#poto sweden

[operafantomet]

John Martin Bengtsson and Hanna Ulvan in POTO Kristianstad

Photos by Amanda Sigfridsson

[phantomchristinesuk]

Christine in the ballet: around the world

1- Sarah Brightman - 1986

2- Jill Washington - 1989

3 & 4- Gina Beck - 2008 & 2010

5- Emmi Christensson - 2016

7- Julia Udine - 2013

Years are from the brochures they first appeared in (approximately)

Pictures from various souvenir brochures

[lot666achandelierinpieces]

You once shared a recording of Inger Olsson Moberg 1991. It’s no longer available on the Mega link you posted in 2018. Please, Lord in Heaven, tell me you still have it. I’m desesperate 😭

Of course!

[annachumsblog]

Raoul and Christine Headcanons

. Both have gotten lots of PTSD from the trauma they been through

. Both of them and their friends got healing and therapy

. During the month between Hannibal and Il Muto, Raoul makes up excuses to see Christine often and gets to know Meg Giry, Cecile Jammes and some of their Paris Opera friends better.

. Raoul and Christine became friends with each other's friends

. At night, they would comfort each other with cuddles, stargazing and singing when the nightmares get too rough

. Raoul tells Christine about Slavic Mythology and Folklore ( his mother is from St. Petersburg Russia ). Christine tells him all about Norse Mythology and Folklore

. Christine introduced Raoul to tarot cards, Norse deity worshipping and healing Crystals.

. Ever since that Hannibal night, Raoul has been taking Swedish language classes in a language institute in Paris. Christine soon finds out about it and is flattered and willing to help Raoul in his Swedish learning

. They boarded on the 10am ship in the Le Havre Shipping Dock to Stockholm, the morning after their wedding in 1882 June 🤩🤩🥺🥺🥺🥺🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌

. One Saturday in 1882 May, Raoul and Christine had a day trip in Perros ( where they first met when they are little kids ). They had lunch at a seaside restaurant, strolled on a beach, went sightseeing around Perros and bought souvenirs for their families and friends 🤩🤩🤩🥺🥺🥺💗💗🌌🌌🌌🌌

. Christine did become a famous opera singer in the Royal Swedish Opera 🤩🤩🥺🥺🥺🌌🌌🌌💗💗💗💗💗

. Raoul and Christine have two children - Gustave ( born in 1883 May )and Charlotte ( born in 1885 Valentine's Day ) 🤩🤩🥺🥺🥺💗💗💗🌌🌌🌌🌌

. Sweden is even more beautiful than how Christine described it and the paintings of Sweden Raoul have seen 🤩🤩🥺🥺💗💗🌌🌌🌌🌌

. Raoul's nieces and nephews love Christine a lot and they are SUPER ESTATIC when they got together, engaged and married 🤩🤩🥺🥺💗💗💗🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌

. Raoul was OUTRAGED at the abuse Christine endured from the Phantom and comforts her and risks his life for her several times 🤩🥺🥺🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌

. They moved to a seaside mansion in Stockholm which is a not too long carriage ride away from Royal Swedish Opera House 🤩🤩🥺🥺🥺🌌🌌🌌🌌

. It took some time for Raoul to get used to the Swedish cold in Winter. Even Christine, who was a ' Fairy of the North ', havent been in Sweden for a decade, took time to get used to the Nordic cold. They both got better 🤩🤩🥺🥺🥺🌌🌌🌌🌌

. Raoul became a Hussar ( Light Cavalry ) officer not long after he graduated from Sorbonne University. When he and Christine moved to Stockholm, Raoul became a Hussar Captain and later Colonel to the Swedish Royal Cavalry 🤩🤩🥺🥺🥺🌌🌌🌌🌌

. Gustave takes after his mother in personality and eventually developed a passion for cello playing

. Charlotte takes after her father in personality and eventually developed a passion in fashion design and beauty products + jewelry making

🤩🤩🥺🥺🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌

[britishchick09]

in susan kay’s ‘phantom’, erik is born in boscherville, a little town near rouen. i checked it out and it’s a lot like giverny, where rewrite christine lived in the rewrite! :D

[marybeatriceofmodena]

Trading Site Reopening and Gifting Spree!

