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 Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:10 pm
I guess I really started by reading a manga mystery called 'The Opera House Murders'. The plot revolved around a murderer who wore a mask and followed the style of the Phantom. After I finished reading that, I saw the old Claude Rains movie- and hated it.
Years later, the 2004 movie came out. After much pleading, I convinced my parents to go with me on a snowy day. I was enthralled, and shunned all the bad reviews. In between seeing it in theaters three times, I picked up the original novel from the library, and read it, comparing the differences between Gerard Butler and Erik.
While waiting for the new movie to come out on DVD, I went into a bit of a phrenzy, checking out all the old movies I could find based on 'Phantom'. Of course, none of them were as good as the 2004 movie- except perhaps the silent film, which was nearly as good as the book.
I also discovered a Terry Pratchett parody, and read that.
Since I live not too far from Broadway, I was estatic to find coupons for the musical on Broadway, and went to see it. I loved it so much I cried, and went again for my birthday, crying even harder the second time.
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:53 am
Well, monsieurs and mademoiselles, the reason I got hooked on the Phantom is because one day, several years back, my father pointed out how much I was like him. You see, I live in Paris, France and work at an Operahouse there, although it does more plays than operas now a days. I have black hair and a love of the dark. One day after performance where I played the villain, Ulrick, my father came up to me and said "Son, I have a book here for you I think you should read. Consider it a present for being such a dark villain." So, I took it and I read it and I have been a Phantom phan ever since.
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Phantom of the Operahouse
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:32 am
I was in 7th grade band class and Mr. Keller had given us the music we were going to play. I don't remember if it was for Christmas or for our Mid-year concert or our Spring concert. Anyways, he gave it to us and it turned out to be Music of the Night. Well ever since then, I have been in love with it. I always had tht song stuck in my head. Then about a few years ago, one of my former employers gave me the CD. I was so excited. Then about a year later, my concert band went on a trip to Chicigo and I was able to see it for the first time. I was one of the only pople who was so excited to see it. I never took my eyes off the stage, during intermission I stayed glued to my seat, awaiting for its return. When I found out that a movie was coming out, I nearly freaked and A friend of mine and I went to see it. I had a chance to see it for my 19th birthday his year, but the person I was supposed to go see it with was being a jerk. But yeah it started about 7 years ago.
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 12:37 pm
My grandmother was a huge fan of Sarah Brightman, and when my singing career started up, she started buying me a ton of her CDs, as well as taking me to see her live during a UK tour, so that I would learn the songs and sing them to her. One of the most beautiful songs I heard was her rendition of "Music of the Night", written in the programme as from the musical "The Phantom of the Opera". I asked my gran about it, and she bought me the CD for my 11th birthday, "Highlights from the Phantom of the Opera". This became my new warm up CD, hehe, played every day... the build up from Think of Me, to Angel of Music, to Phantom of the Opera is a good work out for a soprano voice. Then when I was a little older, I borrowed the entire CD from my local library, complete with libretto, and realised what a beautiful story it actually was. I looked for the Gaston Leroux book and read it... later I found the Susan Kay book and fell in love with that too, finally procuring a copy of my own 3 years ago.
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 1:08 pm
OKay, so... I had always heard references to it, but not anything more... then in my junior year, my school's other high-end choir did a medley from it, and they had effects and choreography... and I fell in love with it. The next day, I couldn't wait to see it preformed again (we were doing a series of concerts). I told my math teacher, Mr. Sturgill, about it, and he said that he and his wife went to Bway a lot and had a lot of OCRs, including that of PotO. He offered to make me a copy, and was pshychjed when he brought it to me a few days later. I listened to it religiously, and memorized the entire thing in about a week. Needing more, I found the script online, then I found phanfics, then I saw the movie, then I bought the book, and now... now I am IMPATIENTLY awaiting the arrival of my first-edition, hardback, very good condition Susan Kay's Phantom which was supposed to be in my store TWO WEEKS AGO!!! crying
In other news, I continue to create musical "monsters" as others call them... my little prtoeges... blaugh
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:50 pm
I don't have any referred-from-friend or old-family-fun-time stories. Sad, sad. D:
It all started with the movie; yes. I am one of the sad spawns of the movie phandom, but I've taken a lot further than some others have. Saw the movie once, luffed it, needless to say, so, I saw it again. And again. And again. By the time it was out of the theatres, I had seen it 8, maybe 9 times, which was enough for all my friends (who each had their turn of me seeing it with them). Well, Christmas was just around the corner, and since Phantom had secured me by the ear and heart, I received the soundtrack for the movie for the holidays.
And I listened. And I listened. That simply wasn't enough. I had to get the original book, and then get the Broadway recording; I favored the Broadway recording, so it was that which I listened to 24/7, my nose always in my favorite little book.
