Sarah Brightman is so incredibly, incredibly full of herself it can't help but ooze out of her mouth and cover the stage, and the audience, in an awkward, sticky goo.
@Leo3 I agree. I saw her in San Jose a few years ago, and i couldn't get past her self-focus and the 'look at me' outfits to enjoy her voice fully. Sad when you can't let the gift you've been given be the focus.. like sweet through and through Josh.
Sarah Brightman's voice has gotten better with "age" - it takes talent to be able to adapt one's voice to work with another singer. I've heard this song song with Cliff Richard (my favorite), and various other singers, and Sarah always "makes it work". I love this sonq - thanks for posting it on YouTube!
Groban is amazing, but he has some songs that aren't so pleasant on the ears. Brightman is the original voice from PTO, the play was created just for her. And her voice has always sounded like that, she has a unique voice, a very operatic voice. This is actually the best version I have heard of this song. I loved Patrick Wilson, but JG would have done a fantastic job in PTO too. :D
I *beg* your pardon? You know nothing about me, so I'd rather you didn't attempt pretense when it comes to knowing what others may or may not know about a subject. Each of us have our own opinions - just because you deem yours to be right and mine wrong, that is no reason for you to be so entirely rude. Please take your obvious lack of knowledge and manners elsewhere.
Life can be so full of joy and love, if you let it. Everytime I listen to this video, I just find myself carried away from all my troubles. Never mind who sings it, and how good or bad they did it. Celebrate the good things in life!
I used to love Brightman's voice. But she's too full of herself, and tries to up her voice without just letting the lyrics of Andrew's song shine through. If only she'd go back to basics. Groban isn't fantastic here, but as a solo artist and with other singers he is amazing. Sarah is mediocre...
@bartacus1 I am pretty sure that anyone who has anything negative to say about Sarah Brightman's performances will surely burn in the depths of hell. Enjoy your time moron.
it would've sounded better in the original key... josh is a tenor who can sing fairly low... but not that low. it doesn't sound right... still good, just not right.
EXACTLY, Sara! That is precisely the reason that I can't stand him, that annoying vibrato. There are two types of people here, those who are fans and those who know the difference between pop singers and truly great voices. For example, Taylor Swift. She is a truly prodigious songwriter and fall down pretty. Her "adorableness" quotient is off the scale. But a "great voice"??
Please Google: "OPERA REVIEW; A Blind Pop Tenor Takes On the Operatic Stage."
I was wondering how long it would take for one of the brain dead to reply to my review. Anyone who disagrees with you "music lovers" isn't a human, they're a TARGET. Tell you what. If I'm wrong about Sarah Brightman's so-called singing skills, just try and find one professional singer who has anything even remotely positive to say about her voice. As far as Groban is concerned, once you tire of his warbly, Saccharin tones, they're always be powerhouse singers like Justin Bieber in your future.
I know I'm going to be hated for saying it, but I DETEST Josh Groban. He came from the same,
sickeningly sweet mold that created the horrendous Charlotte Church -- pure, unadulterated hype for two singers with all the depth of an after dinner mint. Add the terrifyingly awful Sarah Brightman, who only got the lead in "Phantom" because she was banging the writer, and you have the Holy Trinity of Poor Taste. And what about that "opera singing" fraud, Andrea Bocelli? Can Armageddon be far behind?
@tiffsaver not her best performance but Brightman is the worlds biggest selling soprano of all time, Bocelli is the biggest-selling solo artist in the history of classical music, and groban has sold 21 million cds.
According to your rationale that just because Brightman and Bocelli have sold the most CDs they are somehow the greatest singers is like saying that Arnold Schwarzenegger is the best actor of all time because his movies made more money than anyone else! Have either of your vocal heroes ever succeeded at opera? Never. Why? Because they DO NOT HAVE LEGITIMATE CLASSICAL VOICES!! Just Google Bocelli's disastrous review with the Michigan Opera Company then tell me that I'm wrong.
In response to Mr 1984Lee, I was having a very bad day, and I take what I said back, truly apologise for my comment, and answering you're question, " can I sing this song better" hmmmmmmm NO!!!!! i totally agree agree that she is a great singer, but this song really!!! she just didnt pull it off for me.
@ceileenchambers77 Hey that's cool, I understand : ) I think we all have singers we love, but sometimes the particular song he/she is singing just isn't your cup of tea.....I know : ) I guess I am biased (as a guy), because Sarah is just a beautiful woman with a truly gifted voice. I have seen her live here in Atlanta twice and omg, I've never heard a voice like hers! : ) Happy Holidays!
She sounds like she was ill, if this was during her recooperation time from her nodicular surgery it might explain a lot. Because she was simply fantastic in 2009
the only thing better than just listening to this, is to grin while reading the comments. lol!!! one of my favorite electives in college was music appreciation and it was taught by an internationally known floutist. we started with music's early beginnings and came through Duke Ellington Then in my major I learned to place livestock in order of quality and to give reasons for the placings while never being critical of any individual, only praiseing the merits and stregths of each. Show class!
Played this with my granduaghter who is studying voice.She sighed as she saw the couple in the audience clapping. Hope she finds herself singing like Sarah on stage. Her name is Sarah too. Thanks
@GuitarPlayerGeo This is from a musical, not an opera. For real opera, I recommend Mozart, Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, and Puccini. I further recommend starting with Verdi's La Traviata, and then his Rigoletto.
