Studio Cast (Graham Bickley, etc.) review by Christine Daae
Author profile: Christine Daae
A Phantom of the Opera fan who legally changed her name to Christine Daae.
She ran an international Phantom of the Opera fan club and published a Phantom fanzine, and put up the second ever Phantom of the Opera site on the web. She saw the show 83 times with 18 different Phantoms, in 4 countries.
She ran an international Phantom of the Opera fan club and published a Phantom fanzine, and put up the second ever Phantom of the Opera site on the web. She saw the show 83 times with 18 different Phantoms, in 4 countries.
This is the recording, released on numerous labels, with Graham Bickley, Claire Moore and John Barrowman. Graham Bickley has never even been in Phantom. John Barrowman wasn't a bad Raoul on stage, but it rather pathetic here. Claire Moore sounds a little mature for Christine, but she's one of my favourite singers, and in my opinion she's the only real reason for getting this CD. It contains the main songs, has a good supporting cast including Mark Wynter and Gay Soper, but no one sounds as if they're really performing the parts and it's no substitute for a good cast recording.
Why they cast Bickley when they could have cast Peter Karrie, Dave Willetts, or any of the other popular but unrecorded Phantoms, God knows.
Note: This recording is now available from Jay records with Ethan Freeman replacing Graham Bickley - a great improvement.
Why they cast Bickley when they could have cast Peter Karrie, Dave Willetts, or any of the other popular but unrecorded Phantoms, God knows.
Note: This recording is now available from Jay records with Ethan Freeman replacing Graham Bickley - a great improvement.
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