![]() History Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical version of The Phantom of the Opera is one of the most successful pieces of entertainment of all time, produced in any media. ![]() Much of the music – especially the operas-within-the-musical – mimic the grand operas of the 19th century in their orchestration and style.īut the music makes completely different demands of its singers and the blockbuster songs of Phantom are custom-made for the powerful singers of the West End. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s enthralling score includes Think of Me, Angel of Music, ‘Music of the Night, All I Ask of You, Masquerade and the title song. It’s the longest-running show on Broadway, and in 2012 it celebrated its 10,000th performance! The Phantom of the Opera is the motif song of the stage musical of the same name, The Phantom of the Opera, and its various other performances and 2004. The Phanton of the Opera won a strong of awards including the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1988. And do I Ab dream again Bb For now I Cm find The Phantom of the opera is Abm there inside my Cm mind Phantom: Fm Sing once a- Bbm gain with me, Eb our strange Fm duet My power Bbm over you Eb grows stronger Fm yet And though you Db turn from me Eb to glance be- Fm hind The Phantom of the opera is Db there in- Fm side your mind. The musical opened on London’s West End in 1986 and then on Broadway in New York in 1988. The original cast of the 1986 West End production included Sarah Brightman (Andrew Lloyd Webber’s then wife) as Christine and Michael Crawford as the Phantom. In fact, the story includes a number of made-up operas called Hannibal and the Phantom’s masterpiece Don Juan Triumphant. The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a disfigured musical genius (GERARD BUTLER) who haunts the catacombs beneath. The style of Lloyd Webber’s music is deliberately operatic in style, while still remaining committed to its West End/Broadway origins. Musical Drama based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated musical phenomenon. Lloyd Webber said: “I was actually writing something else at the time, and I realised that the reason I was hung up was because I was trying to write a major romantic story, and I had been trying to do that ever since I started my career. There had already been two film versions of the novel, but never a musical. ![]() The idea for Phantom came from Lloyd Webber, who contacted legendary producer Cameron Mackintosh and suggested creating a musical based on Leroux’s novel. ![]()
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