@GuitarPlayerGeo Yes, operas are musical, but musicals aren't operas. As I just informed someone else here, operas are characterized by far greater musical complexity than musicals. Andrew Lloyed Webber himself would be the first to support this truth, which all genuine musicians know.
@Jitpring 'Real' opera? Like this is 'fake' opera? It might be a musical ya dummy, but it's style is most definetely opera! Guess you're one of those snobs who must be right even when you're wrong? Get a life pal!
@FSofty When I distinguished this from real opera, I didn't mean that this is a fake opera. I meant that this isn't an opera at all. This is a musical, not an opera. Andrew Lloyed Webber would be the first to support what I'm saying, as he's well aware that operas are far more musically complex than musicals. Musicals are so much more popular in this dumbed down age precisely because of their lower musical sophistication. If knowing these truths makes me a snob, so be it.
@FSofty In addition to what Jitpring said, the style of singing is different. Operas are performed without amplification and opera singers are trained to project the sound so that it is heard over orchestra and chorus in a 2000-4000 seat theater. Not only Webber will be the first to tell you Phantom is a musical, but both Sarah Brightman and Josh Groban have told many times they aren't opera singers. Personally I think operatic voices will sound strange in Phantom.
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I have seen the phantom twice at her majesty's theatre and this was a pale weak rendition of a beautiful moment!!! Jesus, they wanted to be anywhere but where the were!!!
Ugghhh....that was almost painful to watch. Kind of like being around spouses who are spatting. Totally agree with byzintek. Give Josh credit for trying. But find us another Christine, please,
@ElfenLied8389 I was actually looking for a performance with him and Emmy before I found this video! But sadly, I don't think they have sung together..
I think their voices will sound nice together. Just thinking about them singing this song gives me chills!
Appreciate how you fans feel. Christinewas created for her by now former husband Andrew Lloyd Webber. She sang fantastically. But that doesn't mean she was the best that could be found then, or that she should continue covering her own signature piece at an older age following surgery. That's not mean, that's realistic, empathetic. The current wide vibrato is something all older singers need to be aware of, remedy, and manage in the works and gigs we choose to take on. Poor choice this time.
It's too bad that older comments are pages away. This video is from after her vocal cord surgery. Most wouldn't choose to -- or be able to -- sing at this point. Check out some of her earlier videos to hear her fantastic, powerful voice.
@DCIDenver I agree with you. I had the privilege to see and hear Sarah Brightman sing this song in the original production of Phantom of the Opera when it was in Los Angeles....an experience I will always treasure! I still listen to the soundtrack and it still gives me chills.
I took your advice and visited a clip from Phantom of Sarah singing. I retract my former statement I made concerning Ms Brightman. The lady has a wonderful voice. I truly hope she makes a complete recovery.
yes indeed! wow the critics in this world. It amazes me there are so many critical people maybe we could change that. Wonderful music the orchestra the singers and the audience obviously enchanted. Get a life criticizers.
@marty6947 some of us criticizers have much experience with music, perhaps not "professionally" as brightman, but are aware of technique and underlying aspects of what makes a truly great singer. brightman missed the mark big time.
I love both. In defense of Sarah, she had to sing this song every day and twice on Saturday and Sunday for MANY YEARS!!! Then she had to tour with it. Every performance she makes, she has to sing it. She probably hates it now. She has released several cd's since Phantom, each one different from the last and very cutting edge. She probably has to muster every ounce of strength to sing All I Ask Of You without throwing up. Don't forget it was over 20 years ago that she played Christine.
This... is a shame. Poor Josh!!! She is an opera singer, he is not. Who chose for them to sing this together? It DOES NOT WORK. Please, please don't do this to Josh. I don't know who she is, but her performance wasn't very good. At all. Josh was looking at her the whole time while she played the audience. Sorry, but I love Josh's voice too much to let this slide.
But fantastic job by Josh ;) POTO is my favorite musical, he would've been good in it.
It seems like she's not even singing!! He is totally putting in so much effort while she it seems like she's YAWNING!!!!! I love Josh Groban and it kills me to see him waste such a beautiful song with her... His performance was flawless nonetheless
Josh needs to sing this with Emma from the movie. Sarah used to me magnificent, but I'm sad to say she has lost her touch and Emma was almost a better Christine. Josh would no doubt play a kick ass Raul. Or hell, even Erik for that matter. With his deeper voice it can have one hell of an impact.
If it were possible, I think the best combo of singers and actors for the love triangle of Phantom of the Opera might be as Michael Crawford as the Phantom (how the hell can you top off the original actor to play Christine's seducer for crying out loud), Josh Groban as Raoul (just to make it tough for even the fans to choose between these two men) then Emma Rossum from the movie as Christine. Just if it were possible though but I know it isn't.
HMMM it amazing that all you can do is bitch about Sarah Brightman and how she sang this song... I don't see you in any Broadway Musicals...guess that's because you sound like SHIT :-)
Oh My Gosh! This Is why I don't like Sarah Brightman! Yes, She used to be reasonably good but Now she's Not! If I was singing this with Josh I would at least try to make it look natural between us and I'd control My voice! lol On the Other hand, Josh is Wonderful!!! I'll duet with him anyday! x
wonderful.....both of them....I play it almost daily...what a lift from today. Especially music today. Thanks Grandma for taking me to the Opera. And the couple in the audience well it don't get much happier than that Thanks
I was a 17 year old dresser at Her Majesty's when this show opened. I was in a break in the corridor and Sarah used to stop on her way to the stage and give me a lovely smile. She never said a word, but I would get that smile. Language is a poor approximation of the things we are really saying.