So. After weeks of work (*insert alpaca scream here*), my trading site is open for trading! To celebrate, I decided to gift a few audios and videos from Phantom of the Opera, a few audios from Les Misérables, two cast recordings from Elisabeth das Musical, and a cast recording for Sweeney Todd. Enjoy!

(If you're the master of a listed audio/video, please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you want me to remove your stuff from the list.)

POTO audios

Michael Crawford, Rebecca Caine (alt.), Steve Barton October 10, 1987; London Michael Crawford and Steve Barton's last in London. Soundboard, very good quality, and this one is complete. And Rebecca Caine sounds amazing in it (as she always does). https://www.mediafire.com/file/pttrjfqzb84gatm/POTO_West_End_10-10-1987_-_Crawford%252C_Caine%252C_Barton.rar/file Steve Barton, Rebecca Luker, Gary Lindemenn (u/s),  Marilyn Caskey, Jeff Keller, George Lee Andrews, Leila Martin September 26, 1990; Broadway Soundboard audio. Because Steve Barton was almost as good of a Phantom as he was as Raoul, and Rebecca Luker is a legend (RIP). https://www.mediafire.com/file/xc9ywojtdesptje/POTO_Broadway_26-09-1990_-_Barton%252C_Luker%252C_Lindemenn.rar/file Davis Gaines, Tracy Shayne, Matthew R. Jones, George Lee Andrews, Jeff Keller, Lelia Martin October 5, 1996; Broadway Davis Gaines's last performance. Because Davis Gaines has one of the best voices I've heard in the role. https://www.mediafire.com/file/w1ybvl8v6e4ex6r/POTO_Broadway_05-01-1996_-_Gaines%252C_Shayne%252C_Little.rar/file Brad Little, Lisa Vroman, Tim Martin Gleason, Kim Stengel, DC Anderson, David Cryer, Patti  Davidson-Gorbea, Kate Wray, Jimmy Smagula December 5, 2003; Los Angeles Lisa Vroman’s second-to-last performance as Christine. Both she and Brad Little are glorious vocal-wise. https://www.mediafire.com/file/muavx4ocvs62eav/POTO_US_Tour_05-12-2003_-_Little%252C_Vroman%252C_Gleason.rar/file Anthony Warlow, Julie Goodwin, John Bowles, Andrea Creighton, John O'May, Derek Taylor, Jackie Rees, Nadia Komazec, David Rogers-Smith August 15, 2007; Melbourne Not the biggest fan of Anthony Warlow acting-wise, but he does not disappoint on the vocals - and neither does Julie Goodwin. https://www.mediafire.com/file/3pm0ksips30n3it/POTO_Melbourne_15-08-2007_-_Warlow%252C_Goodwin%252C_Bowles.rar/file John Owen-Jones, Katie Hall, Simon Bailey, Angela M. Caesar, Andy Hockley, Simon Green, Elizabeth Mars, Hannah Cadec, Vincent Pirillo September 29, 2012; Edinburgh Not the biggest fan of the restaged tour, but... Katie Hall's "Tears of HAAAAAATE" is pretty great. And John Owen-Jones! https://www.mediafire.com/file/00vtvziy172lpkv/POTO_UK_Tour_29-09-2012_-_Owen-Jones%252C_Hall%252C_Bailey.rar/file Hugh Panaro, Elizabeth Welch (u/s), Jeremy Hays March 3, 2014; Broadway Great trio overall, but Elizabeth Welch is a standout (to me at least). https://www.mediafire.com/file/1hc1ozi96vok5pd/POTO_Broadway_03-03-2014_-_Panaro%252C_Welch%252C_Hays.rar/file Dmitry Ermak, Tamara Kotova, Eugeny Zaytsev, Irina Samoylova, Alexei Bobrov, Yuri Mazihin, Elena Charkviani, Valeria Migalina, Rustim Bahtiyarov (u/s) July 16, 2015; Moscow A lovely production that I miss - Tamara Kotova in particular is great. https://www.mediafire.com/file/w56tx5d7fkh4kse/POTO_Moscow_16-07-2015_-_Ermak%252C_Kotova%252C_Zaytsev.rar/file John Owen-Jones, Celinde Schoenmaker, Nadim Naaman, Megan Llewellyn, Michael Matus, Christopher Dickens, Jacinta Mulcahy, Alicia Beck, John Ellis September 7, 2015; London First performance of the 2015-2016 cast. https://www.mediafire.com/file/5hswf44ldku6ngm/POTO_West_End_07-09-2015_-_Owen-Jones%252C_Schoenmaker%252C_Naaman.rar/file Peter Jöback, Emmi Christensson, Anton Zetterholm, Karolina Andresson, Glenn Kjellberg, Rolf Lydhal, Sanna Martin, Tehilla Blad, Sindre Postholm March 19, 2017; Stockholm Given Christine is from Sweden, it's only fair to include the recent Stockholm production. https://www.mediafire.com/file/zkl38t9388gcvh7/POTO_Sweden_2017-03-19_PJ_EC_AZ.wav/file Tim Howar, Amy Manford, Jeremy Taylor, Kimberly Blake, Ross Dawes, Alan Vicary, Jacinta Mulcahy, Georgia Ware, Paul Ettore Tabone September 7, 2019; London This one is different from the one listed as NFT (so don't get mad at me, haha). Last performance for Amy Manford in the West End production. https://www.mediafire.com/file/vf60ie1er18rkon/POTO_West_End_07-09-2019_-_Howar%252C_Manford%252C_Taylor.rar/file Ben Crawford, Meghan Picerno, John Riddle October 26, 2019 Because we all love a Christine with opera chops. https://www.mediafire.com/file/9gji0khgfoazjqd/POTO_Broadway_26-10-2019_-_Crawford%252C_Picerno%252C_Riddle.rar/file 

