Lol to all the people who prefer the movie version. I don't disagree that Emmy and Gerard are good singers in their own way, but it takes a lot more to be able to sing live on stage perfectly for weeks on end, as compared to having the comfort of being in a recording studio and being able to edit anything that doesn't sound quite right. Bearing in mind too that these characters were meant to be in OPERA - if you guys prefer Hollywood's pop 'opera', what are you doing watching Phantom?
@missussupersomething I agree. I used to like the movie version a lot because I had only seen it on stage once and so I barely remembered what it was like when I saw the movie for the first time. However, I watched the 25th anniversary production and realized that the movie wasn't as good. I'm not saying it's bad; Emmy and Gerard can sing. I hate when people say that neither of them can sing. Emmy actually did a pretty good job for only being 16 when the movie was filming.
i'm freaked out at 4:40 lol but i seriously HATE this! and i saw this first! it's fuckin jacked up! emmy and gerard sing way better and sarah sounds like there's a dick in her throat when she sings! THUMBS UP IF YOU AGREE! (:
Clearly, Michael Crawford (and most of the people who have done the on and off Broadway productions) are better singers, but I think the fact Gerard is not a life long, professionally trained singer fits the Phantom role perfectly.
I'd like to see Emmy Rossum hit notes like that, considering Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote this to specifically tailor to Sarah Brightman's vocal ability.
No, Butler can't sing, the computer can! All long and high notes in the filmversion er technically enhanced. Butler never could sing 'music of the night' live on stage. If you still think in case of the phantom 'handsome' is an issue... you just don't get the story.
@ShinyJewels04 Funny, you'd think if the phantom was meant to be handsome, the whole story would essentially be redundant then, seeing as I thought he was rejected all his life because his face was deformed. Hence the hiding away and the mask, and pretty much all the insanity. But I might have mistook 'Phantom' for something else, like maybe 'The Little Mermaid'.
@DAisbetter Have you see it live in the theatre? or just clips on youtube? If you have seen it live and still prefer the film, then you my friend are incredibly silly!! I LOVE the fim so much and really didnt think i would enjoy it on stage as much as the film, but my girlfrined got tickets for my birthday and i was just completly blown away, nothing can compare to the power of the music when its live, breath taking its just incredible, and the film just does not even compare a tiny little bit!
I usually nevr do this, but Rebecca Caine was so much better. She has a truely intoxicating Bel Canto style vibrato. I actually find Sarah's voice a little sceachy on that last note. (P.S. feel free to insult me. I've heard it all before.)
Screw you arsehole!!! Tell me where you live so I can come around and teach you a thing or two!! I'm gonna rip your head off and paint my garage door with your brains!!! ggrrrrrrrrr!!
Crawford and Brightman are without a doubt the best to play these roles. I saw this great musical first in New York and much later in Phila. Although the Philly cast was good, the original was the best !
As someone who has studied music at the collegiate level (and not that it takes an education to realize this), there are SO many other women who are more talented than Sarah Brightman. She was also entirely too old to play this part. I've always thought Michael Crawford is good entertainer. I'm sure it wouldn't haven't been as successful without him.
Michael Crawford is awesome and had the best voice and body movements I have ever seen. He totally turned on every woman in that audience and won every award in every city he ever performed this role in! I have seen several people live and for me MC is the one who made me fall in love with the show and I would go back IF MC EVER REPRISED IT! The shows okay but there have been a LOT of great Broadway shows. Michael though is a special performer that exudes a special charm. Just my opinion.
I used to not like Michael Crawford but I actually don't mind him *too* much anyone. I prefered the actor that played him at the Paramount in Seattle.
Much agreed. There are so many other women who are more talented than Sarah Brightman. There's no depth to her voice. I've always liked Michael Crawford however. Sarah Brightman=overrated.
WTF???? COULDN'T THEY PUT A YOUNGER CHRISTINE??? THAT BITCH IS LIKE 40 YEARS OLD, AND THE PHANTOM HE LOOKS LIKE MY GRANDPA!!! THE MOVIE IS WAY BETTER...I wish they'd changed the actors
well you have a good point about christine, but dude, first of all the phantom is supposed to be an older man, and there is no way in hell that the movie is better. Gerard Butler cant sing for shit, if you were a true phantom fan you would never compare the movie with the show.
no... it's famous because of Andrew Lloyd Webber captivating music, and it's high production value. not just the actor, actually, it would have been as good with other actor I bet.
He may of written it, but with out Michael Crawford it would of flopped, because Steve Harley who was supposed to play the phantom sounded like shit singing this music.
Looks-wise Sarah Brightman was a bit old for the role, but her voice was perfect. It had that imperfect edge that made the character more vulnerable, perfect against Michael Crawford's soaring voice. That's why Brightman didn't have a problem singing pop/rock either.
yea...sarah's voice just seemed too mature for the role...i mean, she's only supposed to be 17...and there's a stuffiness in it. don't get me wrong, i like her voice, she's just not my favorite Christine...