Didn't mean to sound THAT grouchy, but listen again and then go right over to a Groban-Dion duet of "The Prayer" and compare the contrasting stage personna. I think Ms. Brightman used to be a dancer and for me, the stylist movements and facial masks hinder rather than nurture intimacy with both her duet partner and the audience. Know what made Sinatra great? You thought he was singing just to you. Brightman sings as if she is auditioning to be one of the titans. INo fun for Josh being a prop.
Groban connects with his audience -- he has to because Ms. Brightman is having one of her private moments as Diva Barbie. When she has her eyes open, interactions with him (this IS a duet) are so choreographed as to be nearly "anime". Her pitch is saggy, sometimes flat, and she has lost control of her vibrato. I normally do not deign to criticize other singers, especially famous ones, but having sung All I Ask with sopranos who are WITH me and one who was just NEXT to me, I pity Josh.
@byzintek Agreed! I read your comment and was skeptical, because I loved her in the cast recording, but then she starts singing, and God, Buddha, Allah, what is she doing?! Her face is almost comical and her 'embellishing trills' are ridiculous! Groban is wonderful, but he shouldn't have to put up with her theatrics. I also thought the harmony before the orchestral break/"kiss" was wonky, but that's just me.
@byzintek great observations. never been a big fan of brightman's and josh does deserve better. i can't figure out why brightman gets under my skin but she does.
@byzintek That may be true with this rendition of the pair. But, when she sang with Andrea Botecceli ( I think I spelled that wrong), and they did Time To Say Goodbye, I thought she was with him all the way. Did you ever hear Andrea sing with Elmo Time To Say Goodnight? You should look it up, it is fabulous. Anne
@byzintek i agree 100% i have heard many people sing this song and in 1988 she was amazing at it but now emmy (POTO 2004 movie) has taken it over with a greater voice in every way
@EdwardThomas0607 Rossum is a complete fake and entirely sythesized throughout the entire sad-excuse for a movie. To call her voice greater, you are greatly mistaken. Real talent is Miss Brightman, or some of her betters such as Barbara Bonney who toured with the original Phantom Michael Crawford, and so many stage names it'd take an eon to type up. However I disagree entirely with calling Rossum a good voice. The same goes with Butler, the only real singer in the entire movie was Carlotta Opera
It's mind boggling, that in a time when people are able to be all they can be, whenever they dream it, with and without technology ... there are still sooo many people limited in their thinking / perception of the outer image of the body rather than the beauty and quality of the spirit ! Sarah is timeless and her performing a short time after surgery proves she and we are timeless ... the spirit lives on forever !!! A wonderfully touching performance by both- LOVE JOSH and LOVE SARAH !!!
There is another kind of vibrato-linked fault that can afflict the voices of operatic artists, especially aging ones—namely the slow, often irregular wobble produced when the singer's vibrato has loosened from the effects of forcing, over-parting, or the sheer wear and tear on the body caused by the stresses of a long stage career.
Both Sarah and Josh performed beautifully. If she is beyond her "prime" is absolute bs. ( Considering she had surgery shortly before, just shows how truly professional and dedicated she is. And did you notice how Josh kept his voice lower so she could perform to the best of her ability? Now, that's class.) Brave Sarah and Josh! Great and entertaining job.
For those critical of Sarah here I say "huh?" If only I could sing on my best day the way she sings on her worst [which is NOT here], I'd be a happy, happy woman. If ppl can't hear the voice of two angels here, sad for them.
I wish I could like Sarah's voice, it's very pretty, but she annoys me SO bad! I have no idea what it is but there's something unflattering about the way she sings.
I love this song. Too bad Sarah can't sing it the way she use to. I would love to hear this song with Josh and Sarah in "her" prime. Now that would have been magical. Check out her singing this song when she did it years ago. Just wow!! Thank goodness for youtube.
And she always did slope the notes, it is just more pronounced now.
whats up with his hair
AngelRay2 2 hours ago
I enjoy their singing more than Lady Gaga. Don't you?
givethanks777 5 days ago
Wish I could give ten positives votes, not one only.
More7han7hat 6 days ago
Simplesmente belo....
Mari2010276 1 week ago in playlist Favorite videos
Why does Sarah always look stoned, now?
LandonTaylor11 1 week ago
She does better with bocelli. They look as if they were lovers. But this duet looks as if it were forced.
MrJustwatchin9 1 week ago
I love Josh Grobans voice at 1:50 it just gives me chills.
15Misstiff 2 weeks ago
Every time Sarah Brightman opens her mouth, I just want her to shut up! If only Groban had done this solo...
chinaboytag 2 weeks ago
Sarah Brightman is so incredibly, incredibly full of herself it can't help but ooze out of her mouth and cover the stage, and the audience, in an awkward, sticky goo.
Leo3 2 weeks ago
@Leo3 I agree. I saw her in San Jose a few years ago, and i couldn't get past her self-focus and the 'look at me' outfits to enjoy her voice fully. Sad when you can't let the gift you've been given be the focus.. like sweet through and through Josh.
lucinoor 6 days ago
And i jizz in my pantss
watchcloak 2 weeks ago
Sarah Brightman's voice has gotten better with "age" - it takes talent to be able to adapt one's voice to work with another singer. I've heard this song song with Cliff Richard (my favorite), and various other singers, and Sarah always "makes it work". I love this sonq - thanks for posting it on YouTube!
