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The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
Directed byNick Morris
Laurence Connor (stage direction)
Produced byCameron Mackintosh
Dione Orrom
Brett Sullivan
Written byRichard Stilgoe
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Story byGaston Leroux
Based onThe Phantom of the Opera
by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Charles Hart
Richard Stilgoe
StarringRamin Karimloo
Sierra Boggess
Hadley Fraser
Music byAndrew Lloyd Webber
Edited byLawrence Huck
Wes Lipman
Nick Morris
David Tregoning
Really Useful Films
Polydor Records
Steam Motion & Sound
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
  • 2 October 2011
160 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall is a 2011 British concert filmadaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera, which in turn was based on the 1910 French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.

I possess the original production, with Michael Crawford (The Phantom) and Sarah Brightman (Christine), on CD, as well as the DVD version of Joel Schumacher's film, with Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum in the roles of The Phantom and Christine respectively. I was most interested, therefore, to see and hear what this latest production had to offer.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the musical, three special performances on Saturday 1 October 2011 at 7.30pm and Sunday 2 October 2011 at 1.30pm and 7.00pm were filmed at the Royal Albert Hall,[2] the third of which was screened live worldwide on 2 October 2011. For further releases, footage from all three performances were edited together.

Production[edit]

Idea[edit]

To mark the milestone of 25 years, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh planned a special 3-day production to take place at London's Royal Albert Hall in October 2011. Designer Matt Kinley initially planned to hold a concert-style production not unlike the Les Misérables 25th anniversary concert at the O2 Arena, but Mackintosh made it clear the show would be fully staged, as both he and Lloyd Webber felt it would not work unless it was the whole show. As a result, the event was planned as a full show.

Royal Albert Hall[edit]

Designing the staged show at the Royal Albert Hall was a daunting task, as the space (or lack of) was not an easy one to translate a proscenium show into. As a concert hall rather than a theatre, many of the show's elements (such as the chandelier, which instead of falling, exploded) had to be toned down and simplified: the Royal Albert Hall was simply not capable of accepting a show the size of The Phantom of the Opera, or at least not the full original. The balconies of the hall were used to build uprights to form an opera house proscenium with boxes on each side. The orchestra was elevated on a platform and backed by a screen which the opera sets were projected onto, with LED screens on the lower portions of performance stage.

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Live streaming[edit]

Tickets for the three performances sold out within five hours of going on sale. In order to enable more people to see the production, the final performance was relayed live to cinemas around the world via Fathom Events.

Plot[edit]

Prologue[edit]

In 1905 Paris, France, during an auction hosted by the defunct Opéra Populaire, the Vicomte Raoul de Chagny purchases a music box an unknown woman told him about, noting it appears just as she described it. The auctioneer presents a restored chandelier as the next item up for bid, noting its connection to 'the strange affair of the Phantom of the Opera, a mystery never fully explained.' As the mammoth fixture comes to life, the theatre's former grandeur returns ('Overture').

Act I[edit]

In 1881, the Opéra Populaire's retiring owner, Lefevre, interrupts rehearsals for the grand opera Hannibal to introduce the company to his successors, Richard Firmin and Gilles André ('Hannibal Rehearsal'). When a falling backdrop barely misses resident soprano Carlotta Giudicelli, everyone blames 'The Phantom of the Opera,' who has troubled them for the past three years. The new managers attempt to downplay the situation, but Carlotta refuses to perform and walks out. As Lefevre departs, Meg Giry, the daughter of ballet mistress Madame Giry, claims her friend Christine Daaé has been taking singing lessons from an unknown teacher and can sing in Carlotta's place. André identifies the name as the same as a prominent deceased violinist, who Christine reveals was her father. The managers, realising that they have no other alternative, let Christine audition and find themselves dazzled by her exceptional voice. That night, Christine makes a triumphant stage début, during which Raoul de Chagny, the Opéra's new patron, recognises her from his youth ('Think Of Me').

