Re: Rare pictures 2

SenorSwanky Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:53 pm

operafantomet wrote:This would mostly be due to the Swedish production not playing during summer. Musical productions in Scandinavia rarely do, alas.

Why is that?

ETA: any word on the conductor from Stockholm and Copenhagen - Per Engström - in the brochure? He has conducted some 1600 performances, it's definitely impressive!

I think a lot of the conductors have done obscene amounts of performances, haven't they? I know the usual one on Broadway (Brian Lai?) was doing the show I saw in October 2005 and then the one I saw back in July, almost six years apart.

justin-from-barbados Fri Oct 28, 2011 2:45 am

If they played the summer though maybe the wouldn't have had such a problem with the dry ice, I remember reading that because it was the most northern production so far it was always too cold for the dry ice to work properly. Laughing

operafantomet Fri Oct 28, 2011 7:39 am

justin-from-barbados wrote:If they played the summer though maybe the wouldn't have had such a problem with the dry ice, I remember reading that because it was the most northern production so far it was always too cold for the dry ice to work properly.

That must be a rumour more than anything. Oslo is about the same latitude as Stockholm, and climate hardly affects how dry ice react indoors here. Copenhagen, albeit a tad more south, didn't have such issues either. I would rather think Vegas, with their ice-wind air conditioning system, would struggle more. Smile

As for why theatres don't perform during summer? Beats me. Main reason is probably that most theatres are government supported. They have a permanent staff (including actors), which are entitled to vacations corresponding with say an office worker. July and August are basically always dark. Though I would guess the lack of theatre tourists probably is a part of the reason as well.

SenorSwanky Fri Oct 28, 2011 3:23 pm

If you work for the government in Oslo, you get a two-month vacation every year? Sign me up! Laughing

I accumulate a day a month.

Phantomlove Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:42 pm

justin-from-barbados wrote:If they played the summer though maybe the wouldn't have had such a problem with the dry ice, I remember reading that because it was the most northern production so far it was always too cold for the dry ice to work properly.

No, why would that be a problem? The theatre isn't cold. I think however that they did struggle a bit with the dry ice in the beginning, but that wasn't because Sweden is particularily cold. It had something to do with the ventilation system in the theatre if I remember correctly, but they sorted it. It wasn't anything you noticed during the shows anyway. At least I didn't.

Phantomlove Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:49 pm

operafantomet wrote:

As for why theatres don't perform during summer? Beats me. Main reason is probably that most theatres are government supported. They have a permanent staff (including actors), which are entitled to vacations corresponding with say an office worker. July and August are basically always dark. Though I would guess the lack of theatre tourists probably is a part of the reason as well.

I think it has more to do with the Scandinavian tradition that you want to spend most of your summer outdoors and not inside. People leave the city and go out to the country during summer (traditionally I mean, not everyone does it these days) so there is less audience. I think people want to see shows in the summer too, but we like them performed outdoors so you can bring your picnic while watching the show. Going to the Opera house or private theatres is more of a winter thing here.

Bunvendor Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:54 pm

SenorSwanky wrote:It's the same as his Toronto one. I've got a BBC Wales documentary of his time in the Vancouver leg of the tour. And weren't some of those shots (the lantern one, in particular) used in the legs of the tour he did in Canada, Hong Kong, and Singapore? If not, his mask was the same for those shots.

Hey Swanky,
Is there any way of watching this documentary online? I've always wanted to learn more about the Vancouver production.
OG

SenorSwanky Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:00 am

I don't think it's online, no. I have it on VHS, so I couldn't even rip it and put it online if I wanted to.

operafantomet Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:21 am

SenorSwanky wrote:If you work for the government in Oslo, you get a two-month vacation every year?

No, not at all. But to close a theatre for the season, and to prepare it for the next season, would take a couple of weeks. This will typically happen 1-3 weeks after and before the season. And in between they have one month vacation, like ordinary people. In effect they don't perform for an audience for 2 to 2,5 months. But only one of these months is vacation.