Yes! I agree! Finally someone that agrees with me! Her voice does sound a bit too matured. I liked Emmy Rosum's voice better for the role because she is younger and has a younger voice.
i just saw it and it was amazing
Elementl19 1 month ago
best musical ever!
diamond19971 2 months ago
if i was a boy i would do that chick so hard! i wanna go up there and slap that butt!!!!!!!
1515kendra 3 months ago
does anybody know where I can get a dvd recording of this broadway production starring Crawford and Brightman?
nessyphia 4 months ago
i was just in this show at my theatre <3 such a fun experience <33
horseperson900 4 months ago
Phantomofthenight117, thats kinda freakin funny since Gerard Butler can't sing.
imahaingttia 5 months ago
They're both very good singers, but not as good as Emmy and Gerard.
But i still applaud! :)
Phantomofthenight117 5 months ago
@Phantomofthenight117 Not even going to dignify that remark with one of mine own, suffice this to serve the response
Shaddow1966 4 months ago
Lol to all the people who prefer the movie version. I don't disagree that Emmy and Gerard are good singers in their own way, but it takes a lot more to be able to sing live on stage perfectly for weeks on end, as compared to having the comfort of being in a recording studio and being able to edit anything that doesn't sound quite right. Bearing in mind too that these characters were meant to be in OPERA - if you guys prefer Hollywood's pop 'opera', what are you doing watching Phantom?
missussupersomething 5 months ago
@missussupersomething I agree. I used to like the movie version a lot because I had only seen it on stage once and so I barely remembered what it was like when I saw the movie for the first time. However, I watched the 25th anniversary production and realized that the movie wasn't as good. I'm not saying it's bad; Emmy and Gerard can sing. I hate when people say that neither of them can sing. Emmy actually did a pretty good job for only being 16 when the movie was filming.
lilsisasu 4 months ago
A wonderful part of this musical... Thank you for posting this!
CarolineAnnMartinCAT 6 months ago
@edwin ,u dnt knoee shitt !!
msaprilelaine 8 months ago
WHY couldn't they film this? WHY?? Dude, I would buy 100 copies
Cludifera 8 months ago
that show was awsome to see, i want to see it again
vivavegas1988 10 months ago
this is as close as i can get to a live performance of them both and there's very few of them on here :'(
Admiralharu 11 months ago
I think Paul Pott is better
concorde123100 1 year ago
i luv her a lot better than sarah brightman
neillken 1 year ago
@neillken who? the woman in this video is sarah brightman.
metalbornmetalbred 1 year ago
歌劇魅影(歌劇版)
hunter212ify 1 year ago
I saw this today, with different actors. Seriously, not much has changed. It was really amazing, I loved it!!!<3
JKRossin 1 year ago
ok im sorry im gonna go watch gerard now before i have a friggin spaz from too mauch bad quality and ick. not the video, the singing.
GahoolienFlyte208 1 year ago
@GahoolienFlyte208
I'm sorry but are you INSANE. Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman came first.
Kizuna1144 1 year ago
GAY
Mac123andLiz456 1 year ago
i'm freaked out at 4:40 lol but i seriously HATE this! and i saw this first! it's fuckin jacked up! emmy and gerard sing way better and sarah sounds like there's a dick in her throat when she sings! THUMBS UP IF YOU AGREE! (:
Mac123andLiz456 1 year ago
@Mac123andLiz456 lol, this two are priceless compare to emmy and gerard mate...
scorpioninpink 1 year ago
this was the best play ive ever seen in!
beachfun14 1 year ago
Clearly, Michael Crawford (and most of the people who have done the on and off Broadway productions) are better singers, but I think the fact Gerard is not a life long, professionally trained singer fits the Phantom role perfectly.
visigothk 1 year ago
I'd like to see Emmy Rossum hit notes like that, considering Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote this to specifically tailor to Sarah Brightman's vocal ability.
katelynkolb 1 year ago
@abscoob Oh, finally someone who agrees with me! Gerard Butler can't sing.
Treblemaker09 1 year ago
@Treblemaker09 yeah he can. he just does it in a different way. but Micheal crawford is good too
VampireCrazyGirl 1 year ago
@Treblemaker09
Gerard Butler Can sing!
He is even Handsome to....No offense to Michael Crawford but Gerard Butler is better in my opinion and he has and amazing accent.....
I have no clue why they picked Sarah i mean nice voice but she looks like a carrot when she sings!