Following the performance, Christine reveals to Meg that her teacher is an invisible angel her father told her about in stories ('Angel of Music'). She then receives a surprise visit from Raoul in her dressing room, where they reminisce about their first meeting and their time as playmates. Christine tells him about her lessons with the Angel of Music, to which he responds by indulging in what he assumes are fantasies and inviting her to dinner ('Little Lotte'). The moment he leaves to fetch his hat, Christine hears a jealous voice condemn Raoul for intruding. Believing it to be the Angel, she begs him to show himself to her. A ghostly, partially masked face appears in her mirror, revealing that the Phantom has been masquerading as the Angel of Music, and commands her to walk through it ('The Mirror (Angel of Music [Reprise])'). The two descend into the Opéra's cellars and take a gondola across a subterranean lake to the Phantom's lair ('The Phantom of the Opera'). Once there, the Phantom tells Christine he has chosen her to sing his music. She becomes overwhelmed and faints, prompting the Phantom to carry her to a bed ('The Music of the Night').

Sometime later, as the Phantom composes at his organ, Christine wakes and, overcome with curiosity, sneaks up behind him and tears off his mask ('I Remember'). He flies into a rage, declaring she will be his prisoner, but then expresses his yearning to live an ordinary life and experience love ('Stranger Than You Dreamt It'). Christine returns his mask to him, and he decides to take her back to the Opéra. Meanwhile, chief stagehand Joseph Buquet tells Meg and the other chorus girls to beware of the Phantom's Punjab lasso, to which Madame Giry offers an ominous warning ('Magical Lasso').

In the managers' office, Raoul interrupts André and Firmin as they compare dispatches from the Phantom, asking them if they sent him a message warning him not to see Christine again. Carlotta then enters with her lover Ubaldo Piangi in tow and accuses Raoul of sending her a threatening letter. Finally, Madame Giry arrives with another dispatch from the Phantom: unless Christine plays the lead in the new production of Il Muto, a disaster 'beyond imagination' will occur ('Notes'). The managers assure Carlotta she is and always will be the star ('Prima Donna').

That night, Carlotta appears in the leading role while Raoul watches the performance from Box Five, which usually is kept empty for the Phantom's use. The Phantom causes chaos by reducing the diva's voice to a frog-like croak after she refers to Christine as a 'little toad.' After Firmin announces Christine will take her place, the chorus performs a ballet from the opera's third act to keep the audience entertained. Further mayhem ensues, however, when Buquet's corpse suddenly drops from the rafters, hanging from the Punjab lasso ('Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh').

Christine and Raoul flee to the roof, where she tells him about the Phantom and her journey to his lair ('Why Have You Brought Me Here?/Raoul, I've Been There'). Despite his scepticism, Raoul sees she believes her fear to be real and makes a vow to love and protect her no matter what happens, which she reciprocates ('All I Ask of You'). The Phantom, having eavesdropped on their conversation, vows revenge and destroys the chandelier during the curtain call ('All I Ask of You [Reprise]').

Act II[edit]

Six months later, during a New Year's Eve masked ball, the Phantom appears in costume as the Red Death and announces he has written an opera entitled Don Juan Triumphant. He demands that the company produce it with Christine, now secretly engaged to Raoul, as the leading female role, warning that dire consequences will occur if anyone fails to obey his instructions. He then vanishes in a blinding flash of light but not before declaring Christine belongs to him ('Masquerade/Why So Silent'). As the guests panic, Raoul confronts Madame Giry, claiming that she knows about the Phantom. She reveals the Phantom is a terrifyingly disfigured prodigy she saw years before at a traveling fair, where he was kept on display in a locked cage until he escaped.

As the managers reluctantly prepare to produce Don Juan, Carlotta accuses Christine of orchestrating the affair, to which Christine responds by defending herself. Madame Giry arrives with a dispatch bearing cutting instructions for Carlotta, Piangi, and the managers and ominous directions for Christine. When she finishes reading it, Raoul, knowing of the Phantom's obsession with his fiancée, decides to use the premiere to capture him and bring an end to his reign of terror. He begs a reluctant Christine to help, but she refuses ('Notes/Twisted Every Way').

Following a disastrous rehearsal session, Christine visits her father's grave, where she expresses her longing for his guidance and her understanding she must move on from his death ('Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again'). The Phantom appears under the guise of the Angel of Music and attempts to cause the weary Christine to succumb to his influence as Raoul arrives to rescue her ('Wandering Child'). When Raoul breaks the hypnotic spell at the last minute, the Phantom begins creating pillars of fire to taunt him. The couple flees the cemetery as the enraged Phantom sets it ablaze, declaring war upon them both. ('Bravo, Monsieur').

