The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall

by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Overview

To describe Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of The Phantom of the Opera, the tale of a disfigured musical genius' obsession with a young soprano based on Gaston Leroux's early 20th century novel, as a phenomenon would be something of an understatement. Since its West End premiere in 1986, it has been seen by around 130 million people, earned both Tony and Olivier awards for Best Musical, and amassed a staggering five billion dollars worldwide at the box office. Celebrating its momentous achievement, this unique recording of its 25th anniversary show at London's Royal Albert Hall shows exactly why it's become such an institution, from the horror movie organs and haunting synths of the iconic "Overture," to the glass-shattering vocals and dramatic melodies of the anthemic title number, to the emotive balladry of "The Music of the Night." Featuring all 22 songs from the 2011 Cameron Mackintosh-produced show, which starred Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom, Sierra Boggess as Christine, and Hadley Fraser as Raoul, the first official West End cast recording since 2000 is certainly comprehensive. But while the passages of dialogue on "Think of Me" and "Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh" may transmit well to its accompanying DVD, they feel slightly redundant here, and the constant applause, particularly the four-minute standing ovation that ends "Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer," suggests more extensive use of an editor would have been appreciated. Fans who were lucky enough to see the show in person may also be disappointed that the star turn from its most renowned leading lady, Sarah Brightman, on the "Grand Finale" has been strangely omitted, even though the lengthy congratulatory speech from Lloyd Webber himself remains fully intact. An accomplished and impressively performed tribute it may be, then, but those wanting to relive its most glorious moments may find themselves pressing the fast-forward button far more often than was necessary. ~ Jon O'Brien

Product Details

Release Date:	02/07/2012
Label:	Decca / Decca Broadway / Universal / Verve
UPC:	0602527844916
Rank:	3678

Tracks

Disc 1

1. The Phantom of the Opera~Prologue  - Rosemary Ashe  - Sierra Boggess  - Earl Carpenter  - Gardar Thor Cortes  - Stephen John Davis  - Wynne Evans  - Wendy Ferguson  - Hadley Fraser  - Simon Green  - Philip Griffiths  - Andrew Halliday  - Nick Holder  - Anthony Inglis  - Ellen Jackson  - Heather Jackson  - Barry James  - Ramin Karimloo  - Peter Land  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  - Daisy Maywood  - Mick Oxtoby  - Sergei Palunin  -  Phantom of the Opera Cast Ensemble  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra  - Liz Robertson  - Gareth Snooks
2. The Phantom of the Opera~Overture  - Anthony Inglis  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra
3. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 1. Scene 1. Think of Me  - Sierra Boggess  - Wendy Ferguson  - Hadley Fraser  - Anthony Inglis  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra
4. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 1. Scene 2. Angel of Music  - Sierra Boggess  - Anthony Inglis  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  - Daisy Maywood  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra
5. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 1. Scene 3. Little Lotte / The Mirror (Angel of Music)  - Sierra Boggess  - Hadley Fraser  - Anthony Inglis  - Ramin Karimloo  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra
6. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 1. Scene 4. The Phantom of the Opera  - Sierra Boggess  - Anthony Inglis  - Ramin Karimloo  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra
7. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 1. Scene 5. The Music of the Night  - Anthony Inglis  - Ramin Karimloo  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra
8. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 1. Scene 6. I Remember / Stranger Than You Dreamt It  - Sierra Boggess  - Anthony Inglis  - Ramin Karimloo  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra
9. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 1. Scene 7. Magical Lasso  - Nick Holder  - Anthony Inglis  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  - Daisy Maywood  -  Phantom of the Opera Cast Ensemble  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra  - Liz Robertson
10. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 1. Scene 8. Notes / Prima Donna  - Wynne Evans  - Wendy Ferguson  - Hadley Fraser  - Anthony Inglis  - Barry James  - Ramin Karimloo  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  - Daisy Maywood  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra  - Liz Robertson  - Gareth Snooks
11. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 1. Scene 9. Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh  - Rosemary Ashe  - Sierra Boggess  - Earl Carpenter  - Gardar Thor Cortes  - Stephen John Davis  - Wynne Evans  - Wendy Ferguson  - Hadley Fraser  - Simon Green  - Philip Griffiths  - Andrew Halliday  - Nick Holder  - Anthony Inglis  - Ellen Jackson  - Heather Jackson  - Barry James  - Ramin Karimloo  - Peter Land  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  - Daisy Maywood  - Mick Oxtoby  - Sergei Palunin  -  Phantom of the Opera Cast Ensemble  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra  - Liz Robertson  - Gareth Snooks
12. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 1. Scene 10. Why Have You Brought Me Here? / Raoul, I've Been There  - Sierra Boggess  - Hadley Fraser  - Anthony Inglis  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra
13. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 1. Scene 10. All I Ask of You  - Sierra Boggess  - Hadley Fraser  - Anthony Inglis  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra
14. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 1. Scene 10. All I Ask of You (Reprise)  - Anthony Inglis  - Ramin Karimloo  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra

Disc 2

15. The Phantom of the Opera~Entr'acte  - Anthony Inglis  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra
16. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 2. Scene 1. Masquerade / Why So Silent...?  - Rosemary Ashe  - Sierra Boggess  - Earl Carpenter  - Gardar Thor Cortes  - Stephen John Davis  - Wynne Evans  - Wendy Ferguson  - Hadley Fraser  - Simon Green  - Philip Griffiths  - Andrew Halliday  - Nick Holder  - Anthony Inglis  - Ellen Jackson  - Heather Jackson  - Barry James  - Ramin Karimloo  - Peter Land  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  - Daisy Maywood  - Mick Oxtoby  - Sergei Palunin  -  Phantom of the Opera Cast Ensemble  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra  - Liz Robertson  - Gareth Snooks
17. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 2. Scene 3. Notes / Twisted Every Way  - Sierra Boggess  - Wynne Evans  - Wendy Ferguson  - Hadley Fraser  - Anthony Inglis  - Barry James  - Ramin Karimloo  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra  - Liz Robertson  - Gareth Snooks
18. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 2. Scene 5. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again  - Sierra Boggess  - Anthony Inglis  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra
19. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 2. Scene 5. Wandering Child / Bravo, Monsieur  - Sierra Boggess  - Hadley Fraser  - Anthony Inglis  - Ramin Karimloo  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra
20. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 2. Scene 7. The Point of No Return  - Sierra Boggess  - Anthony Inglis  - Ramin Karimloo  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra
21. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 2. Scene 8. Down Once More / Track Down This Murderer  - Rosemary Ashe  - Sierra Boggess  - Earl Carpenter  - Gardar Thor Cortes  - Stephen John Davis  - Wynne Evans  - Wendy Ferguson  - Hadley Fraser  - Simon Green  - Philip Griffiths  - Andrew Halliday  - Nick Holder  - Anthony Inglis  - Ellen Jackson  - Heather Jackson  - Barry James  - Ramin Karimloo  - Peter Land  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  - Daisy Maywood  - Mick Oxtoby  - Sergei Palunin  -  Phantom of the Opera Cast Ensemble  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra  - Liz Robertson  - Gareth Snooks
22. The Phantom of the Opera~Act 2. Scene 9. Grand Finale  - Rosemary Ashe  - Sally Ashfield  - Peter Bishop  - Sierra Boggess  - Sarah Brightman  - Earl Carpenter  - Justin Church  - Barry Clark  - Gardar Thor Cortes  - Michael Crawford  - Stephen John Davis  - Janet Devenish  - Wynne Evans  - Wendy Ferguson  - David Firth  - Hadley Fraser  - Simon Green  - Paul Arden Griffith  - Philip Griffiths  - Andrew Halliday  - Nick Holder  - Janet Howd  - Anthony Inglis  - Ellen Jackson  - Heather Jackson  - Barry James  - Lynn Jezzard  - Peter Joback  - Dinah Jones  - Ramin Karimloo  - Nicola Keen  - Maria Kesselman  - Janos Kurucz  - Peter Land  - Andrew Lloyd Webber  - Daisy Maywood  - Patricia Merrin  - Claire Moore  - John Owen-Jones  - Mick Oxtoby  - Sergei Palunin  -  Phantom of the Opera Cast Ensemble  -  Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra  - Patricia Richards  - Liz Robertson  - John Savident  - Gareth Snooks  - Anthony Warlow  - Jill Washington  - Colm Wilkinson

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Andrew Lloyd Webber   Primary Artist,Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Dinah Jones   Vocals
Sierra Boggess   Vocals
Heather Jackson   Vocals
Patricia Richards   Vocals
Hadley Fraser   Vocals
Earl Carpenter   Vocals
Maria Kesselman   Vocals
Phantom of the Opera Cast Ensemble   Choir/Chorus
Janet Howd   Vocals
Mick Oxtoby   Vocals
Daisy Maywood   Vocals
Gareth Snooks   Vocals
Sergei Palunin   Vocals
Stephen John Davis   Vocals
Wendy Ferguson   Vocals
Colm Wilkinson   Vocals
Barry James   Vocals
Liz Robertson   Vocals
Sarah Brightman   Vocals
Jill Washington   Vocals
Rosemary Ashe   Vocals
Michael Crawford   Vocals
Sally Ashfield   Vocals
Patricia Merrin   Vocals
Janet Devenish   Vocals
Phantom of the Opera Pit Orchestra   Orchestra
Lynn Jezzard   Vocals
John Savident   Vocals
Ramin Karimloo   Vocals
John Owen-Jones   Vocals
Paul Arden Griffith   Vocals
Anthony Warlow   Vocals
Anthony Inglis   Conductor
Claire Moore   Vocals
Simon Green   Vocals
Peter Joeback   Vocals
Nick Holder   Vocals
Janos Kurucz   Vocals
Philip Griffiths   Vocals
Nicola Keen   Vocals
Peter Land   Vocals
Andrew Halliday   Vocals
Peter Bishop   Vocals
Barry Clark   Vocals
Wynne Evans   Vocals
David Firth   Vocals
Ellen Jackson   Vocals
Justin Church   Vocals
Gardjar Thor Cortes   Vocals

Technical Credits

Alastair Muir   Photography
Michael Kunze   Composer
Laurence Connor   Stage Direction
Andrew Lloyd Webber   Book,Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Orchestration
Charles Hart   Composer,Lyricist
Robin Sellars   Mixing Engineer
Richard Stilgoe   Book,Composer,Lyricist
Paul Chandler   Pro-Tools
Michael Parnin   Pro-Tools
David Cullen   Orchestration
Cameron Mackintosh   Liner Notes
Mike Batt   Composer
Ronan Phelan   Pro-Tools
Nigel Wright   Producer
Tim Summerhayes   Sound Supervision
Stephen Brooker   Music Supervisor
Ian Dyckhoff   Sound Manager
Mike Silverston   Assistant Engineer
Stuart Andrews   Keyboard Programming
Ollie Nesham   Assistant Engineer
Ben Frost   Music Coordinator