THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glass Prism, you are such a gem. Us Phantom fans are beyond grateful for all that you create and share with us. I will be sure to come back again to post my favorites from those featured but for now I will leave it at this. "Mystified by soprano's flight!" :)
This is slightly anxiety-inducing, haha. The constant build-up and drama and tension leading up that to note, and the Phantom nearly orgasaming (depending on the actor) or at least just shrieking in a demanding fashion over and over for an hour... lol. I think because I'm an amateur singer myself and I still can't hit the E in a way that doesn't sound like a lame shriek that doesn't last long. Sarah Brightman made it seem so effortless. (There was a handful of others that sounded pretty good, too. I have to give a shout out to Sandra Joseph...her high E was strong, and she was also my first Christine :)) PS. Some of the Phantoms sound so dumb. I guess that must be an awkward part to act convincingly... Especially the ones that sound like a ghost with the "woo-ooo ooooo" kind of tremulous horse whinnying voice. "Sing fo-o-r mEE--e-Ee-e-e-e--e-ee" haha
It's so interesting to see the different styles of different countries! Japan appears to not care for vibrato as much, and countries like Mexico seem to consistently go for a very powerful, fearless voice. And I also noticed that many (not all) of the physically larger/more barrel-chested women tended to hit the notes stronger and longer than (some of, but definitely not all) the younger or very thin actresses, which makes me think maybe years of vocal training affects the body the same as athletes; more years of breathing exercises, larger lung capacity.
45:29 it could just be me but I love it when a Christine sing's the last note like this, It's just so pretty, I don't know if anyone else like's it but I think it's pretty.
I've noticed not every Christine gets quite up to the E and quite a few definitely got some electronic help. Gives me hope I can sing it some day as I can't get above a D without a little help either.
Me too! :) I think it's smart on the directors' part because while this section is firmly in coloratura territory, most of the rest of the role is more in the tessitura of a heavier lyric soprano or even a mezzo. Many opera roles don't even call for that wide a range. The fact that they can find so many incredibly gifted ladies to carry the weight of this incredibly demanding music and hit those notes is a miracle to me. :)
Yup! :) It's standard procedure to record it in advance, although a few badasses do it live sometimes (I believe Rachel Barrell sometimes did - what a boss). There's actually audio out there somewhere of one Christine - I believe it was Rebecca Caine - whose recording broke for some reason, so she just pauses and then sings the C one more time.
@ Alexandra Blake, I didn't know that it was recorded for most of them in advance. I'm glad it is. That relieves me for some reason. I guess...honestly you can hear a lot of them struggling with it, and I would think doing that every day, every week, even sometimes twice a day...would be risky. If nothing else, they'd risk not hitting it and squawking and making themselves look bad. :/ And I agree with you that the range of Christine's songs here is oddly somewhat low for a soprano. Even though I can only crappily squawk out the high E here myself, as someone who sings in the soprano range, I find it somewhat annoying to sing some of Christine's songs because they're too low! (Clearly I have a limited range, haha. the high C is the last note I feel good about even if I can hit higher).So, I agree with you!
Ahhh! I've been waiting for a high e comparison vid for ages :) Years ago there was a multi-part compilation but it disappeared??? So thanks for filling the void!
