#lnd hamburg

[hiraethwrote]

awwwe tysm for tag this is so sweet 🩷

last song: a kind thing to do - cavetown, pierce the veil, vic fuentes

favourite colour: black, purple and forest green

last book i finished: normal people by sally rooney

last tv show i watched: lol haikyuu, but been binging a lot of reality lately as well

spicy/sweet/savoury: sucker for all three as i am a foodie, but think i’m gonna go with savoury

relationship status: …long term relationship slowly turning complicated….

last think i googled: real grove burgerbrød (i was trying to find the right hamburger bread to buy lol so it says “proper whole grain burger buns”)

current obsession: jjk and hq (but lnds is slowly growing here)

looking forward to: going home for christmas and seeing my family again <3

no pressure tags: @wyrcan @angelcent @itachiiwrites @euthymiya @sugudoe + anyone who wants to 🩷

10 people i’d like to get to know better

tagged by @bubonicbabybell <3

Last song: meat is murder by the smiths

favorite color: orange 🍊

last book i finished: bliss montage

last tv show i watched: supernatural (s12)

sweet/spicy/savory: savory? i honestly dont have a preference

relationship status: single

last thing i googled: stardew valley wiki 💀

current obsession: dead poets society + the sims 4

looking forward to: halloween! and nanowrimo

tagging > @laceyc0bwebs @thelifeofagirl @chiiiiiiiiiiiiiii (i have no other mutuals and am lowkey scared to tag people i follow so sorry this is supposed to be 10)

[phantomchristinesuk]

Phanniversary posts: 2021 (7)

Rachel Anne Moore

Seventh live Christine

Saw in March 2016

Pictures: Rachel Anne Moore social medias (HS: Faymous Studios)

[marleneoftheopera]

Opinion for the LND Hamburg Christine’s?

Rachel Anne Moore (principal): Glorious, rich voice. Gorgeous in costume. From the clips I saw she acted the heck out of the role too.

Jazmin Gorsline (alternate): To me, a pretty standard LND Christine voice. Nothing super special for me, but enjoyable nonethless. Looked nice in costume.

Heidi Karlsson (u/s): Pretty much the same as Jazmin. I thought at times her voice was a little bit more like Rachel's, but not as strong. Still enjoyable.

Jessie Roggemann (u/s): I believe she went on as Christine, but the audio we have of her is when Heidi went on but lost her voice, so the audience saw Heidi but heard Jessie sing from backstage. She had a very nice voice and richer I think. More like Rachel's.

Milica Jovanovic (emergency cover/u/s): Loved her in the Vienna concert. So happy that she got to do the show with the entire staging. Sounded and looked lovely.

If I were to put them in order from love to good, I would say: Rachel Anne Moore, Milica Jovanovic, Jessie Roggermann, Heidi Karlsson, Jazmin Gorsline.

[phangirllnd]

Rachel Anne Moore in Liebe Stirbt Nie in Hamburg, Germany. (x)

[perrosguirecarchive]

She is SO beautiful.

365 of backstage love // (2/365)

Rachel Anne Moore, backstage of Liebe Stirbt Nie, Hamburg

[ange-de-la-musique]

Actresses performing in both Phantom of the Opera and Love Never Dies.

Sierra Boggess - POTO Christine in Vegas, Broadway, and the RAH concert. LND Christine in London

Meghan Picerno - POTO Christine in the World Tour and Broadway. LND Christine in the US Tour

Celia Graham - POTO Christine in London. LND Christine in London

Anna O’Byrne - POTO Christine in London and the Australia/World Tour. LND Christine in Australia

Mira Ormala - POTO Christine in Oslo. LND Christine in London

Claire Lyon - POTO Christine in the World Tour. LND Christine in Australia

Louise Fribo - POTO Carlotta in Copenhagen. LND Christine in Copenhagen

Rachel Anne Moore - POTO Carlotta in Hamburg and Broadway. LND Christine in Hamburg

