The beloved story and thrilling score with songs like Music of the Night, All I Ask Of You, and Masquerade will be performed by a cast and orchestra of 52, making this PHANTOM one of the largest productions now on tour.Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber during his marriage to Sarah, The Phantom of the Opera is perhaps the musical theatre production that best showcases Sarah’s uncannily broad vocal range.Having originated and defined the female lead role, it’s not surprising that Sarah will probably always be regarded as the quintessential Christine in this landmark musical.Sarah premiered the role at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London on and at the Majestic Theatre on in New York.Since then, The Phantom of the Opera has won over 50 major theatre awards. These include 7 Tony Awards (including Best Musical), 3 Olivier Awards (including Musical of the Year), 3 Outer Critic Circle Awards (including Best Musical), 7 Drama Desk Awards and an Evening Standard Award.3.
Why Have You Brought Me Here? Raoul, I’ve Been There6. The Phantom of the Opera is the titular character that is derived from the 1910 novel written by the late Gaston Leroux, entitled Le Fantme de l'Opra (The Phantom of the Opera). He is the titular main protagonist and also the titular main antagonist of the story, and its adaptations of the same name.This original London cast recording was the first in British musical history to enter the charts at number one.Deep in the passageways below the Paris Opera lives a lonely, talented, horribly disfigured man who revels in terrorizing the theaters employees as The.The Phantom of the Opera is Michael Crawford’s fourth major West End musical, after Barnum, Billyand Flowers for Algernon.
Sources outside the musical agree on the former, but the musical itself uses the latter because the music was originally written to accommodate the name "Kristen". There seems to be no consensus as to whether the female lead's name is pronounced "ChrisTINE" or "CHRIStine". But unfortunately, it's also the Phantom's territory, and anyone who fails to follow his instructions to the letter is due for "a disaster beyond your imagination."
Though this is averted in the Hungarian and Finnish productions. Adaptation Dye-Job: Christine is a brunette, despite being a blonde in the novel. Given that he's supposed to be an experienced and well-reknowned opera singer, it seems odd that he can't understand simple stage instructions such as "accent on the first syllable". During the rehearsal scene in Act II, there is a bit where Piangi continually fails to understand that his line is "Those who would TAN-gle with Don Juan", not "Those who would tan-GLE with Don Juan". And in all likelihood, in her native Sweden she was known as KrisTIna.
She recognized him as the Phantom by his eyes. Madame Giry claims to have seen him in a freakshow in a traveling fair several years before, where it was said that he was formerly a torturer for the Shah, and that she later heard he had escaped. Adaptation Expansion: The 25th anniversary performance at the Royal Albert Hall, which features several parts of the original libretto that usually aren't performed, expands upon the Phantom's backstory, incorporating elements of it from the novel.
The Eiffel Tower is in the backdrop of the Paris skyline during "All I Ask Of You" again, the musical's set in 1881, but construction on the Tower didn't begin until 1887. The Phantom's iconic fedora is one of these while the musical is explicitly set in 1881, homburg hats - from which fedoras would develop - didn't rocket to popularity until later on in the 1880s. The synth snare in the same song is hard to miss, as well.
Additionally, a lot of Raouls have ended up as Phantoms.) Rebecca Caine was an alternate Christine in the debut London production before being the main Christine in the Toronto production. A lot of understudies and alternates for the three major roles often ended up playing the role in this or other productions. Arc Words: "Keep your hand at the level of your eyes." He's usually already quite weepy before he says it, but the waterworks crank up when she responds to this by leaving him.
The Phantom is delighted at this and continues to coach Christine. And, within the story of the show itself, Christine herself is an ascended extra, since after Carlotta storms out she goes from being a lowly chorus girl to the star of the gala. In this version, she's a severe and savvy ballet mistress who's much more aware of who the Phantom is and what his goals are, and eventually helps Raoul to hunt him down. Likewise, Madame Giry in the novel was a superstitious box keeper who wasn't aware of the Phantom's real nature. In the show, although she's definitely a secondary character, she's aged up and promoted to being Christine's best friend.
Big Damn Kiss: Christine and the Phantom's is probably the most famous in musical theater. The only indication the act isnt over is dialogue from the actors while the curtain is closed. First time theatergoers often think the act has ended and get up to leave, only to rush back to their seats when they realize their mistake and the curtain rises once again. Bait-and-Switch: Meta example: After "Notes/Prima Donna", the curtain falls so that the set for the Il Muto opera can be set up.
"The Point of No Return" is also a double seduction scene: Don Juan (sung by the Phantom) is seducing Aminta (sung by Christine) — who unwittingly manages to seduce him right back! "Wandering Child." is the Phantom trying to convince Christine to return to him with this — and he would probably have succeeded if it weren't for Raoul intervening. "The Music of the Night" is an attempted seduction via this. Colorful Song: "Masquerade" which has all the cast (save Madame Giry) decked out gloriously elaborate and colorful costumes, and constantly singing about the colours of said costumes.
The Phantom's "Point of No Return". Raoul's "All I Ask of You" vs. Christine's "Angel of Music" vs. Counterpoint Duet: More like a Counterpoint Trio in the finale. Hell, the first fifteen minutes of the musical is a great example, what with the fancy details put in the Show Within a Show depicting Ancient Rome. Pretty much the whole show, but especially "Masquerade".
The first two times The Phantom's leitmotif is heard, it's awesome. The final words of the musical are the Phantom's despairing reprise of "The Music of the Night." Several turn up in Act Two as part of longer pieces (particularly the appearances of the "Angel of Music" melody), but the Act One closing, the Phantom's reprise of "All I Ask Of You," is the best known. He is willing to and has murdered people among other things, but he is also an outcast of society with a tragic past, and desperate to be loved by someone. Zig-zagged with the Phantom based on your interpretation and for a given value on the word 'evil'.
Madame Giry tells Raoul what she knows of the Phantom's past, including that he ended up imprisoned in a cage in a travelling fair. Then there is also the Phantom's tear-jerking little reprise of "Masquerade".
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