Somehting is seriously wrong with that girl
Carma7Y 1 year ago
@Carma7Y Uhh, maybe because the play/role was WRITTEN for her.
sca1429 1 year ago
@sca1429
actually, the musical was based off of the novel The Phantom of the Opera, so it wasn't like Christine was invented for her
popprincess6253 1 year ago
@Carma7Y
No, Butler can't sing, the computer can! All long and high notes in the filmversion er technically enhanced. Butler never could sing 'music of the night' live on stage. If you still think in case of the phantom 'handsome' is an issue... you just don't get the story.
Edwin030 11 months ago
@Edwin030
yeah, we know he can't sing opera like the rest can. but he's freaking sexy. and yes, the phantom is supposed to be handsome, and i do get the story.
ShinyJewels04 10 months ago
@ShinyJewels04 Funny, you'd think if the phantom was meant to be handsome, the whole story would essentially be redundant then, seeing as I thought he was rejected all his life because his face was deformed. Hence the hiding away and the mask, and pretty much all the insanity. But I might have mistook 'Phantom' for something else, like maybe 'The Little Mermaid'.
missussupersomething 5 months ago
theres nothing like the Phantom....nothing!
MDkid1 1 year ago
just because I prefer the movie that doesn't mean that this doesn't FUCKING ROCK!!!!!!!!
DAisbetter 1 year ago
@DAisbetter Have you see it live in the theatre? or just clips on youtube? If you have seen it live and still prefer the film, then you my friend are incredibly silly!! I LOVE the fim so much and really didnt think i would enjoy it on stage as much as the film, but my girlfrined got tickets for my birthday and i was just completly blown away, nothing can compare to the power of the music when its live, breath taking its just incredible, and the film just does not even compare a tiny little bit!
DUFFST3RR 1 year ago
Wow the song and the Phantom's movements... It's so erotic, so beautiful...
ilovespirito15 1 year ago
@abscoob lol yea he could and he did a good a job considering it was gerard buttler
SgtSammyJPeppers 1 year ago
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harpandsinger2u 1 year ago
真是太酷了，尤其是几支都在一块，好过瘾喔。
zhipuqian 2 years ago
Phantom fans UNITE against the sequel. It may open all over the world, but we need not be silent.
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LoveShouldDie 2 years ago
I love Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman.
CityGirl718 2 years ago
@CityGirl718
There is no other Phantom or Christine.
kinkypooh1019 1 year ago
i would love to see this on braodway! im just dieing to! it lookes really awesome!
BlueStreekCan 2 years ago
aceptable, pueden mejorar mucho. Falta más esfuerzo y dedicación, con algo mas de humildad
ffeeeerr 2 years ago
Ella es impresionante. Y él, el único fantasma que he visto hacerlo bien.
Aldaris1985 2 years ago
I usually nevr do this, but Rebecca Caine was so much better. She has a truely intoxicating Bel Canto style vibrato. I actually find Sarah's voice a little sceachy on that last note. (P.S. feel free to insult me. I've heard it all before.)
nestersg 2 years ago
Screw you arsehole!!! Tell me where you live so I can come around and teach you a thing or two!! I'm gonna rip your head off and paint my garage door with your brains!!! ggrrrrrrrrr!!
castro1change 2 years ago
Ah yes, the maturity of a Brightman fan.
nestersg 2 years ago
i thought the last note was supposed to be her screaming yet singing?
Nebit0fAzura 2 years ago
I actually agree with you 100%
JayhawkJazzy 2 years ago
i want to be christine on broadway when i am old enough i love this musical its my favorite :) and these two were the best
Tink11593 2 years ago
I get chills every time I hear this song.
SierraRey 2 years ago
Crawford and Brightman are without a doubt the best to play these roles. I saw this great musical first in New York and much later in Phila. Although the Philly cast was good, the original was the best !
mickyblue247 2 years ago
saw it on broadway and loved it
Apink420 2 years ago
LOVE SONG! YAY! :}
boolilysam 2 years ago
i luv the music of the night thing sarah sings, i always rewind the movie and watch it over and over again
gabrieljlivingston 2 years ago
ok yea its all amazing... while MC is a mastermind....does anyone els think hes a lil wierd???
samthegumby 2 years ago
As someone who has studied music at the collegiate level (and not that it takes an education to realize this), there are SO many other women who are more talented than Sarah Brightman. She was also entirely too old to play this part. I've always thought Michael Crawford is good entertainer. I'm sure it wouldn't haven't been as successful without him.
europa599 2 years ago
I've never been a fan of Brightman either. Her voice just sounds odd to me.
mfiorell 2 years ago
Whos the girl in the white dress btw.
is it sarah Brightman????
I dont think it is, but i knew she was in it.
MrRustyCharlie 2 years ago
That most certainly and definitely is Sarah Brightman. ;)
SBeth82 2 years ago
she did amazing!!!!
MrRustyCharlie 2 years ago
Wow I am very retarded. i could have just read the thing....
