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Getting back in touch with DW
So I figured I could start by dumping my impressions and thoughts about Phantom of the Opera. I watched the 25th Anniversary on Youtube which was the first time ever for me seeing that musical. Those who follow me on Tumblr know that I pretty much watched it for Hadley Fraser (who was flawless), but it's a really enjoyable musical in itself. The staging and costumes are wonderful, the story is good and the characters enjoyable.
Now, I'm not a huge fan of Opera singing, because it makes my ears bleed, which is a bit of a pity, because the cast was top-notch: Sierra Boggess, Ramin Karimloo and Hadley Fraser are all ridiculously talented and have gorgeous voices. Voice!porn everywhere (except that I couldn't really enjoy Sierra's high notes). The songs were nice, even though only handful really stood out to me. My favourites were: Phantom of the Opera, Think of Me, All I Ask Of You, Masquerade and Why So Silent.
Also, I really like The Final Lair, because I'm a fan of emotional sing-offs. It shouldn't be possible to have such extensive feelings about two lines in a song, but:
"I looooove her, does that mean nothing, I looooove her"
and
"LET ME SEE HEEEERRR"
... do things to me. HADLEY HOW DO YOU DO EEEET. *swoons* I probably don't need to mention that I fell madly in love with Hadley's Raoul, because he's so fierce and caring at the same time. Sierra played Christine so likeable, too, despite being a terribly naive character and they're so adorable together, it makes my heart melt.
In conclusion: PotO and I proably won't be the bestest of buddies, but it's a great musical and a show that I might like to watch live someday.
Now, I'm not a huge fan of Opera singing, because it makes my ears bleed, which is a bit of a pity, because the cast was top-notch: Sierra Boggess, Ramin Karimloo and Hadley Fraser are all ridiculously talented and have gorgeous voices. Voice!porn everywhere (except that I couldn't really enjoy Sierra's high notes). The songs were nice, even though only handful really stood out to me. My favourites were: Phantom of the Opera, Think of Me, All I Ask Of You, Masquerade and Why So Silent.
Also, I really like The Final Lair, because I'm a fan of emotional sing-offs. It shouldn't be possible to have such extensive feelings about two lines in a song, but:
"I looooove her, does that mean nothing, I looooove her"
and
"LET ME SEE HEEEERRR"
... do things to me. HADLEY HOW DO YOU DO EEEET. *swoons* I probably don't need to mention that I fell madly in love with Hadley's Raoul, because he's so fierce and caring at the same time. Sierra played Christine so likeable, too, despite being a terribly naive character and they're so adorable together, it makes my heart melt.
In conclusion: PotO and I proably won't be the bestest of buddies, but it's a great musical and a show that I might like to watch live someday.
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also ich fand das Musical okay, die Story an sich war nicht so meins und bis auf zwei Lieder hat sich auch kaum was an Musik bei mir eingebrannt. Phantom of the Opera war gut und Music of the night mochte ich auch.
THE FINAL LAIR *hat sich den Part sogar runtergeladen* Den Teil mochte ich auch sehr gern und das "LET ME SEE HEEHEERR" ♥
Hadley Fraser war wirklich toll, die anderen beiden auch und mir gefällt karimloos Musical stimme besser als seine...eh... ja 'normale' Singstimme. Find da ist irgendwie ein Unterschied.
stimm dir sonst aber zu! :D
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Und JA, ich mag seine normale Singstimme auch nicht so sehr wie wenn er Musical-Nummern singt. Weil da die Klangfarbe nicht so meins ist. Er kommt halt besser rüber, wenn er so richtig aus sich rausschmettern kann. Und dann klingt er aber auch richtig geil.