Nightwish -- TARJA - PERFORM Phantom Of The Opera [ Official Live Video ] - REACTION VIDEO 

the best Phantom Of The Opera ever. no one beats Tarja and Marco.

Tarja was the main reason that made me fall in love with symphonic metal... she is phenomenal

Not hard to see why Nightwish has such an amazing fan base. People understand talent.

Now you see why, when Floor and Tarja take the stage, tens of thousands of fans flock to their concerts. They are the two greatest singers of their generations.

No one can beat this version. Marco & Tarja. So emotional, so Nightwish. I don't like Broadway plays, I hate musicals, but I love this version. We miss Marco.

This is so bittersweet. Knowing what happens after this performance. The "open letter" basically firing her. Yet this is the song that introduced me to Nightwish. Way back in the day.

The concert was in Helsinki in 2005 (End of an Era DVD). Tarja is the most operatic of the 3 lead singers. It was Tarja's last Nightwish show, but she didn't know it. After the concert, the guys gave her the open letter dismissing her from the band after 9 years and 5 albums. She has gone on to a long solo career. This was song #5 in an 18 song set. Floor is the 3rd and current lead singer, the 2nd was Anette Olzon (from Sweden), she has more of a pop/rock style. Tarja (96-05), Anette (07-12), Floor (12-present). Jukka (You-ka) Nevalainen is the drummer, some say he had a migraine, while others say he didn't. You can make your own conclusion on that. He DOES have insomnia. Health issues caused by it forced him to step aside from performing in 2014, but remains with the band in management. He called his friend ,Kai Hahto from Wintersun, to take over. Tarja was awesome, Marko absolutely kills it, he makes a great Phantom. Andrew Lloyd Weber loved this version too.

I'm sure now many people will tell you about the insomnia of drummer Jukka Nevalainen, because of which he was forced to stop playing drums in 2015 (although he remained in the band behind the scenes, as a manager or something like that). But in the case you mentioned, I don't think it has anything to do with his illness. Jukka just leaned forward to the drums, he often did something like that, it's just part of his personality as an artist.

Us OG fans of Nightwish loved Tarja. Nightwish was so gothic in this period and she fit the band to a tea. We could never have imagined this was her final performance with the band. It broke our hearts. As good as Annette was, we had to wait several years to get back to the Nightwish we loved.

Please do not forget TUOMAS, the main brain - songwriter, poet and arrangement of NW

This is there first singer she's an angel and a queen too she's a badass love her style the og

Well, this kind of singing is a peace of cake for Tarja. She had proper classical training both in Finland and Germany. Love her voice and of course Markos too. Great singers both of them.

tarja is amazing here!!

they were the best duet for me. Tarja has a wonderful, powerful and dark voice and it contrasts perfectly with Marko's voice. I recommend: slaying the dreamer, planet hell or any song from this concert. Tarja has a very wide and varied solo career, I recommend shadow play from her show circus life live (she plays the piano and sings differently).

I first discovered Nightwish back in the 90's and became a huge Tarja fan. It took me a while to warm to Anette Olzon, the band's second singer who immediately replaced her, and then Floor. But since then I've become a big fan of all three. And yes, Marko is a great singer as well as an accomplished instrumentalist. Back in the day, Tarja would take a break mid-set, and leave the boys on the stage to play a song. If you get a chance, check out the video of them covering Pink Floyd's "High Hopes" during one such set, Marko absolutely kills it.

Tarja and Floor are both very very good, but if I had to choose I would go for Tarja because I like the old songs from the albums released then.. I must admit that it is difficult to make a choice. first love is never forgotten :)

Great reaction. I think this is the best version and it's because Marko is a vocal beast. But I think you will enjoy the next one also.

Tarja 1996 - 2005, Annette 2007- 2012, Floor 2012 - current . Now after 17 years Nightwish just did this song again with Floor and guest Henk Poort the Dutch Phantom for the last 30 years , here's the official link - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TM23gaT4zkY.html. the answer to your question is they were all stressed because they all voted to fire her right after this show and she didn't know it till after the show

That's Jukka's trademark position I think. He does in every song when he's not playing. She left the band in 2005. Annette was 2007-20012. Tarja still does very well today..if you do while your lips are still red at wembley, you'll hear a soft side of Marco's.

IMHO it's Marco who makes this version so special. Marco isn't just a bassist, he's one of the best metal singers in my opinion. Especially in duet he is so good as you can see from many guest appearances with other bands like Delain or Therion.