POTO videos

Earl Carpenter, Rachel Barrell, David Shannon, Wendy Ferguson, David Lawrence (u/s), Sam Hiller, Emily Harvey (u/s), Heidi Ann O'Brien, Rohan Tickell January 2006 VOB format.  If you want to see Earl in London right now but can't... this video is the best quality overall that features him, and Rachel Barrell is a fantastic Christine - one of my favorites in the role. https://mega.nz/folder/u09GQKyR#gjNHj4Letd9YInTsuLowjA Gary Mauer, Elizabeth Southard, Jim Weitzer, Kim Stengel, John Jellison, DC Anderson, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Kate Wray, John Whitney April 6, 2006; Dallas VOB format.  For my Eristine moots (I see you!): Gary Mauer and Elizabeth Southard were (and as far as I know, still are) married while performing as the Phantom and Christine, and you thought Ramin and Sierra's chemistry was off the charts, think again. https://mega.nz/folder/PtExxS5A#D4yyf2g_lXoN-cIDPkMU2Q Anthony Crivello, Kristi Holden, Andrew Ragone, Geena Jeffries Mattox, John Leslie Wolfe, Lawson Skala, Tina Walsh, Brianne Kelly Morgan, Larry Wayne Morbitt August 8, 2008; Las Vegas VOB format. This is the Las Vegas Spectacular production, which is abriged compared to the original but totally worth seeing. If you want to understand why I love Meg Giry so much, Brianne Kelly Morgan is one of the best I've ever seen in the role. Also, if you’re meh about Raoul... with Andrew Ragone, think again. He’s one of the most Superman/Clark Kent Raouls I’ve seen. And I really like Kristi Holden’s Leroux-esque Christine too.  https://mega.nz/folder/Sh1zxSAB#twtXau8Y8pd_L9tMQLa4Mg Jeremy Stolle (u/s), Samantha Hill, Greg Mills (u/s), Michele McConnell, Tim Jerome, Richard Poole (u/s), Ellen Harvey, Kara Klein, Christian Sebek March 9, 2013 VOB format. Missing part of Act 1 (‘Stranger Than You Dreamt It’ to Il Muto), but otherwise complete. This is one of the best trios I've seen on Broadway, and Samantha Hill is just a fantastic Christine overall. https://mega.nz/folder/y1slyJRD#OP1Tp5Cj_fMk9LbAWJMqAA Tomas Ambt Kofod, Sibylle Glosted, Christian Lund, Louise Fribo, Carl Christian Rasmussen, Sebastian Harris, Elisabeth Halling, Imogen-Lilly Ash, Rasmus Jupin March 2019; Copenhagen VOB format. This one is more recent, but given it's been uploaded on YouTube, I guess it's fine to gift it (again, if you’re the master and you want me to remove this, please let me know).This one has one of the best casts ever caught on tape. Seriously. Everyone in this is a star. https://mega.nz/folder/q40hTagI#Zui14MWo-F2YSQ0gNdaL6Q



