The Phantom of the Opera

Synopsis

Set below the stage of the Paris Opera - a horribly deformed ex -performer 'haunts' the backstage and public areas - insisting that he has a box for his own private use. He falls in love with a beautiful young chorus singer and trains his pupil (who never sees him) to take over the star role. She excels and everyone wonders where she came from and how she developed such a beautiful voice. The Phantom, who has now revealed himself to her, decides to take her with him to spend her life in his subterranean lair but she is rescued by her lover.

Our Review:

27 February 2013

There is a reason Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera is in its 28th year and I finally got to see why for the first time.

The UK tour - a slightly rejigged and spruced up version of the original 1986 show - is spreading the music of the night around. And thank God for that. This haunting tale of a ghost, his misdemeanours, the woman he loves, the man she loves, and the whole of Paris' Opera in a spooked frenzy, is powerful and enchanting.

Not as energetic as some modern day classics, instead it brings the beauty and decadence of exuberant 19th century France and an opera sound throughout – simply, an air of timeless elegance.

Our  heroine Christine Daaé is played by Katie Hall, former contestant in the BBC/Andrew Lloyd Webber’s I’d Do Anything programme. I wasn't there in 1986, but it would be difficult to imagine how even Sarah Brightman herself could have topped this performance. Eloquent, flawless, feminine an...

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Burnett - 2 March 2013:

I have seen this production and this review hits the nail on the head. It is fabulous! ...

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