Another really fun one. Loved Marko's take on the Phantom. Perfect. And Tarja's performance was lovely. Thank you.

Tarja was fired after this show. She was replaced by Anette Olzon 2 years later. Floor joined NW as a guest singer at the end of 2012 during the US tour. Anette has never returned. So we still have our goddess and valkyrie 😂😂😂

The drummer does that quite often, it's his way to "get into the zone", it's 110% concentration mode. And yes, this song has always had a big impact on the fans because of the dynamic performance and epic vocals of both Tarja and Marko. On to the next one ;)

I am a fan of Nightwish since 2000 and maybe I can give a bit more insight on this performance and why is the audience so hyped. Marco joined the band in 2001, before that they did not have a strong male voice like his. There were songs with male parts but they usually were played live by guest vocalists that were friends with the band. So Marco joins the band, they release one of the most expected albums "Century Child" in 2002 and then they go on tour. Finally they had a proper male voice that could play the phantom and a lot more songs, it was the greatest hype. I had the privilege to hear this live in 2004 and I have to admit I cried happy tears.

Tarja Turunen and Floor are still on good terms. They did an Instagram talk in december 2020 wich is on RU-vid.

Fabulous version, nightwish best live band on the planet imho.

Jukka was always so dramatic behind the drums. It is possible, that he also had a migraine, because he suffered those frequently (some claim he had one at this concert, but I'm not sure about that). And for me this version is the best. Floor and Henk did great, but Tarja has more projection in her opera voice, so I like her voice better on this song. And Marko sounds way more metal than Henk (of course), and he really kills this one.

You're talking about how dark this song is.. Well, many people forget that it is SUPPOSED to be dark! I mean, when you think about it, in the musical, Eric (the Phantom) is responsible for someone dying in the theater! So instead of playing the simple misunderstood troubled soul that everyone sees at the musical, Marko is playing up to how sinister the Phantom is, and plays that role well. Additionally (and there is some dark truthfulness in this), there is a slight hint of BDSM with this song. I mean, the Phantom is telling Christine to sing, and she does, and sing higher, and she does, and higher and higher and higher, and she does.. Not many people tend to realize that when they hear this song.

The drummer was just going along with the theme of the song "The phantom of the Opera is here inside my mind" so he was covering his head to try and keep the phantom out

Tarja, I adore her!!! She's irreplacable to me. Something about her voice that, especially combined with Tuomas compositions, that makes me feel like nothing else. and she's a sweetheart! Thank you for checking it out, I hope you'll do more with Tarja! the From Wishes to Eternity concert was perfection! (Walking in the Air, The Pharao Sails to Orion, Deep Silent Complete, Dead Boy's Poem) and from this concert, Slaying the Dreamer, Wishmaster, The Siren... 🙏🏽🤗

welcome to Tarja another great reaction, i´m curious what comes next on the daily Debbie channel :) i hope you will listen to some more Tarja stuff as well, i highly recommend "The Pharaoh sails to Orion" live 2001 Tampere, "Beauty *OF* the Beast", and the whole "End of an Era" Concert (all aviable on YT) see you soon i guess ;)

Beautieful Tarja, the best! 🙏❤️

The drummer, Jukka, had an insomnia at that time, he just tried to stay awake. Nowadays Nightwish drummer is Kai Hahto who replaced Jukka because of Jukka´s bad constantly insomnia. For me this Phantom of the Opera is the one. Floor is the best lead singer of all times to me, but as a hole performance, this with Marco is the best. I´m glad you continue to react these NW songs, thanks! Take care.

Henk Poort plays the Phantom in the Dutch version of the musical, Floor has even taught him to use distortion in their performance. This is considered taboo in opera and classical circles, but he fully embraces it. The big difference between Tarja and Floor is that she has formal opera training, while Floor has had formal classical training.

The body language in this entire show is crazy to watch. They know what’s coming but she has no idea

Another step in your journey in the realm of Symphonic Metal :) and you have now met Tarja Turunen, their first female singer, since the band was founded. I confess that I have already seen all your reactions to this song (all 4, including the reaction blocked by YT - I followed the link to Patreon) so I am convinced that you had nice dreams after your busy day yesterday :) I hope you are feeling better now, because music like this is a real medicine for the soul.

Lovely reaction! This is, by far, my favorite version of this song. Both singers are phenomenal.

