Phantom 25th BluRay - New Vocals?

I viewed the BluRay last night and was shocked to see that Ramin has apparently re-recorded the vocals to much of his performance. He sounds much different than in the theater. I have a DVD copy of the original production shown in movie theaters, and his vocal performance is VERY different (and better, in my opinion) than on the BluRay. Quite a few camera angels were changed as well, which was to be expected, but I was surprised to hear new vocals from The Phantom. I was really looking forward to this BluRay, but now it looks like I'll have to stick to the original DVD. I also added the audio of the original DVD to my iPod, so I suppose I won't be needing the new CD. Has anyone else noticed this?

Does Sierra Boggess still sing sharp?

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Is it worth getting this BluRay DVD---I have it on order--but maybe I should change the order to the regular DVD???

Others may disagree but I personally found the blu ray to be a bit grainy at times, especially when its manly black on screen. It just wasnt as sharp as i expected or compared to other HD stuff. I wish I had stuck with the DVD, but thats just me

Indeed, it seems they tried to take out a good deal of Ramin's speak-singing, or where he chose to give us line readings instead of the notes. Also, they used bits of "Music of the Night" where he gets the melody right.

It seems as though they left Sierra's vocals completely untouched, which is depressing. I have a feeling she probably pushed less and wasn't as sharp at the performances that weren't broadcast live. Maybe they just decided it wasn't much of a problem since it only bothers the 20 percent of us that have strong pitch discrepancy? Faillllllll.

Not hating on Sierra though - I thought it was beautifully acted and well sung, but she really was about a quarter tone sharp on 60 percent of the money notes. Bless her.

Updated On: 12/22/11 at 05:15 PM

I will take a million Sierra Boggesses over Betsy friggin' Joslyn any day.

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best12, I have never laughed at anything on the internet that was genuinely funny until I read your comment. That woman...oh God. She went cross-eyed one too many times for me during "Greenfinch..."

Honestly, I have never heard a live peformance where Christine was not sharp. Maybe its the score because a BL of the Original Broadway company had Sarah singing sharp a lot.

So forgetting that for a moment, Sierra may very well be my favorite. She seems to handle the demands of the score very well.

Visually, I really think Emmy Rossum is beautiful to look at in the role.

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