Mary Michael Patterson - POTO Christine in Broadway. LND Meg in the US Tour

Sharon Millerchip - POTO Meg in Melbourne. LND Meg in Australia

[andrewlloydwebber]

with the turn around from frozen the movie being made and the musical coming out being relatively quick, i wonder if some of the international productions will feature the people who dubbed the film in the role on stage… for example, i’m sure Stage Entertainment is already in negotiations to bring it to Germany and they’ll definitely want willemijn verkaik (elsa in the dutch and german dubs) as elsa, even though she’s 42, because that’s just how stage entertainment rolls

[glassprism]

Is there something about the role of Christine in LND that makes POTO Carlotta actresses more likely to play her? I've noticed a lot of overlap between actresses playing those two roles, perhaps more so than POTO Christine/Carlotta overlap. Is LND in a higher register and so more prone to needing more operatic actresses? Sorry if this is phrased weirdly, I dont quite know how else to ask, but it's something that has stuck out to me

Eh, is there more overlap? If we examine the actresses that have been in both Phantom and LND and played Christine in at least one of them, this is what we get:

Sierra Boggess - played Christine in Phantom in Las Vegas, played Christine in LND, and went on to play Christine again in the 25th anniversary concert and two Broadway runs of Phantom.

Celia Graham - Christine in the London production of Phantom and understudy and later principal Christine in London’s LND.

Mira Ormala - understudied Christine in the London production of LND and then Christine again in the Oslo production of Phantom.

Anna O’Byrne - played Christine in the World Tour of Phantom, then Christine in the Australian production of LND, and then Christine yet again in the London production of Phantom.

Claire Lyon - understudied Christine in the Australian LND and then played Christine in two World Tours.

Louise Fribo - played Christine in the Danish production of LND but played Carlotta in the Danish revival of Phantom.

Rachel Anne Moore - played Carlotta in the Hamburg revival of Phantom, then Christine in the Hamburg and national tour productions of LND, and is now on Broadway understudying as Carlotta.

Meghan Picerno - played Christine in the national tour of LND and then played as Christine in the World Tour and Broadway productions.

Mary Michael Patterson - played Christine in the Broadway production of Phantom and then Meg in the national tour of LND.

So of the nine Christines that have been in Phantom and LND, only two have been Carlotta, the rest have been Christine, with exception of MMP who is just hanging out there as an outlier. Meanwhile, in the world of Phantom, we have these actresses who have done both Christine and Carlotta: Jan Horvath, Glenda Balkan, Danielle Everett, Claire Louise Hammacott, Evelyn Werner, Eva Malmgren, Malin Landing, Kris Koop, Kimilee Bryant, Trista Moldovan, Monika Sommerova, Robin Botha, and if you count “what could have been”, Claire Moore and Manon Taris.

Now, a lot of this is because Phantom has been playing much longer than LND, but you can see the amount of actresses going from Christine to Carlotta in the original still outnumbers the amount of actresses going from Christine to Carlotta from LND to Phantom, which makes me think that something about the high profile of Louise Fribo and Rachel Anne Moore in the phandom is influencing perception of LND Christines being more likely to become Carlotta?

But with that said, I do agree that LND seems to be attracting more actresses with an operatic background as time goes on, and if they are coming from or head back to Phantom, there’s a greater tendency they’re a Carlotta, as that requires operatic training while Christine does not.

[persephone-victorious]

More Gardar

Love Never Dies - Hamburg

[ballerinadellamusica]

Love Never Dies US Tour Announcement: Phantom: Gardar thor Cortes/Garðar Thór Cortes* Christine. Meghan Picerno Raoul: Sean Thompson Madame Giry: Karen Mason Meg Giry: Mary Michael Patterson" Gustave: Casey Lyons/Jake Miller Fleck: Katrina Kemp Squelch: Richard Koons Gangle: Stephen Petrovich Ensemble listed in alphabetical order: Chelsey Arce Erin Chupinsky Diana DiMarzio Tyler Donahue* Yesy Garcia Alyssa Giannetti Michael Gillis" Tamar Greene Natalia Lepore Hagan Lauren Lukacek Alyssa McAnany Rachel Anne Moore* understudy Christine Bronson Norris Murphy" understudy phantom Dave Schoonover Adam Soniak Kelly Swint Lucas John Thompson Correy West Arthur Wise Borris York *reprising from Hamburg “Previously part of phantom of the opera

I will update the understudies when possible. Pictures from Google, websites and Instagram.

