Phantom of the Opera Ben Lewis & Amy Manford (AoM, Title Song, MotN, STYDI)

[@futagonototoro]

Ramin has an angel voice, but Ben has divine one.

[@TheMsiaddict]

He has dark angel voice.

[@hazy_lacy]

In my opinion his voice captures the Phantom’s character so much better than Ramin. And don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Ramin.

[@stephaniebaweja]

I would do some shady things for a studio quality recording of Ben Lewis in PotO.

[@jonahserrato7520]

@@stephaniebaweja Same 😂😂

[@Hatsepari]

I can never get over his voice. he defines what a baritone should be, he's the perfect phantom, his built, his voice, his aesthetic!

[@mctv7822]

I couldn’t agree more 😍😍

[@FelizNAVIDad293]

My god, his voice is incredible! It suits the role so well. Already one of the best vocal phantoms of all time

[@luisaguilar2416]

ThePersianTenor I’ve listen to a couple of the theater performances on KZbin and by far the best voice as the phantom

[@megf9400]

ThePersianTenor I completely agree!

[@TheMsiaddict]

Throw all those microphones away. Make it a real opera.

[@FelizNAVIDad293]

TheMsiaddict Jonas Kaufmann as the phantom

[@eristineforever6934]

He was amazing as the Phantom in Love Never Dies too. Just saying.

[@aileenteo7027]

Ben Lewis is one of my favourite phantoms. I love his voice. He is suited to this role. Every phantom is unique.

[@iamfrank5171]

This video doesn't really do her justice, but Amy really is one of the best Christines in recent years. She has a *beautiful* voice, and gives the character a vulnerability that makes her relationship with the Phantom entirely convincing. Seeing her paired with Ben was incredibly satisfying.

[@melissam597]

I wish I’d had the opportunity to see her 😢

[@audreyjbancroft6613]

I love Amy's voice. She also gives life to Christine. She actually acts and responds to the Phantom!

[@marys.8379]

I saw her just 2 days ago, and she was truly fantastic! Out of the 8 different Christines I've seen, she's by far my favourite

[@keevetwh]

Her vocal control and top range is, imo, second to none

[@PrincessSolitaire]

She was a much better partner on stage to Ben than Kelly was. You could sense the growing bond between them. With Amy's Christine, you understood that LND was totally possible. Not so much with Kelly's.

[@TheMsiaddict]

Fun fact : Ben and Amy graduated from the same performing academy WAAPA in Australia. Ben's mother was her teacher.

[@AnastasiiaUmanets]

…. what reminds us of the fact that show business is (mostly) a family business.

[@oliviaallred8077]

here after watching love never dies. i can’t believe this is the first time i’ve ever listened to him as phantom!! incredible

[@MICHAELMYERS37]

hes phoemnal this is why I'm a Ben lewis fan n hes my fav Phantom

[@gabrielaleovan5495]

I think I just found my most favorite cast recording ever

[@karenpinson759]

Have adored Ben's voice since Australia's Love Never Dies video. He makes such a superb Phantom. Wish I could have seen him live. He and Amy make a wonderful pair.

[@michellekeeling3392]

Ben Lewis’ Music of the night is just pure perfection, absolutely flawless. 👌

[@isacabanas6724]

Ben and Ramin are some of my favorite phantoms... and although Ramin’s voice enchants me, Ben’s deep and powerful voice brings the more scary/intimidating side of phantom out... and it’s just perfect

[@K5butterfly]

I love how emotional his take on the phantom is. Let’s not forget how weepy Erik is in the original novel

[@AlexisRanae]

Ben Lewis is amazing and the best by far. First time I’ve heard of Amy but probably my favourite pairing now. She’s amazing.

[@aileenteo7027]

So good to see this Phantom catches Christine before she falls and covers her with his cloak. Another considerate phantom.

[@PrincessSolitaire]

That's how the blocking had always been in London unless the actor playing the Phantom was hurt. When the show originally transferred to New York, Michael Crawford was recovering from an injury he sustained, and so they didn't include the catch and it stayed that way everywhere but Her Majesty's. I fear with the restaged tour replacing the original when the show re-opens, we're going to loose that last bit of Hal Prince.

[@ShadowDuelist2004]

I may be an outcast of society but i am a true gentleman.

[@TheMsiaddict]

Ben was a huge Phantom.

