What can I say? I am enthralled with the stage musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber, and cannot seem to get enough of "Phantom of the Opera" in particular. It must've been 1989 when I bought the soundtrack by the original cast of the premier staging in 1986, and for the longest time Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman were the defining voices of the musical.
The Phantom is in love with Christine, that is evident early on. But in "Music of the Night," he is more enamored with power and control, and in response she is more mesmerized than seduced.
Gerard Butler takes a turn at Phantom, and Emmy Rossum as Christine, in the 2004 film adaptation.
Then, it's Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess, in this 25th anniversary celebration at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011.
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