Ramin Karimloo in Scottsdale, AZ singing Music of the Night from The Phantom of the Opera. On piano was the hilarious & talented Seth Rudetsky. Amazing show.
A VERY VERY talented man. Vocally and his acting ability. What he brought too the Phantom character was something quite special. I was fortunate enough too see Crawford and Brightman when they came too NY. And saw Ramin and Sierra on TV for their performances and they blew me away. Something very special and unique the two of them had together chemistry wise. Very sad too see Phantom leaving the world of Broadway after all these years. But i'm glad i was at least a part of it a little bit seeing it live back in the 80's when it was RED HOT and the musical too see in NY.
@@smartfreak7105 I think I was just comparing it to the other videos of his recent concerts. He forgot the words and would stop mid-song to try again because they’re not usually on his set list. At least this was a lot more subtle.
What a song! What a performance! Good to see his performance without the mask. His high E was perfect! A soprano does it without problem, but for a tenor it's a reach.
There's no high E in this song. The top note is A flat which is fairly easy for a tenor because the role was originally written with a baritone in mind. The high E from Christine is E6, this A flat is Ab4 so the difference is one and a half octaves in range. But nonetheless I agree, great performance!
No hints, unfortunately! He and Seth chatted about his career in general but the topic of playing Phantom again didn't come up to my recollection. Ramin did mention that he's thought about retirement (or perhaps working less) to be with his family more, but it was hard to gauge how serious he was about that.
I should add -- Ramin did discuss what an impression Phantom made on him as a young man. He clearly has a soft spot for the show, but I think we already knew that haha.
Sure, he might be the og Phantom, but as someone who read the whole book thrice, Ramin Karimloo is the best pick for the part. Erik is the GENIUS of music despite not gaining lessons. The Phantom's tone in the book is VILLAINOUS yet ENCHANTING and sympathetic in some way. Ramin Karimloo PERFECTLY captures his voice and the character of Erik as a whole.
