Now I know how that witch Ursula in "the Little Mermaid" feels. I wanna cast a spell on Ms. Lea and borrow her voice even for just one day, Boy, I would really have a blast!

If she were in the original cast of the Broadway revival (instead of Daphne Rubin Vega) she would have been nominated for a Tony, perhaps even won.

I have been an avid Lea Salonga fan even before she coveted the role of Kim in Miss Saigon. However, when I first learned that she was going to be Fantine on Broadway, I had my doubts whether she could do justice to the role. Her beautiful and crystal-clear voice, to me, was not suited for the role. Boy was I WRONG! She turned out to be the best Fantine I have ever seen - vocally and acting wise. I have seen many actresses essay this role. Lea blew me away. FANTASTIC was she! Unforgettable!

I think they both did a fine job. Ruthie conveys emotion in her voice, but her expressions seem to focus on the disappointment of it all. Lea, on the other hand, runs the gamut of emotions - sadnesss, joy, anger, fear. And you relate to her. But brava to both!

the best Fantine... hands down!

"as they turn your dreams to shaaaaaaaaaaame" OMG this is very sad. the saddest part of Fantine's life of severe hopelessness.

LEA portrayed the role of Fantine very well cuz she is now a mom. She expressed exactly what is written in the book cuz she read it, which made it a fantastic performance... its different when u just sing it without understanding the role. SIMPLY MOVING PERFORMANCE.

it's a perfect disney princess singing voice. she's amazing.

She's the best. She just bubbles over with expression and it gives me chills. Everything she does she OWNS.

no doubt she won a tony... she's one of the most talented singers... extraordinary indeed... ^_^

This version gives the song its complete justice! My ears needed to hear this. My heart is happy, thanks Lea! Thanks Foxy!

Benchmark performance! I cannot imagine how this could possibly be surpassed. I can vouch for how difficult it is to put this much feeling into a singing performance while maintaining good pitch and musicality. Lea has done it brilliantly here.

Her voice is perfection... flawless! So emotional, and her enunciation is perfect.

God, this song just makes me weep! it's absolutely tragic. breaks my heart every time. "I had a dream my life would be so different from this hell I'm living. So different now from what it seemed..." stunning.

One of my favourite vocalists of all time.

musical theater accomplishment! as eponine in the 10th anniversary concert at the royal albert hall, then recently as fantine at the o2 arena, check out her out of this world fantine performance at the 25th anniv concert.

Miss Leah is a beast on stage with so much fiery emotions that burn the audience

Absolutely amazing. I hadn't seen any videos of Lea Salonga as Fantine before (although, I'm familiar with her roles as Eponine and as Kim). Thank you so much for uploading this.

i cry everytime is see this.. i love her voice thats full of emotions

She can sing Disney all she wants, but her voice has the power of an opera singer. :) Go Lea!

She is just amazing. How can she be so emotive?

she's amazing, no wonder she was casted as Fantine for the 25th anniversary of Les Mis....

true.. i always admire her version of any song she performs...

I feel like I just saw the face of God. Her voice is amazing...

This is the best rendition of I Dreamed A Dream! I love Lea Salonga!

She's amazing. Draws you right into the character.

i've never cried to a song...until now. omg her voice is so amazing.

I could hardly breathe watching this performance.

It doesn't matter who sings it. This song breaks my heart every time I hear it.

That was awesome, if there's youtube during her time maybe she's more famous than Susan Boyle.

I love this song and Lea is so awesome. :)

amazing voice.just left me wanting more of tht lovely wholesome ,powerful and passionate voice. speechless it left me.

I love this song and Lea's voice as well.

it's the rendering of emotion that makes a singer great.

4 people disliked this video. I want to hunt them down and make them listen to this again. Cos no way you can not love her. I love you lea.

the lyrics and Lea's voice make me think of I Still Believe in Miss Saigon and i cried

Woahhhhhhhh. Speechless.

She's amazing, i really love her..

It was no Lea 'Singing'.......... Its Lea 'Living' the dream! Living the words, emotions, & life in that Dream! -No Match- shall i say!

Wow! great performance. She's full of emotions. she made me cry. ;-)

shes so full of emotions

Wow! I'm speechless... :-)

I LOVE YOU LEA!

i cried while watching...superb performance!

SUPERB!!!