[wheel-of-fish]

Do you happen to know which actors/actresses, if any, have played Erik/Christine in both Phantom and LND? Has there ever been a pair that did Phantom together as well as LND together? Would be super cool if there was- tho I know this is kind of a hard question so I totally get it if you don't know, you're just the only person I could think to ask

The person best qualified to answer this would be @glassprism, who is a compendium of all things actor- and production-related, but I can tell you what I know!

The only pair I’m aware of who have played the Phantom and Christine in both productions together are Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess, for the LND opening in London and then the 25th anniversary performance of Phantom. The latter is, of course, very popular; I’ve only seen the former once, but from what I recall, they had a similar chemistry there.

Here are the other actors I know of who have played roles in both productions, but not opposite the same co-stars:

Ben Lewis (LND in Australia, Phantom in London)

Anna O’Byrne (LND in Australia, Phantom in Australia and London)

Tomas Ambt Kofod (Denmark)

Mathias Edenborn (Hamburg)

Celia Graham (London)

Masachika Ichimura (Japan)

Meghan Picerno will also join their ranks, having played Christine in the US tour of LND and now rehearsing for the role in the Phantom world tour.

Hope that helps!

[marleneoftheopera]

Hello. Just wanted to know who your top 5 LND Christines are. I'm a little bit on a LND trip at the moment& I'm curious wich Christines you prefer. I'm counting all of the productions, official and concert productions. Love ANON

Sorry for the delayed response!

1. Meghan Picerno: Holds a special place in my heart since she was the first and (so far) only LND I have seen. She is what I imagine LND Christine would be. She looks the age, has a stunning operatic voice; you believe that it is indeed 10 years later and she is an accomplished opera star. Plays the role with a lot of complexity; you never seem to know what she is really thinking or going to do. Even if you know the end. She will give you playfulness, compassion, love, but then feistiness and a fight like you have never known. She has such a range, both vocally and acting-wise. I do hope I can see her in POTO once Broadway reopens. Also, she is a sweetheart of the stage.

2. Louise Fribo: One of the most gorgeous, light, floaty voices I have ever heard. Makes the score sound easy. Puts so much into the role. No surprise she went on to be Carlotta in the POTO Copenhagen revival. Looked lovely in the part.

3. Anna O’Byrne: I love her singing in some parts, and then not as much in other parts. I sometimes wish she would give me more acting in some parts, but then I think she does wonderful things in other parts. But, I think overall she did the best as Christine in LND. She looks the part, meaning she is gorgeous and porcelain, but also looks the right age. Has a mysterious quality about her. Makes you genuinely believe she has love for both the Phantom and Raoul. Which only makes it more heartbreaking in the end.

4. Claire Lyon: Full, luscious voice. No surprise that she went on to POTO after this. Gorgeous in costume as well.

5.  Rachel Anne Moore: Rich, gorgeous voice. There is footage of her, not enough to make a full assumption. But knowing her, she was just divine. Stunning look-wise.

Extremely honorable mentions that I would definitely put here if I could:

Alyssa Giannetti (I adore her voice. Looked gorgeous in the role, but also seemed to bring something new to the look of Christine at the same time. She seemed to be very well-liked by audiences when she was on.)

Milica Jovanovic (Did a lovely job in the Vienna concert and the Hamburg production vocally and acting-wise. Added some new things in as well with the different Vienna blocking. Looked lovely too!)

Mira Ormala (No footage, a couple photos,, but there is one clip of her singing the title song and I just love it. And judging by her voice as Christine, I imagine she was lovely in the role.)

