Quibbles have been made over the cast but in my opinion the pairing of Sierra Boggess, Ramin Karimloo, and Hadley Fraser is perfection. Its incredible performances outshine the film’s while still maintaining the integrity and structure of the stage production. The only true way to experience this magnificent musical is live, but this 25 th anniversary production is the next best thing. Known to her as the Angel of Music (Ramin Karimloo), to the managers as the Opera Ghost, and to the empirical ballet mistress Madame Giry (Liz Robertson) as the Phantom of the Opera, he will do anything in his power to see to it that Christine remains on stage, that she continues to pursue her education beneath his influence, and that Raoul will not win over her heart… even if it leads to his own destruction. What neither the new managers nor Raoul know is that the ballet dancer turned singer Christine is being trained in the musical arts by a mysterious man that lives beneath the Opera House. When Carlotta refuses to go on after an upsetting backstage incident, the performance is turned over to the young and inexperienced Christine Daee (Sierra Boggess), whose voice catches the attention of a former childhood sweetheart, and the newest patron of the arts, Raoul de Chany (Hadley Fraser). He gladly turns over his former responsibilities, including a diva in the form of Carlotta (Wendy Ferguson), her tag-along fellow performer and friend Piangi (Wynne Evans), and of course an Opera Ghost… one that demands Box Five be kept empty for his use, and also a salary of 1500 francs a month. The Opera House has seen its share of misfortunes, so many in fact that the current manager has decided to retire – to New South Wales. Loosely inspired by the Gaston Leroux novel, it follows the tragic story of a man forced by his deformity to dwell beneath the Paris Opera House, and the woman he loves. One of those things is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera.
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Once in a lifetime, something incredible comes along.