Les Mis Audios

Colm Wilkinson, Roger Allam, Patti LuPone, Alun Armstrong, Sue Jane Tanner, Michael Ball, Frances Ruffele, Rebecca Caine, David Burt 1985; London Preview at the Barbican Centre. This is interesting since it includes Cosette's song "I Saw Him Once", which has been cut later.  https://www.mediafire.com/file/jbedqiemuk9qnd1/Les_Mis_West_End_1985_-_Wilkinson%252C_Allam.rar/file Symphonic recording (1989)  Gary Morris, Philip Quast, Debra Byrne, Michael Ball, Tracy Shayne, Kaho Shimada, Anthony Warlow, Barry James, Gay Soper https://www.mediafire.com/file/n7gp30jcpnjfkf7/Les_Miserables_Symphonic_Recording.rar/file Kyle Jean-Baptiste (u/s), Earl Carpenter, Erika Henningsen, Chris McCarrell, Samantha Hill, Brennyn Lark, Max Quinlan (u/s), Gavin Lee, Rachel Izen August 13, 2015; Broadway For Kyle Jean-Baptiste, who was an amazing performer gone way too soon. RIP. https://www.mediafire.com/file/fzj2qubunkrrfhc/Les_Mis_Broadway_13-08-2015_-_Jean-Baptiste%252C_Carpenter.rar/file John Owen-Jones, Michael Ball, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Craig Mather (u/s), Lily Kerhoas, Shan Ako, Bradley Jaden, Matt Lucas, Katy Secombe, Earl Carpenter October 16, 2019; London All-star concert! https://www.mediafire.com/file/nh28zdry93vhry2/Les_Mis_London_Concert_16-10-2019_-_Owen-Jones%252C_Ball.rar/file

Elisabeth das Musical

Original Cast Recording (1992) Pia Douwes, Uwe Kroeger, Ethan Freeman, Andreas Bieber, Viktor Gernot, Else Ludwig https://www.mediafire.com/file/fagi9ctooeq2y11/Elisabeth-Original_German_Cast.rar/file Vienna revival cast recording (2006)  Maya Hakvoort, Mate Kamaras, Serkan Kaya, André Bauer, Fritz Schmid, Else Ludwig https://www.mediafire.com/file/7wpqbotp8oszzz3/Elisabeth_-_2006_Vienna_Cast.rar/file



Sweeney Todd

2000 Concert Cast Recording George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Davis Gaines, Heidi Grant Murphy, Paul Plishka, Audra McDonald, Standford Olsen, Neil Patrick Harris, John Aler Pretty sure this isn't on Spotify, which is a real shame given its cast. So enjoy! EDIT: Someone pointed out to me that the recording is incomplete - probably a result of the Great Hardware Crash of 2016, so until I get the full version, this will probably stay incomplete. Sorry about that! https://www.mediafire.com/file/ywoiqe5bnlzr7bs/Sweeney_Todd_2000_New_York_Concert_Cast.rar/file