KMunin 2 weeks ago
Groban is amazing, but he has some songs that aren't so pleasant on the ears. Brightman is the original voice from PTO, the play was created just for her. And her voice has always sounded like that, she has a unique voice, a very operatic voice. This is actually the best version I have heard of this song. I loved Patrick Wilson, but JG would have done a fantastic job in PTO too. :D
HeartofFlame 2 weeks ago
I *beg* your pardon? You know nothing about me, so I'd rather you didn't attempt pretense when it comes to knowing what others may or may not know about a subject. Each of us have our own opinions - just because you deem yours to be right and mine wrong, that is no reason for you to be so entirely rude. Please take your obvious lack of knowledge and manners elsewhere.
Regards.
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krsball 3 weeks ago
Life can be so full of joy and love, if you let it. Everytime I listen to this video, I just find myself carried away from all my troubles. Never mind who sings it, and how good or bad they did it. Celebrate the good things in life!
joelchummel 3 weeks ago
I used to love Brightman's voice. But she's too full of herself, and tries to up her voice without just letting the lyrics of Andrew's song shine through. If only she'd go back to basics. Groban isn't fantastic here, but as a solo artist and with other singers he is amazing. Sarah is mediocre...
Anuketra 3 weeks ago
@Anuketra
Another expert... I know "a bit" about the music business 'A', and all I have to say to you is don't quit your day job at the lumber mill...
bohdanuke1 3 weeks ago
Josh is the perfect Raoul! PERFECT, I TELL YOU!!!!
VolleyballQueen2016 4 weeks ago
I like it but she kinda sang soft
ZZ0mBi33 4 weeks ago
did she forget how to sing? sounds like she's got a cold
musikjunky89 1 month ago 2
amazing
kezie666666 1 month ago
sarah voice too powerful for josh ... sarah and andrea are perfect match ....
disria73 1 month ago
Josh is great, But when it comes to broadway operatic singing he's actually average.
Tom6093 1 month ago
Hermoso concierto.
gonzalomax18 1 month ago
What a wonderful concert. I love you SB.
gonzalomax18 1 month ago
This is a tad irrelevant, but Josh Groban reminds me of Peregrin Took!
MissVideoCritic411 1 month ago 6
Expected more vocals from Josh Groban. No musical connection with Sarah Brightman. Still they are great singers.
venta004 1 month ago
Groban's voice is natural talent - Brightman's voice is warbly, overtrilled and reedy - too much coaching, not enough heart!
bartacus1 1 month ago 10
@bartacus1 I am pretty sure that anyone who has anything negative to say about Sarah Brightman's performances will surely burn in the depths of hell. Enjoy your time moron.
JesusChristSupasta00 3 weeks ago
@bartacus1 Age is actutally what it taking its toll on Sarah, She used to be an amazing singer
eiregirl04 2 weeks ago
@bartacus1 you mean too much vibrato? vocal technique that's very hard to master?
windrixx 5 days ago
Beautiful!!
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dannyt121uk 1 month ago
Lovely.
rollino717 1 month ago
it would've sounded better in the original key... josh is a tenor who can sing fairly low... but not that low. it doesn't sound right... still good, just not right.
jcm1116 1 month ago
I used to love Josh but lately his vibrato is too intense. Still good though
GrissomLovesSara 1 month ago
@GrissomLovesSara
EXACTLY, Sara! That is precisely the reason that I can't stand him, that annoying vibrato. There are two types of people here, those who are fans and those who know the difference between pop singers and truly great voices. For example, Taylor Swift. She is a truly prodigious songwriter and fall down pretty. Her "adorableness" quotient is off the scale. But a "great voice"??
Please Google: "OPERA REVIEW; A Blind Pop Tenor Takes On the Operatic Stage."
It's sobering.
tiffsaver 1 month ago
This isn't the original note.
matongsai 1 month ago
Wow!
tallorder9 1 month ago
I was wondering how long it would take for one of the brain dead to reply to my review. Anyone who disagrees with you "music lovers" isn't a human, they're a TARGET. Tell you what. If I'm wrong about Sarah Brightman's so-called singing skills, just try and find one professional singer who has anything even remotely positive to say about her voice. As far as Groban is concerned, once you tire of his warbly, Saccharin tones, they're always be powerhouse singers like Justin Bieber in your future.
tiffsaver 1 month ago
I know I'm going to be hated for saying it, but I DETEST Josh Groban. He came from the same,
sickeningly sweet mold that created the horrendous Charlotte Church -- pure, unadulterated hype for two singers with all the depth of an after dinner mint. Add the terrifyingly awful Sarah Brightman, who only got the lead in "Phantom" because she was banging the writer, and you have the Holy Trinity of Poor Taste. And what about that "opera singing" fraud, Andrea Bocelli? Can Armageddon be far behind?
tiffsaver 1 month ago
@tiffsaver Were you born as asshole or did you have to work at it?
If Armageddon comes, I suspect you will be shoveling coal in hell, along with the other trolls on YouTube.
RPenta 1 month ago 3
@tiffsaver not her best performance but Brightman is the worlds biggest selling soprano of all time, Bocelli is the biggest-selling solo artist in the history of classical music, and groban has sold 21 million cds.