Heidi Karlsson (A couple of clips exist, but not enough to get a good grip of her acting. But what I did see I liked. A bit of a thinner voice than her principal and alternate, but nevertheless lovely voice. Looked absolutely gorgeous in the part too.)

Sierra Boggess (Not my favorite, but she has a lovely voice in the role. Gorgeous as well. She also did not have as much of that strange diction during her time here. Though I am still not sure whether her voice fits more in POTO or LND.)

Megumi Hamada (Not a lot of footage besides maybe a trailer, but almost all of the Japanese performers in POTO or LND just have gorgeous voices. And she is no exception.)

So I think what I’m saying is that I like all of the LND in my own way lol

I think there are clips online of all of these Christine’s, either audio and/or video, so you can check them out!

[mortimers-cross]

LND Post 2 of 3

For this post, my aim is to give a play-by-play of the "highlights" of the production, as nearly as I can remember. I've been ridiculously overthinking how to write about such a widely-despised (with plenty of good reason) show, so I'm endeavouring to forget all of that and just describe the experience like one would about any other show. I went in expecting more or less a carbon copy of the revamped Australian production that was filmed and released on DVD a few years ago. Little did I know it had been revamped yet again for the Hamburg production! So, a mixture of those two is what we're getting in the US Tour, and I must say it works. There are still significant areas of weakness, ones that have been present from the beginning and, quite frankly, there's little left that can be done about it. This will be long, and there will be spoilers for the two people on earth who don't already know the entire plot.

With that in mind...

Act I

Prologue

"'Til I Hear You Sing"

I don't know that I'll ever grow used to this song being the first in the show. However, it's certainly better than Mme Giry wandering around Deserted Phantasma and Fleck's cheesy transition into the main narrative: "Remember how it was? Remember??? (HINT HINT The rest of the show will be a Flashback, I hope you understand clearly now, I CLEARLY said the keywords Was and Remember!)." Still, having spent eight years being used to Ramin's rendition, it's difficult hearing anyone Not-Ramin perform this song right off the bat, before spending the whole show growing accustomed to their voice. Still, Gardar Thor Cortes was wonderful.

Scene 1: Coney Island 1907

"The Coney Island Waltz"

The Trio (Fleck, Squelch, Gangle) were phenomenal throughout - voices, faces, goofy antics, everything. Their tight harmonies on the eerie-sounding trio-bits...YES. Apart from the few lines sung by the Trio, this scene remains mainly instrumental. And it's where The Set is first revealed in all its monstrous, shiny, spectacular spectacle. I can't remember exactly at what point in the music this happens, but the stage suddenly bursts into life - carnival lights come on, the ensemble wander about dressed as various performers and hawkers, and my favourite bit, The Carousel (one of the animals is a White Boar, probably actually a warthog, but I am calling it a Whyte Boar because King Richard. End of story.). The Carousel is the first (if I remember correctly) set piece to showcase the Turntable, which will be present throughout the show (and at times make me very nervous for the performers' safety).

It was this scene that indicated to me that, although my friend and I were in theory only watching this show for the music and weren't expecting much otherwise, this was going to be a much more exciting production than we'd anticipated.

Scene 2: Onstage at Phantasma

"Only For You"

This, of course, is one of the cheesy 'Erik's Cheap Vaudeville Trash' scenes/songs from which one doesn't expect much to begin with. But it is the first time you hear Meg's voice. Mary Michael Patterson is amazing (get used to it, they were all amazing) - come to think of it, she may have been my favourite voice in the entire cast. Maybe. And it's hard not to at least be entertained by the stunts and antics in this scene.

Scene 3: Madame Giry's Office

"Mother, Did You See?"

This is one scene whose Aussie Revamp Changes disappointed, and still disappoint me. It probably does flow better this way, with Giry griping about Erik behind his back rather than actually to his face (though she'd probably not be afraid in the least to complain to his face). Hmm, come to think of it, it's more like Erik wouldn't bother hanging around with the Girys all that much except when necessary. Still, I liked this scene as Giry Confronts The Phantom, because it meant more Erik-solos. They took away Erik-solos and gave them to the Girys. Boring.

