Show The Phantom continues in the soundtrack to Love Never Dies N NL L Thi Arts Reporter Love Never Dies the continuation of the beloved megabit The Phantom of the Opera had its world premiere just two weeks ago in London Though it has met mixed reviews you dont don't have to buy lY tickets to London or wait until November to see it iton iton iton on Broadway to make your own and hear the music mUSIC r. r 4 For the first time in m musical hist original cast cast recording has been made before the actual release of the play It is currently available for purchase and is waiting for listeners Composer Andre Ll Lloyd yd Webbers Webber's revisiting of the tale and new score prove to be a respectable venture and effort Till I Hear you Sing is particularly good Ramin who plays the Phantom has a arich arich arich rich powerful voice that descends to dark lows and very pronounced highs His lower dynamics are pleasant and his loud belting moments are powerful intense and ana never screechy L Sierra Boggess who plays Christine has a alight alight alight light quality to her voice that completely avoids the shrillness that other previous had during especially high notes Her rendition of the theme song Love Never Dies was very moving and easy on the ears though her voice was soaring octaves above the staff Joseph Millson who plays Raoul too particularly in Why does she love me mel develops the character and adds very real emotion into his smooth vocals Charlie Manton who plays Christine and Raoul's son Gustave adds a distinct eeriness to the songs Manton having not yet reached puberty yet has hasa a voice fit for an boys' boys church choir with his high- high sopranos While there are not enough duets between and Boggess the two included are powerful and passionate A few tunes and chord progressions even a few lines word for word and note for note from the original are recognizable but Webber wanted completely new tunes There are some memorable pieces that capture the rather gloomy mood the triumphant moments the drama in in lyrics and orchestration and the central themes of the story The bottom line is again Webber has written some beautiful haunting i Continued onlin Colin at |