Because for some reason it was highly scandalous for unmarried women who have children was illegal to work in public. Why is that? I do not know.
"I dreamed a dream" (Fantine) is the most popular and most well-known song but I personally prefer "Javert's suicide"
Anne Hathaway portrayed Fantine in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables.
No, Jean Valjean is not Fantine's uncle in Les Misérables. Jean Valjean is a character who becomes Fantine's savior and adopts Fantine's daughter, Cosette, later in the story. Fantine's backstory involves a different set of circumstances, including a romantic relationship and a daughter born out of wedlock.
In Les Miserables, Fantine is a worker in a factory owned by Jean Valjean. The nature of the factory's products are not specified. However, Victor Hugo's 1862 novel clarifies that she arrives in Montruil-sur-Muer to take the job after being abandoned by the father of her child, and dropping her daughter off to be taken care of by an innkeeper and his wife.
Fantine strikes Bamatabois because he thinks that she is a "Lady of the Night" and he is trying to prostitute her.
In the context of the musical, "I Dreamed a Dream" is the song that Fantine sings after she is fired from her job at the factory. She is only fired after the other factory ladies find out that she has a child, and assume she's sleeping around to pick up the money to care for her - while refusing to let the foreman do the same. It comes before "Lovely Ladies". In the context of the 2012 movie, "I Dreamed a Dream" is still sung by Fantine. It comes after "Lovely Ladies", meaning that, in addition to being fired, Fantine has sold her teeth, hair, and very body to provide for Cosette, her child. She is left with nothing.
Fantine is usually considered a supporting role in Les Miserables, so an actress nominated for her work as Fantine on Broadway would be nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
Fantine loses her job and finds herself unable to earn money to support her young daughter, who she thinks is sick and needs medicine. Someone offers to pay Fantine for her beautiful hair, and she agrees.
The daughter's name in Les Miserables is Cosette. She is the daughter of Fantine.
Anne Hathaway plays Fantine in Les Miserables. Anne Hathaway played this role in the 2012 version of Les Miserable, which has been made into a movie many times before and was originally written as a novel.
In Volume 1, Chapter 12 of Les Miserables, the main characters are Jean Valjean, Fantine, and Tholomyes. Jean Valjean is a paroled convict trying to start a new life, Fantine is a poor seamstress working to support her daughter, Cosette, and Tholomyes is Fantine's lover who abandons her.
Les Mis is a copyrighted musical. There is no free and legal sheet music.