[@morganlhart494]

TheMsiaddict We breed them good in Australia...

[@TheMsiaddict]

@@morganlhart494 LOL. He was bred in London, though.

[@morganlhart494]

TheMsiaddict Shhhhh let me have this...☺️

[@TheMsiaddict]

@@morganlhart494 Lol

[@normgilmore7541]

@@TheMsiaddict only born there mums Welsh Father australian so we claim him

[@natekrieger5741]

Saw LOVE NEVER DIES in the theaters at AMC & LUV’D Ben. When I heard he was going to portray phantom on London…I WENT BONKERS W.EXCITEMENT!!!!!!!

[@Annabella7Hu]

BEST Webber PHANTOM performance EVER of Music of the Night. A strong, mysterious and grounding tone.

[@brandonbenitez9746]

Ben is awesome! Don’t know if he’s the best ever... but he’s up there. I really love Ben Crawford’s take on the role, search him in a recording of the performance (Ben Crawford looks silly in concert versions), when he’s on stage performing he IS the phantom. Also, Michael Crawford is of course the original and a wonderful phantom, he really is just so ghostly. But I think a combination of both Ben and Michael Crawford would be Davis Gaines. He is just a ghost! He sounds so mysterious and scary, yet seductive. Give him a shot

[@jonahserrato7520]

Okay, I saw a thing that said “My perfect Phantom would have Gerard Butler’s anger, aggression, and brooding sexiness; Ramin Karimloo’s culture, loneliness, and vulnerability before Christine; and would sing like John Owen-Jones.” And I say yes to all of this, but my perfect Phantom would sing like Ben Lewis 👌😎

[@yinyu7148]

Amy’s voice is so sweet !!!!I really love their voice combined!!!

[@oogabooga_1]

9:02 lmao everyone started whispering cuz of how amazing that sounded

[@sandymilenko]

Wow,is the first time I hear Ben Lewis singing "The Music of the Night"absolutely magical,his voice is so delicious to hear❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@thekileycolleen]

I never knew Ben and Amy were in the same production of Phantom of the Opera! Their voices are both so beautiful😭❤️

[@XDitsemily]

Damn when he first sang “I am your angel of music” I felt it in my soul

[@joeldavid5543]

Ben is the best at singing the phrase “I am your angel of music”

[@mojaema-mo]

1:23

[@carinagabriella]

I really hope to see Ben Lewis live one day. Sucks how he doesn’t have social media to get updates about him

[@EEMH-lk9tr]

Also the reason he didn't stay in the role.

[@TheMsiaddict]

@Malory Rackauckas Maybe one day.

[@TheMsiaddict]

He doesn't like to be stalked, lol.

[@CD-tj3hg]

God damn I'm so glad he's played the actual phantom in the actual show and not just love never dies lmao

[@holly9096]

14:48 "You little *_V I P E R_* " I'm dying.... He's such a good Phantom but whenever he tries to yell out some emotional lines I burst into a fit of laughter LMFAO

[@elisabetta611]

I ADORED him in LND and he ECLIPSES that in the original show. The best Phantom since the Golden Age led by Peter Karrie.

[@sonokiw3724]

They need to have a phantom of the opera with Ben and Anna

[@GayaK91]

Yes! It would be a dream come true!

[@uyenthu6015]

He should have been received more recognition

[@TheMsiaddict]

He doesn't want to be recognised. He dislikes social media.

[@TheMsiaddict]

@@svince97 Nobody knows. I never read that though. He left the role because his contract was finished for sure.

[@uyenthu6015]

@@svince97 I don't think so. In some videos, he said he was happy after LND because a lot of audience from different countries went to the show, somebody even went twice or more. I remember he once told that he didn't want to hold the phone all day, which was the reason he didn't open any sm account.

[@TheMsiaddict]

@@uyenthu6015 And the offer to act opposite Patti Lupone maybe more interesting to him. He's still likes to explore. Who knows if he's preparing for Broadway?

[@uyenthu6015]

@@TheMsiaddict wow U know alot abt him

[@glynnpearson1757]

I took my wife in May and this is the best show ever. It leaves the rest behind. Watch the other shows you want to see first as there is no comparison once you watch this.

