PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 25th ANNIVERSARY

Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
AT THE ROYAL Albert Hall
on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd October 2011

Ramin Karimloo as ‘The Phantom',
Sierra Boggess as ‘Christine',
Hadley Fraser as ‘Raoul'

Kiera Duffy as ‘Carlotta',
Sergei Polunin as ‘Slave Master'
Daisy Maywood as ‘Meg Giry'

Barry James as ‘Monsieur Firmin',
Gareth Snook as ‘Monsieur Andr?',
Liz Robertson as ‘Madame Giry'
Wynne Evans as ‘Piangi',

Sergei Polunin was born in the Ukraine, and joined The Royal Ballet School aged 13. His awards include gold medal in the Prix de Lausanne and the Sixth Lifar International Ballet Competition, and in 2007 Young British Dancer of the Year and the Youth American Grand Prix. In 2007, he joined The Royal Ballet and was promoted to Principal in 2010; that year he was also given the Outstanding Performance (Classical) award by the Critics' Circle. His repertory includes ‘Albrecht', ‘Lensky', ‘Solor' and ‘Bronze Idol', ‘Hans-Peter'/'Nutcracker' and ‘The Prince' ("The Nutcracker", "Cinderella", "The Sleeping Beauty"), as well as leading roles in "Dances at a Gathering"," L'Invitation au Voyage", "Volunataries", "DGV: Danse a grande vitesse", "The Judas Tree", "Symphony in C" and "Theme and Variations". He created the role of ‘Jack/the Knave of Hearts' in Christopher Wheeldon's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Sergei Polunin appears by kind permission of Monica Mason, Director of The Royal Ballet.

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT THE ROYAL Albert Hall will be directed by Laurence Connor with Musical Staging and Choreography by Gillian Lynne. The Royal Albert Hall will be transformed with a spectacular and unique design by Matt Kinley inspired by Maria Bj?rnson's original design. Lighting is by Patrick Woodroffe and Andrew Bridge and Sound by Mick Potter. The original London production was directed by Hal Prince.

今さらですが、見ましたが、
すごかったです！
本当に本当に感動しました。
現代のワーグナー、とまでは全然行ってないが
やはりメロディラインが美しく
クラシックがロック調に転調していくとこがしびれそうになる。
クリスティーン・ダエーがすばらしい。
コロラチューラソプラノ。

怪人はテノール
リリコとスピントのあいだの歌手に歌ってもらいたいな。
メーリとか。セルソとか聞きたい。
だめ？

ラウールはバリトン。ペーター・マッティにやってもらいたい。

本当のオペラ歌手が怪人を歌えば最高音も弱音や裏声でなくマックスで出せるわ。

ウェッバーもマッキントッシュも採算度外視でオペラ歌手の「怪人」をいっぺんやってみてほしいなあ～
それにしても今回はすばらしかった。
はるかに映画をしのぐすばらさしさでした。やはりこれは舞台で見る作品なんだよね。