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The Phantom of the Opera

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skyglow1
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
New Zealand3962 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-17 23:12:19
November 17 2008 23:03 GMT
#1
So I spent a cool 90 bucks (that's big for me k) to watch this musical like last week.

Was it worth it? Holy crap yes! I hadn't seen it before nor the movie, and I only heard the music a bit, so I was in for a treat.

The singers were Anthony Warlow and Ana Marina (pic at bottom). Even though I can't really appreciate the pwnageness of their ability as much as singers can, it was still amazing to listen too. Needless to say the singing was totally flawless. And that super high note sung by the soprano was like jawdropping (although I read in some productions its prerecorded, but I don't know about the one i watched).

The composition itself is insanely good and the music is really really moving on multiple occassions. I was totally captivated through the whole thing and found myself leaning forward heaps but then the woman behind me said I was blocking her so I had to sit back again In fact I was so captivated with the muslcal that I got a massive fright when the dude shot his gun at the phantom which was pretty emberassing lol.

The orchestra was totally awesome too and especially the solo violin player (I play violin so I listened to the violin smostly out of the various instruments) halfway through "journey through the cemetery" when he does this string crossing bit. And the organ as well with the quick notes on the right hand on more than one occassion was really good.

Opening theme from the movie version for those interested/forgot what it sounds like:


The set was insane with like insane insane special effects for a musical like the chandellier falling from the ceiling and the phantom appearing in the mirror (total wtf for my simple mind) and awesome mist in the boat and lake scene.

I torrented the music after coming back from the musical and although I know it's lame to do that when you appreciate the music so much and they were selling cds there, but I didn't feel like spending any more money after paying for the tickets. I got tracks from a performance by Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman. Now I'm looping "past the point of no return" because I like the theme in that one so much. The other bits I really like are of course the opening theme ("overture"), "the phantom of the opera" and some other bits which I listened to over and over.

Probably alot of you guys would've seen it too right? The movie version hasn't got the greatest singing from what I heard in the tracks I torrented but I haven't actually seen the movie version itself. I'd like to hear from you guys who've went to see the musical and what you thought of it.

I heard from my friend that in London and New York they have a theatre dedicated to showing the musical like every night which is like omgwtf. Man there's like hardly anything good in New Zealand to go to T_T

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TL;DR: It was really really good. Go watch it if you can!

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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24670 Posts
November 17 2008 23:04 GMT
#2
I've been meaning to see it because I like two songs from it lol...

Honestly heard it's bad but I guess I should see for myself.
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skyglow1
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
New Zealand3962 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-17 23:07:27
November 17 2008 23:05 GMT
#3
Holy crap micro how did you reply within literally like 5 seconds? I submitted then clicked on the link in my blog page and you've already replied?! Yeah I think it's one of those things you either find pretty crap or really good. The music live in the theatre is also way better than listening to the recordings.
StarN
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States2587 Posts
November 17 2008 23:09 GMT
#4
Be thankful you didn't watch the movie first (it is quite awful), although Emmy Rossum is unbelievably attractive.

But I agree, Phantom of the Opera is a timeless classic, amazing soundtrack.
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intrigue
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Washington, D.C9933 Posts
November 17 2008 23:14 GMT
#5
omg yeah it's absolutely nuts
unfortunately i am poor and don't live in nyc, so i haven't been able to see all the broadway shows i've wanted to see. they never disappoint though, and i'd recommend you watch les miserables next since it's another one of the super famous ones. don't go with the recordings though! as you've probably realized, watching these things live is 100000x better than watching a movie.
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OrderlyChaos
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1115 Posts
November 17 2008 23:17 GMT
#6
I've seen Phantom (I actually got to see it in NYC as part of a high school trip.) live, and I enjoyed it a lot. I definitely recommend Les Miserables (probably my favorite musical of all time). Wicked is good too. I didn't like spamalot, though others have. Those are all of the ones I've seen live I believe.
Clutch3
Profile Joined April 2003
United States1344 Posts
November 17 2008 23:19 GMT
#7
Someone called this show "God's gift to musical theatre" when it came out.

I've seen a couple of Broadway quality versions of the show (one really Broadway, one a travelling company). It's fantastic. And, EVERYONE freaks out at that bang... also, sometimes they do a bang with the chandelier bit.

This and Les Mis are considered the top two musicals all time. For my money, it's no contest... Phantom's got too much amazing music.

Only a Broadway-quality performance of "Copenhagen" competes with this for best stage performance I've seen in my life. I also recommend seeing that if at all possible (not sure if it's still around).
skyglow1
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
New Zealand3962 Posts
November 17 2008 23:24 GMT
#8
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll have to look out for those if they ever show in my area.
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
November 17 2008 23:26 GMT
#9
Saw it with family 'bout 2 years ago.

Loved it <3
Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
November 18 2008 00:01 GMT
#10
I heard the nightwish version of that opening theme first. Usually the first version you hear is your favourite and others sound weird, but I really like most of the ones I've heard. I think this song and "fly me to the moon" are the only ones I enjoy multiple versions of.
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pangshai
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Chinatown5333 Posts
November 18 2008 00:14 GMT
#11
Damn, they came to Singapore last year but I was away
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