Learning as I go along in life

I finally saw the Phantom of the Opera live with Tim Martin Gleason as the Phantom.  It was even more beautiful than I expected. 

Hugh Panaro and John Owen Jones, my two favorite phantoms.   Hugh was the sexy, dirty, and playful Phantom (See his version of Music of the Night?  Total tease) I mean, that smug look he has when after pulling Christine in for a kiss and faking her out.  Especially when he moves his hands down his body while he sings “Softly, deftly, music shall caress you, hear it, feel it, secretly possess you,”  Simply dirty.

 John was the sublime Phantom.  During his version of Music of the Night, his “Soar” leaves me speechless.   In my opinion, there is no middle ground when you sing that part, you either fail or succeed, and John succeeds. 

Yes, and Tim Martin Gleason succeeded in that part.  Trista Moldovan was very good too.