Vocal Coach Reacts to 70 Years Of Musicals At The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 

I can singing I’m playing Christine in phantom of the opera concert at my house I can sing Eb

one does not hit notes...you sing them

@@Orholam5 vocal coaches even say hit notes so.....

@@Thalbergfan1983 not in any academic classes I've ever sat in.

Yeah, I also noticed it wasn't Leslie Odom Jr. lol

That's the Aaron Burr of the West End company.

@@victoriabell9546 thanks! I’m not super familiar with the current casts of Hamilton

His name is Giles Terera, he played Aaron Burr in the Original West End Cast. He’s no longer in that role but I guess they asked him back for this particular performance 😊

Agreed

Absolutely! This is The way ALW likes it to be sung, he’s very particular.

Yes please!!!

Im playing Christine in the phantom of the opera concert at my house I’m a light lyric soprano singer I can sing a E6

I was about to ask, is that siki joan?

@@Das644 yes! She’s amazing

I’m playing Christine in the phantom of the opera concert at my house I’m doing it this and 2023 I’m a trained light lyric soprano

Oh she thought that was Leslie? Oh my God… I think this is some British theater actor.

I’m playing Christine in the phantom of opera concert at my house this year and 2023 I’m a trained light lyric soprano

I’m playing Christine in the phantom of the opera concert at my house this year and 2023 I’m a trained light lyric soprano

Listen to Nightwish Phantom of the opera from End of an era. You'll like that one more.

I low key wanted lm to perform for the queen🥲

You're 100% right. These performers perform live normally on Broadway - live performance isn't new to them. Standards have really dropped since a decade ago...it hurts.

I couldn't disagree with you more. This Christine does not have a pop sound, she has a legit classical sound more akin to choral music than opera. Very few legit classical broadway singers have true operatic voices (Kelli O'Hara does, Kristin Chenoweth does, maybe Audra). Most singers who use a legit style on broadway employ a bright, more-forward sound more akin to choral music than opera (think Denée Benton, Philippa Soo, Julie Andrews, Jessie Mueller). There are a couple reasons why I think this performance is not indicative of this Christine's talent. 1 -- the venue. There is virtually no resonating space. Classical singing relies entirely on resonating space both in the singer's body and in the space the voice occupies.The space is the microphone. Opera singers do not use mics in performances -- the space is designed to carry the singer's voice to the very back seats of the house. This means the singer has to give a lot less effort and energy to make a big sound. A physical microphone is not comparable to the acoustics of a space designed for classical singing. Belters use microphones because that is how their sound carries best -- the calling technique they are using uses relatively less resonance and therefor microphones are required because even in a live space their sound won't carry as well -- they would go hoarse trying to fill a theatre without amplification. 2 - The weather. It looks like all of these singers are battling some ventilation issues. It looks relatively gusty on stage. This is not conducive to good singing. Even the belters -- who are at a better advantage because their sounds carry better with mics -- are falling flat. These are professional singers who I'm sure at any other engagement with better circumstances are not falling flat. Temperature will also be detrimental to the voice, whether it's too warm or cold. Finally, to your point about vibrato -- saying she does not have "enough" vibrato is kind of a moot point. Vibrato is a stylistic choice used to colour sound. Saying she doesn't have enough is like saying Van Gogh didn't use enough red in "starry night". His painting, his colours. Also -- at the end of the song, Christine rarely uses vibrato on the E6 because it is meant to be akin to a scream -- a directional choice.

I saw the Phantom with her a month or two ago and thought both of them were not as good as the ones I saw in 2011. (Not quite sure who I saw though haha).