@@throughthelookingglass5973 Same here… I watched Annie and the king and I and Mary poppins when I was little but it wasn’t until the phantom movie in 2004 that I really began to fall in love w/ musicals!
@@throughthelookingglass5973 Phantom was my first live show, I've seen Lion King, Wicked, and Addams Family musical (which was amazingly funny), but Phantom will always have a special place in my heart.
@@jwbartle I envy that you actually got to see these shows in person. My family is more of the hiking and biking kind, so I've never seen a musical in person. It's on my bucket list! I've seen the movies and posted shows on TH-cam. And obviously, I own this particular show on DVD. But still, it's not the same as being there.😟
It was rather fitting that not just anyone but ‘A Phantom’ be the one to kick the 25th off with a bang really…I think that’s why they got Earl to do it…they really tried to cram in as many Phantoms as they could for the Anniversary.
This overture was the reason why I got addicted to Phantom of the from the moment I heard it and saw the chandelier rising on Broadway. I will never forget that memory
I’m so excited already Phantom is coming back in Nov 2025. I already designed a crewneck and T-shirt and I’m having it embroidered… I’m already obsessed checking for any news about cast and rehearsals starting. I’ve so missed it these last few years! The girl that’s custom making shirts for me is wonderful! Is anyone else excited for the Phantom to be coming back like I am?
Overture is always the scene I could watch over and over! The power of the music with the change of the scene around the stage really does feel like I am being transported every time! Absolutely love it!! Phantom will always be my favorite musical!
All the hangings and backdrops moving around under that music. And the proscenium being unwrapped under that dig, over done overture. And you know you are in for a great ride.
I love they had Earl play the auctioneer, ❤ they could have gotten anybody but they really tried to get as many Phantoms as they could for the Anniversary. Ramin of course, then Earl, later on they had John, Colm, Anthony, Peter and then the OG himself Michael…all made an appearance, the 25th really was a perfect love letter to Phantom.
I remember crying when I went to watch my first Phantom production earlier this year at His Majesty's Theatre just from pure excitement and emotion. My smile grew immensely when the chandelier came to life it was so invigorating, the tears just kept coming.
I go to see it multiple nights when it is in St Louis MO… I’ve missed it so much while it’s been down! But I’m here not very patiently waiting for November 2025!
One thing I find kinda funny here is that Raoul looks so old. Judging by the year they give us, he should only be around his late 40s - early 50s, but man, does he look BEAT.
It’s very much implied that Christine is dead and that’s why he’s come back to the Opera which is the place where it all began (where he met her again) so yeah he looks rough because he’s grieving. Of course if you factor in Love Never Dies then yeah you have even more of an explanation as to why he’s in such a bad state (just ignore that the dates don’t exactly line up LoL)
@@sunflower-xi5ct I don’t consider LND as canon, but yeah, it looks like Christine’s (unfortunately very early-wtf ALW) death really hit him hard :/ poor guy
According to the timespan, the musical takes place 1880-1881 and this is after the WW1 in 1919, so its 40 years after. Strange things is the sequel on Coney Island "Love Never Dies" takes place in 1909 and the child of phantom and Christine is 10 years where he should be about 30...the timeline is alternativ 😂
Even if the full show is no longer here, we can compile all of these videos into a playlist and it’s already 70% of the show including the curtain call performance
I first encountered this musical through its big-screen adaptation in 2004, when I was 13. Erik's story gave me a great deal of comfort, during that difficult period in my life. In the twenty years since then, I've listened to it countless times. When the overture's first note plays, I feel like I have to take a sharp, deep breath in, like I've just been punched hard in the center of my chest. EVERY SINGLE TIME. That's the power of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. (5/25/2024)
My dad has the Highlights of the Phantom of the Opera CD featuring the original London cast of the show, with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman. I didn't see the show in person until 2018 when they showed it at the Straz Center in Tampa. I learned that the Royal Albert Hall has an enormous pipe organ. We don't see it during the show because the screen is covering it. But I think they used that very organ to play the iconic Overture piece. I'm also glad that they decided to roll the opening credits during the Overture.
I love this production. But absolutely nothing compares to being in a theatre and that chandelier lifts up of the stage and you are close enough to touch it.
Why do I have a memory of the chandelier being lower and hoisted up during this in the production? So good and great music to set the emotions of what is to come.
