBad: Morgoth, with Sauron serving as TheDragon.
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* BigBad: Morgoth, with Sauron serving as TheDragon.his [[TheDragon dragon]].
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* TheHeavy: Overcoming Sauron is a major focus of both the first and second acts, while Morgoth has a comparatively small amount of stage time.
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* BigBad: Morgoth, with Sauron serving as TheDragon.
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->''"Heavy are the steps along untrodden paths,\\
Vague are the signs of predestination.\\
Vague are the signs of predestination.\\
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->''"Heavy are the steps along untrodden paths,\\
Vague arethe signs of predestination.\\
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Like fires flickering lights shining in the darkness.\\
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-->-- '''Mandos'''
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-->-- '''Mandos'''
'''Námo'''
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* ShutUpKirk: In the duel of Finrod and Sauron.
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* ShutUpKirk: In the duel of Finrod and Sauron.Sauron.
* SpeciesSpecificAfterlife: Since Men and Elves go to different afterlives, with Men going beyond the world and Elves remaining in the halls of Mandos, Beren and Lúthien will be separated when he dies. [[spoiler: But when Beren dies, Lúthien goes to Mandos to plead with him so that Beren can be returned to life and she can join him with a mortal lifespan.]]
--> '''Námo:''' So be it. The gift of death is not bitter.
* SpeciesSpecificAfterlife: Since Men and Elves go to different afterlives, with Men going beyond the world and Elves remaining in the halls of Mandos, Beren and Lúthien will be separated when he dies. [[spoiler: But when Beren dies, Lúthien goes to Mandos to plead with him so that Beren can be returned to life and she can join him with a mortal lifespan.]]
--> '''Námo:''' So be it. The gift of death is not bitter.
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->''"Hey-hop! Heather ale!"''
-->-- '''Beren Erchamion'''
-->-- '''Beren Erchamion'''
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Vague are the signs of predestination.\\
Lives are caught up in the torrent\\
Like fires flickering in the darkness.\\
They shine for us through the centuries -\\
Remember, all, the Lay of Leithian."''
-->--
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* BigFriendlyDog: Huan, the Goodest Boy in all Eä.
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* ExactWords: "[The Silmaril] will be in my hand." [[spoiler: He never said that hand would be ''attached''...]]
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* BadassNormal: Beren, the only Man in a story full of Elves and [[PhysicalGod Ainur]], manages to hold his own pretty well. That is, until he dies. Don't worry, he [[BackFromTheDead got better]].
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* BadassNormal: Beren, the only Man in a story full of Elves and [[PhysicalGod Ainur]], manages to hold his own pretty well. [[spoiler: That is, until he dies. Don't worry, he [[BackFromTheDead got better]].]]
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* BadassNormal: Beren, the only Man in a story full of Elves and [[PhysicalGod Ainur]], manages to hold his own pretty well. [[Spoiler: That is, until he dies. Don't worry, he [[BackFromTheDead got better]].]]
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* AbilityOverAppearance: Despite being described as blond in the Silmarillion, most of the Finrod actors do not have blond hair.
* AnimalMotifs: Lúthien, called "Nightingale".
* BadassNormal: Beren, the only Man in a story full of Elves and [[PhysicalGod Ainur]], manages to hold his own pretty well. [[Spoiler: That is, until he dies. Don't worry, he [[BackFromTheDead got better]].
* AnimalMotifs: Lúthien, called "Nightingale".
* BadassNormal: Beren, the only Man in a story full of Elves and [[PhysicalGod Ainur]], manages to hold his own pretty well. [[Spoiler: That is, until he dies. Don't worry, he [[BackFromTheDead got better]].
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Finrod's battle with the wolf.
* EngagementChallenge: Thingol issues one to Beren when he wants to marry Lúthien.
* HiddenElfKingdom: Both Thingol's Doriath and Finrod's Nargothrond.
* InterspeciesRomance: Both Thingol and Melian (Elf and Maia) and Beren and Lúthien (Man and half-Elf half-Maia) are this.
* EngagementChallenge: Thingol issues one to Beren when he wants to marry Lúthien.
* HiddenElfKingdom: Both Thingol's Doriath and Finrod's Nargothrond.
* InterspeciesRomance: Both Thingol and Melian (Elf and Maia) and Beren and Lúthien (Man and half-Elf half-Maia) are this.
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The Lay of Leithian rock opera (Russian: Пок-опера Лэ о Лэйтиан) is a rock opera adaptation of the tale of Beren and Lúthien from [[Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium Tolkien's legendarium.legendarium]]. The rock opera is sung through, with almost no spoken dialogue. Some videos are available on {{YouTube}}, and full recordings can be purchased at the [[https://boosty.to/le_leytian Lay of Leithian Boosty page]].
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The Lay of Leithian rock opera (Russian: Пок-опера Лэ о Лэйтиан) is a rock opera adaptation of the tale of Beren and Lúthien from Tolkien's legendarium. \n The rock opera is sung through, with almost no spoken dialogue. Some videos are available on {{YouTube}}, and full recordings can be purchased at the [[https://boosty.to/le_leytian Lay of Leithian Boosty page]].
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-->-- '''Beren Erchamion'''
The Lay of Leithian rock opera (Russian: Пок-опера Лэ о Лэйтиан) is a rock opera adaptation of the tale of Beren and Lúthien from Tolkien's legendarium.
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* ShutUpKirk: In the duel of Finrod and Sauron.
-->-- '''Beren Erchamion'''
The Lay of Leithian rock opera (Russian: Пок-опера Лэ о Лэйтиан) is a rock opera adaptation of the tale of Beren and Lúthien from Tolkien's legendarium.
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* ShutUpKirk: In the duel of Finrod and Sauron.
