Phantom Of The Opera Theatre Analysis

Musical theatre is a versatile conglomeration which combines many different aspects of theatrical performance. Aspects such as songs, dance, spoken dialogue, and acting combine together within the performances of The Phantom of the Opera and Cats both composed by Andrew Lloyd Weber. The opulent gothic context, the external realistic style, and the ability to explore musical theatre with a higher soprano singing from The Phantom of the Opera contrast with the bleak modernistic context, internal realistic style, and the ability to explore musical theatre with an alto pitched singing from Cats.

In the context of The Phantom of the Opera musical the inspiration was sourced from the French novel Le Fantóme de L’Opéra written by Gaston Le Roux. The

Elliot. This story was set during the modernistic period after the Second World War. The story revolves around the night gathering of cats known as the Jellicle tribe, where they make the Jellicle choice. This choice decides which cat will ascend to the Heaviside layer to a new life. The specific scene I have chosen is Grizabella the Glamour Cat lamenting her faded youth and beauty in Memories.

With the Mirror Scene in The Phantom of the Opera a realistic acting style would be very effective in convincing the audience of Christine’s belief in the Phantom. Everyone in the Opera house has doubts on the Phantom’s existence, causing Christine to believe she is losing her sense of reality when she hears the phantom’s voice guiding her in her singing. There will be a larger focus on external stimuli in order to convince the audience of the voice that she is hearing. There will be rapt attention focused on this voice even if the audience can’t hear

The only problem regarding this type of musical theatre is that the character description of Christine Daaé is a soprano singer. The pitch of singing for the songs is set at a higher key compared to my natural alto pitch. The opera singing within this musical theatre would be very difficult to attempt because I have never been trained in opera. Therefore, even though this is a different type of theatre I have never tried, the singing demands of the piece are very difficult and very hard to follow.

Referring to Cats, the ability to explore musical theatre is also viable within this piece. This role is originally set at a much lower pitch and is much better suited for my natural alto pitched voice. There is no specific type of singing and therefore gives me more freedom to explore different ways of singing the song rather than being constructed by the strict rules of opera singing. This would be a much easier role with regards to singing as it is a much more practical.

Consequently, it is evident that even though both plays are composed from musical theatre, the contrasting contents and requirements of both plays will cause the final decision to be the Grizabella monologue from Cats. It is a much more practical role where I am more capable and do not run the risk of possibly being unable to reach higher