Joshy51112 1 month ago
@Joshy51112
According to your rationale that just because Brightman and Bocelli have sold the most CDs they are somehow the greatest singers is like saying that Arnold Schwarzenegger is the best actor of all time because his movies made more money than anyone else! Have either of your vocal heroes ever succeeded at opera? Never. Why? Because they DO NOT HAVE LEGITIMATE CLASSICAL VOICES!! Just Google Bocelli's disastrous review with the Michigan Opera Company then tell me that I'm wrong.
tiffsaver 1 month ago
LOVE IT.
jlhint712 1 month ago
Josh deserves better than Sarah. .. Sorry.
Beaulechat 1 month ago
There are so FEW trained voices in entertainment now. Josh Groban has restored honor and talent to today's music!!
trp3141592 1 month ago 35
@trp3141592 some people think that these two are from another world.....i have no doubt in my mind that these two were sent by God.
JesusChristSupasta00 3 weeks ago
@trp3141592 The dislikes are disillusioned idiots!
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marty6947 1 month ago
I wish they would record the phantom of the opera with Josh and Sarah!
byjfritch 1 month ago
Oh. My. God. That was amazing!!
ChrisGuy1980 1 month ago 3
Amazing!!
jag2724 1 month ago
fucking stupid
steviemorse 1 month ago
happy holidays to you Mr 1984 Lee, as a rule I am not critical of an artist, and who am I to be judgemental, So from now on my lips are sealed. Ciao
ceileenchambers77 1 month ago
Sarah sounds and looks fabulous..... What is everyone talking about????
DAVEJJR 1 month ago
Is she on medication or something?
tagdam1 1 month ago
Sarah is a goddess...
jimmyvincenzo 1 month ago 2
In response to Mr 1984Lee, I was having a very bad day, and I take what I said back, truly apologise for my comment, and answering you're question, " can I sing this song better" hmmmmmmm NO!!!!! i totally agree agree that she is a great singer, but this song really!!! she just didnt pull it off for me.
ceileenchambers77 1 month ago
@ceileenchambers77 Hey that's cool, I understand : ) I think we all have singers we love, but sometimes the particular song he/she is singing just isn't your cup of tea.....I know : ) I guess I am biased (as a guy), because Sarah is just a beautiful woman with a truly gifted voice. I have seen her live here in Atlanta twice and omg, I've never heard a voice like hers! : ) Happy Holidays!
Mr1984lee 1 month ago
@Mr1984lee I love Sarah Brightman's voice as well. Have you listened to any performances by Sissel?
leroybone55 1 month ago
all your comments are absolute rubbish,voices like this and good looks ,you are just envious i just loved it. Thank you Sarah and Josh
hoppa1940 1 month ago
She sounds like she was ill, if this was during her recooperation time from her nodicular surgery it might explain a lot. Because she was simply fantastic in 2009
EriksNewAngel 1 month ago
Sarah's voice has really had a toll taken on it. It sounds much weaker than in years past.
ByromJosh 1 month ago
As wonderful as I find her voice, I must admit that Sarah's face is awkward to look at.
carihigs 1 month ago
was this in a lower key than usual....???? so Josh could sing in his range? Sarah's voice sounds weak trying to keep it way "low"
kenjoneslee 1 month ago
the only thing better than just listening to this, is to grin while reading the comments. lol!!! one of my favorite electives in college was music appreciation and it was taught by an internationally known floutist. we started with music's early beginnings and came through Duke Ellington Then in my major I learned to place livestock in order of quality and to give reasons for the placings while never being critical of any individual, only praiseing the merits and stregths of each. Show class!
marty6947 1 month ago
I can't sit back and nik pick....I just simply enjoy it. They are great in their own right.
hkg02161954 1 month ago
she suks singing this, she actually sounds like my nana
ceileenchambers77 1 month ago
@ceileenchambers77 What an intelligent comment. I'm guessing you could sing it better???
Mr1984lee 1 month ago
Ugh....I'm torn. I LOVE the way Josh sings this...but the girl makes this painful >.<
FlameofFaith94 1 month ago
Played this with my granduaghter who is studying voice.She sighed as she saw the couple in the audience clapping. Hope she finds herself singing like Sarah on stage. Her name is Sarah too. Thanks
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GuitarPlayerGeo 1 month ago
@GuitarPlayerGeo This is from a musical, not an opera. For real opera, I recommend Mozart, Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, and Puccini. I further recommend starting with Verdi's La Traviata, and then his Rigoletto.
Jitpring 1 month ago
@Jitpring Oh, sorry...'I thought opera was musical as well. :)
GuitarPlayerGeo 1 month ago
@GuitarPlayerGeo Well said! LOL!
FSofty 1 month ago
@GuitarPlayerGeo Yes, operas are musical, but musicals aren't operas. As I just informed someone else here, operas are characterized by far greater musical complexity than musicals. Andrew Lloyed Webber himself would be the first to support this truth, which all genuine musicians know.
Jitpring 1 month ago
@Jitpring 'Real' opera? Like this is 'fake' opera? It might be a musical ya dummy, but it's style is most definetely opera! Guess you're one of those snobs who must be right even when you're wrong? Get a life pal!
