Overall I would say that Phantom is an experience because of the fact that they do alot of opera-ish singing which is quite different from what I have caught so far (i.e. beauty and the beast / the producers).

However it was really sub-standard I feel coz I think the phantom and christine diarre (or however its spelt) did not really do the role justice. Their pronunciation is quite jumbled and their voices did not carry! So disappointed with the standard of the actors. Although the story-line and certain scenes were excellent. For example I really loved the scene where the phantom took christine to his dungeon for the first time and the song / tune they sang is the one everyone knows!

Haha. So hooked onto it I came back and downloaded the whole album. It is from the orginial 1970ish cast in London where Sarah Brightman acted in. Wow, listening to the album really shows the difference in cast. The clarity and emotions are just spectacular. Really loved the songs. 2 in particular, so they will be in the youtube videos on the sidebar! Enjoy all!