It progressed; I read fanfictions, read up as much as I could about the original Opera it 'took' place in, the story. I got the movie at one point and saw several other versions..
And. Well, to make a long story short, you have me now as it is, all from a preview that looked kick-arse. << Wewt.
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:53 am
When I first heard of The Phantom of the Opera, I thought it would be a nice thing to see. I was skeptic about it because it was an opera, but I figured it couldn't be any worse than some other movies I've watched. But I never had the opprotuntie to watch it, until a few weeks ago. I have Max Cable, so theres a section with all the movie's playing on the movie channels, and I spotted The Phantom of the Opera. There was nothing else on, so I watched it. And I fell in love, since January 15th 2006, I've been watching it at least once a day, and singing the songs for the rest of the day! It doesn't matter how manyb times I watch the movie, everytime feels like the first! Now I wont to read the book, and see it as a play/opera instead of a movie!
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:36 pm
History:
I saw the show after listening to the original cast soundtrack at the age of 10. I've listened to the soundtrack yet again until I heard that there was a movie being made for PotO about 6 years later. And, since I work in the movie theaters, I got to see parts of the movie. I then got the movie soundtrack for PotO before getting the DVD for it months later. After that, I was able to read the book after I got myself a copy. And now, here I am, reading different Phanfics and listening to the movie soundtrack.
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:52 pm
Well, back when I was wee my mama decided I needed something known as 'culture' so I was promptly dragged about to see several plays and musicals, my favorite instantly being Phantom of the Opera.
I then listened to the soundtrack with a keen eared obsession, mostly because it was awesome, and because I was learing music at the time and Erik was always a source on insperation.
Then the new movie came out and I was suddenly moved to write fanfiction of awesomness because I was introduced to a sexy soon-to-be cultural icon known as Gerard Butler.
That is my humble history. cool
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 7:33 pm
I take voice lessons with my friend. She sang the song "Think of Me" and got me intrigued. wink I admit-I'm one of those people who saw the movie first, but I am not ashamed of it. I love the movie, I think it was amazing. After, I read the book (six times in a row), got the OBC, and the movie soundtrack, preordered the DVD, joined a TPOTO forum, wrote a phan-fic, and got tickets to the play (which I'm seeing in a MONTH!!!!!!!)
I am very very happy my friend sang Think of Me, very happy indeed.
BTW: I am very new here!
Miss. Daae heart
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:28 pm
Well phantom of the opera kept throwing me hints when i was little...when i was really little i apparently never stopped singing and my parents used to call me a name in another language which means literally "song of the lord" but after a while when i was 6 or so i stopped singing. that was before i had heard of phantom of the opera. in elementary school my music teacher tried to describe it to my class, but we were little and we kind of dismissed it as another love story like all the others. later when i was in 4th or 5th grade these two people came and sang for us the main song...I liked it but i didn't quite get it yet. then nothing happened until i was in 8th grade. my dad asked me, "hey, while we're in new jersey, do you want to go to NY and see a broadway show?" and i jumped at the idea and asked to see the first show which came to my head: the phantom of the opera. I was excited and when we entered the theatre and the show began...well...a mood washed over me and...hey, why bother to describe it? everyone here knows what i'm talking about. after it was over my dad had to hold onto me tight to make sure i didn't get run over because i wasn't paying any attention to where i was going because my heart never left the theatre. when i got home i bought almost everything that had the words "phantom" in it. I started singing again and memorized most of the libretto and became a true phan. i read the book over and over again and snarled at people who thought it was an unhealthy obsession. I sang and sang but try as i might i couldn't reach all the high notes *sob* and i still can't!
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:00 am
It's a long story for me.
When I was younger, my father died in a car crash. He was a great musician and played the violin, piano, and he sang. I remember listening to him play and sing for me to cheer me up...but anyway! Soon after I went into his office for the first time in a month. I looked through all the music he wrote and favorite pieces he played. He had a special place he kept his most cherished songs. The Phantom of the Opera music was there. It was supposed to be a present for my next birthday, but he left to soon to see it. I read the book and learned the music and fell in love with it because I connect so close with so many characters in the story. I saw the play and loved it all the more. When the movie came out I was amazed. So it was really my dad who gave me the love for Phantom. Through his music he gave me passion and Phantom has become an outlet for my emotion in life because it's me!
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<)> Anje
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:25 am
Read the book in gr.9, and I've been in love with it ever since.
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Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:25 pm
My choir teacher, Ms. Martin, decided that our class should sing a medaly from the Phantom of the Opera, and I became addicted to it.
So I went to the girl who knew EVERYTHING about music and talked to her about it. She told me that the movie was coming out soon, and suggested that I go to it.
My mom and I saw the movie, and I fell in love with the music.
I then found that my mom had the C.D. from the Broadway one, so I listened to that every day for about three hours a day.
I still love to sing along with the Phantom.
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