[henrysglock]

James' Working Master List

My Bullshit Theories:

Mother Is God In The Eyes Of A Child (Mothergate origins, Vecna’s mother imagery)

Psycho Killer, Qu'est-ce Que C'est? (Neither Henry Nor Vecna Are Psychopaths: An In-Depth Behavioral Analysis)

A Night of Monologues (Splicing together the released 4.07 script and the transcript of One’s filmed monologue. Spoiler: They’re two halves of a whole speech)

Shattered Mirrors and Cracked Walls (An analysis of Henry’s dematerialization scene, the aftermath, and a determination that we’re being shown all 4 timelines interchangeably in the NINA version of the 1979 HNL Massacre)

One Does Not Simply Lose A Gate (The 2nd part of the 1979 massacre aftermath and proof that a timeline exists where Henry/Edward did nothing wrong)

Where Is All The Blood Coming From? (A comparison between the NINA massacre's smeared blood and the carnage resulting from democreature attacks)

A Tale Of Two Vecnas (An analysis of Vecna's scorching in Dimension-X, which shows us two distinct and physically different men)

Pick A Damn Jumpsuit! (Matching up the Dimension-X jumpsuits to NINA massacre jumpsuits)

Barnes And NO!! Where Did He Go!! (A write up on the discrepancies in One’s appearance, tattoo, and color grading in the closet scene as evidence of his disappearance from the plot)

Why Do You, As The Big Bad, Have No Lines Or Powers? (Vecna’s physical form in the UD has no dialogue and doesn’t use psionic powers: evidence and theories)

So Which Is It: Night or Day? (Discrepancies in time-labeling in the released 4.07 script and how they might link to El’s 1983 escape)

Plinko Power! (NINA's plinko game as a microcosm of timeline theory and Henry's time-based powers)

The Mystery of the Move-In Date (Physically speaking, there’s no possible way that the Creels moved in in 1959)

Our Lord and Savior…Vecna? (Why Vecna/001 is God, Based On Analysis Of ST4, The Bible, And Other Supporting Media)

The First Shadow: Who Knew Whom in 1959 (Why Certain Character Were Removed From Hawkins Prior To ST4)

Proto-HeIIcheer: Who Did George and Betty Become? (Why Patty Newby and Allen Munson may be the pairing to watch for in The First Shadow, rather than Patty and Henry)

Fics:

Paper Faces — POTO x ST fusion fic (Complete)

ptolemaea (blessed be the children) — Henry’s fix-it fic (3/?)

Spider Fact, Anyone? — 1959 RPG-style ST minific

Featured Art:

Creel Siblings Outfit Swap

Creelarke Aesthetic Board

Featured Edits:

NYMPHOLOGY (ft. HNL)

The Colors of ST4 (ft. Le Monde)

Henry Creel: Brainless Borzoi

Art:

TUNNEL VISION (ft. Henry Creel)

Edits:

Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve (ft. Henry Creel)

Left-Brain, Right-Brain (ft. Henry and Edward Creel)

House of Leaves (Mini-Library):

House of Leaves Initial Analysis

House of Leaves Excerpts

Creel Files:

Henry Files:

Rebuke of Apologism Claims

A Note on Script Analysis

Our First Impression of Henry Sets Him Up For Failure

The Seagull

Stand By Me

The Divine Comedy

Henry and Edward, Jekyll and Hyde

Young Henry, Adult Henry, and the Rabbit Scene

Multiple Henries: Screenshots and Brenner Comparison

Perspective On The Length of Henry's Imprisonment

Vecna as the Villain: Defining Stranger Things' Narrative

I, Tonya and Perspective-Based Truth

Henry's Unseen Costumes

Kate Trefry and The First Shadow

Henry Didn't Manipulate El Re: Soteria

Details the Duffers Must Address

The Fallacies in Henry's Spider Schtick

NINA and Vecna’s Black Obelisks

Henry and Brenner Expansion Pack

Expansion Pack!

