'Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again' Sierra Boggess | The Phantom Of The Opera

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  • @GraciaLu
    @GraciaLu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4529

    that violin bit at the beginning....*chef's kiss*

    • @biz5292
      @biz5292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Feels like twosetvoilin inside joke😌

    • @GraciaLu
      @GraciaLu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      BI Z yo I love twosetviolin hahaha

    • @beesare_cool
      @beesare_cool 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      It’s so iconic and makes me want to cry immediately😫

    • @justess797
      @justess797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@beesare_cool yeah! When I first heard the musical I already knew it but didnt know it was from PotO

    • @Cherrypiem
      @Cherrypiem 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Kinda ironic when the song is about Christine's dad, who was a violinist

  • @rosiemcgosie7376
    @rosiemcgosie7376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2239

    I like Sierra’s version because she sounds so angry and emotional, then I like Emmy’s version because it’s soft and sweet, and finally, Sarah’s version because it’s resigned and final. They represent the stages of grief- Sierra is angry, Emmy is depressed, and Sarah is accepting.

    • @melissam597
      @melissam597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      So well said! 💕

    • @katieratte629
      @katieratte629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Wow! Very well said! :D

    • @martins3776
      @martins3776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      The song has all those things and more- hits every raw nerve emotion of the pain of loss and knowing all you can do is move forward because what is gone is gone, those missing pieces stay with you and stay part of you but will always leave their gaps.

    • @philmccracken2534
      @philmccracken2534 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Tha k you for appreciating each of these for what they’re worth and not pitting one against the other. I love all three in different ways and I really like how you explained this. Never thought of it this way before but knew I liked something different about each version.

    • @buffalo6149
      @buffalo6149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Interesting analogy, Sierra is simply a great performer and her voice is impeccable.

  • @sadiesmith6679
    @sadiesmith6679 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4007

    3:45 obviously the phantom wasn’t only teaching her how to sing. christine got some awesome cape flipping skills from him too😂😂

    • @beesare_cool
      @beesare_cool 4 ปีที่แล้ว +195

      He’s teaching her the many ways of being cool🌞✨

    • @roberthoward6590
      @roberthoward6590 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Love the cape flip! A butterfly emerges from her caccoon.

    • @erikthephantom1375
      @erikthephantom1375 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      I taught her more than that 😏 *Cape swoosh*

    • @elizabethschuyler_hamilton
      @elizabethschuyler_hamilton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@erikthephantom1375 ....😳

    • @erikthephantom1375
      @erikthephantom1375 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@elizabethschuyler_hamilton 🌹

  • @PInk77W1
    @PInk77W1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3075

    My twelve year old daughter talked me into going to see this on broadway in NYC.
    I went just to be a nice dad.
    I totally loved it. LoL.

    • @MVA
      @MVA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      you both have great taste

    • @avril_wsw
      @avril_wsw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      literally me when i first entertained my parents’ request to watch this with us LOL now so many years later im the one bugging them to watch it with me again

    • @tanyasmith2173
      @tanyasmith2173 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ❤❤❤

    • @sierrawinfield5680
      @sierrawinfield5680 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Sounds like my husband. I made him take me for a birthday present a couple of years ago to Tpac and he loved it

    • @ameliarufus1056
      @ameliarufus1056 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      you sir just made my day XD

  • @corapalanski9479
    @corapalanski9479 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4702

    Sierra in my opinion is definitely the best Christine because, rather than just being a naive young woman, she brings this power and emotion. And her facial expressions are so beautiful, and will make even the most stoned faced person want to lay down and cry.

    • @The-Musical-Lover
      @The-Musical-Lover 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Emmi Christensson was brilliant at making Christine a strong woman, but none of the TH-cam recordings do her justice.

    • @lucibonannevinte9200
      @lucibonannevinte9200 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Sierra❤

    • @unicornalq11
      @unicornalq11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      She absolutely does. Alw even called her the greatest Christine ever. So many Christines are boring and weak. She makes her interesting and breathes new life into her.

    • @josephinesetyadi9060
      @josephinesetyadi9060 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree whole-heartedly!

    • @ladyinpink2654
      @ladyinpink2654 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      She definitely is💖

  • @lizzybennet6187
    @lizzybennet6187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +995

    It took an embarrassingly long time for me to realize that those long red things around her would be the red scarf Raoul brought back from the sea years ago.

    • @tiafakhouri2982
      @tiafakhouri2982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Wait rly, I never knew

    • @tiktak3559
      @tiktak3559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      wait.... WHAT!? I never realised that, thanks

    • @sofiaurbina1047
      @sofiaurbina1047 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      o: i am so mindblown rn

    • @TheOscarFrancois
      @TheOscarFrancois 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Really?!

    • @jeaninehogshead4710
      @jeaninehogshead4710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Yes, oh my, duh!!!!! So many many wonderful layers. I didn’t know this thanks so much

  • @finnielu
    @finnielu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2305

    She isn't only a great singer, also a brilliant actress. Love the song.

    • @Stigmatainmypants
      @Stigmatainmypants 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      That was something i noticed about most of the players in here. The acting was SO strong. I especially liked Carlotta, and i have NEVER really cared much about her character before. But the actress here brought so much to the character with mere facial expressions. I also really liked how Ramin uses a fake accent at the start of "past the point of no return" to sell that he was Piangi, and slowly drops the accent as the facade drops... Very subtle stuff details that are really fantastic.

    • @veronikaczr1105
      @veronikaczr1105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I personally don't like this type of acting, especially with Sierra it looked over the top for me. But I get that it's a different type of musical, show, than I am used to. It probably needs it

    • @arcana1973
      @arcana1973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Too bad she's flat

    • @englishatheart
      @englishatheart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@veronikaczr1105 I'm not a fan of her acting either, nor the way she pronounces certain words. Like "call" being "cuwl." If you have to change the pronunciation of words to sing them, you're doing something wrong. Do I prefer her voice over Emmy Rossum's (her voice is far too weak) and Sarah Brightman's (her voice is too squeaky/screechy)? Yes. But, boy, is her acting overdone and does she pronounce certain words weirdly.

