Neither lead could hold a candle to Crawford or Brightman, vocally. The movie phantom...no charisma. The movie Christine...lovely voice, however, too "young" top register; acting...it was as if someone told her to "just sing" and show no emotion on her face. Boring.
Patrick Wilson, as Raoul, terrific !
Orchestrations, set, costumes wonderful.
I was woefully disappointed with Brightmans "Harem".
She needs better direction. Perhaps she should re-marry Webber.
I love Sarah Brightman--because she's so cute and seems to like men (naturally I love women who like men); however, Sarah needs a few more practice sessions if she's going to upstage Cecilia Bartoli.