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Javert

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Javert
coldhearted in his relentless pursuit of Valjean. [Fr. Lit.: Les Misérables]
See : Heartlessness
Javert
personification of law’s inexorableness; relentlessly tracks down Valjean. [Fr. Lit.: Les Miserables]
See : Obsessiveness
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Cameron Sharp, in his last appearance with the company, sings and acts superbly as Jean Valjean, the convict released after years on a chain gang for a minor crime but still relentlessly pursued by cynical police chief Javert, played with true menace by Roberto Petrucco.
Youngsters' Les Mis is a definite hit; REVIEW by Birmingham Mail (England)
Other characters from opera's well of evil include the spy Barnaba in La Gioconda, police chief Javert, in Les Miserables, the most infamous of barbers in Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, womaniser Don Giovanni, knife-wielding London villain Mack the Knife, Iago, Sporting Life from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess plus many more.
Bad boy Bryn by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Comment: The relentless effort of the French to nail Lance Armstrong makes Inspector Javert look like Inspector Clouseau.
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