    • @chaconazo7
      @chaconazo7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is a perfect and clear example of what inappropiate, excessive and over use of female vibrato can be. Vibrato starts with a solid tune and it fades away as the sound of the voice is extended. She has a bad technique and her sounds is not truly pleasant.

  • @adee7314
    @adee7314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    How i envy the people who were there for this performance of Phantom, they witnessed something truely special that night, what a show. Brilliant.

    • @emirachelnatalie3397
      @emirachelnatalie3397 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I say this everytime I watch the DVD and go "do y'all know how LUCKY you are to be middle front rows?" Or "CHEER LOUDER WTF" they always sound so quiet when they cheer they they all didn't put their whole heart into that performance HAHA

    • @derekhenderson6260
      @derekhenderson6260 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      totally agree

  • @chaoticfantasycosplays
    @chaoticfantasycosplays 4 ปีที่แล้ว +683

    I believe every single second that Sierra is on stage. None of her emotions feel like she's acting at all. She literally becomes Christine, and I am absolutely amazed by it.

    • @halklarnkardesligi
      @halklarnkardesligi 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      yes, especially in "The Final Lair" her crying face was outstanding. she was living it

  • @doc_1116
    @doc_1116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3366

    People: So what is your sexuality?
    Me: Do you know the violin part at the beginning of Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again?

    • @tiktak3559
      @tiktak3559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Agree!!!

    • @jspihlman
      @jspihlman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      For me it's the violin, then the whole orchestra joins in and then they decrescendo and the chimes and then the clarinet plays 3 notes and she sings. All beautifully written and seamless transitions.

    • @annalisagalarion4490
      @annalisagalarion4490 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jspihlman a

    • @cassied9327
      @cassied9327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao 😂

    • @rat5800
      @rat5800 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      jspihlman yup

  • @bobbyrobinson1516
    @bobbyrobinson1516 4 ปีที่แล้ว +751

    Dad lost his battle with COVID on January 4th 2021. He was buried on Monday, January 11th with full Military Honors. This song will not leave my head. He was the best man I will ever know. My whole world is shattered... Rest, Sailor. Rest. We have the watch.

    • @michellesaari2263
      @michellesaari2263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I'm sorry for your loss 😔 Thank you to your Dad for his service 🇺🇲

    • @bobbyrobinson1516
      @bobbyrobinson1516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@michellesaari2263 thanks Michelle. We are all still reeling. Just taking life one day at a time.

    • @pinkparasollise9646
      @pinkparasollise9646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Our USA military personnel are heroes. My condolences.

    • @SRLovesPandas1
      @SRLovesPandas1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      my condolences

    • @shirleyshirley2981
      @shirleyshirley2981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sorry to hear that
      condolences to you and your family
      May he rest in peace

  • @willlexie
    @willlexie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +807

    Sierra Boggess is Ramin Karimloo's angel of music and Ramin Karimloo is Sierra Boggess' angel of music. They were made of each other for the role of Christine and Erik/The Phantom.

  • @ginny215
    @ginny215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    The violin at the start is so perfect (as loads of other people have said in the comments). Not only because she’s visiting her violinist father’s grave, but because it perfectly illustrates how torn she is over the phantom. Also the fact that it’s a solo violin part tells us how alone she feels. It basically sums ups everything that happened before and sets the entire mood for the song.

  • @mollydyke2313
    @mollydyke2313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1729

    Sierra brings something so unique to Christine. The rawness of emotion is so beautiful and she makes the notes seem so effortless. I get chills every time I watch or listen to her. 😍😍😍

    • @delwigzieful
      @delwigzieful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I absolutely agree with you sierra blew me away at the royal albert hall 25th anniversary final night Stunning VOICE PURE TALENT SIERRA THE BEST CHRISTINE DAAE EVER, ALIEN

    • @inesdeerausquin5658
      @inesdeerausquin5658 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Same here. She has such a beautiful voice and she is so expressive! She does an interesting thing with her L's... not sure what it is... very notable, but it doesn't detract from the beauty of her sound. She really *is* Christine for me, even more than Emmy Rossum who was the first I saw. She's fine; but Sierra has the vocal technique to make a very convincing surprise diva, as Christine would be!

    • @rogue7723
      @rogue7723 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This show _demands_ to be made into a ground-breaking movie musical. Especially after the Joel Schumaker one. If frickin' _Mamma Mia_ can get 2 movies, why not this?

    • @musicxhardcore06
      @musicxhardcore06 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@rogue7723 it already is a movie with Gerald Butler as the Phantom.

    • @MortMe0430
      @MortMe0430 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@musicxhardcore06 I think Rogue meant it deserves for that one (the Gerard Butler one) to be remade, since it was rather underwhelming in terms of vocal ability, cinematography and some acting.

  • @林歆倪-z2x
    @林歆倪-z2x 4 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    You were once my one companion
    You were all that mattered
    You were once a friend and father
    Then my world was shattered
    Wishing you were somehow here again
    Wishing you were somehow near
    Sometimes it seem if I just dream
    Somehow you would be here
    Wishing I could hear your voice again
    Knowing that I never would
    Dreaming of you won't help me to do
    All that you dreamed I could
    Passing bells and sculpted angels
    Cold and monumental
    Seem for you the wrong companions
    You were warm and gentle
    Too many years
    Fighting back tears
    Why can't the past just die
    Wishing you were somehow here again
    Knowing we must say goodbye
    Try to forgive teach me to live
    Give me the strength to try
    No more memories no more silent tears
    No more gazing across the wasted years
    Help me say goodbye

  • @rian-c8c
    @rian-c8c 4 ปีที่แล้ว +488

    I think the best moment is when she turns around flipping her cloak. She is so talented in expressing characters' emotion, not to mention her beautiful voice

    • @retrogaming7600
      @retrogaming7600 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Jonathan Parks it makes me wonder if she lost a loved one and was channeling that emotion into the song ?