Speaking of RARE pictures.... Any pictures of Anna Maria Kaufmann (original Hamburg Christine) apart from those in the original Hamburg brochure? Or actually, any good scans of that one too would be welcome. I have it, but it's so shiny and hard to photograph the pictures in it...

SenorSwanky Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:11 pm

Still, even a one-month vacation would be nice. We need more vacation time in the US.

operafantomet Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:27 pm

OK, this was a lot funnier in the actual screening than in a picture, but still.... The... erm... different reactions of Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber when Peter Jöback started his line in MOTN. Whereas Mackintosh grinned and applauded and almost jumped up and down, ALW looked very worried. And "forgot" to clap. I am very curious if that moment will make it into the DVD...

Rare pictures 2 - Page 10 Joback

Guest Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:18 pm

Nice suit! Smile

starryeyed Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:17 pm

Gareth Snook almost looks as if he's thinking "Ah...oh" in that picture and there's a female ensemble member to the left of shot who looks rather worried!

operafantomet Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:06 pm

starryeyed wrote:Gareth Snook almost looks as if he's thinking "Ah...oh" in that picture and there's a female ensemble member to the left of shot who looks rather worried!

I will re-watch that sequence when I get the DVD. I couldn't take my eyes of ALW/Cam M. They were yin and yang that moment. Laughing

OK.... What about a collage of the famous MOTN pose?
Rare pictures 2 - Page 10 Th_classicpose

Or the less famous YSSDG (You Smell So Darn Good) pose? Laughing

In that first collage: Peter Jorde & Hanne Damm, Juan Navarro & Irasema Terrazas, ~~Brent Barrett (?)~~ Anthony Crivello & Sierra Boggess, Colm Wilkinson & Rebecca Caine, Juan Pablo Skrt (?) & Claudia Cota, Masashika Ichimura & Ryoko Nomura, Brad Little & Lisa Vroman, Anthony Warlow & Marina Prior.

In the second collage: I wanna say ~~John Cudia~~ Hugh Panaro & Marni Raab?, John Owen Jones & Deborah Dutcher, Mikael Samuelson & Elisabeth Berg, Thomas Schulze & Colby Thomas, Ciarán Sheehan & Glenda Balkan, Ian Jon Bourg & Janine Kitzen, Marc Jacoby & Karen Culliver x 2.

SenorSwanky Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:51 am

Pretty sure it's Hugh and Raab in the top left of the second collage, and I believe it's Jacoby and Culliver in both of the last two on the bottom right. Definitely Culliver in both. Can't tell the dark face of the Phantom in the b & w one. I don't think Hilsabeck and Culliver ever performed together. Could possibly be Kevin Gray.

operafantomet Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:04 am

Thanks!

For those interested in prosceniums, sets etc, the South African FB page is currently posting interesting photos!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Phantom-of-the-Opera-South-Africa/209472882399300

Devon Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:12 am

operafantomet wrote:Thanks!

For those interested in prosceniums, sets etc, the South African FB page is currently posting interesting photos!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Phantom-of-the-Opera-South-Africa/209472882399300

I noticed that, some great shots. I love to see rehearsals and behind the scenes pics....

operafantomet Tue Nov 01, 2011 12:48 pm

Think of Me... All black stage, Christine in giant glittering costume, that scarf... Love those. Here's a collage:

Rare pictures 2 - Page 10 Tom

1. Rebecca Caine, West End 1987.
2. Renée Knapp, Hamburg ca. 1990.
3. Teresia Bokor, Copenhagen 2009.
4. Viktoria Krantz, Copenhagen 2002.
5. Julia Möller, Madrid 2004.
6. Miyuki Numao (?), Japan 2010.
7. Marni Raab, US tour 2010.
8. Sarah Brightman, Broadway 1988.
9. Hye Kyoung Lee (?), Korea 2009.
10. Sierra Boggess, Royal Albert Hall 2011.

And no, Renée Knapp's skirt is not black. It's dark green. It's just that this picture is of crap quality...

Oh, and some ~~PORN~~ PONR....

