When we talk about theatrical performances, one of the first acts that would come to our minds is probably The Phantom of the Opera. This theatrical act brings only the best of performers and will never disappoint both our eyes and ears.
It is also not a secret to most of us that there are many Hollywood stars that are equally good at the theatre and music as much as they do in films. This video features an incredible duet a world-renowned Broadway singer and an international movie star.
Worry not about admission fees, here is your front-row ticket to this awesome performance!
Listen to this powerhouse duo! They are set to bring the house down with their The Phantom of the Opera performance to honor Andrew Lloyd Webber on his 50 birthday.
The stars are ready to give us a musical treat.
The all-stars of Broadway are lining up in the wings to perform and give a salute to Andrew Lloyd Webber on his 50th birthday. Royal Albert Hall is packed with his friends and family, Megastars, and well to do’s, ready to see a few performances of a lifetime. No expense was spared in production and talent in order to give one of the greatest composers a celebration for his contribution to the theatre world.
The and only, Sarah Brightman – the original Christine.
The lightning strikes as the Phantom pounds his massive pipe organ and the London Musicians Orchestra performs the explosive composition. The crowd cheers as from stage left a spotlight finds none other than the star of the original production of Phantom, Sarah Brightman. At London’s West End world premiere of The Phantom of the Opera, it was Brightman who took the stage and crafted the role of Christine Daaé. And here she is, years later, paying tribute to her ex-husband, Lloyd Webber.
You wouldn’t believe who’s on stage with her.
Sarah Brightman takes center stage and rolls into the eponymous song from Phantom. As she sings, the spotlight finds The Phantom walking down to take the stage. Who is that playing the Phantom? Does that look like Hollywood and International movie sensation Antonio Banderas? Could it be? Can he sing?
An international movie star who became ever-popular for starring in the 1998 movie, The Mask of Zorro.
He is the one and only! When he lifts that microphone and starts belting his part, he immediately fills the Royal Albert Hall with his beautiful voice. The two roars high to sing the song, it’s indeed a festival of good music.
Banderas is also no stranger to Lloyd Webber musicals for he’s known to have portrayed Ché, the narrator, in the movie version of Evita.
The Impresario
Andrew Lloyd Webber has composed 21 musicals, and his longest-running musical by far is The Phantom of The Opera. The story of a beautiful soprano who becomes the obsession of a musical genius living in an expansive underground lair below the Paris Opéra House. Lloyd Webber based the musical on the 1910 French novel by Gaston Leroux, and it went on to become a worldwide sensation.
Webber created the role of Christine Daaé for his then wife, Sarah Brightman. Phantom won the 1986 Olivier Award and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical.
Youtubers are commenting about the two singers
“Has her voice aged a single day? It might as well be 1989 all over again!”
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“Antonio Banderas has to be the most sensual sounding Phantom going.“
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“Who knew, Antonio Banderas sings well. And he even managed to do a duet with Sarah Brightman. Wow!”
If you are currently on home quarantine, then we got you! It’s all thanks to the internet for immortalizing such wonderful performances like this one of Sarah Brightman and Antonio Banderas. Worry not because admission is absolutely free!
Watch Brightman and Banderas as they launched their voices high like missiles in their amazing duet of The Phantom of the Opera.
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