Who's your favorite Phantom?
Who's your favorite Phantom?
#1re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 12:33amHugh Panaro. His handling of the role is so emotional and his voice is phenomenal as well.
#2re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 12:35amAh! I love so many! Probably Michael Crawford is my fav. though...
#3re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 1:43am
My all time favorite is Michael Crawford
but LIVE...I'm going to have to go with Gary Mauer
#4re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 2:34amHugh Panaro, but he's the only one I've ever seen live...
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#7re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 8:58amCount me as another vote for Hugh Panaro. He totally surpassed my expectations for the role each time I saw him.
#8re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 9:40amHands down goes to: Hugh Panaro He's perfect in the role.
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#9re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 9:49amMichael Crawford. Some others very very, very good but Michael was great.
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#10re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 11:31amEthan Freeman and Earl Carpenter and Hugh panaro
#11re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 12:43pmThe first time I ever saw the show I was only 7 (man, it really has been running a long time, huh?), and I'm not sure who I saw. But since then I've seen Davis Gaines, Thomas James O'Leary, and Howard McGillin. I'd have to go with McGillin, who's my favorite tenor of all time, although I did feel that he was kind of "walking through" the performance (sorry Howard--you still rock).
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#12re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 12:48pm
I KNOW that no one else will pick Timothy Nolen (who succeeded Michael Crawford), but...there you have it. I LOVE this man's voice and he's my favorite Phantom. Just saw Mr. Nolen in Patience at City Opera (he was Colonel Calvary). His voice STILL turns me into a very warm, happy puddle. Just gorgeous.
Sigh...
Nydiva
#13re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 1:20pmHe's the only baritone to play the role on Broadway, isn't he? He must have a HUGE range...
MikeH
Understudy Joined: 9/8/04
#14re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 1:25pm
Speaking of Timothy Nolen, here's an interesting interview I found awhile ago where he talks about singing the Phantom. The Phantom bit is near the middle....
http://www.usoperaweb.com/2003/spring/nolen.htm
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#16re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 1:44pmWow, Mike--that's a great article! Thanks!
#17re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 1:58pmI was originally planning to see Howard McGillan, whose voice is great, especially in "Anything Goes! 1987 Revival." He was out the day I saw the show, 3 years ago, so I saw John Cudia, who was the phantom understudy at the time, not Raoul. He was really great! So, he goes as my favorite.
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#18re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 2:02pmDavis Gaines! Great physicality and the perfect dark sound.
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#19re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 3:34pm
Thanks so much, Mike H, for that great article. I shall savor it on my commute home. I knew Mr. Nolen didn't have a great time during his Phantom run, but I'm grateful that it introduced me to his talents.
He's one of the two reasons (the other is another friend who has happily worked with Mr. Nolen as well) I occasionally hike up to City Opera at Lincoln Center. I'd go more often, but I spend enough $$$ on Broadway as it is!
He'll be doing Mines of Sulpher later this season. No idea if I'll like the opera, but I know I'll love hearing that voice.
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#21re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 4:48pmIt's a tie between Hugh Panaro and the vastly underrated Gerard Butler
#22re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 4:49pmPhantom2. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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#23re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 4:51pm
(to the tune of "Oh my darlin' Clementine")
Hugh Panaro
Hugh Panaro
Hugh Panaro all the way.
[It totally makes sense to me.]
#24re: Who's your favorite Phantom?
Posted: 10/7/05 at 4:53pm
really hard to say!
I guess at the moment- Howard McGillin
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