    • @ghostopera7195
      @ghostopera7195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yeah she is the best!! by the way my favorite part is her facial expression when she sang 'no more memories no more silent tears~~'

    • @b.d6642
      @b.d6642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      She is almost as good a cape flipper as the phantom. ALMOST

    • @deenadallas2802
      @deenadallas2802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sierra's voice is absolutely INCREDIBLE! And Andrew Lloyd Webber is right. She is the greatest Christine.

  • @ProfSinister
    @ProfSinister ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Miss Boggess is one of those rare performers who can both sing AND act, and she manages to do both at the same time. This number reduces me to tears every single time. If it doesn't rip your heart out and stomp on it, than there's something seriously wrong with you.

  • @zediogosampaio8383
    @zediogosampaio8383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    I just love the connection between Christine's father and the Phantom. She knows she'll never see or hear her father again, but in her memory, imagination, soul, music and darkness she can still find him. That's why she is so attracted to the Phantom, he represents exactly all of that. In The Music of the Night the Phantom says "close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar, and you'll live as you've never lived before".
    The sad part is that both Christine and the Phantom cannot live together (or in the same world let's say), just like Christine and her father can't. So in the final part, in the music Down Once More, the Phantom sings "For either way you choose YOU cannot win", while Raul sings at the same time "For either way you choose HE has to win" (refering to the Phantom). Well, the Phantom was right and was one step ahead of Raul. He knew that Cristine could never win, she would always be losing something, either in the relation she would choose, or in the fact that she simply just can't be with her father again.
    It's like Raul was fighting for his love, and the Phantom was actually fighting for somethng bigger. The Phantom knows that some things cannot co exist, that's life, so he lets her go and gives her his memory, his imagination, his soul, his music and his darkness. He let's Raoul be her light (Music All I Ask Of You). And at the very end, when Cristhine leaves the Phantom she climbs the stairs and stops exactly at the middle and sings, this time to the Phantom and not to Raoul (she turns her head slightly to him) "Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime". Despite following the light, Raoul (he is actually dressed in white and the phantom in dark) she knows she will always have a gateway to the Phantom, not in the physical world but in the imaginary one.
    Both the Phantom and the father can only live in Christine's heart. That's why I prefer the Phantom, what a character, what a beautiful story.

    • @221BSam
      @221BSam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Zé Diogo Sampaio woah! great post! I’d never thought about it like that, really perceptive, be well 😊

    • @christinemooney7635
      @christinemooney7635 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I second that! What an awesome post!!

    • @anastasiabarbotko111
      @anastasiabarbotko111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What a brilliant analysis of thr characters!

  • @SharonMacNeil
    @SharonMacNeil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +440

    Sierra totally kills this song - it is so beautiful. And someone's cutting onions in here again!

    • @tiktak3559
      @tiktak3559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      seriously it gives me chills... those emotions almost touch my soul...

    • @SharonMacNeil
      @SharonMacNeil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@tiktak3559 What gets me the most is that when she sings "help me say goodbye" I think she's also trying to muster the courage to say goodbye to the phantom

    • @tiktak3559
      @tiktak3559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@SharonMacNeil I'm still wondering or better trying to understand when is she speaking about her father and when about Phantom in this scene. It seems like she sees her dead father in Phantom and that's the problem... she is trying to say goodbye to her father... because as long as Phantom is with her, her father is too.. but after she says "bye bye" to phantom her father will die the second time in her heart. So maybe that's it.

    • @kimsmith1383
      @kimsmith1383 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tiktak3559 Thank you for this theory. I was wondering this, myself.

    • @SharonMacNeil
      @SharonMacNeil 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tiktak3559 Yes, so she would be doubly sad to say farewell to the Phantom. I'm one of those people who thinks the Phantom has it all over Raoul in every way but I think I'm not unique in that point of view :-).

  • @AngelusaNobilis
    @AngelusaNobilis ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My father is dead too. I would be bamboozled by the Phantom as my father taught me music and i wanted to sing to honor him.
    Her father promised her... Her father promised her...

  • @dnprivate
    @dnprivate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    I reside in Asia.
    Every year my wife and I travel and Londo West End and catch Phantom as at least once.
    I Hope that I will eventually be able to catch a Ramin and Sierra reunited show just once in my lifetime...

    • @dnprivate
      @dnprivate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Marisa M wow thank you for this info. I will definitely chech it out. Thank you!

  • @lindsiebelt6
    @lindsiebelt6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    You know she’s REALLY singing a high note when her mouth goes “O”

  • @martins3776
    @martins3776 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    That strings intro. Goosebumps. Like a heart breaking....

  • @gunyo77yt
    @gunyo77yt ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I've heard several versions of this, and while they are all good singers, Sierra brings out the raw emotion that brings Christine alive. I can feel her pain as she sings this. Amazing.

  • @sheriffb1544
    @sheriffb1544 4 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    I find this version so much more compelling than some of the ones that came before it. I think because of how Sierra leans into the grief and despair, especially towards the end. You can hear it in the spin and volume of her voice. There's a pain that's communicated. It actually becomes a much more important character moment for a Christine that has been consumed by her mourning.

  • @phildalziel8625
    @phildalziel8625 4 ปีที่แล้ว +315

    Sierra is just brilliant. This 25th Anniversary performance IS "Phantom" for me.

  • @ButiLao44
    @ButiLao44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +734

    me: *laughs*
    friend: 'why are you laughing?'
    me: 'oh, nothing'
    my brain: 3:37 *why can't the past just DAAÉ*

    • @Jellysquare
      @Jellysquare 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @hawktalon7890
      @hawktalon7890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Damn it, now I'm also laughing! Look at what you've done.

    • @vlakz3308
      @vlakz3308 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I cannot unsee this help

    • @ButiLao44
      @ButiLao44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@vlakz3308 you're welcome

    • @darkchocolate5494
      @darkchocolate5494 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      💀💀💀

  • @zotharr
    @zotharr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    I had the privilege to see her live couple of weeks ago, she's a wonderful human being

    • @ILYTH23
      @ILYTH23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How?!?!?

