In the presence of the Phantom's throne room, complete with a massive pipe-organ, the Phantom vows that Christine will be the only girl to sing in the Opera house from then on out. Wanting to know more about this mysterious character, Christine follows him to an underground lair that rests beneath the Opera house.
Immediately a jealous Phantom, posing as Christine's Angel of Music, appears in the dressing room mirror. Raoul laughs the story off as some fairytale, invites her to dinner later and exits the dressing room. Later on in Christine's dressing room, she reveals to love interest Raoul that she was taught to sing by an 'Angel of Music', an angel which used to visit her at night and teach her the vocal arts. The owners are reluctant to replace their shining star Carlotta, but lowly chorus girl Christine auditions and knocks their socks off with her amazing voice. Basically, whispers of a phantom in the Paris Opera house, and a backdrop that collapses mysteriously frighten a singing starlet from performing one night. The plot is really the primary aspect of the show that turns me off most, because after all is said and done it just doesn't make any sense. If you've never been exposed to The Phantom of the Opera in some way, shape or form, I can't say much about the story that's going to make you want to drop everything and see it. The obvious question for most, of course, is if this Blu-ray release accurately captures the show they remember from the last quarter century, both in spirit and in sound. Home theater enthusiasts will be able to celebrate the occasion at home as well, with the release of The Phantom of the Opera at The Royal Albert Hall on Blu-ray. After all, this is a show that's now been performed over 10,000 times over the course of an impressive 25 year history. That being said, I can't deny Phantom's legacy as the most successful musical of all time, and I certainly have to acknowledge its influence on the genre as a whole and what it's meant to its audience ever since the first curtain call. Despite my constant exposure to the acclaimed musical however, it never grew on me.
But, because my wife loves it to no end, I've been subjected to the Broadway cast recording and the feature film numerous times over the years.
I'm a casual fan of musicals, but one production I've never been very fond of is The Phantom of the Opera.
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