Don Juan Triumphant premieres with Christine and Piangi in the lead roles and armed policemen standing guard. During a duet, Christine realises that she is singing with the Phantom ('Don Juan Triumphant/The Point of No Return'). When he expresses his love for her, mimicking's Raoul vow of devotion, she tears off his mask and exposes his face to the audience. The Phantom proceeds to spirit Christine offstage as the Opéra descends into chaos over the discovery of Piangi's garrotted corpse. While an angry mob forms and vows vengeance, Madame Giry tells Raoul how to find the Phantom's lair ('Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer').

In the lair, after finding herself forced into a wedding dress, Christine tells the Phantom she is afraid not of his physical appearance but of his bestial inner nature. Raoul reaches the lair's entrance and begs the Phantom to spare her. He responds by trapping him in the Punjab lasso and threatens to kill him unless Christine promises to stay with him ('The Point of No Return [Reprise]'). Both men vie for her as she struggles to make a decision. Finally, she expresses her sadness over the life the Phantom has lived and shows him compassion for the first time in his life with a kiss.

The Phantom, realising he cannot compel Christine to love him, sets the couple free. He yells for them to leave and swear never to reveal his existence to anyone. Christine gives him back his ring as he tells her he loves her. Christine tearfully exits with Raoul but not before turning back for one last look. Hearing the angry mob closing in, the Phantom huddles on his throne beneath his cloak just as Meg enters. She approaches the throne and pulls it away, finding only the Phantom's mask ('Finale').

Grand Finale[edit]

Following the bows, Andrew Lloyd Webber delivers a speech to the audience before bringing out both the Royal Albert Hall and the original creative team, the original leads from the London and Broadway productions, and the original London cast, including Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman. Brightman then sings 'The Phantom of the Opera' with Colm Wilkinson, Anthony Warlow, Peter Jöback, and John Owen-Jones. Karimloo joins the four Phantoms in singing 'The Music of the Night,' along with both casts and creative teams.

Cast[edit]

  • Ramin Karimloo as The Phantom
  • Sierra Boggess as Christine Daaé
  • Hadley Fraser as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny
  • Wendy Ferguson as Carlotta Giudicelli
  • Liz Robertson as Madame Giry
  • Daisy Maywood as Meg Giry
  • Barry James as Monsieur Richard Firmin
  • Gareth Snook as Monsieur Gilles André
  • Wynne Evans as Ubaldo Piangi
  • Nick Holder as Joseph Buquet
  • Earl Carpenter as Auctioneer

Principal understudies Simon Shorten and Katie Hall play the Phantom and Christine in the 'The Phantom of the Opera' sequence when they walk on a lowering walkway that simulates a descent to the Phantom's underground lair. In the DVD, Blu-Ray, and digital download release of the concert, a footage of Boggess as Christine singing the song on the walkway was shot on one rehearsal and added in the film's final cut.

Home media[edit]

The production was recorded live and later released on Blu-ray, DVD, CD and digital download. The initial releases were in the UK on 14 November 2011. The digital download format was released three days earlier on 11 November. The North American release followed on 7 February 2012. The production was also aired as free viewing for all during the COVID-19 pandemic on 18–19 April 2020 via The Shows Must Go On channel on YouTube as part of a series of weekly musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The production can also be rented or bought on YouTube, Amazon's Prime Video, and BroadwayHD.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^'PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL - THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PERFORMANCE (12A)'. British Board of Film Classification. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  2. ^http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/the-phantom-of-the-opera-at-the-royal-albert-hall/

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Spectacular event captured live and released on DVD, Blu-ray, Album and Download in November

To mark its 25th Anniversary year, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh presented The Phantom of the Opera in a fully-staged, lavish production, set in the sumptuous Victorian splendour of the Royal Albert Hall with a cast and orchestra of over 200. Audiences around the world were invited to join the celebration on Sunday October 2nd when the event was beamed live via satellite to cinemas across the globe.

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The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall” was screened live in around 250 cinemas nationwide across the UK at 7pm on October 2nd. The event will also subsequently be released in the UK on November 14th on DVD, Blu-ray™, CD and Download as a must-have anniversary release for fans everywhere. To pre-order, click HERE. The staged version has never been available before to own on DVD or Blu-ray, and The Phantom of the Opera original cast recording album remains one of the biggest selling music titles of all time. For further details on worldwide DVD, Blu-ray and CD release dates, visit www.phantom25th.com.