Creel Cousins:

Eleanor “El” Creel

The Stare Runs In The Family

Room (2015)

And Soon, Others Were Born

Sleepyhead

She’s Mike’s…Cousin! Second Cousin! Lots of family in Sweden.

Luke and Leia vs El and Mike (Stav’s Post)

Luke and Leia vs El and Mike (2)

Luke and Leia vs El and Mike (3)

Henry/Edward…Anakin…

Family Files:

Heritability of Powers

Psychopathy: Learned or Genetic

Karen, Virginia, and Tortured Husbands

ST5: Which Wheelers Live and Why?

Alice Creel: Admission of Innocence by Omission of Fault

ST4 Victims: A Story By Proxy (AKA The Breadcrumbs Post)

Even if Henry killed Virginia, It Would Be Self Defense

Brenner and Virginia Expansion Pack

Pedo-Files:

Mamas and Papas: Spiders, Flowers, and Bathtubs

Karen, Billy, Virginia...Henry

Will and Vecna Expansion Pack

Will Files:

Expansion Pack

The First Shadow/Creelarke:

Creelarke Origins

IT (1990) Reddie Aesthetic Similarities

Scott's Funeral Scarf

A New Timeline

IT (1990) Aesthetic Updated for TFS

Radiationgate:

Radium Files:

Eben Byers, Radium, and ST3's Soviet Plot

Chemistry Class: Maria Skłodowska-Curie

Radiation Sickness Files:

Psionic Powers and EM Radiation

Vecna's Curse: Radiation Sickness Symptoms

ST5 Predictions

Nuclear Disaster Files:

Henry Creel Literally Nuked Hawkins

Chemistry Class: Nuclear Explosion Imagery

Chernobyl, Hawkins Earthquake and ST4's Soviet Shadow (1)

Chernobyl, Hawkins Earthquake, and ST4's Soviet Shadow (2)

Phantomgate:

What in the POTO Visuals?

POTO 2004: Film Analysis

Dart and Gustave: Love Never Dies

Secret Admirers: Puzzle Tales Connection

Anime/Manga References

Coming Soon: Fullmetal Alchemist

Rambles:

1: On Byler and Rink-O-Mania

2: On Demoslugs

3: On Byler and Open Secrecy

4: Sad Thoughts About Post-S2 Will

5: On Spore Lore

6: On The Rain Fight

[bitterseaproduction]

Me over here actually loving how Leroux!Raoul started out as presumptuous and stuck in his privileged mindset and self-focused, because LOOK at where the man ends up? Sure, vibes-wise I usually prefer the musical (POTO only) version, but Raoul’s concern and risks for Christine in the end have so much more arc and growth to them with that Leroux starting point! Never mind Raoul’s general heightened fear and victimhood in the book making his acts of bravery feel more significant.

And his efforts don’t end in the lair in the book, oh no. Leroux makes it clear Raoul was suspected in his brother’s death and ran away with Christine AND Mamma Valerius into obscurity in Scandinavia (suggested Norway, perhaps even Sweden?). And that wasn’t fully a choice given that murder suspicion, sure, but the guy still had sisters and maybe aunts he was presumably close to (he lost his mom at birth and dad at twelve, his extended family WAS family and that’s not even touching on Erik costing him his stand-in-father of a brother). And he runs off to a foreign country, abandons his remaining family and country and connections and who knows how much of his resources to be with Christine, while also securing HER remaining semblance of family? It’s a happily ever after, yes, but it is just as much an act of love as going after Christine in the first place.

