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"Grand Finale" or "Ultimo Finale" is the two-part ending of the stage musical version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The death of Frollo by Quasimodo and the death of Esmeralda take place during this piece. Translator Michael Kunze reasoned that Esmeralda’s death would be viewed by European audiences as moving and more romantic of an ending.

The Finale starts with Frollo pronouncing Esmeralda’s sentence and Quasimodo saving her, followed by proclaiming her sanctuary. Frollo orders his soldier thugs to size the cathedral. Phoebus starts railing the people of Paris to revolt against Frollo with the tune of Einmal (Someday). The scene shifts back to Quasimodo who is defending Notre Dame from Frollo and his minions as he sings the tune of Wie aus Stein (Made of Stone). After he pours the lead from Notre Dame, Quasimodo checks in on Esmeralda, who is dying. Quasimodo and Esmeralda have a moving conversation while Draußen (Out There) is played in the background. Esmeralda thanks Quasimodo for being her friend and then sings Hoch über der Welt (Top of the World) before dying.

Following Esmeralda's death, Frollo enters and sings about how he happy to be free of her to an off-balanced tune of Esmeralda. Quasimodo gets enraged and the song shifts to a new melody with the gargoyles singing with the Latin choir. While Quasimodo fights with Frollo, the gargoyles and the Latin choir sing that God smites the wicked, so the gargoyles, which are figments of Quasimodo’s imagination, tell him that he should kill Frollo, which he does, after a long struggle, by throwing Frollo off Notre Dame, similar to the original novel.

After this, the gargoyles sing Zuflucht (Sanctuary) and reflect how the world is both cruel and kind. Quasimodo then sings Draußen (Out There) and thinks about how he must live out there with all the pain, sorrow, and fear that the world can bring. He carries Esmeralda outside and is joined by Phoebus. The ensemble then sings Einmal as Quasimodo disappears. Clopin concludes with a reprise of Die Glocken Notre Dames (The Bells of Notre Dame).

Lyrics[]

Chorus:
Judex crederis esse venturus
In te, Domine, speravi
Non confundar in aeternum
Salvum fac populum tuum
Judex crederis

Frollo:
The prisoner Esmeralda has been found guilty of entering the city of Paris illegally, guilty of public insubordination and guilty of the crime of witchcraft. The sentence is death!

Archdeacon:
Let her go, Frollo! You know she has done nothing to deserve this.

Frollo:
On the contrary, good sir. But I will give her this opportunity to recant in order to save herself.

Archdeacon:
Good. Speak, young woman. Tell him you mean no harm. Apologize for whatever it is you're accused of.

Esmeralda:
How can I apologize for something I haven’t done? Who is next? Everyone can be next, as I. One doesn’t have to be a gypsy.

Frollo:
Think of what I offered, Esmeralda.
For justice... for Paris... and for her own salvation, it is my sacred duty to send this unholy demon back to her maker.

Chorus:
Kyrie Eleison
Libera me Domine

Quasimodo:
NOOO!!!

Chorus:
Libera me Domine de morte aeterna
In die illa tremenda
Quando caeli movendi sunt
Caeli et terra
Dum verneris judicare
Saeculum per ignem
O, salutaris hostai
Quae cali pandis ostium
Bella premunt hostilia
Da robur, fer auxilium
Sit semperterna gloria
Sit semperterna gloria
Sit semperterna gloria
Gloria, gloria semper
Sanctus

Quasimodo:
Sanctuary! Sanctuary!

Chorus:
Sanctus in excelsis

Frollo:
Captain! Seize the cathedral.

Soldier:
But sir, the laws of Sanctuary -

Frollo:
I negate the laws of sanctuary! Open these doors!

Chorus:
Mors stupibet et natura
C-- resurget creatura
Judicanti responsurra
ahhhhh
Judex ergo c-- sedebit
Nul inultum remanebit

Phoebus:
Someday
Our fight will be won then
We'll stand in the sun then
That bright afternoon
Till then
On days when the sun is gone
We'll fight on
Wish upon the moon

Quasimodo:
Come all you saints of stone
All you guardians and gargoyles
Hurl down stones into the night
Throw the ladders down and light
These vats of lead
Steaming, boiling streams of lead
Burning lead, and let the
Flames grow higher
Oh saints and monsters, show your power
Help me to send this raging shower
Raining fire
On the stones below

We've done it, Esmeralda! Beaten them back! Esmeralda... Esmeralda...

Esmeralda:
Thank you.

Quasimodo:
You are safe!

Esmeralda:
Safe? Really?

Quasimodo:
For sure...

Esmeralda:
Safe again at the top of the world
Two friends enjoying this beautiful morning
in my eyes, you are beautiful too
sharing the top of of the world.

Quasimodo:
Can stay up here... Stay up here with me, forever!

Esmeralda:
Forever? I don't think I can...

Quasimodo:
Yes!

Esmeralda:
You've been a good friend, Quasimodo.

Quasimodo:
Yes... a good friend... Esmeralda... Esmeralda... Esmeralda, wake up... wake up...

