The orphaned Christine Daa was brought up by Madame Giry played by Miranda Richardson. Throughout the film Rossum performs her own songs and she does it very well too with a delicacy complimenting the age she is meant to be. Erik mysteriously tutors Christine the beautiful young soprano in the dungeon like cavernous depths of the Opera Populaire and as he does so, he falls in love with her. She is an orphan girl being secretly trained to sing as an opera soprano by the Phantom called Erik, played by Gerard Butler. The film timing was good and I left the cinema feeling as if I had been entertained.Ĭhristine Daa is perfect as the ingenuous heroine played by 18 year old Emmy Rossum. Set in 1870 Mid-Victorian Paris it is full of familiar music and graceful costumes making a spectacular musical extravaganza. The long awaited PG13, 2hrs 23 minutes film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera is an enchanting, dramatic, suspenseful and sad film.
The third member of the World Tour principal cast is Matt Leisy, who captured our hearts as Raoul Vicomte de Chagny, the young boy who rescued Christine’s scarf from the sea.Short Review of Costume in The Phantom of the Opera
Watching her transform as the shy ballet dancer to the star of the stage makes one wonder how this huge voice could come from such a tiny woman. Though past Christines have a more powerful voice (it is an opera, after all), Picerno’s take on the young soprano was still captivating and her voice has this clarity that pierces through the audience. Her knowledge of and experience as the character is evident in her performance.
premiere of Love Never Dies, Weber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. Picerno is no stranger to this role, as she also starred as Christine in the 2017 U.S. Meghan Picerno plays Christine Daaé, the object of the Phantom’s desires. And all of these things are summed up in one number: His rendition of “The Music of the Night”. It is also, maybe more so, in his restraint and his control and his ability to gracefully command a crescendo, for instance, or to gently back down to communicate the longing of a desperate lover, or demonstrate the agony and despair of a betrayed mentor. Roxmouth’s talent isn't just in the quality of his voice. This season, Jonathan Roxmouth returns to play the titular role of the Phantom, giving this iconic role the justice it deserves.
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