It took a few times for me to sort out my list. But I am finally ready to post my favorites from this compilation. Listed as presented in the video chronologically. Sarah Brightman Elizabeth Berg Claudia Dallinger Rebecca Luker Janet Chvatal Dale Kristien Jill Washington Susan Facer Glenda Balkan Ute Baum Tracey Shayne Susan Derry Gay Willis Bonnie Rapp Lori Zeglarski Charlotte Page Elizabeth Matta Hanne Damm Julia Moller Lisa Vroman Julie Hanson Elizabeth Southard Rachel Barrell Rebecca Pitcher Teriesa Bokor Elizabeth Loyacano Tabitha Webb Susan Owen Sarah Elizabeth Combs Kristen Hertzenberg Lisa Antoni Anna O'Byrne Claire Lyon Michalela Gemrotova Emilie Lynn Julia Udine Tamara Kotova Krista Buccellato Maria Coyne Elizabeth Welch Celinde Shoenmaker Everybody deserves massive credit for taking on this vocal toll. So in that respect I say bravo! No easy feat by any stretch of the imagination. However it was these ladies who sung that high E with a particular sparkle. My goodness how they soar so effortlessly! :)
Thank you so much for this video! Great job! It must have taken so long to acquire and edit this! I came across your channel a few months ago and loved you christine vocals comparison videos and since you hadn't made the high e video yet and it had already been two years I thought you had forgotten about it. But I'm glad you made it later because you were able to include the most recent christines like celinde schoemaker (who is amazing!) and ali ewoldt who I just saw this January on the 29th anniversary! Thanks again for this video! Loved it!
I'm here out of sheer excitement because I'm a soprano who FINALLY hit this note without straining or sounding screechy and I'm still on an adrenaline rush from singing that high
There was an interview with Sierra and a guy that said sometimes they are actually lip syncing and some Christine’s actually can’t hit the high e so they record what note they can hit and someone brings the pitch up so it sounds like a high e. I’m not sure where the interview is but Sierra said that when she auditioned they didn’t even ask her if she could sing the high e. I hope that it’s not completely true because it would suck to learn that some aren’t even singing
Harllie Stevenson- Was it the interview with Seth Rudetsky? The actresses still have to sing the full song in the recording studio. So it's not as if they can get a free pass. And don't forget that the rest of role must be sung live when they go onto perform. There are several high C notes throughout the show they must sing effortlessly. However, if the actress has excelled in all other requirements for the role but she can not hit that E at the end of the title song. The creative team will allow for a compromise. She has to hit the highest note she can. (Most end up hitting a high D) Then the creative team goes into the studio to remix it so it comes across as if she is hitting the E note when it plays during the show of her performance.
Silver54ful Yes, I believe so and everything you said was very true. I was just shocked because I never thought that they were not singing sometimes. But I understand because the high E is very hard to hit😂
Harlie Stevenson- No question about it. Not an easy task in the least. Anybody who says so most likely has never sung such a commanding piece. All the more reason to give these women their rightful due credit. Most women who are cast are Lyric sopranos. Specifically Light Lyrics. Coloratura sopranos are the ones who are supposed to specialize in the highest and fastest notes on the scale with tremendous grace. But often (though there can be exceptions to the rule of course. Such as the current Broadway understudy Elizabeth Welch. She has operatic coloratura training) they could not sing the first portion of this song it's too low for their range.
Silver54ful oh that’s so cool! I think it is amazing how all the girls who have played Christine have all had different training and how Some have had more training and some have had little training, but they are all still able to sing beautifully and play the part
The entirety of the title song is pre-recorded because there are several actors who portray the Phantom and Christine during the song, that's how they seem to get to various parts of the stage so fast - they are doubled.
Maria Kesselman always did her Hugh E live. She wasn’t liked because of her nose. I know stupid. So she never had a recording live. She also barely went on as Christine
Barbara Fonyo ( 30:17 ) ...uh-oh. ;) My heart belongs to 30:39 ~my favorite pair evereverever. It's fascinating how some of the Christines use zero vibrato, like Ryoko Nomura ( :35 ). Was Tamra Glaser's ( 2:28 ) Phantom Michael? It seems like I heard him several times at the beginning of the video. As always, GP, thank you for the extensive time you take to make these fascinating comp videos, and sharing them, along with the priceless footage you are also kind enough to share! You are so appreciated!
i wonder why isnt there any recording of operatic coloratura sopranos, or sopranos with high extensions to sing this piece. most of them would sing "all i ask of you" or "think of me". sopranos such as Diana Damrau or Sumi Jo
It's possibly because this song is actually rather difficult for sopranos with high extensions - not because of the high E, which most of them CAN do, but because the song actually starts out very LOW, supposedly near the bottom of a soprano's range. (This was apparently an idea from early on in the writing, where Christine was a mediocre singer who only reached incredibly high notes under the Phantom's hypnosis.) Also, I think I remember reading that going from so low to so high requires some use of mixed voice, which opera singers don't use that often? But yeah, that's probably why many settle for 'Think of Me' or 'All I Ask of You'.