FSofty 1 month ago
@FSofty When I distinguished this from real opera, I didn't mean that this is a fake opera. I meant that this isn't an opera at all. This is a musical, not an opera. Andrew Lloyed Webber would be the first to support what I'm saying, as he's well aware that operas are far more musically complex than musicals. Musicals are so much more popular in this dumbed down age precisely because of their lower musical sophistication. If knowing these truths makes me a snob, so be it.
Jitpring 1 month ago
@FSofty In addition to what Jitpring said, the style of singing is different. Operas are performed without amplification and opera singers are trained to project the sound so that it is heard over orchestra and chorus in a 2000-4000 seat theater. Not only Webber will be the first to tell you Phantom is a musical, but both Sarah Brightman and Josh Groban have told many times they aren't opera singers. Personally I think operatic voices will sound strange in Phantom.
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stefan123man456 1 month ago
I want to make love to his voice!!!!!
Kindtoall4ever 1 month ago
I have seen the phantom twice at her majesty's theatre and this was a pale weak rendition of a beautiful moment!!! Jesus, they wanted to be anywhere but where the were!!!
vempire2000 1 month ago
Zero chemistry between them!!! ZERO!!!
vempire2000 1 month ago
Ugghhh....that was almost painful to watch. Kind of like being around spouses who are spatting. Totally agree with byzintek. Give Josh credit for trying. But find us another Christine, please,
1962CM 1 month ago
i think sarah brightman was good as always nothings changed.
nativedancingmaiden 1 month ago
He great.... for Raoul.
LesFleurrouge 1 month ago
i just died a little from the epic awesomeness. his voice is so powerful and hers goes good with his :P i love it <3
rukadevuroux 1 month ago 26
I think he should have sung with Emmy Rossum. It might have turned out better, and I actually appreciate Sarah Brightman. :X
ElfenLied8389 1 month ago 3
@ElfenLied8389 I was actually looking for a performance with him and Emmy before I found this video! But sadly, I don't think they have sung together..
I think their voices will sound nice together. Just thinking about them singing this song gives me chills!
SiljeM91 1 month ago
This video makes me want to vomit. Sarah Brightman has completely lost her charm. Josh Groban deserves a more competent partner for this song.
aaronconnors08 1 month ago
his voice wud be perfect for joesph and the technicolor dreamcoat. just saying....
dragoona101 1 month ago
Appreciate how you fans feel. Christinewas created for her by now former husband Andrew Lloyd Webber. She sang fantastically. But that doesn't mean she was the best that could be found then, or that she should continue covering her own signature piece at an older age following surgery. That's not mean, that's realistic, empathetic. The current wide vibrato is something all older singers need to be aware of, remedy, and manage in the works and gigs we choose to take on. Poor choice this time.
byzintek 1 month ago
Love it
Lecter78 1 month ago
It was hard to find the replay button through my tears.
sajones2010 1 month ago
this performance was absolutely breathtaking
i dont know what all of you are on they did an amazing job with this song
tysheltry 1 month ago
3:38 HAHAHAHHA!
kanwiens92 1 month ago
It's too bad that older comments are pages away. This video is from after her vocal cord surgery. Most wouldn't choose to -- or be able to -- sing at this point. Check out some of her earlier videos to hear her fantastic, powerful voice.
DCIDenver 1 month ago 2
@DCIDenver I agree with you. I had the privilege to see and hear Sarah Brightman sing this song in the original production of Phantom of the Opera when it was in Los Angeles....an experience I will always treasure! I still listen to the soundtrack and it still gives me chills.
davetotheh 1 month ago
@DCIDenver
I took your advice and visited a clip from Phantom of Sarah singing. I retract my former statement I made concerning Ms Brightman. The lady has a wonderful voice. I truly hope she makes a complete recovery.
DonsChocolate 1 month ago
She sings like my granny at church. Bad match for Groban.
909830 1 month ago
I would like to shampoo Josh Groban's hair whilst he sings this song to me.
vagtasticone 1 month ago
geez stop criticizing. close your eyes and listen to the beauty. thats all i ask of you.
400adub 1 month ago
yes indeed! wow the critics in this world. It amazes me there are so many critical people maybe we could change that. Wonderful music the orchestra the singers and the audience obviously enchanted. Get a life criticizers.
marty6947 1 month ago
@marty6947 some of us criticizers have much experience with music, perhaps not "professionally" as brightman, but are aware of technique and underlying aspects of what makes a truly great singer. brightman missed the mark big time.
teloiv1 1 month ago
Lovely
icanwaitanotherday 1 month ago
I love both. In defense of Sarah, she had to sing this song every day and twice on Saturday and Sunday for MANY YEARS!!! Then she had to tour with it. Every performance she makes, she has to sing it. She probably hates it now. She has released several cd's since Phantom, each one different from the last and very cutting edge. She probably has to muster every ounce of strength to sing All I Ask Of You without throwing up. Don't forget it was over 20 years ago that she played Christine.
Tysorman 1 month ago
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mattdaddyful 1 month ago
This... is a shame. Poor Josh!!! She is an opera singer, he is not. Who chose for them to sing this together? It DOES NOT WORK. Please, please don't do this to Josh. I don't know who she is, but her performance wasn't very good. At all. Josh was looking at her the whole time while she played the audience. Sorry, but I love Josh's voice too much to let this slide.
But fantastic job by Josh ;) POTO is my favorite musical, he would've been good in it.
