michael crawford played the title role in phantom of the opera 1986.
michael crawford played the title role in phantom of the opera 1986.
who played the title role in phantom of the opera 1986?
michael crawford
"phantom" began previews at her majesty's theatre in london's west end on 27 september 1986 under the direction of hal prince, then opened on 9 october. it was choreographed by gillian lynne and the sets were designed by maria björnson, with lighting by andrew bridge. michael crawford starred in the title role with sarah brightman as christine and steve barton as raoul. the production, still playing at her majesty's, celebrated its 10,000th performance on 23 october 2010, with lloyd webber and the original phantom, michael crawford, in attendance. it is the second longest-running musical in west end (and world) history behind "les misérables", and third overall behind "the mousetrap".
the phantom of the opera (1986 musical)
chioldi made his debut with the washington national opera in 1995 in "il barbiere di siviglia". he has appeared with wno in "andrea chenier", in "billy budd", in the title role of "hamlet", as sharpless in "madama butterfly", and as enrico in "lucia di lammermoor". chioldi debuted at new york city opera in 1999 in "l'enfant et les sortilèges" and was a regular performer with the company, most notably as count almaviva in "le nozze di figaro", escamillo in "carmen", doctor malatesta in "don pasquale", belcore in "l'elisir d'amore", peter in "hansel and gretel" and sharpless in the 2008 emmy award-winning "madama butterfly". he has also sung with the opera orchestra of new york in their concert performance of "der freischütz", with opéra français de new york in "debussy & poe: fall of the house of usher & devil in the belfry", with urbanarias in its first festival performance of "glory denied", with chicago opera theatre in "giovanna d'arco", as rodrigo in austin lyric opera's "don carlo", as macbeth with chautauqua opera, palm beach opera and new orleans opera, in the title role in "nabucco" with lyric opera baltimore, as cavaliere di belfiore in odyssey opera's "un giorno di regno", as renato in austin opera's "un ballo in maschera" as well as sharpless in austin opera's madame butterfly, and as germont in austin opera's la traviata, as jochanaan in salome and as tonio in pagliacci with virginia opera, as enrico in new orleans opera's "lucia di lammermoor", as ford in odyssey opera's "sir john in love", as baron scarpia in "tosca" with utah opera as well as with palm beach opera. he also appeared as baron scarpia in "tosca" with the revived new york city opera. with chicago opera theater he performed the title role in "gianni schicchi", and with palm beach opera and opera las vegas the title role of "rigoletto". he appeared as ford in "falstaff" with ft. worth opera and opera saratoga. he also appeared as l'ondino in the rarely performed respighi opera "la campana sommersa" with new york city opera, singing the baritone role in the andrée expedition with vermont opera project, as the high priest of dagon in virginia opera's "samson and delilah, as abimelech in samson and delilah with dallas opera, as baron scarpia in tosca with opera de puerto rico, as giorgio germont in washington national opera's la traviata, and as iago in otello with austin opera.
michael chioldi