As well as the live album and DVD, the 25th anniversary will also be marked with the release of a special edition The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Celebration box set – a beautiful, 4-CD and 1 DVD set honouring the 25th anniversary of the show’s London opening in 1986. Containing the original recording of The Phantom of the Opera and its 2010 sequel, Love Never Dies, packaged in a collector’s once-only design, and with the added bonus of a captivating hour-long DVD including original music videos, rare interviews and performance footage, the collection tells the complete story of the world’s greatest entertainment phenomenon.

An accompanying 160-page fully illustrated hardback book details the compelling history of the show from page to stage and beyond. The box set comes numbered and with an exclusive medallion, as well as a replica of the 60-page opening night programme from Her Majesty’s Theatre. A strictly limited collector’s edition is also available with an exclusive hand numbered 200gsm silk print, celebrating a selection of key poster artwork from the show throughout its history. This special version is only available exclusively from The Universal Box Set Store or the Official Phantom shop.

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall” starred Ramin Karimloo as ‘The Phantom’ and Sierra Boggess as ‘Christine’. They were joined by Barry James as ‘Monsieur Firmin’, Gareth Snook as ‘Monsieur André’, Liz Robertson as ‘Madame Giry’ and Wynne Evans as ‘Piangi’, together with a cast and orchestra of over 200 and some special guest appearances from Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in a memorable final curtain call.
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall” was directed by Laurence Connor with Musical Staging and Choreography by Gillian Lynne, based on the original London Production Directed by Hal Prince with Musical Staging and Choreography by Gillian Lynne. The Royal Albert Hall was transformed with a spectacular and unique design by Matt Kinley inspired by Maria Björnson’s original design. Lighting was by Patrick Woodroffe and Andrew Bridge and Sound by Mick Potter. The production was produced by Cameron Mackintosh.

Ramin Karimloo’s theatre credits include, leading roles in Love Never Dies (2011 Olivier Award Nominee and Winner of the 2011 What’s On Stage Award, both for ‘Best Actor in a Musical’), The Phantom of the Opera (Theatre Goers’ Choice Award Nomination) Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, The Pirates of Penzance and Sunset Boulevard. Ramin had the privilege of performing as ‘Enjolras’ in “Les Misérables – A Special Concert at Windsor Castle” to celebrate the centenary of the Entente Cordiale, in front of Her Majesty The Queen and also reprised the role for the 25th Anniversary celebration of “Les Misérables at The 02”. Recordings include: his own album “Within the Six Square Inch” and the première symphonic recording of Love Never Dies”. Ramin has signed with a major label and is currently recording his first solo album.

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Sierra Boggess is currently starring opposite Tyne Daly in the Broadway revival of Terrence McNally’s Master Class. Prior to that, she starred in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies in the West End. For her performance as ‘Christine Daae,’ Sierra received a 2011 Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Sierra’s other NY theatre credits include starring as the title character in the Broadway production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Drama Desk and Drama League nominations and Broadway.com award for Favourite Breakthrough Performance) and in the City Centre Encores! production of Music in the Air. She starred as ‘Christine’ in Phantom – The Las Vegas Spectacular and has been seen in the national tours of Les Misérables and West Side Story. Recordings include the Symphonic Recording of Love Never Dies and the Original Cast Album for Disney’s The Little Mermaid.

The Phantom of the Opera became the longest running show in Broadway history on 9 January 2006 when it celebrated its 7,486th performance, surpassing the previous record holder Cats. This coincided with the Broadway and the US national touring company celebrating an unprecedented 20,000 performances in the United States. In October 2010 the London production celebrated its 10,000th performance.

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The Phantom of the Opera has won over 60 major theatre awards, including seven Tony Awards on Broadway and three Olivier Awards in the West End. It won the ‘Most Popular Musical Audience Award’, voted by the public, in the 2002 Laurence Olivier Awards. The Phantom of the Opera, which opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre on 9 October 1986 starred Michael Crawford as ‘The Phantom’ and Sarah Brightman as ‘Christine.’ It is produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Theatre Company Limited.

Worldwide, The Phantom of the Opera has grossed over $5.6 billion. The box office revenues are higher than any film or stage play in history, including “Avatar”, “Titanic”, “ET” and “Star Wars”. It has been seen in 145 cities in 27 countries and played to over 130 million people. “The Phantom of the Opera” is currently showing in London, New York, Budapest, Las Vegas, and Kyoto.