@@PrismsofGlass Can you imagine Maria Callas in the role? She had the contralto thing going on in chest voice, yet sang up in the D6 /Eb6 area as effortlessly as yawning! To say nothing of her acting chops!
* Cries in Mezzo with a lower range * Update: I can get myself up to the G#5. I’m not sure if it sounds the best but whatever. Update: I can sing a C6 now it’s still a little difficult but I’m getting there
Can we talk about how there’s everyone else and then there’s Kaitlyn Davis casually singing a high F? 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Also, did it sound to anyone else like the pitches vary slightly from country to country? Like, Canada is a bit higher than London sometimes?
I actually agree with you I happen to know that countries like japan sing a high d#6 insted of the e#6 and in the think of me song they sing a b#6 insted of the normal c#6
They only had to sing it once because the entire number is recorded. It's been well talked about in Broadway forums and in 1994 I worked with one of the associate conductors and keyboardists for the show itself (Bway) and he confirmed the entire title number is pre recorded. But still if they sound like garbage or just not good, recording won't do any good.
03:14 Rebecca Luker acknowledged in an interview that this was terrifying - she never really feel it was solidly her note. Rather, something she had to desperately dredge up : )
A lot of the performers who are not from the us have softer voices sounds like what you would expect Christine to have the same goes for a lot of the older Christines but it sounds so much more powerful with strong belters and vibrato
Elle Solmoon- I remember reading a long time ago after the film and it's soundtrack were released she did not. It was gradually lower. It was on a blog but these people who analyzed her voice in this discussion had been studying soprano vocal cords for many years. In opera as well as musical theatre. Though to be fair. Many had agreed it is a true rarity (no not impossible but exceedingly rare) for a seventeen year old to hit such a taxing note when one's voice is still in development. And as it came to pass as was predicted back then. Emmy did indeed turn out to be a mezzo. A lovely voice she has of course. But as is evidence by her solo albums. Her range is not soprano driven.
@@Silver54ful agree with what you said. I'm glad they protected her voice but I wish they had just cast someone older and with more training, both for voice and acting's sake.
0:00 - Intro
0:04 - Sarah Brightman
0:16 - Maria Kesselman
0:33 - Ryoko Nomura
0:48 - Jan Hartley Morris
1:04 - Patti Cohenour
1:20 - Mary D'arcy
1:36 - Elisabeth Berg
1:53 - Marina Prior
2:10 - Anna Maria Kaufmann
2:26 - Tamra Glaser
2:42 - Katherine Buffaloe
2:57 - Claudia Dallinger
3:14 - Rebecca Luker
3:30 - Rebecca Caine
3:47 - Lori Broderick
4:01 - Susan Cuthbert
4:18 - Silvia Kroeger
4:34 - Kyoko Suzuki
4:50 - Janet Chvatal
5:06 - Maree Johnson
5:21 - Shona Lindsay
5:38 - Dodie Pettit
5:55 - Renee Knapp