I love this version of Phantom with Marko and Tarja, Just so you know, Tarja was the original singer, she was replaced by Anette in 2005 and then Floor replaced Anette in 2012/2013

This is so awesome...clearly the best one of this no doubt.

Great reaction and Tarja pronunciation, kiitos.

I agree with those who say (Maestro), Tuomas, (on keyboards) creates 90+% of all Nightwish's songs and arrangements. Furthermore I agree with my fellow Nightwish Army that Marco's vocals are transcendent. He makes for an evil Phantom here and later once Floor takes on the primary vocal duties there is magic in their duets. When I first learned of Nightwish it was through a reaction video of Ghost Love Score by the Charismatic Voice. (credit where credit is due). I am 68. The first time I heard GLS, I knew two things immediately: Firstly Nightwish is the band I've waited my entire life for without knowing it and secondly, I've been living under a rock long enough! Your reactions to Nightwish videos helps spread the word, it helps put folks in touch with an incredible group of masterclass musicians. Thank you for that and welcome to a magical rabbit hole.

I have been a Nightwish fan for almost 20 years now. And for me there is no 'better than' but only a 'different than' when comparisons are made between Tarja and Floor. Tarja's dark operatic voice in this I will always love more than Floor's voice, but on the other hand Floor is so versitile which makes her the best singer for Nightwish nowadays. She combines all eras of Nightwish, because she can do almost everything. But Tarja was and still is a phenomenon. And I loved her voice always. She has even become much better nowadays, which you can hear in her solo work. For me, Floor will never be better than Tarja, but different and the right choice for Nightwish nowadays. Only thing I am sad about are the divide between some fractions of Floor and Tarja fans. Always makes me sad when people don't show respect for one singer, whether it is Tarja, Anette or Floor, because it has always been Nightwish. I always loved the depth and the colour of Tarja's voice, and for me she is always no 1, but who is better? Just a matter of taste, objectively they are just different.

Sleeping Sun from this same concert is one you should also do. Floor is amazing but it's Tuomas behind the music, the writer, the poet, the music of 99% of Nightwish music.

You’ll hear a lot of people say Jukka has a migraine etc. Rubbish, he’s absolutely fine. He’s just a bit of a performer. It’s true he eventually stepped down due to insomnia, but that was years later.

And a nice reaction again my lovely lady. A very good version. As mentioned already, check out Floor's version with Nightwish. Nightwish didn't perform this one for over 17 years. Floor sang it with Henk Poort, the original Dutch Phantom which she adored. They did it at Beste Zangers, a Dutch show, and there she promised to perform with him and Nightwish. And that was on the two Amsterdam shows, which I attended. Blew me away, twice. I think you should do a double reaction, first Floor and Henk at Beste Zangers and then Floor, Nightwish and Henk in Amsterdam. Very different performances, but oh so stunning. Greetz from The Netherlands.

Fantastic! Marko is a perfect Phantom. Tanks for sharing.

I’m sticking to this performance only. The best version of this song I’ve ever heard. Full stop

Marko does a cover of Pink Floyd's "High Hopes" that is really amazing

Anette is surprisingly good in Amaranth, but it's obvious Nightwish hit the jackpot with Floor. That said, Tarja defined the whole freaking genre for them and other followers like Epica. She's underrated for how she paved the way. A true classic. Lovely reaction, by the way! Refreshing honesty, not just pre-canned phrases. Please do more.

THANK for some TARJAWISH !!!!!! Going to see the divine TARJA JUNE 30th on her U.S. tour !!!!!!! 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘

Nightwish fan Australia checking in. Your falling faster down the Nightwish rabbit hole than most other reactors out there. Great to see you checking out other aspects such as Floor with Epica, Tarja, etc. Hopefully you will soon discover Anette the band's second singer, few reactors ever go there. At 60 a rock/prog fan all my life I was introduced to Nightwish 9 months ago, a musical life changing experience. I fell deep down the rabbit hole and haven't found a way out yet, not that I'm even trying to. Enjoy the journey, your genuinely honest and I'm glad you seem to be getting your breathing under control. As many others have commented to you there are still many many aspects of the band to discover. You are beyond toe deep in the Nightwish ocean, but still only ankle deep. Check out the song lyrics in detail and even read synopsis reviews to gain insight to the meaning of the songs for full immersion. Goodluck and safe travels.