[annachum]

I think a reason why there are nonsensical Cosette hate

Is a similar reason with nonsensical Cinderella and Aurora hate

All 3 are criticized with being ' too soft ' by a number of haters

Yet here is a thing

Some of the seemingly softest people are the strongest

Soft does not mean weak

And FYI, Cosette literally helped Marius recover from the June Rebellion

And is literally a reason why Marius' life is saved in the June Rebellion

Cosette rlly is an MVP right there

Alongside with being a symbol of hope, and a number of other things

And it's baffling to see some people think Raoul is ' too vanilla '

Yeah yeah, he may be more ' vanilla ' in the POTO musical, but he is defo NOT weak or pathetic

And in the POTO book, Raoul is WAY more hard core than he is in the POTO musical

And a number of Christine haters stem from them being Phantom x Christine shippers ( like.....why?! )

Some people also think Christine is ' too soft '

Um

Considering what happened to Christine, no wonder Christine wants to get away from Phantom ASAP and wants him dead or gone as much as Raoul does

It's just that Christine does whatever she can to maintain Raoul's safety and help keep Raoul's darker side in check, and Raoul learns to not be lost in the deep throes of vengeance

And Christine became an icon in Sweden and France AND an emblem of abuse survivors rising above darkness FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[paperandsong]

My Darkest Fics

As it is October, I made a list of my darkest Phantom of the Opera fic. I like to lean into the gothic horror of Leroux’s novel and I tag most of my fic as “dark” and “gothic” on AO3. These are the ones that are most meant to unsettle you:

Scary Fic

1. The Masque of the Blue Death

A plague has descended on Paris and the Comte de Chagny invites one hundred of his closest friends, artists, and servants to escape to his ancestral home. Inspired by Poe’s Masque of the Red Death. E/C

2. Midsommarstång

Christine escapes to her hometown in Sweden where she finally finds the comfort of family. Erik is close behind her, fatefully arriving just in time for Midsommar. Inspired by Midsommar. E/C

3. Midnight Mass

On their first Christmas together, the reclusive couple cannot come to an agreement on how to spend the darkest night of the year. Inspired by a classic ghost story. E/C

Creepy Fic

4. The Imperfection

Christine demands perfection. Inspired by the short story “The Birth-Mark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. E/C

5. The Enchanted Violin: Korrigan Insert

Christine and Raoul take mushrooms before listening to the Angel of Music play the Resurrection of Lazarus in Perros-Guirec. Raoul has a really bad night. Part of the  Légendes rustiques Project.

6. Annard Noz

Little Christine and Raoul roam around Perros-Guirec collecting stories until a vexed old woman frightens them with the legend of the Laveuses de nuit.  Originally published on Tumblr for PotO 13 Nights of Halloween 2021. Written for the Légendes rustiques Project.

7. Empress of Artifice

Raoul wonders, is there anything about Christine that is real? Originally published on Tumblr for PotO 13 Nights of Halloween 2022. Written for the Légendes rustiques Project.

8. Je ne suis pas beau

Give the suspect a guitar and let's hear his story. An end of summer fic inspired by the song La Fanette by Jacques Brel. E/C

What are your scariest fics for cozy October evenings?

[operafantomet]

Same, but different...

LEFT: John Martin Bengtsson and Hanna Ulvan in POTO Kristianstad, Sweden 2023 (non-replica production)

RIGHT: John Martin Bengtsson and Sandra Kassman in POTO Denmark 2018-2019 (replica production)

[phantomchristinesuk]

70 shows & 20 Christines later, still in love with this show!

Picture credit to performers & shows social media accounts (hmt house photographer, danny_with_a_camera & My_photography_journal_)

[glassprism]

Why do you think that the master of the newly released poto video with celia graham has waited until now with releasing it?

Without knowing why the master left in the first place, I can't say for certain, but I can give you some possibilities as to why masters leave and how it affects the chances of them coming back, as well as examples of bootlegs that have had a very long release lag time.