6:10 - Luzia Nistler
6:26 - Colleen Besett
6:44 - Dale Kristien
7:00 - Lisa Hull
7:17 - Claire Moore
7:32 - Joke de Kruijf
7:49 - Hisako Hanaoka
8:05 - Jill Washington
8:22 - Nikki Ankara
8:39 - Sarah Ryan
8:55 - Luann Aronson
9:12 - Susan Facer
9:28 - Diane Fratantoni
9:43 - Rita Harvey
10:00 - Megan Kelly
10:16 - Laurie Gayle Stephenson
10:32 - Sylvia Rhyne
10:47 - Glenda Balkan
11:04 - Ute Baum
11:19 - Carmen Cusack
11:36 - Maaike Widdershoven
11:53 - Els Bongers
12:10 - Danielle Everett
12:28 - Tracy Shayne
12:46 - Teri Bibb
13:02 - Teresa DeZarn
13:18 - Josie Walker
13:34 - Susan Derry
13:48 - Margaret Ann Gates
14:03 - Jessica Henson
14:21 - Kimilee Bryant
14:37 - Lynette Knapp
14:53 - Myrra Malmberg
15:09 - Gay Willis
15:26 - Karen Culliver
15:43 - Bonnie Rapp
15:59 - Melinda Prince
16:14 - Zoe Curlett
16:29 - Rumi Iryo
16:45 - Irasema Terrazas
17:02 - Lori Zeglarski
17:19 - Carla Nicholson
17:36 - Elizabeth DeGrazia
17:52 - Megan Starr-Levitt
18:07 - Charlotte Page
18:24 - Melissa Dye
18:40 - Joanne Pullen
18:56 - Susanne Elmark
19:11 - Meredith Braun
19:28 - Lolita Cortes
19:44 - Inneke van Klinken
19:59 - Susanne Duwe
20:14 - Alison Kelly
20:30 - Amy Nuttall
20:47 - Olivia Safe
21:04 - Elizabeth Mata
21:19 - Valentina Kozhanova
21:36 - Claire Louise Hammacott
21:52 - Colby Thomas
22:08 - Kathy Voytko
22:22 - Hanne Damm
22:39 - Agnete Munk Rasmussen
22:55 - Deborah Dutcher
23:11 - Sarah Pfisterer
23:28 - AJ Callaghan
23:44 - Hye Kyoung Lee
24:01 - Katrina Murphy
24:17 - Felicidad Farag
24:33 - Julia Moller
24:49 - Teresa Barrientos
25:03 - Silvia Luchetti
25:20 - Linda Kiraly
25:36 - Maike Switzer
25:54 - Marion Wilmer
26:10 - Mia van den Eykel
26:26 - Adrienne McEwan
26:42 - Eszter Biro
26:58 - Janine Kitzen
27:15 - Renata Krassy
27:33 - Viktoria Krantz
27:49 - Lisa Vroman
28:06 - Emmy Rossum
28:23 - Cecilia Cara
28:40 - Jana Werner
28:57 - Renata Fusco
29:14 - Kristin Holck
29:31 - Nicky Adams
29:47 - Andrea Maho
30:05 - Barbara Fonyo
30:21 - Yasuko Sado
30:37 - Julie Hanson
30:52 - Jane Mark
31:07 - Marie Danvers
31:23 - Kris Koop
31:39 - Sara Sarres
31:56 - Bianca Tadini
32:14 - Sandra Joseph
32:29 - Sandra Danyella
32:45 - Elizabeth Southard
33:00 - Beatrix Reiterer
33:17 - Martina Rumpf
33:33 - Kiara Sasso
33:50 - Katie Knight Adams
34:07 - Rachel Barrell
34:22 - Celia Graham
34:38 - Anne Gorner
34:54 - Erin Stewart
35:10 - Sarah Lawrence
35:26 - Rebecca Pitcher
35:42 - Hanayo Kimura
35:59 - Shiho Ito
36:17 - Asako Tomada
36:34 - Leila Benn Harris
36:50 - Claudia Cota
37:07 - Teresia Bokor
37:24 - Mia Karlsson
37:41 - Edyta Krzemien
37:55 - Elizabeth Loyacano
38:12 - Julie Goodwin
38:30 - Ana Marina
38:47 - Robyn North
39:04 - Jennifer Hope Wills
39:20 - Gina Beck
39:36 - Kelly Jeanne Grant
39:51 - Choi Hyun Joo
40:08 - Kim So Hyun
40:25 - Miyuki Numao
40:42 - Tabitha Webb
40:59 - Robin Botha
41:16 - Susan Owen
41:32 - Haru Kasamatsu
41:48 - Sarah Elizabeth Combs
42:04 - Leigh Coggins
42:21 - Kristen Hertzenberg
42:36 - Katy Treharne
42:52 - Claire Doyle