If you think you can compare the singers from Nightwish, you haven't understood Nightwish. Every singer has her own way of singing, her own vocal power and her own expression! The results are unique in their own way! But not comparable! Sleeping Sun, Phantom of the Opera, The Siren, Over the Hills, for me absolute Tarja songs...Ghost Love Score, Storytime, Ever Dream or The Poet And The Pendulum are pure Floor songs! All fascinating in their own way, touching... awesome! btw....Andrew Loyd Webber called the Nightwish-Phantom-Version as one of the best cover versions, he ever heard !!!

This performance is in fact over 17 years old now.

It´s pretty incredible stuff :D Great reaction!

Tarja have been replaced on vocal by Annette Olzon who have made 2 album with Nightwish and then Floor Jansen cam to help the band in 2012 and she has been officially in the band after the wacken Open Air in 2013 and recorded her first album with the band in 2015 Endless Form Beautiful. hope these information will help you.

Although I kneel to the goddess floor I do miss Tarja WISHMASTER is a banger .

The "ORIGINAL" original Phantom of the Opera featured Michael Crawford as the Phantom paired, of course, with Sarah Brightman as Christine.

Always wished for A Marco/Floor version to happen,, oh well. All the members look rather down because this is the last concert they did with Tarja. After the concert they released an open letter in which they fired her from the band, and all the members except Tarja knew it's going to happen.

This entire 2005 concert (DVD End Of An Era) was super intense...Tarja was fired by the band right after this show...all the guys knew it was coming...and they played like it may be the last show ever! Drummer,, Jukka (pron: YOO-KAH) is rumored to have had a migraine that night.

Tarja has collaborated with Within Temptation and Sharon den Adel performing a duet in "Paradise" here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8vsKQTfxf80.html

Marco and Tarja also do a version of Ave Maria together

I am watching this eagerly waiting for Debs reaction to the end. This is going to be priceless! Your vids are so darn entertaining, just please take care of yourself. No vapor lock now....we love ya!

Great reaction. As other have mentioned, try High Hopes from this same concert; Nightwish's tribute to Pink Floyd. Marko's vocals on that are out-f*****g-standing

It's actually been longer since they recorded "End of an Era". That was in 2005 (18 years ago). The story about the drummer is that he played the whole concert even though he had a migraine. The "End of an Era" concert is legendary for Nightwish former lead singer Tarja as Warken 2013 is for Floor. Both concerts fantastic. This was Tarja's last with concert Nightwish and Warken 2013 was the first real concert with Floor as leadsinger, after she replaced Anette.

So.... you've had floorgasms and now you've had a Marko moment... lol. Careful Deb you might become addicted to Nightwish. BTW nothing was wrong with Jukka (the Drummer) he was sort of acting out having something "in his mind" as they sang that line. Currently the drummer is Kai Haito rather than Jukka. Jukka had to retire due to health problems but he is still involved with the band in a managerial sense. Nightwish is a family as you can probably tell, so much so that during the pandemic when thier road crew had no work they produced and album of music played and sung by the road crew under the band name Crewish. Damn good too. If you want an insight into the band and stuff that happens look for "Please learn the Setlist in 48 hours" here on RU-vid.

Tarja is the mother of nightwish but floor carrying this perfectly :)

Tarja is glorious, nothing less than the queen of symphonic metal. In this presentation Tarja was sick and had been medicated to be able to do the show. If she can do that when she is sick, she wonders what this woman is capable of doing when she is in good health. Floor is wonderful, but Tarja is perfect (in my opinion).

😁🇫🇮💙🪄🎼✨💯🤘 My first one....aloooooong ago🥰

The live version of "siren" with Tarja and Marko is amazing! I love Floor but that's probably my favorite Nightwish song. 🤔👍

I think you should listen to some of Marko's own music, the one he writes and performs with his own band, Tarot. Look up for instance Marko Hietala "Stones" and "The Voice of My Father" ("Isäni ääni "). Also with Nightwish, look up "The Islander" and "While Your Lips Are Still Red".

Marko is just mind blowing. We will miss him when it comes to nightwish.