MsVeryConfused 1 month ago
It seems like she's not even singing!! He is totally putting in so much effort while she it seems like she's YAWNING!!!!! I love Josh Groban and it kills me to see him waste such a beautiful song with her... His performance was flawless nonetheless
EsaChica93 1 month ago 2
Josh needs to sing this with Emma from the movie. Sarah used to me magnificent, but I'm sad to say she has lost her touch and Emma was almost a better Christine. Josh would no doubt play a kick ass Raul. Or hell, even Erik for that matter. With his deeper voice it can have one hell of an impact.
PubjunkMcKunkin 1 month ago
@PubjunkMcKunkin Emmy was a MUCH better Christine! I'm also waiting for that DUET!!! :D
butterflyspirit07 1 month ago
Everytime I hear Sarah Brightma's name I cant help but think of Repo! The Genetic Opera >_<
JessicaSings96 1 month ago
I wish my name was Christine...;)
maraKAULITZ3 1 month ago
If it were possible, I think the best combo of singers and actors for the love triangle of Phantom of the Opera might be as Michael Crawford as the Phantom (how the hell can you top off the original actor to play Christine's seducer for crying out loud), Josh Groban as Raoul (just to make it tough for even the fans to choose between these two men) then Emma Rossum from the movie as Christine. Just if it were possible though but I know it isn't.
80619Chris 1 month ago
Josh is great, as usual. Sarah's vibrato is wobbly.
5brosn1chick 1 month ago 8
@5brosn1chick Thoroughly enjoyed the concept of wobbly vibrato. I admire them both for their talent and their willingness to share it. :)
leroybone55 1 month ago
@ Youknowiloveyou.... Just stating the FACTS, Just like the fact that most of the population CAN"T handle the truth :-)
TheVegas6969 2 months ago
HMMM it amazing that all you can do is bitch about Sarah Brightman and how she sang this song... I don't see you in any Broadway Musicals...guess that's because you sound like SHIT :-)
TheVegas6969 2 months ago
@TheVegas6969 Does it make you any better to bitch about someone bitching?
youknowiloveyouuu 2 months ago
Oh My Gosh! This Is why I don't like Sarah Brightman! Yes, She used to be reasonably good but Now she's Not! If I was singing this with Josh I would at least try to make it look natural between us and I'd control My voice! lol On the Other hand, Josh is Wonderful!!! I'll duet with him anyday! x
CerysRhiannon 2 months ago
wonderful.....both of them....I play it almost daily...what a lift from today. Especially music today. Thanks Grandma for taking me to the Opera. And the couple in the audience well it don't get much happier than that Thanks
marty6947 2 months ago
Far too much warbling from the lady, for me.
freewave32 2 months ago
I was a 17 year old dresser at Her Majesty's when this show opened. I was in a break in the corridor and Sarah used to stop on her way to the stage and give me a lovely smile. She never said a word, but I would get that smile. Language is a poor approximation of the things we are really saying.
aaronfromhastings 2 months ago
I'm a grobanite. But I like the "Sarah Brightman & Michael Ball"'s rendition best.
szweerts 2 months ago
Didn't mean to sound THAT grouchy, but listen again and then go right over to a Groban-Dion duet of "The Prayer" and compare the contrasting stage personna. I think Ms. Brightman used to be a dancer and for me, the stylist movements and facial masks hinder rather than nurture intimacy with both her duet partner and the audience. Know what made Sinatra great? You thought he was singing just to you. Brightman sings as if she is auditioning to be one of the titans. INo fun for Josh being a prop.
byzintek 2 months ago
She used to be so much better. Sad.
alivia777 2 months ago
Shit, for being old, she's still hot.
justbradshaw 2 months ago
Vibrato a bit much.
Jazztomorrow 2 months ago
@Jazztomorrow Patrick did a good job in the movie with this!
Marylmac 2 months ago
wow!!!
RaneSMD1 2 months ago
Groban connects with his audience -- he has to because Ms. Brightman is having one of her private moments as Diva Barbie. When she has her eyes open, interactions with him (this IS a duet) are so choreographed as to be nearly "anime". Her pitch is saggy, sometimes flat, and she has lost control of her vibrato. I normally do not deign to criticize other singers, especially famous ones, but having sung All I Ask with sopranos who are WITH me and one who was just NEXT to me, I pity Josh.
byzintek 2 months ago 45
@byzintek you just had bad day? I don't see that at all..
necessitousfox 2 months ago
@byzintek Her uncontrollable vibrato ruins the WHOLE beauty of the duet.
naamra 2 months ago
@byzintek yeah its pretty gross her singing is.....
fattyboyblue 1 month ago
@byzintek Agreed! I read your comment and was skeptical, because I loved her in the cast recording, but then she starts singing, and God, Buddha, Allah, what is she doing?! Her face is almost comical and her 'embellishing trills' are ridiculous! Groban is wonderful, but he shouldn't have to put up with her theatrics. I also thought the harmony before the orchestral break/"kiss" was wonky, but that's just me.
thefishgoessqee 1 month ago
@byzintek great observations. never been a big fan of brightman's and josh does deserve better. i can't figure out why brightman gets under my skin but she does.
teloiv1 1 month ago
@byzintek
Have to agree with you wholeheartedly on this one. Ms Brightman added absolutely nothing but only took away the enjoyment of this beautiful song.