43:08 - Trista Moldovan
43:24 - Lisa Antoni
43:40 - Katie Hall
43:56 - Anna O'Byrne
44:14 - Samantha Hill
44:29 - Marni Raab
44:45 - Sofia Escobar
45:01 - Sarah Bakker
45:17 - Paulina Janczak
45:33 - Ashleigh Fleming
45:50 - Sierra Boggess
46:06 - Olivia Brereton
46:24 - Grace Morgan
46:41 - Mary Michael Patterson
46:58 - Krist Holden
47:15 - Claire Lyon
47:33 - Irina Baiant
47:51 - Lauri Brons
48:07 - Mercedesz Csampai
48:23 - Hanna-Liina Vosa
48:38 - Michelle van de Ven
48:51 - Valerie Link
49:09 - Monika Sommerova
49:26 - Michaela Gemrotova
49:43 - Emilie Lynn
50:01 - Celia Hottenstein
50:18 - Sara Jean Ford
50:34 - Maria Ivleva
50:50 - Kaja Mianowana
51:06 - Julia Udine
51:22 - Maria Listra
51:39 - Daniela Braun
51:55 - Katie Travis
52:11 - Tamara Kotova
52:27 - Elena Bahtiyarova
52:44 - Rachel Zatcoff
53:00 - Krista Bucellato
53:16 - Annemarijn Maandag
53:33 - Kaley Ann Voorhees
53:49 - Lisa-Anne Wood
54:06 - Maria Coyne
54:21 - Elizabeth Welch
54:36 - Rachel Eskenazi-Gold
54:53 - Celinde Schoenmaker
55:08 - Jordan Ensign
55:24 - Kaitlyn Davis
55:38 - Ali Ewoldt
55:55 - Harriet Jones
56:12 - Emmi Christensson
50:14 some guy goes “damn!”
Ahahahaha omg that's priceless!!!! X'D X'D X'D
LMAO nice catch! 🤣
THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glass Prism, you are such a gem. Us Phantom fans are beyond grateful for all that you create and share with us.
I will be sure to come back again to post my favorites from those featured but for now I will leave it at this.
"Mystified by soprano's flight!" :)
Ryoko Nomura's relative lack of vibrato was actually really cool tbh
This is slightly anxiety-inducing, haha. The constant build-up and drama and tension leading up that to note, and the Phantom nearly orgasaming (depending on the actor) or at least just shrieking in a demanding fashion over and over for an hour... lol. I think because I'm an amateur singer myself and I still can't hit the E in a way that doesn't sound like a lame shriek that doesn't last long. Sarah Brightman made it seem so effortless. (There was a handful of others that sounded pretty good, too. I have to give a shout out to Sandra Joseph...her high E was strong, and she was also my first Christine :))
PS. Some of the Phantoms sound so dumb. I guess that must be an awkward part to act convincingly... Especially the ones that sound like a ghost with the "woo-ooo ooooo" kind of tremulous horse whinnying voice. "Sing fo-o-r mEE--e-Ee-e-e-e--e-ee" haha
It's so interesting to see the different styles of different countries! Japan appears to not care for vibrato as much, and countries like Mexico seem to consistently go for a very powerful, fearless voice. And I also noticed that many (not all) of the physically larger/more barrel-chested women tended to hit the notes stronger and longer than (some of, but definitely not all) the younger or very thin actresses, which makes me think maybe years of vocal training affects the body the same as athletes; more years of breathing exercises, larger lung capacity.
