Growing up in Wyoming, getting dressed up and going to a show was putting on your best jeans and boots and attending the Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo and if you were really lucky seeing the demolition derby (I love a good car crash). In Sydney, first the Symphony and now Phantom of the Opera, my eyes are being opened to a new world. When Amy called me at work and told me she got two free tickets, I tried to be excited with her but I have to say the idea of seeing an opera didn't really appeal to me, to say the least. So imagine my joy when I found out that Phantom of the OPERA is not actually an opera, it's a MUSICAL about a phantom who lives in an opera house. I think Andrew knew what he was doing when he named it, husbands are so relieved that they don't have to sit through an opera they are completely happy going to a musical, it's not the best selling musical of all time for nothing. So off we went. We had really good seats and it was really good. They had a lot of really cool effects. It definitely surpassed the other three musicals that I have seen. There is just one thing I don't understand (if you haven't seen it stop reading because I don't want to ruin the ending for you) so if you guys could help me out I would appreciate it. The Phantom by my count kills three people, kidnaps the girl twice, nearly hangs the boyfriend and sings about you will learn to love me. Finally the girl kisses him and he got what he wanted and then he sends her away. Why?
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How fun!
Unfortunately I cannot help you with the plot of that particular show. I saw it with our Vienna group in London and was so distracted by how loud the organs were that I didn't pay proper attention.
Now-- if you were talking Les Miserables, that is more up my alley. And it is absolutely NOT because I used to act out the CD in my basement when I was 10 years old.
I think he sends her away because, while Christine shows him sympathy and kindness (and a genuine love for him for teaching her to sing more beautifully), he realizes she will never love him as she does Raoul. Her sympathy and kindness is more than anyone has ever shown him in his tormented life, so in a way, he returns the favor.
It is very powerful -- I love the music and find it somewhat bewitching. When y'all come home, I'll loan you the movie to watch. It delves abit deeper into the past history of the Phantom, Christine and Raoul.
I'm thrilled you enjoyed it.
Love U2, Charlotte
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