the phantom of the opera 25th anniversary lyrics

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SCHUMACHER'S 2004 CAST (2 disc integrale soundtrack): Schumacher's movie's cast is quite opposite to the Original Cast recording: a baritone Phantom (Butler's rocky voice), and a Christine (Emmy Rossum) with a rather feeble voice (usually quite unsuitable for an opera singer, even though some professional sopranos - e.g. THE ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING: while perhaps Sierra Boggess has not Sarah Brightman's purest voice, she studied as a soprano and it's rather evident, her top ringing somehow like Brightman's - even though it's fuller and warmer Ramin Karimloo's nearly baritone-voice is doubtlessly better suited to the Phantom than Michael Crawford's lightest tenor. A little modification was made in the ending of 'Whishing you were somehow here again', adding an orchestral climax where the original had an ending nearly a cappella (which, frankly, was better).īetter also the sound effects, especially the Phantom's fireballs, in the second act, where they sound as a blaze, whereas in Crawford's recording they sounded like crackers.

The phantom of the opera 25th anniversary lyrics full#

Firmin and André's entrance is after the rehearsal of 'Hannibal' instead of during the ballet but there is more or less the full original text). COMPLETE: first of all, this is so far the most complete official English full recording of this musical I've ever heard (there were a few changes in the order of the lines, e.g.