Rare pictures 2 - Page 10 Ponr

1. Brad Little and Marni Raab, World Tour 2005.
2. Not too old Japanese shot, but that's all I know...
3. Flemming Enevold (?) and Mia Karlsson, Copenhagen 2009.
4. Rob Guest and Danielle Everett, Melbourne 1996.
5. Ciarán Sheehan and Glenda Balkan, Toronto 1996.
6. John Cudia and Sarah Lawrence, US tour.
7. Juan Pablo Skrt (?) and Claudia Cota, Buenos Aires 2009.
8. Peter Jorde and Viktoria Krantz, Copenhagen 2002.
9. Uwe Kröger and Beatrix Reiterer, Essen 2006.
10. Saulo Vasconcelos and Kiara Sasso, Sao Paolo 2002.

mophan Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:37 pm

9. Hye Kyoung Lee (?), Korea 2009.
->Her name is so-hyun Kim Very Happy

operafantomet Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:53 pm

mophan wrote:9. Hye Kyoung Lee (?), Korea 2009.
->Her name is so-hyun Kim

Was she the alternate in the original Korean production? Her name sound familiar.

IamErik771 Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:44 pm

operafantomet wrote:
mophan wrote:9. Hye Kyoung Lee (?), Korea 2009.
->Her name is so-hyun Kim
Was she the alternate in the original Korean production? Her name sound familiar.

As far as I'm aware, Hye Kyoung Lee was only in the original (2002) Korean cast, not the 2009 revival (though if anyone knows she was in the '09 cast, I stand corrected). The 2 main Christines in the 2009 cast were So-Hyun Kim and Hyun-Ju Choi, and I think they split the role evenly, as did the 2 main Phantoms in that cast.

Not sure who the actress in the photo is, though. (Oddly, almost every mention I see online of Korean performers in POTO has their names spelled completely differently -- perhaps there isn't a standard way of romanizing Korean names like there is for Japanese -- so my spelling may or may not be correct.)

operafantomet Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:57 pm

Reason why I ask is that I have a tiny picture of one which was either the alternate or the understudy Christine from the original Korean production. All I remember is that part of her name was Kim... But that goes for more than one Korean... Here's the picture I have:

Rare pictures 2 - Page 10 Aussie17kimkorea

Rare pictures 2 - Page 10 Aussie17kimkorea

mophan Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:24 am

operafantomet wrote:Reason why I ask is that I have a tiny picture of one which was either the alternate or the understudy Christine from the original Korean production. All I remember is that part of her name was Kim... But that goes for more than one Korean... Here's the picture I have:

I have it

Her name is so-hyun Kim alter in 02 phantom

RatSalsa Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:56 am

Paul Stanley

Rare pictures 2 - Page 10 PS-Phantom

It's from one of the latest Kiss documentaries made by CNN. Paul shows the reporter his dressing/make-up room and this photo hangs by his mirror.

mophan Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:05 pm

RatSalsa wrote:Paul Stanley

It's from one of the latest Kiss documentaries made by CNN. Paul shows the reporter his dressing/make-up room and this photo hangs by his mirror.

EEEK!!! That makeup is really horrible..

justin-from-barbados Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:00 pm

yup, that's the toronto makeup, was the first show I saw and I was up front, was NOT expecting it to be that intense. But you must remember that the last row in the Pantages is almost twice as far back as the last rows in London or NYC so they had to amp it up.

operafantomet Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:06 pm

mophan wrote:
https://i.servimg.com/u/f49/16/99/74/69/412.jpg
I have it
Her name is so-hyun Kim alter in 02 phantom

SQUEEEEEE!!!!!

That's all. Laughing

SenorSwanky Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:43 pm

I made that screencap and posted it in the Toronto thread last week. Is it passing around the Internet now?

operafantomet Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:48 pm

SenorSwanky wrote:I made that screencap and posted it in the Toronto thread last week. Is it passing around the Internet now?

You should be proud. Smile

SenorSwanky Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:49 pm

operafantomet wrote:
SenorSwanky wrote:I made that screencap and posted it in the Toronto thread last week. Is it passing around the Internet now?
You should be proud.

I am.

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