Check out Nightwish - "The Islander" Live @Tampere, Finland. Marko also has his own band TAROT, which he formed with his brother in 1982. Marko also has a solo album out called "Pyre Of The Black Heart" and he's been featuring in many many songs / bands

This was filmed in 2005, at Tarja's last performance, just a couple of hours before she was fired from the band by a public letter signed by all the other members of the band. There was immediate shock and horror from the public, even serving government ministers publically commented on the situation. I don't think anyone handled the situation well, from Tuomas' perspective his old friend was betraying the band, From Tarja's perspective, she had to to split her loyalties between the band and her new husband and solo career which was starting to take off. The sense of hurt and betrayal on both sides went so deep that Tuomas and Tarja did not speak for 15 years. (Floor and Tarja always got along well, and even performed together occasionally) I think Jukka on drums was just being dramatic for the performance, but a decade later he did retire from the band due to chronic insomnia. He chose his replacement and is still employed by the band as their office manager.)

Jukka, the Drummer suffers from Insomnia, and as a result he had Headaches and lack of Sleep obviously. Wachen 2013 is the last Concert he plays in Nightwish (where you have reacted to some of the songs with Floor) as a Result of the Insomnia, he is replaced by his good Friend Kai Haito, however Jukka is still plays a part of nightwish as joined their Management.

This is the only version I ever want to listen to for the rest of my life!

I think you’ll find listening to nightwish’s songs that all 3 singers brought their special something to the music. As a longtime fan I can appreciate ALL 3 ladies, each in different era’s.

The drummer did that frequently…but as far as being stressed, all the guys in the band were stressed that night…they knew that they were going to fire Tarja right after this show.

Love it, and love your reaction !!

Hi there beautiful great reaction again Love your reactions Greetings from Sweden

Yeah. Bear in mind here that everyone on that stage knew that this was Tarja's last performance with Nightwish, except Tarja!

Henk Poort was the Dutch Phantom. He has played it over 200 times. To do the story justice, you need to go down the Beste Zangers 2019 rabbit hole. Henk was one of Floor’s idols. She went to one of his shows as a teen. She said yes to appearing on Beste Zangers because she heard Henk was going to be on the show. She said she wanted to do Phantom of the Opera with Henk. Henk said ok, but I want to do it with Nightwish.

Tarja Turunen the best!!! Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷

i've been waiting this reaction so long

The drummer, Jukka Nevalainen, great dummer. He suffered imsomnia and migraine many years and still played drums so beautifully and style. Jukka ❤🥁

After this show Tarja have been fire by the band.

Jukka (the drummer) suffered from migraines & insomnia, for which he eventually had to leave the band (except for a managerial capacity). However I don't think there was anything wrong with him here. I think he was kind of psyching himself up for the next drum part.

Best. Version. Ever.

Ahora falta que reacciones a la versión de Floor con Henk Poort, está la versión de Beste Zanger y la última con Nightwish.

Hank Poort played the Phantom in the Dutch Version of the musical

Well Debbie, I'm very happy that you entered the First Era of Nightwish and you met Tarja. She is an incredible and talented singer who helped the band become a great band. All 3 Nightwish singers are great and talented singers and they are impossible to compare because they are different. Great different voices. Tarja is a 100% soprano, Anette is more a pop singer and Floor is more versatile than the other two. I sincerely love Tarja and Floor more than Anette but this is just a personal opinion and preference. All three women made Nightwish history. Ok now I am ready for watching your next Floor version reaction ;-)

🇬🇧 Norfolk with you, this was her last performance with them that night

Anfree Lloyd Weber has said that this is his favourit composition of the phantom. 😎

You're beings bias! Clearly you're a floor fan unlike the rest of us, we all see how wonderful and amazing both of them are, I have nothing but respect and admiration for Tarja for being the Original and she's F amazing!!

Tarja has an ability neither Floor or even Sarah have. She can sing those notes without cutting power and usually effortlessly while dancing or moving around. Thus she has more depth in her voice where most other voices become hollowed out.

Another version of The Phantom of the Opera that is often over looked but worthy of a watch. Henk Poort and Joke De Kruijf who were the Dutch leads when Floor saw the musical as a youngster. There is a RU-vid video with them performing for what looks like a TV special. Edit -- It's in Dutch but it is still quite easy to follow if you are familiar with the song.

Juka, the drummer was just waiting for the momentum to start banging.

🤘😎🤘 Enjoyed your reaction! I've been a Nightwish fan since 1998. Tarja is so cool. She co-founded Nightwish with keyboardist, Tuomas. Unfortunately, she was fired by the band in October of 2005. But she went on to a very successful solo career with 9 albums under her belt. She was replaced by Annette Olzon who recorded 2 albums with Nightwish. Floor Jansen replaced Annette in September of 2012.🙂

You have got to react to Marco's last song with the band, Endlessness.

Until November 2022 this was the best version....

Danke!