Michael Crawford told the story of when Phantom came to New York in the late 80's. He is singing and this woman in the front row is talking on some sort of device. He said she could hear her in a very strong Bronx accent "Oh my God, he is right in front of me, he is so gorgeous." Then she held up the device to let her friend hear Crawford sing. Turns out it was a Motorola Dyna-Tac Cell phone, you know one of those big white Bricks.
The original novel was based on a true event In the real story a weight had fallen down on someone during a showing at the Opera French author Gaston Leroux wrote his book and changed the weight to a chandelier The cause of the chandelier crashing down was the Opera Ghost or the Phantom of the Opera The rest was about the events that led to the moment The book was titled La Fantôme de l’Opera or English Phantom of the Opera Many screen adaptations were made including movies and miniseries Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber made it into a musical which became the sensation that it is today
@@noseofsauron236 Totally get that, and with the filmed performance lighting and everything else had to be redone from the original format. But, I think, the auctioneer's almost death-like appearance at the start of the stage play is a nice touch and sets the vibe of the performance. This guy looks nice and tan...lol
Probably so everyone would recognize that it’s Earl LOL It was a deliberate *winkwink* to have not just anyone but ‘a Phantom’ be the one to signal the start of the Overture for the 25th Anniversary…it was kinda poetic really 😉
It was the Anniversary why not cram in as many Phantom Easter Eggs as possible LOL ❤ I wonder how they broached the subject like… “Hey Earl! You want to play the Auctioneer for the 25th Show?” “Sure why not?” 😉
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4:23 "with a little, Illumination! GENTLEMEN!!!!!!"
That opening was truly cool
Is there more preform’s
Phantom was my first introduction to musical theatre. Been a fan ever since.
Same here!👍 I mean I've seen The Sound of Music, Annie, and The King and I, but it was Phantom that became my first obsessive love for musicals.😉
@@throughthelookingglass5973
Same here… I watched Annie and the king and I and Mary poppins when I was little but it wasn’t until the phantom movie in 2004 that I really began to fall in love w/ musicals!
@@throughthelookingglass5973 Phantom was my first live show, I've seen Lion King, Wicked, and Addams Family musical (which was amazingly funny), but Phantom will always have a special place in my heart.
@@signergirl1 You can't go wrong with a dark, ethereal, gothic, love story with me. Phantom has a perfect storyline and music!
@@jwbartle I envy that you actually got to see these shows in person. My family is more of the hiking and biking kind, so I've never seen a musical in person. It's on my bucket list! I've seen the movies and posted shows on TH-cam. And obviously, I own this particular show on DVD. But still, it's not the same as being there.😟
One of the best overtures ever! Sheer power of music and the moment that Earl Carpenter begins it all with a wonderful projected "Gentlemen".
It was rather fitting that not just anyone but ‘A Phantom’ be the one to kick the 25th off with a bang really…I think that’s why they got Earl to do it…they really tried to cram in as many Phantoms as they could for the Anniversary.
@@BookRose-rk1rv Which other Eriks were included? :0
@@finleyforevermoreJohn-Owen, Ramin, Colm, and Peter were all there I’m pretty sure.
This overture was the reason why I got addicted to Phantom of the from the moment I heard it and saw the chandelier rising on Broadway. I will never forget that memory
same here.
I saw it three or four times in Cleveland. Once I could have nearly touched that chandelier as it lifted off the state.
I’m so excited already Phantom is coming back in Nov 2025. I already designed a crewneck and T-shirt and I’m having it embroidered… I’m already obsessed checking for any news about cast and rehearsals starting. I’ve so missed it these last few years! The girl that’s custom making shirts for me is wonderful! Is anyone else excited for the Phantom to be coming back like I am?
Overture is always the scene I could watch over and over! The power of the music with the change of the scene around the stage really does feel like I am being transported every time! Absolutely love it!! Phantom will always be my favorite musical!
All the hangings and backdrops moving around under that music. And the proscenium being unwrapped under that dig, over done overture. And you know you are in for a great ride.
I love they had Earl play the auctioneer, ❤ they could have gotten anybody but they really tried to get as many Phantoms as they could for the Anniversary.
Ramin of course, then Earl, later on they had John, Colm, Anthony, Peter and then the OG himself Michael…all made an appearance, the 25th really was a perfect love letter to Phantom.
The most iconic overture🫵🏼
I remember crying when I went to watch my first Phantom production earlier this year at His Majesty's Theatre just from pure excitement and emotion. My smile grew immensely when the chandelier came to life it was so invigorating, the tears just kept coming.