    • @zotharr
      @zotharr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@ILYTH23 2nd February, so it has been more than 2 months lol
      Times fly by

    • @zotharr
      @zotharr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Victoria Jane It was a concert, she sang songs from different musicals. She even sang the "Stars" from Les Miz xD

  • @shazzhuang9689
    @shazzhuang9689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +579

    i don't think i can even begin to express how amazing sierra performs in this - so effortless and beautiful !!!

    • @delwigzieful
      @delwigzieful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Absolutely agree with you sierra blew me away at the royal albert hall 25th anniversary final night,ALIEN

    • @freddiemercury4880
      @freddiemercury4880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We watched this version on the night it was free. My mom is a HUGE fan of POTO, but is very picky about the actors for Christine. And even SHE said that Sierra nailed it! I guess we all just have good taste!

    • @delwigzieful
      @delwigzieful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes she was amazing i was lucky enough to get tickets for the final night absolutely fantastic,para

    • @b.d6642
      @b.d6642 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      She gave so much depth to the character in her performance

  • @kueller917
    @kueller917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Christine is not completely passive, but she is still in the story sometimes treated as kind of a doll around which the story is built on by the men. Ramin's voice and acting are legendary but Sierra brought something to Christine that gave her more agency and made her a more active participant in the events of the story. Absolutely adore her in this and hope future Christines take inspiration from it.

    • @fishbutler6170
      @fishbutler6170 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      amen

    • @ninarances9074
      @ninarances9074 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      That's what I thought too. Even though this song shows us how sad Christine is, it's still important because it's a part of her character. We, the audience, get to sympathize with her and view her beyond the ingénue character. She's more than just a pretty and innocent woman. She is someone who has a lot of bottled up emotions and wants to voice out, hoping someone listens and understands her. Prior to this scene, she is hesitant on trying to help with capturing Erik because of everything he did. And I remember thinking that she doesn't want/ask for this whole celebrity life in the first place; she doesn't ask for Erik to kill people for her; and she didn't ask for Carlotta to dislike her so much.
      All of this is a mess for her and she just wants it to stop and wishes for her dad back.

  • @tiktak3559
    @tiktak3559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    This was so sad... she misses her father so much and he tries to use her weak moment... Sierra bravo! Such emotions! Pure CHILLS!

    • @karirssa
      @karirssa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Brava*

    • @tiktak3559
      @tiktak3559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@karirssa Thanks for correction, but Bravo is the Italian word (like many words in music forte, pianissimo...) for praise, from which brava originated😁 so I just used the original one.

    • @valeedits7024
      @valeedits7024 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@tiktak3559 in italian brava is the female and bravo the male adjective, but I never understood if people use bravo for any gender anyway as an adopted term in music (because I'm italian so I use bravo/a for everyday things, not only standing ovations lol) . Does anyone know? For example in Italian when we adopt an English term and use it as a plural, we don't add the s (if the rest of the phrase is spoken in italian), so that's why I was wondering if there is a reversed bending of grammar from italian to english.

    • @UkeCan1
      @UkeCan1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brava, brava, bravissima. A.

    • @UkeCan1
      @UkeCan1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Brava, brava, bravissima. A.

  • @samosorn.t
    @samosorn.t 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    As per my opinion, she is the best Christine. I love her voice and emotional.

    • @taroman7100
      @taroman7100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tina S. Can’t stand the overrated brightman

    • @jb2stars280
      @jb2stars280 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@taroman7100 her vibrato is too much for me

    • @mrs.h3415
      @mrs.h3415 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Crowned as “Best Christine” by Andrew Lloyd Webber himself 😌.

  • @ce67790
    @ce67790 4 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    I'm a big musical fan, and am embarrassed to say I've never got round to Phantom. Was sobbing last night watching this - AMAZING show, the MUSIC wowowowow!!!!!

    • @ЕвдокияЛитова
      @ЕвдокияЛитова 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      please recommend musicals to me.

    • @b.d6642
      @b.d6642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ЕвдокияЛитова Chicago and hair are great if you like something more experimental, if not then maybe try singing in the rain or west side story

    • @musicalmeg19
      @musicalmeg19 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Welcome to our phantastic world!

  • @user-iy2jt5nt4h
    @user-iy2jt5nt4h 4 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    My absolute favourite scene ! The solo violin gives me goosebumps and Sierra is just brilliant! I watched the performamce 3 times and everytime I was blown away by new details I discovered! Brava!

    • @yju135
      @yju135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes Sierra was absolutely brilliant here! This scene never fails to bring tears to my eyes every single time I watch. And yes! the solo violin brings chills to me too every time I hear at the start of this scene. The orchestra was amazing! I always wonder how the orchestra can accompany the singers/actors so perfectly each time they sing, with all the stops here and there. And they were high up there/behind stage so probably couldn't even look at the actors/singers when they sang unless there was a screen of course. But still, the timing was perfect!

  • @oscarphile
    @oscarphile 4 ปีที่แล้ว +805

    I never noticed this before, but this song is the only major piece of melodic material in the entire Phantom score that is only heard once and never repeated elsewhere in the show.
    Edited: Ok, the music for the first faux-opera, Hannibal, is also never heard again after that scene, but as that material was meant to be a pastiche or parody of operatic excess, I don't count that as one of the show's major themes.

    • @karlalejandroresurreccion5778
      @karlalejandroresurreccion5778 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      The song actually gets repeated but they only repeats it during the play out after the performance much like the entr'acte in the beginning of act 2 as a way to relive all of the music from act 1. The play out is somewhat almost the same to the entr'acte with the replacement of some songs like All I Ask of You for songs like this and Prima Donna.
      Edit: They still actually play all of the music from the entr'acte but they shortened the time for Music of the Night and All I Ask of You to accommodate Wishing You Were Somehow Here and Prima Donna. If there was one music that they replaced, it could be Angel of Music but they still somewhat have the melody in the playout so they pretty much just modified the entr'acte for the playout. I'm even sure if Angel of Music is in the playout cause the melodies is mixed in a bit poorly compared to the entr'acte so you can't clearly compare them both.

