Who Am I?

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"Who Am I?" is a pivotal solo number from the musical Les Misérables in which Jean Valjean wrestles with his conscience and true identity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Who Am I? canonical 5
Who am I? 24601! 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
appearsInFilmAdaptation Les Misérables (2012 film) ⓘ
linked to: Les Misérables
associatedTheatre Barbican Centre, London ⓘ
linked to: Barbican Centre

Broadway Theatre, New York ⓘ
linked to: Broadway Theatre

Palace Theatre, London ⓘ
associatedWork Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert ⓘ
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary Concert ⓘ
Les Misérables: Original Broadway Cast Recording ⓘ
Les Misérables: Original London Cast Recording ⓘ
basedOn Les Misérables (novel) ⓘ
linked to: Les Misérables
basedOnWorkBy Victor Hugo ⓘ
centralConflictWithCharacter Javert ⓘ
characterSinging Jean Valjean ⓘ
composer Claude-Michel Schönberg ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dramaticFunction climactic revelation of Valjean's identity ⓘ
firstMajorProduction Les Misérables (1985 West End production) ⓘ
followsSong Fantine's Arrest ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
identifiesCharacterByNumber 24601 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalFocus choice between self-preservation and justice ⓘ
lyricist Herbert Kretzmer ⓘ
musicalNumberType solo ⓘ
narrativeFunction Jean Valjean wrestles with his conscience and true identity ⓘ
notableLine If I speak, I am condemned. If I stay silent, I am damned. ⓘ
Who am I? I'm Jean Valjean! ⓘ
originalFrenchLyricist Alain Boublil ⓘ
Jean-Marc Natel ⓘ
partOf Les Misérables (musical) ⓘ
linked to: Les Misérables
performedBy Alfie Boe ⓘ
Colm Wilkinson ⓘ
Hugh Jackman ⓘ
John Owen-Jones ⓘ
plotPoint Valjean decides to reveal his identity to save an innocent man ⓘ
positionInShow Act I ⓘ
precedesSong At the End of the Day (reprise) ⓘ
producerOfOriginalProduction Cameron Mackintosh ⓘ
questionForm Who am I? 24601! ⓘ
linked to: Who Am I?
setting Arras courtroom ⓘ
theme conscience ⓘ
identity ⓘ
moral dilemma ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
vocalRange tenor ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

One Day More → usesMotifFrom → Who Am I? ⓘ
Jean Valjean → singsSongInMusical → Who Am I? ⓘ
Who Am I? (Les Misérables song) → questionForm → Who am I? 24601! ⓘ
subject linked to: Who Am I?
linked to: Who Am I?