Monday, April 16, 2007
Had a really great time tonight! Came home with yet another T-shirt to add to my London one, hah .. cheap thrills.
I was pleasantly surprised by the cast for this tour. Raoul wasn't too exciting though, IMO his voice was weak compared to the original London cast. But the Phantom - boy, was he good! A lot of emotion and beauty in that voice.
I usually look forward to my favouritest song, "The Point of No Return". This time though, the Phantom was quite a disappointment. Maybe I'm used to the soundtrack version (thanks again, YX!!), but he wasn't that spectacular during this song. Christine, on the other hand, was MAGNIFICENT. I was actually touched by her voice during this song, and her performance in the final act was wow too.
Carlotta, Piangi and Madame Giry were really good as well! I kinda like Piangi's voice, especially at the part where they rehearsed for "Don Juan Triumphant", haha. And of course, Carlotta during "Poor Fool" was once again extremely entertaining. "Poor fool, he makes me laugh, ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!" - I was singing snatches of this song during the Cameron trip, much to the chagrin of everyone else in the car. Easily one of the most irritating pieces, but second only to YX's nemesis of the song when all the notes arrived (it's stuck in her head tonight - good luck getting THAT one out of your head!)
Oh - just a little tip from YX - if you are going to watch the Phantom, look at the orchestra pit just after the Christine-alone-in-her-room scene ... see the musicians swamped by smoke! =D
As always, the set's amazing, I can't believe how good the backstage crew are. Just a little hitch during tonight's run though, the drapes didn't quite retreat smoothly at the start. Came home having wishful thoughts of being able to buy the travelling version of the chandelier in the future - imagine that thing hanging in the house!
"Past the point of no return -
no backward glances:
our games of make believe
are at an end.
Past all thought of "if" or "when" -
no use resisting:
abandon thought,
and let the dream descend.
What raging fire shall flood the soul?
What rich desire unlocks its door?
What sweet seduction lies before us?
Past the point of no return,
the final threshold, what warm,
unspoken secrets will we learn?
Beyond the point
of no return . . . "
Wenky
12:22 AM
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