Phantom of the Opera

This week end we stole a few days and went to Singapore :D
The main reason was to watch this show, Phantom of the Opera.

Now Phantom of the Opera is one legendary show! It's based on a French book by Gaston Leroux, and has been adapted to films and stage shows countless of times.
I heard that the production was coming to Singapore a few months ago, but I thought I have no time to watch, and I was really bumped. But then one day, as I sat down watching the TV, I saw the trailer and learned that it was ( at that time ) still playing in Singapore until 31 August. I was soooo happy and asked if we could go to Singapore and come to the show as productions like this doesn't always come to Singapore -  let alone Indonesia.

So we did. And the performance was INCREDIBLE!

I felt like I was a little bit under-dressed though, coz like every body was wearing tux and gowns, and I was just wearing a nice shirt (semi dress) and no jeans (fortunately :D). But I was forgiven because some others were actually wearing T-Shirts and jeans. No offense.

We arrived at the MasterCard Theater a little early, *hehee too excited, and btw by we I mean me and my fam* and we waited for about 5-10 minutes until the doors were opened. We then "climbed" about 4 stories up (nope we didn't take the elevator don't ask why) and finally got to our seat :)


We were in the far up level, so we couldn't really see the actors faces (expressions etc) well, but we could still see everything else. First thing I said after we got our seat was, "LIVE ORCHESTRA!!!" I didn't know why this made me freak out in joy, because it should be expected, rite? But I was just soooo happy with the fact that the actors weren't singing minus ones, and that the actual music was real. They were warming up at that time.

People started coming in and filling the house up, and it was a full house situation. The lights dimmed off and the amazing show started.

My, my. Those guys really did know how to dance and sing! They were quite (not 'extremely', but you get the idea) precise, and their voices are so beautiful. The three lead actors/actress, were played by 3 amazing actors (and actress). The story it self was a wonderful plot, and seasoned nicely with such good music.

The sets were incredible. The quality of the sound was incredible. And I love that when the Phantom talked, his voices were 'distributed' unevenly throughout the theater, and that made some of us really turned around and wonder, "IS HE THERE??"

Just simply amazing..

I gotta admit though, that during some not-so-intense scenes I nearly slept :p:p:p because I was tired from the flight and all the walking, but I did not sleep :D repeat, I did not sleep :)

And I would love it if in the beginning the mics of the 'bidding' scene could be a little louder, coz i could hardly heard any of the conversations :(

But then the rest was awesome. One unforgettable experience! :D

If the production ever come to where you live, you SHOULD go and watch it. Save a bit of money and give yourself a little pat-in-the-back by getting the middle-front seat :p (I didn't :( but that's okay :D)


CHEERS!

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