Indeed! When I had originally done these clips it was some time ago prior to Georgia joining the Middle East Tour. Definitely will be switching the captions!
Imo, this non replica is FAR superior than that cheap one that was in Greece, Middle East, and now in Europe. I personally love the design of the phantom's lair, his oufit; the entire production ambience just SCREAMS Phantom! I loved that they used a full orchestra pit of 60-70. THAT is how you respect the score of this amazing performance. My one issue is the phantom's deformity; it could've been a lot better. The casting of Ilkka as the Phantom was brilliant. He is actually an operatic and classically trained Tenor
Honestly, the production design is quite cheap and lax - though I agree having a full orchestra pit suits this production far better. Unfortunately, in spite of being an operatic trained tenor, I’m shocked at the poor performances by all three leads - although, in fairness, perhaps it was just a bad night for the main leads, though perhaps not. They are not as good as other operatic tenor and baritones or sopranos have done and who played the roles believably.
I have to be honest - Ilkka and Hinna’s performances are quite bland here, in spite of their technical prowess. I’m surprised at the poor performances, but perhaps in fairness, it was a bad night for them both.
Wasn’t Georgia Wilkinson in Sydney Harbour and the EU Tour (Non Replicas)
Indeed! When I had originally done these clips it was some time ago prior to Georgia joining the Middle East Tour. Definitely will be switching the captions!
Imo, this non replica is FAR superior than that cheap one that was in Greece, Middle East, and now in Europe. I personally love the design of the phantom's lair, his oufit; the entire production ambience just SCREAMS Phantom! I loved that they used a full orchestra pit of 60-70. THAT is how you respect the score of this amazing performance. My one issue is the phantom's deformity; it could've been a lot better.
The casting of Ilkka as the Phantom was brilliant. He is actually an operatic and classically trained Tenor
Honestly, the production design is quite cheap and lax - though I agree having a full orchestra pit suits this production far better. Unfortunately, in spite of being an operatic trained tenor, I’m shocked at the poor performances by all three leads - although, in fairness, perhaps it was just a bad night for the main leads, though perhaps not. They are not as good as other operatic tenor and baritones or sopranos have done and who played the roles believably.
I have to be honest - Ilkka and Hinna’s performances are quite bland here, in spite of their technical prowess. I’m surprised at the poor performances, but perhaps in fairness, it was a bad night for them both.