It is said that when Weber proposed to producer Mackintosh to adapt Le Roux's "The Ghost of the Opera" into a musical, Mackintosh was taking a bath in his bathtub. Weber used a large number of classical music backgrounds and put operas into musicals. This form can realize his early dreams - such as "Stepping Up", "42nd Street" and other musicals based on the backstage of the theater company.
Weber adapted "The Ghost of the Opera" into a musical, and Maria designed the tall staircases of the Paris Opera House, the dreamy underground lake and all kinds of luxurious costumes. In this musical, Weber uses surreal techniques and alienated sound processing, which is another attempt by him to break through traditional aesthetic standards after "Cats". The name of this musical master is enough to be engraved in the music history of the 20th century. Some of the famous songs in his musicals are as classic as the best classical music. The melodies are beautiful and elegant, but they are as widely accepted by the public as pop songs. Sarah Brightman had a dramatic marriage with Weber. Some of Weber's masterpieces were almost tailor-made for her. Brightman's performance of "The Ghost of the Opera" made her a star both on and off the screen. The eternal Christine (Christine, the heroine in the play) is known as the "chief red actress". Her voice is very special. The classical soprano is full of pop style, and the higher the pitch, the louder it is. The two albums "Time To Say Goodbye" and "Eden" released in recent years have shown her changeable side. In addition, the hero played by Michael Crawford almost makes people believe that there is indeed such a masked ghost in the Paris Opera House.
Like Brightman, Crawford's ghost role is irreplaceable by other actors. [A music box is auctioned on the stage. When the music sounds, a mechanical monkey moves accordingly. An old man bids the price (Raoul). Going back to the past (younger era), this plays a matchmaking role. Unfold the story.
Although "Phantom of the Opera" has a terrifying and thrilling atmosphere, the director's pursuit is to mobilize all musical and stage expression methods and give full play to the musical's comprehensive stage advantages (vocal music and choreography). The entire musical uses a musical language that is similar to a serious grand opera, and introduces the concept and method of "musical drama unfolding" to combine the wonderful, sincere and beautiful relationship between two men, the Ghost, Christine, and Raoul, and one woman. The slightly sad romance and the emotional blend of love and fantasy are extremely poignant, perfect and touching. The original musical has a large amount of classic music, which absolutely guarantees the shocking emotional expression in the movie and is also the main soul of the movie. In this movie, soothing, urgent, manic, and passionate music constantly alternate, and several melodies such as the phantom of the opera, all I ask of you are used throughout. The same melody cleverly expresses different emotions and also establishes the foundation of the work. emotional tone.
Christine (the heroine) truly stepped onto her own stage for the first time. The heroine emerged as beautiful and hazy, and the music of "Think of Me" was soft and sweet; the singing began, and the story unfolded. development. The director used such a large environment to create this character (Christine), and allowed the film to unfold the story along with the opera performed by the Paris Opera House in Europe. After Christine's first opera was successful, she returned to her room, lit a candle and heard the encouragement of the musical angel (ghost). Christine's good friend comes to see Raoul, and the two start a conversation in the form of singing. But the love between Christine and Raoul made the theater ghost hiding behind the mirror very angry, so he appeared from behind the mirror. The heroine and the ghost came into contact for the first time. Under the guidance of the ghost's seductive singing, In the dark secret passage, Christine followed step by step, and the two took a boat to the secret room in the center of the dark lake beneath the Opera House. In this dreamy basement, the ghost used his gentle, tender and powerful singing "The Music Of The Night" to let Christine put aside the fetters of the world and join the dark kingdom, singing the darkness he composed. The singing melody is melodious and graceful. . The singing and music are also beautiful and mellow.
When the heroine goes to the underground kingdom, the music of The Phantom Of The Opera is high-pitched, passionate, mysterious and slightly urgent; when everyone is arguing, the music is light and funny; when the heroine is in the cemetery, the music is sad It’s mesmerizing; in addition to the use of musical performances, the movie also has a unique use of characters and music. When Luck was killed, the rapidity of the music and Luck’s heartbeat as he ran for his life merged into one, fully expressing the fear.
During the performance of the Phantom's opera "The Triumph of Don Giovanni", the Phantom repeated his old tricks and unknowingly hanged Pilgi, who played Don Juan, and went into battle himself and sang a part with Gristin The beautiful aria "The Point Of No Return" (The Point Of No Return) has low and wild music, which is in line with the character of the Phantom; the whole movie also follows the victory of "Don Juan", threatening Christine to the basement, and letting Christine Making a choice, the background music was dangerous and intense, and this underground kingdom seemed dark and terrifying. Christine made an amazing move. Her calm kiss evoked the beautiful emotions deep in the ghost's heart, and the crisp sound of the music box accompanied the owner. The plaintive singing adds a long-lasting ending to this legend.