MrRustyCharlie 2 years ago
Oh my god. This the first time I have every heard any song from Phantom and I AM i=n shock!!!! Truly spectacular~~~
MrRustyCharlie 2 years ago
Michael Crawford is awesome and had the best voice and body movements I have ever seen. He totally turned on every woman in that audience and won every award in every city he ever performed this role in! I have seen several people live and for me MC is the one who made me fall in love with the show and I would go back IF MC EVER REPRISED IT! The shows okay but there have been a LOT of great Broadway shows. Michael though is a special performer that exudes a special charm. Just my opinion.
colinmcphan 3 years ago
I played this song on my alto sax once, now everyone tells me to play it over and over. I had to stop playing that song asap.
NetendoGeek 3 years ago
I used to not like Michael Crawford but I actually don't mind him *too* much anyone. I prefered the actor that played him at the Paramount in Seattle.
Yellothar4 3 years ago
michael crawford is phantom he is the reason for its success
phantomphan1492 3 years ago
no, sarah brightman make succesful that musical
kingromeraso 3 years ago
no, sarah brightman may have a good voice but it was only because she was with Andrew that she was in it.
Micheal made this the sensation it is and it has gotten as far as it has today thanks to the breakthrough it made with him as the Phantom
RedKingCommandz 3 years ago
Much agreed. There are so many other women who are more talented than Sarah Brightman. There's no depth to her voice. I've always liked Michael Crawford however. Sarah Brightman=overrated.
europa599 2 years ago
WTF???? COULDN'T THEY PUT A YOUNGER CHRISTINE??? THAT BITCH IS LIKE 40 YEARS OLD, AND THE PHANTOM HE LOOKS LIKE MY GRANDPA!!! THE MOVIE IS WAY BETTER...I wish they'd changed the actors
gunvor69 3 years ago
well you have a good point about christine, but dude, first of all the phantom is supposed to be an older man, and there is no way in hell that the movie is better. Gerard Butler cant sing for shit, if you were a true phantom fan you would never compare the movie with the show.
Serabo 3 years ago
AMEN!!!
theatresofty 3 years ago
listen douche bag
sarah brightman is only in her mid-twenties. the movie is retarded because christine isnt a fucking teenager.
Michael Crawford is the reason why phantom is so famous. the phantom is supposed to be a middle aged man. know the show before you talk you dumb cunt
AngelorPhantom1359 3 years ago
no... it's famous because of Andrew Lloyd Webber captivating music, and it's high production value. not just the actor, actually, it would have been as good with other actor I bet.
normalman37 3 years ago
He may of written it, but with out Michael Crawford it would of flopped, because Steve Harley who was supposed to play the phantom sounded like shit singing this music.
dethe8ter 3 years ago
THATS RIGHT!
theatresofty 3 years ago
I have to say that sarah brightman is one of the better Christines. The part was specially written for her by Andrew.
And altought Michael Crawford isnt my favourite Phantom he is still great
chrischico 3 years ago
she is actually 48 years old
luzerchz 3 years ago
The Phantom is supposed to be an older man, and Sarah Brightman is fine. 40 isn't the end of the world.
Yellothar4 3 years ago
im sorry but i liked the movie better.
or maybe the singing just doesn't sound good over youtube, but i like the movie better.
SarahJaneScott 3 years ago
yuck. you obviously haven't seen the show in person then. The movie is just not as good once you've seen phantom for real
broadwaygk32 3 years ago
why is everyone bagging on Sara?i mean,she's an amazing singer,and she is a little old for the role,but she still rocks.
TehCute 3 years ago
michael crawford.. has been the best phantom lloyd webber has ever worked with and sarah brightman is the best soprano the world has ever met
vdvenganzavictor 3 years ago
Michael is absolutely wonderful, even twenty years after he played the Phantom. I wish he would come back to the role!
TheITinFIT 3 years ago
Looks-wise Sarah Brightman was a bit old for the role, but her voice was perfect. It had that imperfect edge that made the character more vulnerable, perfect against Michael Crawford's soaring voice. That's why Brightman didn't have a problem singing pop/rock either.
derekmok 3 years ago
Beautiful voice....
But her teeth bug me for some reason....
I love Michael Crawford!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
foreverjynxed 3 years ago
Michael Crawford is EXCELLENT! I don't like Sarah Brightman though. I don't know why, I just don't.
sdrhead 3 years ago
same. he is sooo good.
duckerman12 3 years ago
yea...sarah's voice just seemed too mature for the role...i mean, she's only supposed to be 17...and there's a stuffiness in it. don't get me wrong, i like her voice, she's just not my favorite Christine...
startrekkinchic 3 years ago
Yes! I agree! Finally someone that agrees with me! Her voice does sound a bit too matured. I liked Emmy Rosum's voice better for the role because she is younger and has a younger voice.
BroadwayKidNamedJosh 3 years ago