The PHANTOM of the OPERA

Wheeeeeeeeee, went to watch Phantom Of the Opera again on the 27th March 2007.. A whole big gang of 9 of us! Definitely something rare... Rarely would I be able to gather so many pple all at one time..

Watched Phantom for the first time 12 yrs ago!! *Gasp* that's a pretty long time ago.. Went there with the whole family back then and we were sitting in Row X in Kallang Theatre... It's pretty far but thankfully KT wasn't a big theatre, and the feeling was so nice.. nice song.. nice props...everything seems its best

This time round, since I can afford a little more for the ticket now, I would really want to sit nearer to the stage this time round, really tried all I could to get the best seats available.. Ticket was booked months before hand, the seats this time is row C.. a big improvement ya?

I went to the show with lots of enthusiasm.. I had a tiring time at work.. was really exhausted, but nevertheless, I was still excited abt the show.. But there were some disappointments somehow.. I feel the female lead wasn't in her best form that night.. The scene when Christine & Raoul were expressing their feelings for each other singing "All I Ask of You", they hugged n kissed affectionately... after the kiss they were supposed to sing the last line of the song to end it off......... but dear Christine only managed to hit the pitch n tune....... but the lyrics went totally off.. simply mumbling away.. while Raoul was clear still... Awwwwwwwww... how disappointing...

Next, was the scene when the Phantom and Christine were rowing the boat out... erm.. somehow I feel the setting wasn't as nice as the one 12 yrs back.. 12 yrs ago, the whole scene juz looks soooooooooooooooooooo romantik...so dreamy so nice.. this time it all looked so bare.. no feel at all :(
then there was a scene at the start where Christine and the Phantom I think were running up and down some slope / steps built at the back of the stage..whatever for??? hmmm...

I had actually wanted to bring my mum to the show for her birthday / Mothers Day when I learned they extended the show till May... but was still considering since the ticket aint cheap and I've already bought mine for the show in March... and I'm glad I didn't......I think my money could be put in better use elsewhere :p

Anyway.. the other thing I've been telling my friends is that the ticket stub for Phantom was so much nicer 12 yrs back too! It's special.. at least its not the standard kind of electronic printed tickets u get now... Yes.. I kept the ticket stub 12 yrs ago till now n only cos it is special! It's appropriate for theatre performance like this... It gives a grand theatre feel overall...But the words are fading badly already after all these years but I'm still keeping it.

The ticket stub... it does look huge compared to the one we have now. I guessed the current one is sized this way to fit most handbags & pockets? That's juz a wild wild guess....*shrugz*





The words printed on the ticket stub writes:


The PHANTOM of the OPERA

KALLANG THEATRE - SINGAPORE
TUE 28th FEB95 8:00 PM
STALLS X16



The "envelope" that holds the ticket... erm.. not exactly envelope lar but can't think of a term for it right now...any help anyone??





This is what it is like when placed in the envelope...





And oddly, I can't find the ticket stub for Phantom this year.. Wonder where it went too??? *scratch head*
Vince.. I know you kept yours.. erm how abt scanning it and share with me so I can post it up? :P