6 people are completely and utterly INSANE!

this is the best video of lea's "i dreamed a dream" performance. congratulations to the person who recorded this and the one who uploaded if they're not the same. nice work! =)

I can still only see her as Eponine, but this is amazing

simply fantastic

she's going to be Fantine for the 25th anniversary in London!!!!

lea

lea and ruthie.. they're both great professional singers. i love their performances. the end. ^_^

I really love this song :) Leah did a really good job! I wish their cast would come to the US. I really want to watch them in October... but it's in London (T-T)

T_T..lea you're the best!

she's still got it, baby.

i love lea

wow!

5 people dont appreciate good quality of songs.. gosh..

O.O wow. just wow.

@28twilightfan this is the 25th anniversary concert at the 02

THank you! I love this video of her singing this,very inspiring =]

@28twilightfan , the song's originally from les miserables. here, lea salonga plays fantine, the character who sings this song.

Brava!!

bravo

@MsFoxycandy I know Lea Solanga's cousin Ria. She's the director of a theater company that I perform in.

ONE dislike!? Who was crazy enough to do that!! Lea deserves more likes then KZread is capable of holding, not one lousy dislike.

I am so proud to be related to her. :)

OHLEAYOUAMAZINGWOMANYOU.

@Akihikio Brightman is great - no doubt. But I love every aspect of Lea Solonga's voice, and I find her more expressive.

She's just awesome!! The first time I saw this, she took my breath away! Anyway, I really think she looks like Demi Lovato.=)

I did see Ruthie, and I thought Lea's was more put together somehow but I connected more with Lea's performance. Perhaps I'm not the one who needs to keep my bias, since I'm not the one making a sweeping statement that only one person can sing a certain song?

I like her much better as Fantine than Eponine.

Wonderful, but I still much prefer On my own... not saying she plays a better Eponine, both roles are great, but I much prefer that song and so of course would rather have it sung by the best. Of course, if could find a production where she plays both roles...;o)

wow the ending is WOW

Great singing as usual. I just hate how thin the orchestra was when this show was revived in 2006 in New York. The strings playing the E-flat chord were glaringly absent before Lea starts singing the phrase "I dreamed a dream..."

@calmadh alto is not a classical singing voice classification. There are basically contralto, mezzo-soprano, and soprano. Lea is, by comfort zone, and strictly speaking, a mezzo soprano, but she does have the capability to mildly tap into a soprano range such as in the song Pie Jesu. You can look it up on KZread. Thanks. :)

Lea is the best singer! proud to be PINOY!

Lea's version of I Dreamed a Dream was my favorite until I heard Idina Menzel/Lea Michele's GLEE version. Soooo blessed that I got to see Lea sing this live!!

@28twilightfan I believe this was from the actual Les Mis play in Broadway.

who's the crazy guy who disliked !?!?!?!?!

She sing beautiful but l am sorry to compare, but the best version of this song is by Ruthie Henshall in the 10th anniversary is AMAZING, flawless, she put a lot of emotion and her voice is PERFECT it give goosebump and bring tears in my eyes sorry!!! but Lea is amazing to and her voice is awesome

@28twilightfan this is the actual show... that glee copied.

I feel bad for the 2 people that disliked this video. They obviously don't know anything about beautiful music.

@mabanggo Not rly. Both are good at belting out that song.

@Akihikio Brightman has a great voice but was she in les miserable?

When was this?

@batangwaray1 Yeah, she's def a soprano. her range is too high for the "high" notes here to sound as impressive as they could.

I want to marry her!

i think lea sang the song quite well and gave a very good performance. to say that ruthie is the only one who can sing this song is very limiting and an insult to the song.

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@OwnArtVideoReviewer sOprano (:

@missmusicgirl0511 there are 6 dislikes now. these freaks want to hear britney's voice singing this song to the tune of Toxic or Oopss I Did It Again!!! LMAO

@OwnArtVideoReviewer can you spell soprano correctly, dear?

As much as I love Lea, I prefer Ruthie Henshall's version. This one is amazing though

I think she sings it fantastically, but characterwise it's almost as if she's a little too immature to play that part. idk. she sings amazing but i just don't get that "fantine" vibe.

@Paris1832 lmao

Ruthie is much better in this role

still the best Ruthie Henshall! :)

I prefer Ruthie Henshall in this role. Sorry Lea but much preferred you in the role of Eponine.

It was no Lea 'Singing'.......... Its Lea 'Living' the dream! Living the words, emotions, & life in that Dream! -No Match- shall i say!