Tintin – Le Temple du Soleil – Le Spectacle Musical

Tintin – Le Temple du Soleil Le Spectacle Musical
Original Cast Recording
Music	Dirk Brossé
Lyrics	Seth Gaaikema Frank van Laecke
Book	Seth Gaaikema Frank van Laecke Didier van Cauwelaert
Basis	The Adventures of Tintin comics The Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners of the Sun by Hergé
Productions	2002 Charleroi

Tintin – Le Temple du Soleil, subtitled Le Spectacle Musical, is a Belgian musical in two acts with music by Dirk Brossé, lyrics and scenario by Seth Gaaikema and Frank van Laecke and adapted to French by Didier Van Cauwelaert, based on two of The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé: The Seven Crystal Balls (1948) and Prisoners of the Sun (1949). It is the French-language version of the Dutch show Kuifje – De Zonnetempel that premiered in 2001. It premièred in Charleroi in 2002 and was scheduled for Paris in 2003 but was cancelled.

An expedition of seven scientists, the Sanders-Hardiman expedition, discovers the tomb of the Incan mummy Rascar Capac and provokes the anger of the Sun God. A curse descends upon them. Meanwhile, Tintin and Milou (Snowy) arrive on the train at Moulinsart (Marlinspike), and Tintin talks to another traveller about the recent return of the expedition from Peru. He says that all will end badly, desecrating the burial chambers of the Incas like Tutankhamen's – five members of the expedition have already been mysteriously struck down.

Tintin and Milou go to le château de Moulinsart (Marlinspike Hall) where Capitaine Haddock (Captain Haddock) lives, and they meet Nestor the butler. He says that Haddock is currently horse riding, but he shortly returns minus the horse. Haddock introduces their old friend Tryphon Tournesol (Professor Calculus), and then tries to show Tintin a magic trick to turn water into whisky, which fails. Angry at not being able to do it, he takes Tintin to the music hall to see Bruno the magician perform the trick.