Search - Andrew Lloyd Webber :: The Phantom Of The Opera (1999 Japanese Cast)

If you buy only one Phantom recording, this is the one!

j. O | 06/20/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Fantastic! The best Phantom recording out there. Yuichiro Yamaguchi's Phantom is incredible. His voice is absolutely breathtaking! The rest of the cast is also very strong. This recording is well worth its cost."

Phantom kills again....

Big Fat Theatre Dork | Inbred Queensbury, NY | 05/04/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Alright, this recording is very good--- by Japanese standards. So if you buy it, keep in mind that unless you read Japanese, you won't be able to read any of the lyrics listed in the libretto. Also remember that the Japanese have entirely different conceptions of theatrics than the westerners and europeans, which explains why some songs, such as "Angel of Music" and the title song, feature the english words mixed in with the japanese. And by the way, the Phantom's mask is a rustic silver, rather than white. How's that for unusual?The recording, of course, is a masterpiece by any standards, and the voices are teriffic. As a big fat theatre dork, I like to impress people with my useless knowledge of these kinds of things, so this has come in handy. Great recording, great voices, music slightly different, (tempos are faster in most parts, but it's still good) et cetera.My favorite tempo change is right before Christine yells ".....I'll go mad!" (In Japanese, of course) The music gradually gets faster and faster and faster until she yells that. Great stuff, I recommend it to anyone, enjoy."

Best Phantom recording yet!! ...

Brian | New York State | 06/15/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This cd is very close to being as good as the london cast. There are only 2 things that make the london cast better: Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, they ARE phantom and christine. I will explain the differences between this album and the london album. First, this phantoms voice is MUCH lower that Mr. Crawfords, but he has a beautiful voice. The complete "prologue" is here; there added dance music in "hannible", the rehearsal for "don juan" is missing; the orchestrations and sound quality are far better; all lyrics are in japanese (obviously). This is a very cool cd and worth the price. Buy and enjoy!"