Chills. Literal chills. Words are not enough to describe how much I love this musical
You read my mind
I go to see it multiple nights when it is in St Louis MO… I’ve missed it so much while it’s been down! But I’m here not very patiently waiting for November 2025!
the overture goes so hard
PLEASE just upload the full musical again
Why'd they private it again?
It makes no sense why they privated it isn’t this Andrew Lloyd Webber’s channel
They want us to pay for it on AppleTv
@@aircanuck they steal the music AND want you to pay for it 😂
One thing I find kinda funny here is that Raoul looks so old. Judging by the year they give us, he should only be around his late 40s - early 50s, but man, does he look BEAT.
He even needs a nurse. LND must have really taken it out of him
Probably his alchohol addiction and extreme stress in the sequal
It’s very much implied that Christine is dead and that’s why he’s come back to the Opera which is the place where it all began (where he met her again) so yeah he looks rough because he’s grieving.
Of course if you factor in Love Never Dies then yeah you have even more of an explanation as to why he’s in such a bad state (just ignore that the dates don’t exactly line up LoL)
@@sunflower-xi5ct I don’t consider LND as canon, but yeah, it looks like Christine’s (unfortunately very early-wtf ALW) death really hit him hard :/ poor guy
According to the timespan, the musical takes place 1880-1881 and this is after the WW1 in 1919, so its 40 years after. Strange things is the sequel on Coney Island "Love Never Dies" takes place in 1909 and the child of phantom and Christine is 10 years where he should be about 30...the timeline is alternativ 😂
For my 13th birthday my parents took me to see Phantom on Broadway. It was and always will be my favorite musical.
I remember seeing this back in the 90s. I was in the center Mez. When that bass hit, it hit hard and went right through me. I LOVED it.
and I fell in love with the opera Phantom after watching the film The Phantom of the Opera (film, 1989) starring Robert Englund! it’s a classic
Underrated movie for sure.
Even if the full show is no longer here, we can compile all of these videos into a playlist and it’s already 70% of the show including the curtain call performance
I bought this version through TH-cam a while ago. I watch it every day.
I first encountered this musical through its big-screen adaptation in 2004, when I was 13. Erik's story gave me a great deal of comfort, during that difficult period in my life. In the twenty years since then, I've listened to it countless times. When the overture's first note plays, I feel like I have to take a sharp, deep breath in, like I've just been punched hard in the center of my chest. EVERY SINGLE TIME. That's the power of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. (5/25/2024)
It doesn't get any better than this. I would have loved this one. I’ve seen it 3 times and that was not enough. 😢
I've seen it five times and could see it a hundred times more.
5:44 this part gives me an eargasm every time
Just stunning, beautiful, and magnificent production. Love the Phantom of Opera.
Could you imagine seeing this live in person. I yearn for the day they bring it back to this hall!!!
Outstanding! After all these years still the BEST musical ever created!
My dad has the Highlights of the Phantom of the Opera CD featuring the original London cast of the show, with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman. I didn't see the show in person until 2018 when they showed it at the Straz Center in Tampa. I learned that the Royal Albert Hall has an enormous pipe organ. We don't see it during the show because the screen is covering it. But I think they used that very organ to play the iconic Overture piece. I'm also glad that they decided to roll the opening credits during the Overture.
I LOVEEEEE THIS overture on of my favorites
Such a powerful opening scene!
Literally watched the musical yesterday, just could not stop listening to the OST over and over again after the show xx
Best musical. I ever saw in New York sorry to see it close. Michael Crawford was wonderful.
When are you posting the Full musical on TH-cam again? Do it soon please 🥺
I was about to say this! We need the full show again! ❤️
This is one of my favourite bits still gives me goosebumps
@@danielshortt9426 i know every word to this Overture haha
I was wanting back too and same for Love Never Dies
It was added to amazon prime, that might be why. Thats where i saw the full show
0:00 This is actually the Prologue followed by 4:27 the Overture with the film's opening credits
My favorite Song From Phantom!!
This was amazing when you see it live on stage as a 9 year old and see the chandelier rise and fall it’s life changing love you phantom
I love this production. But absolutely nothing compares to being in a theatre and that chandelier lifts up of the stage and you are close enough to touch it.
I wasn't a huge fan of musical theatre until I saw Phantom of The Opera
I’m so glad they finally recorded this live. Love Never Dies is also on film
It's from 2011.