Andrew MacLaine it is very interesting to see the different interpretations of miss Christine Daee
45:29 it could just be me but I love it when a Christine sing's the last note like this, It's just so pretty, I don't know if anyone else like's it but I think it's pretty.
Lol your welcome😊
It's an underrated one
Oh … Polish version 🥰
I've noticed not every Christine gets quite up to the E and quite a few definitely got some electronic help.
Gives me hope I can sing it some day as I can't get above a D without a little help either.
Me too! :) I think it's smart on the directors' part because while this section is firmly in coloratura territory, most of the rest of the role is more in the tessitura of a heavier lyric soprano or even a mezzo. Many opera roles don't even call for that wide a range. The fact that they can find so many incredibly gifted ladies to carry the weight of this incredibly demanding music and hit those notes is a miracle to me. :)
They're actually all pre-recorded because singing that night after night is a hazard! :)
WAIT, WHAT?!
Yup! :) It's standard procedure to record it in advance, although a few badasses do it live sometimes (I believe Rachel Barrell sometimes did - what a boss). There's actually audio out there somewhere of one Christine - I believe it was Rebecca Caine - whose recording broke for some reason, so she just pauses and then sings the C one more time.
@ Alexandra Blake, I didn't know that it was recorded for most of them in advance. I'm glad it is. That relieves me for some reason. I guess...honestly you can hear a lot of them struggling with it, and I would think doing that every day, every week, even sometimes twice a day...would be risky. If nothing else, they'd risk not hitting it and squawking and making themselves look bad. :/ And I agree with you that the range of Christine's songs here is oddly somewhat low for a soprano. Even though I can only crappily squawk out the high E here myself, as someone who sings in the soprano range, I find it somewhat annoying to sing some of Christine's songs because they're too low! (Clearly I have a limited range, haha. the high C is the last note I feel good about even if I can hit higher).So, I agree with you!
Meghan Picerno is going to rock all of these high notes next year when she stars in the World Tour. :)
Ahhh! I've been waiting for a high e comparison vid for ages :) Years ago there was a multi-part compilation but it disappeared??? So thanks for filling the void!
Yes. 👏🏼Ali. 👏🏼Ewoldt.👏🏼
It took a few times for me to sort out my list. But I am finally ready to post my favorites from this compilation. Listed as presented in the video chronologically.
Sarah Brightman
Elizabeth Berg
Claudia Dallinger
Rebecca Luker
Janet Chvatal
Dale Kristien
Jill Washington
Susan Facer
Glenda Balkan
Ute Baum
Tracey Shayne
Susan Derry
Gay Willis
Bonnie Rapp
Lori Zeglarski
Charlotte Page
Elizabeth Matta
Hanne Damm
Julia Moller
Lisa Vroman
Julie Hanson
Elizabeth Southard
Rachel Barrell
Rebecca Pitcher
Teriesa Bokor
Elizabeth Loyacano
Tabitha Webb
Susan Owen
Sarah Elizabeth Combs
Kristen Hertzenberg
Lisa Antoni
Anna O'Byrne
Claire Lyon
Michalela Gemrotova
Emilie Lynn
Julia Udine
Tamara Kotova
Krista Buccellato
Maria Coyne
Elizabeth Welch
Celinde Shoenmaker
Everybody deserves massive credit for taking on this vocal toll. So in that respect I say bravo! No easy feat by any stretch of the imagination. However it was these ladies who sung that high E with a particular sparkle. My goodness how they soar so effortlessly! :)
Dear @Glass Prism,thank you!you are always so kind to share all your treasures with us!
Ali Ewoldt is a fucking queen. I love her
I'm so proud recently ive expanded my vocal range enough to be able to hit that!
Lizzie The Alien
Congratulations! That's awesome. I wish I could sing soprano.
great job!!! ive been training to do that too, not quite there yet, but improving!
That’s amazing!