    • @grantmalone
      @grantmalone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yep, it's always stood out to me because of that.

    • @oscarphile
      @oscarphile 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@karlalejandroresurreccion5778 I stand corrected.

    • @Furrhan
      @Furrhan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Also, interestingly, this is the only song that Christine sings that's her own. Every other song she has is based on a tune from someone else. This song, however, is hers alone and that, I think, makes it all the more powerful.

    • @karlalejandroresurreccion5778
      @karlalejandroresurreccion5778 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@Furrhan Yup and apparently this is the only song in the whole show that was edited by Andrew. According to a video that he posted last month or earlier this month, he didn't changed any notes for any of POTO's songs except this one. Originally it was supposed to end with a simple fade out but since this is Christine's only big song that's for her, Christine's actors asked Andrew to change the notes. That's why there's a big note drop before the final line so it has that impact to the audience.

  • @graceherbert348
    @graceherbert348 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Sierra’s performance captures exactly how I feel about my dad dying when I was young that no other performance has for me. It’s a weird sort of anger that everyone else has a dad in their life and you don’t.

  • @organizer.spaztasticc3541
    @organizer.spaztasticc3541 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I love this song for the layer of characterization and agency it allows Christine to express. There are a few elements at play here; She mourns for her father, she's angry at the Phantom for impersonating him to use her, and she's giving her all to overcome it. She's incredibly strong for continuing to face Erik time and time again despite how clearly terrified of him she is, and this moment (In my opinion) marks the last time she 'belongs' to the Phantom.
    Not only that, but Sierra NAILED this one on the head. My favorite Christine.

  • @Noah-jw3ui
    @Noah-jw3ui 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    omg when the orchestra plays after she sings "and speaks my name" gives me chills

    • @aileenfebriany
      @aileenfebriany 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The arrangement is really good don’t you think

  • @shania_
    @shania_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Sierra is sooooooooooo emotional and sings the whole song not only with her voice, but with her soul and eyes too.😍😍
    At the last part, she completely ignores the audience's thunderous applause 😍😍😍
    Truly an AMAZING singer and actress 😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @tacom1
    @tacom1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    This is everything the song needs, everything. Sierra gave an emotional, vulnerable and powerful rendition. Phenomenal.. I know the song, I have heard it many times, but Sierra brought me to tears again. Simply phenomenal .

  • @samraymond4464
    @samraymond4464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    I watched Phantom 3 times in the past 24 hours it was up. I cried, I cried again, and cried even more. Thank you, I have now this on repeat for the rest of my life!

  • @thezzach
    @thezzach 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    4:05 “Give me the strength to try…No more gazing across the wasted years.” Ugh! Just sublime 😍

  • @virginiasmiles8865
    @virginiasmiles8865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "No more memories no more silent tears, no mor gazing across the wasted years".... Damn that struck me with so much intense sadness

  • @samirsedky3324
    @samirsedky3324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Sierra is absolutely one of the most inspirational people on broadway that I have ever experienced in my life. She is my broadway crush and she sings beautifully and amazing spirit.

  • @theredrobin9402
    @theredrobin9402 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Sierra KILLS me with this performance. With this exact scene. I love everything about it and I'm glad I can watch it in HD anytime now

  • @delwigzieful
    @delwigzieful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    People moaning they missed the phantom 25th anniversary why dont you buy it on DVD or you can rent it via TH-cam cmon it's cheap enough now to own and it's absolutely FANTASTIC quality i bought it because i was lucky to have tickets for the final night at the royal albert hall 25th anniversary i had to buy it FANTASTIC SHOW SIERRA blew me away stunning voice PURE TALENT,ALIEN

    • @Pinchton
      @Pinchton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You can also buy the box set with Love Never Dies (follow up to Phantom)... just need to find it online

    • @DeeTeeCat2023
      @DeeTeeCat2023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Pinchton I think that "Phantom" is another version with a different soundtrack.
      I have all the DVD's but have mislaid my DVD player (I thought it was in my laptop bag)

    • @Pinchton
      @Pinchton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DeeTeeCat2023 No the box set contains this 25th anniversary version from the Albert Hall plus Love Never Dies which is set in Coney Island.

    • @debixent995
      @debixent995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sadly alot of people who live in poor countries (like me), or who live far away (also me) don't have access to this wonderful masterpiece. It's hella expensive to buy it when I can use the money for other needs. Luckily I was able to see it all on the last day when it was available for free, and even now I still have the whole musical in my mind.

    • @delwigzieful
      @delwigzieful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm happy you got to see it i was lucky i got 2 tickets for the final night of the phantom of the opera 25th anniversary at the royal albert hall an amazing show,ALIEN

  • @dominiquewong4706
    @dominiquewong4706 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Who has chills when she turns at 3:45?

  • @heartbagas5551
    @heartbagas5551 4 ปีที่แล้ว +364

    I’m confused, is this Sierra portraying as Christine or Christine portraying as Sierra?
    Indeed, Sierra Boggess never fails to make me cry with her VOICE and her RAW emotions. I felt that.

    • @HIHELLO-pc2kl
      @HIHELLO-pc2kl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sierra boggess is portraying christine
      Ramin karimloo is portraying phantom

    • @emilyi5814
      @emilyi5814 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hello STARBUCKS no shit sherlock

  • @rosannehofstatter1890
    @rosannehofstatter1890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    i don't care is nobody reads this
    this song is how feel about my grand-father. i miss Him :( every year he comes for Christmas, but because he is getting old, he is not coming this year, but just Remember, if you have a family member, and you don't like them, enjoy them, because that person, won't be there forever. have an amazing, even if nobody is reading this :)

    • @katetaylor6169
      @katetaylor6169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hey there! I’m so sorry to hear about you not being able to see your grandfather, unfortunately I lost mine and I agree with you so much appreciate them because they won’t be there forever. I won’t be able to see my sister this year who I haven’t seen in a year and is a front line worker too because of the current state of the world i hope things get better for you!