Frollo:
Is she dead?

Quasimodo:
Because of you!

Frollo:
It was my duty, you know.

Quasimodo:
Duty?

Frollo:
Horrible as it was. Having to impose the law. It gave me no pleasure. You know that, Quasimodo. You know me better than anyone, don't you?

At last we're free of Esmeralda
Now that she's gone, her poison dies with her
Now that we're done with Esmeralda
We can go on, as close as once we were
Here in our Sanctuary
Sanctuary...

Quasimodo:
No sanctuary! Shall smite the wicked!

Chorus:
Dies Irae

Frollo:
Let go of me, Quasimodo!

Chorus:
Dies Illa

Frollo:
Clam down, Quasimodo!

Loni:
Quasimodo!

Charles:
Turn around!

Antoine:
Quickly!

Chorus:
Solvet saeculum in favilla
Teste David c-- Sybilla

Charles:
"The wicked shall not go unpunish-ed"

Antoine:
"The heart of the wicked is of little worth"

Loni:
"The wicked shall not go unpunish-ed"

Chorus:
Quantus tremor est futurus
Quando judex est venturus

Frollo:
You don't want to hurt me!

Antoine:
Yes, you do.

Quasimodo:
You are a good teacher, Master Frollo. A very good teacher!

Loni:
The world is cruel

Antoine:
The world is ugly

Charles:
But there are times
And there are people
When the world is not

Gargoyles:
And at its cruelest
It is still the only world we've got
Light and dark
Foul and fair

Quasimodo:
Out there...
Out there
Waiting there for me
Love... and fear... and heartbreak
Still we're born to be
Out there...

Soprano Solo:
Olim Deus accellere
Hoc saeculum splendium

Chorus:
Someday
Our fight will be won then
We'll stand in the sun then
That bright afternoon
Till then
On days when the sun is gone
Hope lives on
Wish upon the moon
Change will come
One day, someday soon

Clopin:
Morning in Paris, a new day is here
Sing the bells of Notre Dame
Ending the tale of your poor balladeer
Sing the bells of Notre Dame
And I wish I could leave you a moral
Like a trinket you hold in your palm
But...
Here is a riddle to guess if you can
Sing the bells of Notre Dame
What makes a monster and
What makes a man?

Chorus:
Sing the bells, bells, bells, bells...

Clopin:
Whatever their pitch
You can feel them bewitch you
The rich and the ritual knells
Of the -

All:
Bells of Notre Dame!

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Media
Films: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (video/soundtrack/Studio Cast Recording) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame IIHunchback

Television: House of MouseEsmeralda
Video Games: The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Topsy Turvy GamesKingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop DistanceDisney Sorcerer's Arena

Disney Parks
Disney Animation Building

Entertainment: Disney Classics: The Music & The MagicOne Man's Dream II: The Magic Lives OnMickey's Gift of DreamsThe Golden MickeysThe Hunchback of Notre Dame: A Musical Adventure
Restaurants: Clopin's Festival of Foods
Parades: Disney's Party ExpressThe Hunchback of Notre Dame Topsy Turvy Cavalcade
Fireworks: Believe... There's Magic in the StarsDisney Dreams!Happily Ever AfterHarmoniousMomentousWorld of ColorWonderful World of AnimationWondrous Journeys
Spring: Disney's Easter Wonderland
Summer: Stitch and Friends Summer Surprise
Halloween: Frightfully Fun ParadeHappy HallowishesIt's Good to be Bad with the Disney VillainsKooky Spooky Halloween NightRe-Villains! Halloween ParadeThe Disney Villains Halloween ShowtimeVillains GroveVillains Mix and MingleVillains Night Out! Chapter 2
Christmas: A Christmas Fantasy Parade

Characters
Original: QuasimodoEsmeraldaClaude FrolloPhoebusVictor, Hugo, and LaverneDjaliClopinArchdeaconAchillesBrutish and Oafish GuardsFrollo's SoldiersOld PrisonerQuasimodo's MotherQuasimodo's FatherSnowball

Sequel: MadellaineZephyrSarousch

Songs
Original: The Bells of Notre DameOut ThereTopsy TurvyHumiliationGod Help the OutcastsThe Bell TowerHeaven's LightHellfireParis BurningA Guy Like YouThe Court of MiraclesSanctuaryAnd He Shall Smite the WickedInto the SunlightSomeday

Sequel: Le Jour D'AmourAn Ordinary MiracleI'd Stick With YouFa la la la Fallen In LoveI'm Gonna Love You
Musical: Balancing ActRest and RecreationRhythm of the TambourineInto Notre DameTop of the WorldThai Mol PiyasEsmeraldaCity Under SiegeFlight Into EgyptOut of Love (Reprise) • Made of StoneFinale Ultimo
Deleted Songs: In a Place of MiraclesAs Long As There's a MoonSomeday

Locations
ParisNotre Dame de ParisPalace of JusticeCourt of Miracles
Miscellaneous
MusicalDisney Sing Along Songs: Topsy TurvyThe Making of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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