SING, MY ANGEL OF MUSIC!!!! SING!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa🤣
Thank you so much for this video! Great job! It must have taken so long to acquire and edit this! I came across your channel a few months ago and loved you christine vocals comparison videos and since you hadn't made the high e video yet and it had already been two years I thought you had forgotten about it. But I'm glad you made it later because you were able to include the most recent christines like celinde schoemaker (who is amazing!) and ali ewoldt who I just saw this January on the 29th anniversary! Thanks again for this video! Loved it!
I'm here out of sheer excitement because I'm a soprano who FINALLY hit this note without straining or sounding screechy and I'm still on an adrenaline rush from singing that high
Congratulations. Very impressive. :)
Sarah Brightman and Sierra Boggess sing it the best!
Yeah Sarah owns it lol
Katie Hall, Sierra, of course, Katie Travis and Ali Ewoldt are my favorites
There was an interview with Sierra and a guy that said sometimes they are actually lip syncing and some Christine’s actually can’t hit the high e so they record what note they can hit and someone brings the pitch up so it sounds like a high e. I’m not sure where the interview is but Sierra said that when she auditioned they didn’t even ask her if she could sing the high e. I hope that it’s not completely true because it would suck to learn that some aren’t even singing
Harllie Stevenson- Was it the interview with Seth Rudetsky?
The actresses still have to sing the full song in the recording studio. So it's not as if they can get a free pass. And don't forget that the rest of role must be sung live when they go onto perform. There are several high C notes throughout the show they must sing effortlessly. However, if the actress has excelled in all other requirements for the role but she can not hit that E at the end of the title song. The creative team will allow for a compromise. She has to hit the highest note she can. (Most end up hitting a high D) Then the creative team goes into the studio to remix it so it comes across as if she is hitting the E note when it plays during the show of her performance.
Silver54ful Yes, I believe so and everything you said was very true. I was just shocked because I never thought that they were not singing sometimes. But I understand because the high E is very hard to hit😂
Harlie Stevenson- No question about it. Not an easy task in the least. Anybody who says so most likely has never sung such a commanding piece. All the more reason to give these women their rightful due credit.
Most women who are cast are Lyric sopranos. Specifically Light Lyrics. Coloratura sopranos are the ones who are supposed to specialize in the highest and fastest notes on the scale with tremendous grace. But often (though there can be exceptions to the rule of course. Such as the current Broadway understudy Elizabeth Welch. She has operatic coloratura training) they could not sing the first portion of this song it's too low for their range.
Silver54ful oh that’s so cool! I think it is amazing how all the girls who have played Christine have all had different training and how Some have had more training and some have had little training, but they are all still able to sing beautifully and play the part
The entirety of the title song is pre-recorded because there are several actors who portray the Phantom and Christine during the song, that's how they seem to get to various parts of the stage so fast - they are doubled.
Thank you for this video! I saw Margaret Anne Gates opposite Ethan Freeman in Toronto and she was fantastic!
I am so jealous!
Maria Kesselman always did her Hugh E live. She wasn’t liked because of her nose. I know stupid. So she never had a recording live. She also barely went on as Christine
It’s a shame, she has a beautiful voice
Barbara Fonyo ( 30:17 ) ...uh-oh. ;) My heart belongs to 30:39 ~my favorite pair evereverever. It's fascinating how some of the Christines use zero vibrato, like Ryoko Nomura ( :35 ). Was Tamra Glaser's ( 2:28 ) Phantom Michael? It seems like I heard him several times at the beginning of the video. As always, GP, thank you for the extensive time you take to make these fascinating comp videos, and sharing them, along with the priceless footage you are also kind enough to share! You are so appreciated!
i wonder why isnt there any recording of operatic coloratura sopranos, or sopranos with high extensions to sing this piece. most of them would sing "all i ask of you" or "think of me".
sopranos such as Diana Damrau or Sumi Jo
It's possibly because this song is actually rather difficult for sopranos with high extensions - not because of the high E, which most of them CAN do, but because the song actually starts out very LOW, supposedly near the bottom of a soprano's range. (This was apparently an idea from early on in the writing, where Christine was a mediocre singer who only reached incredibly high notes under the Phantom's hypnosis.) Also, I think I remember reading that going from so low to so high requires some use of mixed voice, which opera singers don't use that often? But yeah, that's probably why many settle for 'Think of Me' or 'All I Ask of You'.