I am so glad they posted the overture. Wanted this for years!
Man, this channel was so great during the pandemic, but seeing it devolve into all these repeats and compilations kinda breaks my heart a little bit.
One of the best.
Amazing musical !
Best. Overture. Ever.
Everytime I hear this it just blows me away..❤
When I worked in theater this was a dream show of mine to lighting design
never gets old
My parents watched Les Miserables and Phantom many years ago, got a chance to see them both!
What happened to make them take the entire show off the channel? What a shame...
During the covid lockdown they show the whole play on youtube. It was such a great show, I cant wait to see it live in 2025.
Why do I have a memory of the chandelier being lower and hoisted up during this in the production?
So good and great music to set the emotions of what is to come.
Have this on DVD plus saw the show in London quite a while ago now. Wish they would do a performance at the Albert Hall of his other masterpiece Evita
Thanks to this my wrestling character is based of the phantom
Michael Crawford told the story of when Phantom came to New York in the late 80's. He is singing and this woman in the front row is talking on some sort of device. He said she could hear her in a very strong Bronx accent "Oh my God, he is right in front of me, he is so gorgeous." Then she held up the device to let her friend hear Crawford sing. Turns out it was a Motorola Dyna-Tac Cell phone, you know one of those big white Bricks.
Brilliant.
Monumental, êxtase imensurável, simplesmente nada se compara a este musical, nada mais belo, no mundo do Teatro Musical.
Pongan el show completo ☹️
esta en algunas paginas web online gratis
@@mariana3759 Será que puedes compartir un link, por favor?
The show complete please!!! :c
The original novel was based on a true event
In the real story a weight had fallen down on someone during a showing at the Opera
French author Gaston Leroux wrote his book and changed the weight to a chandelier
The cause of the chandelier crashing down was the Opera Ghost or the Phantom of the Opera
The rest was about the events that led to the moment
The book was titled La Fantôme de l’Opera or English Phantom of the Opera
Many screen adaptations were made including movies and miniseries
Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber made it into a musical which became the sensation that it is today
Thank you 🙏
Seen on broadway 16 times.🕊🇺🇲💕
I waited for 3 whole years
For one crazy moment, I thought the auctioneer was Jeremy Brett (aka Sherlock Holmes)! 😆
JUST SHOW THE FULL THING OMG
I clicked the link only to see the video was removed, where can I watch this? I love it!
Ramin Karimloo- THE Phantom
What happened to the full show? Please reupload it.
If you can find it there is a great documentary about the making of Phantom back in the 80's and everything that went wrong.
This and the Lion King has the best opening
4:23シャンデリア
Few people know this, but Javert actually faked his Death and became an auctioneer
😂
I keep forgetting im not watching the whole film lol
4:27 for who need music only
In the theater, the auctioneer has very pale make up with dark circles around his eyes. WOnder why they decided for no make-up.
I think it's because this is a filmed performance, they can get away with plainer makeup for camera closeups.
@@noseofsauron236 Totally get that, and with the filmed performance lighting and everything else had to be redone from the original format. But, I think, the auctioneer's almost death-like appearance at the start of the stage play is a nice touch and sets the vibe of the performance. This guy looks nice and tan...lol
Probably so everyone would recognize that it’s Earl LOL
It was a deliberate *winkwink* to have not just anyone but ‘a Phantom’ be the one to signal the start of the Overture for the 25th Anniversary…it was kinda poetic really 😉
@@BookRose-rk1rv Now that makes sense. Didn't know that! lol
Is it just me or Mr. Ramin Karimloo looks like an older Henry Cavill?
4:25 Gentlemen!
They have to lift the chandelier up!
and not just lift the curtain...
🎭👍
Earl Carpenter as Auctioneer?
It was the Anniversary why not cram in as many Phantom Easter Eggs as possible LOL ❤
I wonder how they broached the subject like… “Hey Earl! You want to play the Auctioneer for the 25th Show?” “Sure why not?” 😉
Grande Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
Cast Isabelle chan and her onii chan Rockin roach chan and ghost christmas of future chan and lucy and family cookie swirl aphmau and Eni chan and zane chan kc chan kim chan noi chan pierce chan and mac chan ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
bro.... what is with all the emojis
I know Robert Le Diable is a real opera. How about Hannibal?
Hannibal doesn't exist. And there never was a composer called Chalumeau.
シャンデリアの演出が日本の劇団四季のものより派手やね
why a woman look like a soeur ?