"Christine Disembarks"

No idea why the Playbill has this listed under "Giry's Office," when, uh...she clearly didn't walk right off a ship into Giry's office. Oh, well.

This scene is always entertaining with all the reporters running around throwing out so many wellknown names...and then there's "CHRISTINE!!" Dramatic Lights...reminds me of Norma Desmond's "YOU there..." entrance, except there is of course NO comparison, please don't kill me.

It's also sad because you see Raoul and Christine for the first time and notice all is not well with them.

Scene 4: Pier 69

"Arrival of the Trio"

"The Journey to Coney Island"

Not much to add. See "Christine Disembarks." Oh, and love Erik's shameless "Come to me, Angel of Music" plug just before transitioning to the hotel.

Scene 5: The Hotel

"What a Dreadful Town!"

The (short) transition from "Journey to Coney Island" to this remains one of the show's most epic moments. Any and all opportunities to showcase that amazing orchestra, feature specific instruments, etc - take them all! We'll eat it up!

Cue Raoul's first big Showcase My Voice moment. Sean Thompson is perfection. Unfortunately the song indicates Raoul has become a hardened, angry man with a bent for too much drinking. But, but but - here comes one of those wonderful changes - he actually relents and sits with Gustave to look at the toy music box, and even attempts making conversation about said music box. It's only for a few seconds and gets interrupted by someone at the door, but it was a much appreciated few seconds. What They Did to Raoul (or, I suppose, what Forsyth did to Raoul) remains one of the show's most upsetting aspects.

"Look With Your Heart"

Have never cared for this song, and still don't. But the scene itself is sweet.

"Beneath a Moonless Sky"

There's no helping this song. It needs to go. It tried to be another "Point of No Return," and failed miserably and embarrassingly.

"Once Upon Another Time"

Not the deepest or most profound lyrics ever written, but those tight harmonies! "We love, we live..." sends shivers down my spine every time. And Gardar and Meghan's voices complement each other so well!

"Mother, Please, I'm Scared"

This bit is meant to be nerve-wracking on so many levels... Erik's first time meeting Gustave, Erik threatening to make him "disappear" if Christine won't sing for him... But in reality this scene makes me collapse into hysterical giggles.

Erik setting Gustave up on the railing and Christine freaking out that he's going to fall - classic Mum and Dad right there.

But this is the best bit: "Who ARE YOU?!" "IIIiiiiiiiii am your ANNNNNNGEL of MUUUUSIC, and I am DYINNGGGGGG, Christine!!!!!1111oneoneone.” There's really no way to deliver these lines and NOT sound cheesy, so poor Meghan and Gardar did their best. But his delivery of this silly line showed one of his great qualities - he's very expressive with his arms. He's running towards her with arms extended zombie-style while crying "Iii am your angel of music..." It's hard to describe, but it was brilliantly amusing.

Scene 6: Backstage

"Bathing Beauty Rehearsal"

"Dear Old Friend"

Not much to say here... This song is always entertaining. Raoul's "I need a DRINK" line gets me every time.

Scene 7: The Lair

"Beautiful"

So, so so many surprises happened in this final scene of Act 1. I had no idea there had been any significant changes here. Gustave is singing "Beautiful," when all at once he begins playing the ending of "The Phantom of the Opera." And then proceeds to sing some of it. I began hyperventilating here and didn't really stop until intermission.

"The Beauty Underneath"

Admittedly, the transition from New-Beautiful to Beauty Underneath isn't the smoothest transition in the world, but it hardly matters.

New-Beauty Underneath is...wow. Although I have a certain fondness for the original London version, it always seemed rather out-of-place. This version fit so well, and the whole scene overall is one incredible, if overwhelming, spectacle. My only real complaint is that it's so "chaotic" it's hard to follow at times. I think, though, that's sort of the point.

