The iconic play "The Phantom of the Opera" concludes today four weeks of performances on the Dubai Opera, which achieved great success, and won the admiration of the audience and stunned their breath with the high performance of the stars of the work, Jonathan Roxmoth, who performs «Ghost», and rising star Claire Leon, who plays The role of the heroine Christine Day, in addition to Matt Lizzie, who performs the character of Raul Vicomte de Chagny, the play also combines the scenes of joy and dynamic dances, especially ballet, while the costumes, which exceeded the number of 230 pieces can be described as a prominent creative imprint of this charming artistic combination.

Broadway Entertainment Group CEO Liz Cobbs told Emirates Today that bringing the play to Dubai was the dream come true. She said she moved to Dubai in 2011 and Dubai Opera had not yet opened. “Because this piece is unique and carries a private school in drama, it has all the details and costumes that it offers,” Kobbs said. ».

Executive producer Randy Beck spoke about the way the presentation was made, pointing out that all the accessories and decorations were shipped to Dubai in 20 trucks carrying everything we see on the stage of clothing, sound and decor, explaining that the majority of the things used were made in America. As for the part related to the magic on the stage, he pointed out that he is responsible for these parts in the work, especially the chandelier, which hangs in the theater and falling, they bear a role and look as if they are personal, and the disappearance of the ghost is part of the overall design of the work, but with regard to production and cost The cost has exceeded 40 million dirhams.

The choreographer and movements, JJ, talked about her role in the show, pointing out that the direct responsible for the design of the dance died last year, and she kept all her vision and plan at work, while the mistakes that JJ does not accept on the stage, they are many, but she went “Errors happen on the stage and in live performances, but I try to overlook them. Actors are practicing dancing and performing for hours, as well as standing in front of the public for hours, which is tiring, so we must overlook some of the lapses that may occur,” she noted. Actors, sometimes the actors forget what they are doing, but the work becomes received Oh, because they are doing every day.

Assistant director Rainer Fred works with the actors and on the production as a whole, and here he pointed out that he works automatically to leave him distinctive, because every scene is important and offers something for the story in the whole journey, and must be presented automatically. Farid worked on this work 30 years ago, pointing out that it was part of many productions and copies in Korea, Brazil, the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany, and was different each time, the difference here follows the public and its response to the work, and therefore this is what makes one able to deal with the work For many years, he discovers working each time differently with new actors and with new audiences. He pointed out that he sometimes dealt with representatives who do not know their language, and need translators, but undoubtedly count on the factor of confidence in the representatives of the success of the work, explaining that it is fun to present this work in Arabic.

As for music, the music director Dar notes that the work carries a lot of fun in music. "I wrote music for decades but it seems as if it was written today. It has many factors that make people enjoy it as if they are listening to it for the first time." . He pointed out that the most prominent characteristic of the work on music is that the musician introduces music from his soul from within, and this makes the audience interact with music positively, especially as it is live music, and has a status, and feel the audience. He stressed that the most memorable moment for him is the moment before the show, because it is the moment the audience is holding its breath waiting, and everyone can feel it without facing the audience through calm.

Local musicians

Music director Dar said that when the work is presented in any country, a group of local musicians from each country will be selected. He noted that the musicians were trained after their test, and initially training took long hours during the day, up to eight hours, but the long training yielded outstanding results in the conclusion and during the presentation.

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