[@phantomlover-ll7vy]

Glynn Pearson exactly I saw it for my birthday and I can’t see any other show now without thinking about how amazing phantom was 😂

[@audreyjbancroft6613]

I agree, once you've seen Phantom,there is no other show to compare to it. There is nothing else on Broadway that I want to see. Seen POTO 5 times and intend to go again next year

[@sparrow8534]

Amy Manford is now one of my favorite Christines

[@capnhuff]

You know, I wasn't the biggest fan of Ben's when I first watched him. His acting seemed a little...over the top. But damn, did he ever grow on me. I absolutely adore him now. And that voice is like dark magic, haha

[@PrincessSolitaire]

That's because any bootlegs you've seen and his Love Never Dies film all show stage acting - it has to be over the top so that expressions and gestures are communicated to the back rows of the live audience.

[@geeky12ful]

He was very excited to get the role of Phantom. Watch his interview on Westside Wilma done 9/30/2017 after he had only been on stage for 3 weeks. He did not leave early, it was the end of his contract.

[@EEMH-lk9tr]

But he didn't get his contract extended because he didn't want to have social media.

[@TheMsiaddict]

@@EEMH-lk9tr He already had a contract with Company before his time was finished with Phantom. Phantom is a depressing role and high risk as well. In Company he didn't do much, just had fun.

[@cendresdutemps6279]

@@EEMH-lk9tr Ben just wanted to have variety. If you read reviews, the audience loves Ben. The fact that he left has little to do with not having social media. In fact, a lot of my friends that went back to watch the phantom after him told me that they lacked the charisma and stage presence that Ben had! Unfortunately those things just don't carry well through video...

[@TheMsiaddict]

@@cendresdutemps6279 He knew Patti LuPone would come to London one year before. Maybe he was auditioning for the lead role before the script was changed to female. At least he had fun there.

[@Janethedream]

@@TheMsiaddict why is the Phantom role high risk?

[@phantomlover-ll7vy]

His voice literally sends a chill up my spin 😆 he’s my first and favourite phantom

[@laurenbk2641]

There's something so haunting about his tone which is just what every phantom should have 😍

[@TheMsiaddict]

@@laurenbk2641 Only him and Matt Cammelle that I know.

[@HaussOfSharon]

If I had more hands I would applaud you until Kingdom come. You managed to capture my favorite pairing in the history of POTO. THANK YOU SO FREAKIN' MUCH!

[@WolfMaiden11]

I wish there was a better quality and close up of this video. I really like this pairing

[@TamLe-vb5ig]

You're a hero, you know that?

[@chrissyandersson7337]

Tâm Lê aaah thank you!! I'm just so surprised there haven't been more footage of Ben other than the West End Live and 10 seconds of the kiss someone captured because he is so good!

[@TamLe-vb5ig]

@@chrissyandersson7337 agree, he deserves to be bootleged 😂 thank you so much for uploading these, you make many Ben's fans happy

[@aisling3765]

@@chrissyandersson7337 i'm a little late but where is the kiss video? I can't find it, btw. thanks for posting this

[@_donkeykosh]

His voice is so visceral yet so beautiful and emotional! Mesmerizing!

[@aileenteo7027]

Ben Lewis is so considerate. He caught Christine before she falls and carries her to the boat and then covers her with his cloak.

[@TheMsiaddict]

All West end Phantoms catch Christines.

[@elisabethhutchinson2987]

Probably a bit more romantic than letting her smack her head on the floor.

[@angelac9085]

Ben’s voice is stronger now compared to when I saw him in POTO London October 2017, especially with the higher notes. He has really improved vocally in this role. Your clip audio quality is so clear, much better than the audio I recorded. Can you isolate POTO, MOTN and PONR and upload as separate clips? I like to listen to them again and again. Even better that you managed to get video. Great work! Thanks so much for sharing.

[@Pheebs77]

I need to see him live in BOTH shows

[@CJ-83]

wow her vocal and him so magical

[@Flickymcbean825]

Amy’s coloratura is probably the best I’ve ever heard after Brightman’s on the OLC recording. She really is a sublime Christine.

[@brokensoul6977]

Ben is the best phantom ever

[@חייתהנוריאל]

I saw Ben Lewis in London he was so wonderful

[@natashapammelysosadelamora4251]

definitivamente Ben lewis es mi fantasma favorito

[@kateann5101]

I really really really want to see a live performance by Ben as Phantom. 😭😭 Who knows, it might happen since Ramin is starting in Italy again after all these years

[@mctv7822]

Amen!