Here is a scene where the Turntable seriously stressed me out. Gardar, crouched down with his hands on Casey's shoulders, does this backward-crouching-walk on the Turntable going the opposite direction. It feels like this walk lasts forever (in reality it's probably not long at all) and he seems to be walking so fast and the whole time you just think he's going to end up falling on his rear, bringing Casey down with him, and getting trampled. Yes, yes, I'm sure they had everything under control. But it was nerve-wracking to watch.

"The Phantom Confronts Christine"

I've loved this scene since the original cast album, and still do. I like how they've added Erik asking for forgiveness and giving Christine permission to leave, but her choosing to promise him that she'll sing first (foolish as that promise may have been). And the bit about Gustave being his "saving grace" - one of the only good things about the entire plot.

"Ten Long Years"

I always thought this was a bizarre way to end the act, but it seemed to work here. It helps that Karen Mason is a Powerhouse of a voice.

To Be Continued

[hardaslightningsoftascandlelight]

~ ... The US Tour of “Love Never Dies .. “ has its cast: Meghan Picerno &  Garðar Thór Cortes (with Rachel Anne Moore in Hamburg’s Phantom of LND) ...

[alvadee]

21, 23?

21. Which PotO collectibles do you own?

i’m too lazy to gather everything and take a pic so here’s a list:

Physical copies of CD’s

-OLC

-Austrian cast recording

-Hamburg cast recording

-Canadian cast recording

-Swedish cast recording

-2004 soundtrack (original and german dub)

-25th anniversary

-Phantasia

-LND OLC

-Yeston/Kopit cast recording

-Phantom of the Paradise soundtrack

-Gruselkabinett, german audio play

DVD’s

-1925

-1943

-1962

-Phantom of the Paradise 1974

-1989

-1990

-2004 (deluxe box set with documentaries and a mask)

-25th anniversary

-LND Australia

Books/Comics

-Leroux in german and english

-Susan Kay in german (2x) and english

-the ALW musical pop up book

-Phantom of Manhattan

-The Canary Trainer

-Masque (BatmanxPhantom comic)

-Sherlock Holmes: Adventure of the Opera ghost (PotOxSherlock comic)

Other stuff!

-four phanart calendars from the german poto board i also contributed to

-a masquerade postcard from the 2005 Essen production with autographs from the whole main cast (was a gift)

-25th anniversary brochure with autographs of Hadley Fraser (Raoul) and Wynne Evans (Piangi)

-2015 Hamburg brochure

-Hamburg keychain

-ALW silver mask pin

-Phantom of the Paradise Winslow enamel pin

-Phantom of the Paradise “Death Records” logo enamel pin

-ALW mask mug

-1990 Hamburg wrist watch with the ALW mask

-silver half mask pendant

-some flyers from the Essen and Hamburg production and a Phantom flyer holder and small cardboard advertisement

- a t-shirt with this illustration on it

aaaaand excluding straightforward phanart, I guess that’s it (but i probably forgot something)

23. If you had the chance to ask Gaston Leroux one question, what would it be?

I think @rjdaae (x) had a good answer. (Did Erik wear a mask as Red Death or did he sport his own mug on the party?)

Maybe, if he knew what Erik’s real name would have been, since it is implied Erik isn’t his birth name.

Or who the shadow in the felt hat is and if he has something to do with the Persian?

Or if he could draw me a layout of Erik’s house on the lake?

yeah, probably one of these.

[confessionsofanoperaghost]

You were probably meaning this post earnestly, but

For a good while after reading this I was convinced you were writing as Mister Y from LND

Today’s Aesthetic:

Sitting, cross legged, on a bed in a cold basement, fully dressed and also in a bathrobe, eating a hamburger while trying to recover from a second degree sunburn from being an idiot and not putting on sunscreen while swimming the day before going to an amusement park and you’re hiding from the people that are over because your face looks like it has the plague and everything hurts.