@@PrismsofGlass Can you imagine Maria Callas in the role? She had the contralto thing going on in chest voice, yet sang up in the D6 /Eb6 area as effortlessly as yawning! To say nothing of her acting chops!
Ryoko sings so impressive I ASPIRE TO BE HER SHE DID SO GOOD
brilliant ! 👌
* Cries in Mezzo with a lower range *
Update: I can get myself up to the G#5. I’m not sure if it sounds the best but whatever.
Update: I can sing a C6 now it’s still a little difficult but I’m getting there
I'm sure you'll hit it one day 🤣
I can go up to a c6 now
YAY I was waiting for this! Thank you!
Do you think you can upload more of Ali Ewoldt? Thanks for the other videos!
*Cries in contralto*
Can we talk about how there’s everyone else and then there’s Kaitlyn Davis casually singing a high F? 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Also, did it sound to anyone else like the pitches vary slightly from country to country? Like, Canada is a bit higher than London sometimes?
I actually agree with you I happen to know that countries like japan sing a high d#6 insted of the e#6 and in the think of me song they sing a b#6 insted of the normal c#6
You need to do a "where you long to be" compilation now.
13:01 my favorite christine ever
They only had to sing it once because the entire number is recorded. It's been well talked about in Broadway forums and in 1994 I worked with one of the associate conductors and keyboardists for the show itself (Bway) and he confirmed the entire title number is pre recorded. But still if they sound like garbage or just not good, recording won't do any good.
Don’t mind me I’m just looking if theirs Ali Ewoldt
I just set a reminder that it is 55:43 ish
Now imagine singing it eight times a week!
Plot twist: it's pre recorded so they have to hit it just one time when they record it
03:14 Rebecca Luker acknowledged in an interview that this was terrifying - she never really feel it was solidly her note. Rather, something she had to desperately dredge up : )
I feel like Rebecca was already at e6 before she hit it lmao
I want to sing this so i am and it when well haha
0:41
A lot of the performers who are not from the us have softer voices sounds like what you would expect Christine to have the same goes for a lot of the older Christines but it sounds so much more powerful with strong belters and vibrato
Rebecca Caine definitely has the best, closely followed by Sarah
18:20
Did Emmy Rossum hit E6? Help my untrained ears haha
Elle Solmoon- I remember reading a long time ago after the film and it's soundtrack were released she did not. It was gradually lower. It was on a blog but these people who analyzed her voice in this discussion had been studying soprano vocal cords for many years. In opera as well as musical theatre. Though to be fair. Many had agreed it is a true rarity (no not impossible but exceedingly rare) for a seventeen year old to hit such a taxing note when one's voice is still in development.
And as it came to pass as was predicted back then. Emmy did indeed turn out to be a mezzo. A lovely voice she has of course. But as is evidence by her solo albums. Her range is not soprano driven.
@@Silver54ful Good to know! Thanks for responding! :)
@@esolo908 Your welcome. :)
No, she hit an Eb6, which in terms of physics is actually much lower (though musically it's only a half step away), and it was autotuned.
@@Silver54ful agree with what you said. I'm glad they protected her voice but I wish they had just cast someone older and with more training, both for voice and acting's sake.
XD DANIEL!
I’ve been hitting that note since the 8th grade
Where did you get that Jan Hartley Morris audio!??
I traded for it, it's a pretty common audio.
My favorite overall vocal Christines are Terri Bibb and Lisa Vroman. A lot of the Broadway Christines really actually sucked..
Sounds like she’s whistling that’s now I’m cheat
Kaley Ann Voorhees gives me a headache
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