    • @its2jammez354
      @its2jammez354 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      This was played at my Mum’s funeral.
      I echo the above comments about family, you never know when they can be taken from you so look after them.
      The words to this song and the passion as well. Simply brilliant.

  • @lovelyA933
    @lovelyA933 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I can never watch this performance without crying. Sierra brings out all the emotion from the lyrics and the story, making you feel the pain and grief Christine feels and ultimately breaking your heart too. It is so so sad, you can feel how alone and lost Christine truly is.

  • @dbaggers59
    @dbaggers59 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Didn't think there was a level above 'perfection '. Turns out I was wrong. Sierra is utterly spellbinding in every respect.

  • @helenaandreaboschberth10
    @helenaandreaboschberth10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The first time I saw POTO live was on Broadway in 2014, with Sierra as Christine and Norm Lewis as the Phantom. I had lost both my grandmother and my uncle in the past 15 months. I sobbed like a baby when she sang this. Sierra sings this song with so much emotion that it makes me tear up every time I hear her sing it.

  • @aaliyahchenelle7289
    @aaliyahchenelle7289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    when you j u s t realize the violin at the beginning is supposed to be reminiscent of her father 🤦🏾‍♀️💀

    • @goldcherries
      @goldcherries 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lol, all I think of is the exorcist. I thought it was a cool creepy transition from the Phantom possessing everyone XD

    • @BronzeTheSling
      @BronzeTheSling 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How so?

    • @aaliyahchenelle7289
      @aaliyahchenelle7289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@BronzeTheSling Christine's father was a famous violinist, and you hear the violin solo at the beginning of the vid right before she goes to visit his grave

  • @morganalabeille5004
    @morganalabeille5004 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I've heard this song and seen this scene tons of times and only when I heard it while sitting next to my father did it finally make me cry. I know I'm going to lose him one day but I don't want to.

  • @fluffythebluepersian4888
    @fluffythebluepersian4888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I've never heard this before, in tears by the 3rd minute. This woman's expressions and singing really pulled me in, very moving

  • @rebeccamorrissey9520
    @rebeccamorrissey9520 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Absolute perfection in every way. I cannot ever get enough. The haunting build-up, the yearning, the passionate explosion of emotion, the resigned resolve to move on... everything is just pure brilliance. I feel it to my very soul.

  • @howardjackson3489
    @howardjackson3489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Superb . This song stopped the show for nearly three minutes . I have seen all the noteworthy Christine’s but when Sierra came along , there could be no other but Sierra to play the role . This was the showstopper of the night , but the last scene between Christine , The Phantom and Raoul was breathtaking and demonstrated that Sierra is THE Christine and Ramin is THE Phantom .

  • @sofikenrick8541
    @sofikenrick8541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Sierra’s performance of this makes me cry every time without fail

  • @coolgirl101213
    @coolgirl101213 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Doesn’t matter how many times I’ve listened to this, makes me cry every time. Masterpiece.

  • @rosebudgirl1857
    @rosebudgirl1857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Oh my gosh that violin at the beginning. Sierra Boggess just being a goddess the whole time. I love this so much.

  • @meroman2421
    @meroman2421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Others may make you listen...But not Sierra, not only does she makes you listen, she makes you feel... ❤️

  • @ellaespina18
    @ellaespina18 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I almost cried as Sierra sing this part. Emotions were released. Definitely one of my favorite songs in the Phantom of the Opera. 💕

  • @sharonhoyt2133
    @sharonhoyt2133 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sierra is not only the ultimate singer...she is also the best actress...so much talent. I hope we will see more of her over the years.

  • @audrey6995
    @audrey6995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I watched this 4 times while it was up. AND I LOVED IT. It was my first "live" musical and it didn't disappoint. I randomly found Sierra one day and fell in love. No one compares to her. Ramin is the best phantom in my opinion

  • @janegibson2328
    @janegibson2328 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    am i the only one who is dying for that violin at the beginning it is so beautiful and dark omg i love it!!!!

  • @katmartin389
    @katmartin389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    I missed the play by a matter of a couple hours :( didn’t realize the time change from Canada :(((( please bring it back

    • @Annashelton24601
      @Annashelton24601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Its on BroadwayHD.

    • @pwetty4r4
      @pwetty4r4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      mee to 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @miranda8598
      @miranda8598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Kat Martin At least You can buy it. :)

    • @Applecatstime
      @Applecatstime 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Use broadwayhd's free trial

    • @mauriciobori
      @mauriciobori 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In Mexico at least it’s 5 bucks to buy just look for it it’s completely worth it

  • @d43imoet
    @d43imoet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Once again I am reduced to a pool of tears rewatching this 😭 She’s so brilliant 💖 Her Christine is a newly transformed Christine as every word of this song was sung. She started off as a sad, confused, and desperate Christine but then rose up as a determined, strong one to leave all the sadness and weighing past memories behind. Brava!

  • @nothisispatrick1797
    @nothisispatrick1797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR UPLOADING THE WHOLE PLAY
    Words cannot express the gratitude I have for the people who decided to upload it. And I'm sure it isn't only me, it's all the theater fans who aren't able to buy/rent this whole play like the others are.

  • @ArmandoMarino-d4v
    @ArmandoMarino-d4v 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I've seen Phantom many times. I've seen many Christine's; including Sarah Brightman when it first started...I believe Sierra Boggess was the best of them all.

  • @PriscillaR2025
    @PriscillaR2025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The emotion behind not only her voice but her movement and facial expressions! ACTING!!

  • @douglaskay9959
    @douglaskay9959 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What can I say, this lady is incredible, she has everything.

  • @juliafaith06
    @juliafaith06 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    3:45
    looks like Erik also taught Christine the dramatic cape swirl

  • @marcoguerra8506
    @marcoguerra8506 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    That violin. I could listen to that violin all my life long.

