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Post by willofthewip on Apr 29, 2005 23:23:39 GMT -5
I love Gerard and I love Emmy, but has anyone here ever heard of the cast recording with a Graham Bickley as the Phantom and Claire Moore as Christine? I hate to say it, but their voices are how I imagined the characters when I read the book. I love what Gerard and Emmy bring to the roles and no one can act them better than they can, but I'd like to know who fits your mental image of our favorite former chorus girl and her masked Angel (Michael Crawford never did it for me).
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Post by phoenix*angel*13 on Apr 30, 2005 18:09:42 GMT -5
well i've never heard those two.
in the leroux book, i had trouble imagining anyone i know of in the parts, they looked so different (christine-blonde, blue eyes; erik-skeletal), so the characters had their own images to me. but in the kay book, it was much easier to think of someone in those parts, and since i've only seen the movie, christine closely resembles emmy and erik has gerry's body, well gerry's face is nothing like how erik's is described but he has a very strong/muscular body, so there you are. and in kay's book, they have gerry and emmy's voices, my favorites of any i've heard.
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cinty
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Post by cinty on May 1, 2005 8:08:54 GMT -5
oh my goodness! You are the first person i have met who has heard the Graham Bickely and Claire Moore version too!!! Well, to state my opionion, I just love Graham's voice. I think it's beautiful. But Claire doesn't do it for me. She is too screechy. However, my favourite, first and always Phantom is MICHEAL CRAWFORD!!!!! oh my goodness his voice is the most beautiful, amazing, angelic, gorgoeus voice ever. I like Gerard, but seriously, MC blows him out of the water. Sarah is also fantastic but Emmy is my favourite Christine.
to get back on topic, I'm not saying Claire isn't good. but she isn't very good on the high notes. she does sing the theme song nicely though. I really like John Barrowman too. but Graham, the very first moment I heard him I thought he had a wonderful voice.
so the way I imagine them as I read is with MC's voice, Emmy's voice and...hmmm, probably Patrick's voice. but I love all three Raouls' I have heard- (steve being a big favourite too)
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Post by willofthewsip on May 4, 2005 16:21:44 GMT -5
Thanks, cinty, now I don't feel so alone! Ha ha. I see what you mean about Claire Moore. She's in Miss Saigon and the songs don't have as wide a range, so she can sing comfortably in the alto section. Graham...wow.
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Post by cinty on May 13, 2005 1:20:51 GMT -5
Well, I"m glad I'm not the only who has it! I would like to hear Clare in Miss Saigon.. I did think she had quite a nice voice on, for example, the theme song. She sings nicely in the alto range. But when she goes up high, she doesn't sound very good at all.
What do you think of Graham?
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