The first and biggest reason is: they got caught and suffered some pretty dire results. Depending on the consequences, this usually provides them an excellent reason not to film and/or release for a long time, or if they do, they keep on the very down-low. In this situation, you can expect that the filmer will either never return or will only come back after a very long time has passed. Some examples I know of:

The person who mastered many videos of the Phantom Broadway cast from 2013-2014 went to a performance and was told by management that they knew who she was and what she was doing and they would be watching her, so she understandably stopped after that

Two prolific German filmers got arrested some years ago (so if you're wondering why there were so many European videos from around 2013-2015 that abruptly stopped, now you know), and while they were released, they quite reasonably stopped mastering videos

The person who filmed the World Tour video of Jonathan Roxmouth was also, I believe, caught, hence why they released two boots in quick succession (and filmed a third that was not released because of technical issues) and then suddenly stopped

In countries like Japan and Korea, the consequences for bootlegging are apparently quite a bit worse, which is also why the trading community there is either very underground (Japan) or extremely paranoid (Korea)

Second reason: they left voluntarily. These are the ones who are more likely to return since they did not get in trouble or anything, they left for other reasons, though how long before they return can really vary. A few examples:

A pretty well-known filmer who did a lot of various Broadway and tour shows left because various issues in their life took over

Another quite well-known filmer got tired of leaks and, after many, many warnings, just up and left

One filmer from the 2000s left because they got quite tired of how the trading community in general had changed; that being said, they may have returned, as some videos they filmed in the 2010s suddenly started cropping up a couple years ago (which means they had a release lag time of about a decade)

The person who filmed several videos of Franc D'Ambrosio, Davis Gaines, Brad Little, and Peter Karrie, filmed them in 1998 but did not trade it out or anything because essentially, other things in life took over; it was 2020 when they finally got back around to their collection and digitizing them - so a gap of 22 years

Third reason: the video was lost or they thought it would not generate any interest or they were playing it safe and waiting a while, BUT they found it or something convinced them people wanted it or they decided enough time had passed. Examples off the top of my head:

A person who took audios of various Phantom non-replica shows in Sweden, Norway, and Finland, released theirs about a year later, stating that they had no idea people even wanted those shows

The master of the David Shannon and Gina Beck videos and the one of London's Love Never Dies post-changes took about 4-7 years to release them, for no reason as far as I can tell besides that they felt ready or safe enough to do so

One of the well-known filmers from the above list released a bunch of Phantom films from as far back as 2007, in 2017 (so about 10 years or so of lag time), again for no reason that I can discern, other than that maybe he had had them a while and had only just gotten around to digitizing and releasing them

And the last, most interesting reason for something being released: death. The person known as aurora spiderwoman on YouTube has videos going back to at least 1988 (they have video of the original Broadway cast of Phantom), and they'll post clips of them, but it's well-known that none of it will be released until they have passed (so 34 years and counting until that video's release, if you want to think of it that way). And a recently released highlights video of Michael Crawford in LA, filmed in 1991, was only released into wider trading circles in 2021 because the filmer, who wanted it kept strictly not to be shared further, passed away, and one of the few people who had it figured it was safe to share now.

So I guess what I'm saying is: if you a 16 year lag time on release is long, look at the 20 to 30 year ones! (And counting...)

[andiabroad]

Aha. Ahaha. Ha. Mmm. Well. Maybe I should have refreshed my memory of the soundtrack so I could have braced for "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"? Hope I didn't scare anyone around me with the sudden waterworks.

I had afternoon tea before the show and it was lovely. Oh my god the tea was amazing and the food was pretty good, too. Wish I'd started with the scone bc it was easily the best part, but I was too full by the time I reached it to eat more than half.

My view wasn't the greatest, but this is far from my first PotO show, and the ticket was only £40, so I still had a blast and looked amazing doing it. The plan had been to experience some nightlife, but it was raining when we let out and frankly after that emotional surprise I just wanted to lie down for a while, so here I am back in my hotel room for the last night.

However my walk from the theater to the tube station treated me to an almost empty Trafalgar Square at night, so like. Bonus.

Off to Sweden tomorrow afternoon! Might try to squeeze in a little more exploring before hand, we'll see if I wake up early enough.

[britishchick09]

a list of poto productions in 2023/24

(because i'm losing track of all of them!)

west end

broadway (soon to be rip...)

japan

australia (rip)

greece

sweden

korea (coming soon!)

china (cs)

italy (cs)

vienna (cs)

romania (cs)

spain (cs)

[marleneoftheopera]

Details of Christine’s Elissa dress.