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A must-have for any POTO fan, March 4, 2005
Decca Broadway
The Phantom of the Opera (Highlights from the 1989 Original Canadian Cast)I'm a Sarah Brightman fan(atic), but I owe it all to the original cast recording. My love for Sarah began with the Phantom of the Opera, which I first listened to as a child. Now an adult more than a decade later, I'm still not tired of those songs.I'll assume that if you're interested in this recording, you're already familiar with the songs and are interested in knowing how this holds up to the OLC (original London cast) recording and/or the new movie soundtrack.Rebecca Caine is a terrific Christine. It took a little getting used to her, but her vocal prowess is commendable. She also comes from a more classical background and her voice sounds much more operatic than either Sarah or Emmy Rossum, so perhaps that is why a lot of reviewers have accused her of sounding 'old.' Sarah Brightman's strength is her tone color. Her voice has a pure, crystalline tone, which was the greatest thing she brought to the role of Christine, because just the sound of her...
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| I would've given this five stars, but a few songs are omitted. Other than that, though, it's absolutely excellent. Colm Wilkinson plays a terrific Phantom--worlds better than Michael Crawford could ever be. His voice positively soars, and "Music of the Night" is truly breathtaking.For this Canadian version of Phantom, the role of Christine is played by the incredibly talented Rebecca Caine. Unlike Sarah Brightman, she is able to control her voice to the point that her vibrato isn't annoying. "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again," a song that has traditionally bored me to death, was suddenly more interesting when I heard Rebecca sing it. My one problem was that during "The Phantom's Lair" (as "Down Once More" and "Track Down this Murderer" are dubbed on this CD), she seemed to forget herself, and her vocals often turned to strangled gasps.Byron Nease is one of the best Raouls I've ever heard. His voice is positively angelic, and "All I Ask of You" was a delight... | 8 | ||
| I'm a Sarah Brightman fan(atic), but I owe it all to the original cast recording. My love for Sarah began with the Phantom of the Opera, which I first listened to as a child. Now an adult more than a decade later, I'm still not tired of those songs.I'll assume that if you're interested in this recording, you're already familiar with the songs and are interested in knowing how this holds up to the OLC (original London cast) recording and/or the new movie soundtrack.Rebecca Caine is a terrific Christine. It took a little getting used to her, but her vocal prowess is commendable. She also comes from a more classical background and her voice sounds much more operatic than either Sarah or Emmy Rossum, so perhaps that is why a lot of reviewers have accused her of sounding 'old.' Sarah Brightman's strength is her tone color. Her voice has a pure, crystalline tone, which was the greatest thing she brought to the role of Christine, because just the sound of her... | 10 | ||
| I had owned the London cast recording of Phantom for some 7 years before I bought this one, and it is very hard to say which one is better. As with all different cast recordings of musicals, both have their strong and weak points. | 10 | ||