  • @SatansFire
    @SatansFire 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Watched it 4 times in the time it was up.... Now it's time to buy the DVD...

  • @avelai9216
    @avelai9216 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The violin solo at the beginning of the scene is hautingly beautiful by it's own right. But it get's even more beautiful and emotional when you consider it's an allegory to her father, the famous violinist virtuoso. His ghost, his music still haunts her, calls her.

  • @jessicavonziegenweidt2229
    @jessicavonziegenweidt2229 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Is know one gonna mention that Christines father was a famous violinist, and this was the scene when he most became relevant in the show, dont know if its intentional but god I love this musical

  • @araings
    @araings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    How I loved this song, damn if my soul would be so full of joy whenever I listened to Sierra's stunning voice and the orchestra and just the magnificence of this piece... I have this thing that, when someone, especially someone dear to me, someone I love likes or says something good about something that I love, it makes me love that thing even more idk why... Two months and a week ago, I was sitting on my granny's living room watching the 25th anniversary, she was as always on the kitchen definitely one of her favorite places to be, and I have to say that her food was always soo delicious, she LOVED cooking like omg how she loved it. When she was finished she came to sit with me and here two important things to consider: 1. She had no idea what Phantom of the Opera is nor about ALW or musicals. 2. She knew nothing about English (we are Mexican) and the 25th had no subtitles. STILL she sat with me on the couch, started watching the musical with me (while Notes/Primadonna was playing), fell asleep for like 10 minutes and then woke up and kept on watching and asking questions like: What are you watching? Why are they doing that? I don't what they say but it sounds really good!. She ALWAYS took interest and got excited with what I liked even if she didn't know what on Earth was I taking about. And I was telling everything about it, the story, the characters, the stage, the actors and she listened to it all with a nod or a smile. The this song came and the first thing she said was "What a pretty dress!" And then she was like "I have no idea of what she is saying, but that lady sings beautiful" she loved Sierra. She watched the whole thing with me and God I will never forget the face she made when the Phantom's face was revealed in The Point of no Return haha, she went "That's why she wants to stay with the blonde, he's so ugly" hahaha. She liked this so much that she agreed to watch Les Mis movie with me but with subtitles. But a week later before we could do many things we planned, she passed away from a heart attack at night, we were watching the TV (His son: my father, my brother, my grandfather, my little 7 month old sister and me) all was normal, she had been as active and full of energy as she always was. It was so suddenly, so fast. It all went from laughter to tears so quickly... It's been two months since she's gone, and I hate how accurate this song (her favorite from the musical) is now applied to her, she was not my father but she was an is such a big part of my heart. This song is too bittersweet to me now, I still love it for the masterpiece it is, but it brings also the memories back, the pain... Christine is one of my dream roles, I told this to my granny and she was "well you can train your voice and do it for sure! Your brother and you have the music inside since you were really young" If I ever get to play her, I will dedicate that specific part of the show, that song to her... I love you Granny Cony, with my whole heart ❤️✨~Sara

  • @TheShowsMustGoOn
    @TheShowsMustGoOn  4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    If you missed the full show, it is available to rent or buy! Download links are in the description of this video.

    • @Bigjob2004
      @Bigjob2004 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why was this only on for 24 hours when Superstar was on for 48?

    • @BubblyPersonality11
      @BubblyPersonality11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Bigjob2004 Because of some publishing rights issues I believe. It is still available in other countries... so maybe try a vpn or rent it.

    • @micheller82
      @micheller82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This series was advertised as 48 hours a show. The first I knew of this show being different was when I tried to watch it tonight to find it already gone!

    • @BubblyPersonality11
      @BubblyPersonality11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@micheller82 Yes it is sad that Phantom was only on for 24 h but they did announce it somewhere here on youtube though. So you really can't blame them. Just make sure to read all the updates and you should be fine.

    • @genevablanc
      @genevablanc 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They did announce that the UK only had it for 24 hours and the rest 48 hours just hit the bell icon for notifications and subscribe to the channel it will give you all the updates and info.

  • @newtontek
    @newtontek ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching and listening tp Phantom is like falling in love: You're resisting this strange and powerful attraction but youve lost control and you are afraid and excited but in that moment, alive.

  • @BookRose-rk1rv
    @BookRose-rk1rv 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love how Sierra sings that first verse of Phantom of the Opera here ‘in sleep he sang to me…etc’ in an almost hypnotic tone…like Christine falls right back under his spell by just thinking about him ❤
    I’ve always felt ‘Wishing’ was really a Turing point for Christine, but a painful one. She’s got to let her father go if she wants to have any sort of future for herself. She can’t truly see either Raoul or the Phantom as men in their own right until she lets go of the man who has cast the biggest shadow over her life for so long…her father.
    In many ways Christine was unconsciously looking for a ‘daddy’ in both Raoul and the Phantom and because they both love her they both try to play that role for her but they both ultimately fail because neither of them deep down want to be ‘daddy’ to her…they want to both be men to her.
    But Christine can’t truly embrace being a woman until she lets daddy go which she does here…but it’s not easy, and the Phantom desperately clings to that ‘Angel of Music’ role because he’s terrified of losing her without it, as much as Christine is terrified of losing her father by letting go of it…it’s painful for both of them.

    • @zhlltu
      @zhlltu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      spot on

  • @FATBAZ01
    @FATBAZ01 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh how I love this gorgeous professional lady... She sings from the heart, as and Christine should. Couple that with the gorgeous red hair and she is my winner..

  • @gustavedestler6193
    @gustavedestler6193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    RIP Grandpa, I wish I got to meet you 😭

  • @latter-daysaintpud1432
    @latter-daysaintpud1432 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    She is absolutely brilliant in this role, her singing moves me every time I hear her amazing voice.

  • @HoldtheWalnuts
    @HoldtheWalnuts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My dad passed almost three years ago. I listen to this song a lot.