DonsChocolate 1 month ago
@byzintek She is Christine, he is not the phantom, she may as well sing solo.
mltgrandpa 1 month ago
@byzintek That may be true with this rendition of the pair. But, when she sang with Andrea Botecceli ( I think I spelled that wrong), and they did Time To Say Goodbye, I thought she was with him all the way. Did you ever hear Andrea sing with Elmo Time To Say Goodnight? You should look it up, it is fabulous. Anne
vodka4everandalways 1 month ago
@byzintek i agree 100% i have heard many people sing this song and in 1988 she was amazing at it but now emmy (POTO 2004 movie) has taken it over with a greater voice in every way
no offense to anyone who admires brightman
EdwardThomas0607 1 month ago
@EdwardThomas0607 Rossum is a complete fake and entirely sythesized throughout the entire sad-excuse for a movie. To call her voice greater, you are greatly mistaken. Real talent is Miss Brightman, or some of her betters such as Barbara Bonney who toured with the original Phantom Michael Crawford, and so many stage names it'd take an eon to type up. However I disagree entirely with calling Rossum a good voice. The same goes with Butler, the only real singer in the entire movie was Carlotta Opera
EriksNewAngel 1 month ago
@byzintek Blame the music teacher who taught her to sing each song as if it were sex and to imagine having an orgasm each time.
iammadness 1 month ago
Sorry...this is NOT working for me, mainly because of her. I don't care if she was the original Christine; I am NOT big on her voice at all.
BarrelsPolesandJack 2 months ago
He so would make a perfect Raoul!
Dawnchaser115 2 months ago
She is starting so sound her age. Josh sounds great, but she is starting to lose her richness. Her voice was much better 20 years ago.
niuspot 2 months ago
not to fond of how she sings.......
kimytaf 2 months ago 28
You don;t have to know music to love this.
llorente9890 2 months ago
@alitosbigears i believe you're referring to polygamists.
rickybosquito 2 months ago
Wonderful stuff as ever from Sarah Brightman. She has the voice.
dinarathirty 2 months ago
This is so beautiful!
GrabTheBerry 2 months ago
wonderful
MsJdandy 2 months ago
OMG this is bringing tears to my eyes................OMG OMG so beautiful
njpammy 2 months ago
i would so ditch Phantom for Groban<333
macbelle3rd 2 months ago 2
Goosebumps...just....covered....in....goosebumps
shalisdom 2 months ago
Sarah Brightman ... totally awesome. Voice of an angel.
TheShirlock 2 months ago 3
here here! too wonderful thanks
marty6947 2 months ago
It's sad how jealous people can be towards amazing singers.
missashleycatalina 2 months ago
It's mind boggling, that in a time when people are able to be all they can be, whenever they dream it, with and without technology ... there are still sooo many people limited in their thinking / perception of the outer image of the body rather than the beauty and quality of the spirit ! Sarah is timeless and her performing a short time after surgery proves she and we are timeless ... the spirit lives on forever !!! A wonderfully touching performance by both- LOVE JOSH and LOVE SARAH !!!
HeartzWAY17 2 months ago
There is another kind of vibrato-linked fault that can afflict the voices of operatic artists, especially aging ones—namely the slow, often irregular wobble produced when the singer's vibrato has loosened from the effects of forcing, over-parting, or the sheer wear and tear on the body caused by the stresses of a long stage career.
LenarLontoc328 2 months ago 2
Both Sarah and Josh performed beautifully. If she is beyond her "prime" is absolute bs. ( Considering she had surgery shortly before, just shows how truly professional and dedicated she is. And did you notice how Josh kept his voice lower so she could perform to the best of her ability? Now, that's class.) Brave Sarah and Josh! Great and entertaining job.
judinj1 2 months ago 2
What's ridiculous is if anyone criticizes her singing in this song, they need to realize that this song/this part was written for her.
KookiesnKreem 2 months ago
I LOVE the both of them.
hkbuddy97006 2 months ago
For those critical of Sarah here I say "huh?" If only I could sing on my best day the way she sings on her worst [which is NOT here], I'd be a happy, happy woman. If ppl can't hear the voice of two angels here, sad for them.
littlesugarlump 2 months ago
I SO wish I was there!
Jonas710001 2 months ago
:)
STONEMAKERCANADA 2 months ago
i just want to steal Josh away... pfft, i wish he'd show up at my window right now, rofl.
CruiseBlabber 2 months ago
I wish I could like Sarah's voice, it's very pretty, but she annoys me SO bad! I have no idea what it is but there's something unflattering about the way she sings.
SebastienCade 2 months ago 2
sarah is absolutally brill..
hbnerfful 2 months ago
I love this song. Too bad Sarah can't sing it the way she use to. I would love to hear this song with Josh and Sarah in "her" prime. Now that would have been magical. Check out her singing this song when she did it years ago. Just wow!! Thank goodness for youtube.
And she always did slope the notes, it is just more pronounced now.
LadyScFi 2 months ago
JESUS ALWAYS FORGIVES. AMEN
FRANCECHILD 2 months ago
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FRANCECHILD 2 months ago
Two of the best voices on earth!
junkholder 2 months ago
Sarah's voice is now and always has been perfect. She is an amazing woman; talent and incredible beauty.
timothy8871 2 months ago
Sarah Brightman is always amazing. except in this performance she was pushing it too hard. not my favorite.
bin1127 2 months ago
She can't nail her notes. Scoops into it. Past her prime.
wtb61 2 months ago
Magnificent! Thank you.
serpentinecreature 2 months ago