    • @janicewu5922
      @janicewu5922 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My dad passed one month ago. and i lost my first love many years ago. I am listening to this song now

  • @louisecozier8581
    @louisecozier8581 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This lady has such a beautiful pure voice. I saw her in Love Never Dies and she is the best Christine ever with the best Phantom ever in Ramin. We had her singing Love Never Dies at my dear mum's funeral.

  • @kimphan4003
    @kimphan4003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Absolutely loved it, especially at the end with the original cast. Thank you Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber

  • @moonlilymad711
    @moonlilymad711 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why, why, why do I cry like every time I hear this? It's not just the words, it's the music. It starts with chills and ends with tears.

  • @its_lapis_lazuli1277
    @its_lapis_lazuli1277 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Lyrics
    Little Lotte thought of everything and nothing
    Her father promised her that he would send her the Angel of Music
    Her father promised her
    Her father promised her
    You were once my one companion
    You were all that mattered
    You were once a friend and father
    Then my world was shattered
    Wishing you were somehow here again
    Wishing you were somehow near
    Sometimes it seemed, if I just dreamed
    Somehow you would be here
    Wishing I could hear your voice again
    Knowing that I never would
    Dreaming of you won't help me to do
    All that you dreamed I could
    Passing bells and sculpted angels
    Cold and monumental
    Seem, for you, the wrong companions
    You were warm and gentle
    Too many years
    Fighting back tears
    Why can't the past
    Just die?
    Wishing you were somehow here again
    Knowing we must say goodbye
    Try to forgive, teach me to live
    Give me the strength to try
    No more memories, no more silent tears
    No more gazing across the wasted years
    Help me say goodbye

  • @EsterASousa
    @EsterASousa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sooooo, 9 months passed and I see this video from time to time. And I always get emotional! Sierra was brilliant at this performance, she really show us Christine's grief!

  • @Lola_Sokolskiy
    @Lola_Sokolskiy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This song kills me. STOP BEING AMAZING, SIERRA.

  • @rogerherbert1662
    @rogerherbert1662 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pure magic. That voice is a national treasure. She is a national treasure.

  • @stephsinger5163
    @stephsinger5163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Sierra is my girl crush . She’s perfect . I’ve watched her zoom chatting with ALW and Ramin she’s funny pretty smart and mega talented!

    • @forwardslashAWESOME
      @forwardslashAWESOME 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is that available online somewhere?

    • @stephsinger5163
      @stephsinger5163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes ! I saw it on TH-cam it’s one of the “# stars in the house house“episode 14
      Donations benefit the actors fund , (but you can watch without donating )

  • @ingridka.8406
    @ingridka.8406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This whole musical is a clear masterpiece! Thank God that Andrew was born... without him, we would have no idea what a true work looks like!

  • @LilyGrace95
    @LilyGrace95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I ADORE this song. It's pretty much the sole reason I desperately wish I was a soprano xD
    And I think Sierra Boggess' might just be my favourite version too.....

  • @motherofbears4159
    @motherofbears4159 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved this song when I first saw my first Phantom of the Opera production in 1992... now with my dad being gone, hearing this song is bittersweet.

  • @p.terodactyl6848
    @p.terodactyl6848 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    2:03-3:32...😢😢😢
    3:32-4:10...😰😰😰
    4:10-4:28 (as it breaks into a variation of the "Angel of Music" melody)...😭😭😭
    The video tragically cuts off before this happens, but when the audience applauds for this number, Boggess breaks character and sheds real tears, placing her hands on her chest and everything else to the like. No appropriate emoji exists to describe watching that moment. I don't know anything about her life, but I can tell this number meant a ton to her personally, and she is clearly overjoyed to see her audience of thousands give her so much love and support. It is also easy to tell that she's thinking, "these years upon years of following my dreams of singing and performing, and the gruelling efforts I made, are paying off in their entirety in this moment."
    I'm not an actor nor singer, but doing one of those things by themselves is impressive beyond (especially if you're classically trained). Singing in a tear-inducing way while acting in a way that makes everyone see the character and not the actor at all, and DOING THESE AT THE SAME TIME is just MIND BLOWING. Simply mind blowing.
    I was obsessed with Phantom as a 6 year old (yes, that young), but as I've gotten older I've come to agree with the people saying that it's a bit more style than it is substance. However, this particular production gives it every bit of substance it needs through its acting, voices, and direction all done to perfection. In fact, watching this performance on a screen in the comfort of my own home gives me the same thrill as seeing it person. It is that good. In fact, the cinematography and audio work of it all is so perfect you forget you're watching a recorded live performance. The number of times the camera shows the audience is kept to the greatest minimum, and not a single cough, creaking chair, or rustle of jewelry is heard from the them. It is tragic that this version didn't exist yet when I was 6 because I would've been all over it. Luckily at my age, I'm all for this version as I would've been then, and my love for Phantom has rekindled (but ONLY for this version).
    edit: as someone who grew up in the Denver area for the majority of my childhood, it is awesome to see such an otherworldly talented person born and raised there make such a huge impact.

    • @sunflower-xi5ct
      @sunflower-xi5ct 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sierra sheds a tear during MOTN as well, I think just being able to perform the 25th Anniversary Show with her best pal Ramin must have been a bit of a dream come true.
      I mean how many actresses who have played Christine over the years would have killed to have been chosen for the 25th Show which was being recorded and broadcast around the world live… I mean what a giant moment that would be in someone’s career!

  • @candaceryan4236
    @candaceryan4236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This song has been in my head almost everyday since I lost my dad due to a stroke back in January of 2020 we used to watch this so much and I miss him so so much it hurts but this song helps

  • @delwigzieful
    @delwigzieful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sierra the best Christine ever absolutely outstanding.

  • @fulyabetilayturkakn1865
    @fulyabetilayturkakn1865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Phantom of opera was incredible .lots of thanks to all

  • @DAngelLilith
    @DAngelLilith 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I was 30 mins into it when it got removed. Thought I would not be able to see it full but I just saw I can rent it.
    Excellent *tapa fingers together*