[@jenflorzinha]

Para mim o Ben é o melhor fantasma. Voz e atuação impecáveis!

[@elizabetesantiago8051]

É maravilhoso em qualquer idioma!! Divino!!

[@sunsun2181]

Benちゃんのファントムは、とってもなんだかまじめで、ご本人の気質がにじみ出ているようだ。おまけに、ハンサムである。声も素晴らしく美しいし、演技もうまい。好青年が、そのまま、中年になったようだ。ピュアなだけに、裏切られたときのショックが大きいから、心をうつのだろう。

[@GiantMarkirs]

You are a literal angel I was hoping to catch him before he drops the role in Sept, but I won't be in London until goddamn March of next year

[@JP-uk4rk]

He's currently in Company The Musical in London until March 30th 2019.

[@marleneallison5124]

He's brilliant singing voice.❤

[@k8chillx]

Best Christine I've heard so far. Another one of my fave is Gina Beck

[@verenala2196]

Einfach nur wow! 😮 perfect!

[@morganlhart494]

I love how all through the beginning of poto I just see a lil white sheet following a lil light....😂

[@amandae8437]

Ben is such a great phantom.. he's so professional and respectful working with both Amy and Kelly. I don't dig the friendship/dynamic between Sierra and Ramin.. I find it too flirty and sleezy I can't explain it..Ben is just a true gentleman

[@melissam597]

I agree plus they’re both vocally mismatched for their respective roles IMO.

[@maxinewalters]

@@melissam597 omg yes. Why does everyone love RAMIN as the Phantom??? He isn't right for that role!

[@cendresdutemps6279]

@@maxinewalters This is my take on why Ramin and Sierra are so popular: they provide a pretty standard take on their characters (interpretations) and they are in a very easily accessible version that fans and newcomers can all watch. This is why they are so popular; most people don't know more than that version (or the 2004 film, but the singing in that film......). As for Ramin, he is a great performer, but I don't feel he is the best for Phantom; whenever he gets emotional, he gets sharp and a little shouty (squeaks at the end of some notes). His vibrato gets a little wild... And he sometimes composes his own music to sing 😂. The reason I love Ben and Amy is that their phrasing is similar (classical training, yay!) and Ben has the best vocal control I've ever heard in a Phantom, and I've heard a lot. His voice is always so smooth, I've never heard his voice break in a inartistic way lol. He connects his notes and adds slides, particularly in MOTN and PONR. His "soar" in MOTN is the purest I've ever heard, especially the connection between "to" and "soar". It's so clean!!! That's why the biggest indicator of vocal control in POTO is probably MOTN and STDYI for me. MOTN is obvious, gives a great impression of the Phantom's mixed register. The transition between chest voice and falsetto (Ex. "Close your _eyes_") in MOTN is supposed to sound smooth, and although the texture should be different, you should still be able to identify the singer/voice. Ben's mixed register is fantastic; see 8:53. Meanwhile, Ramin sounds like 2 completely different people in his different registers. In STDYI, Ben manages to emote anger, pain, and the phantom's deep-rooted self-loathing without ever going out of pitch. A lot of other phantoms, including Ramin, start inventing their own notes 😂. This is just my opinion, but I prefer when phantoms remain rooted in their notes, yet can still express everything they want with their voice and acting.

[@maxinewalters]

@@cendresdutemps6279 I am not a professional and know exactly nothing about singing and music. But what you have said seems to make sense, so I will go along with it. haha I am a Phantom noobie, and have disliked Ramin and Sierra aince I first heard them. I guess it's because Ramin does not sound classical? At least what I think of as classical (which, given your response, is pretty on the money in this case). I don't know. They just give this forced vibe, which I find glaringly obvious in Sierra's style. It just sounds so fake. I found out yesterday they are American. Maybe that's the thing I can't get past. Americans don't give the same feel as the Brits. Where as Brits ooze class, Americans just seem to force their 'greatness' and over the top-ness. Somehow, it all comes across as very Disneyland-FAKE. While I am well aware Erik and Christine are French and not British, POTO to me is not a show of razzle dazzle being forced down your throat. Its classy, suave and sophisticated. Generally speaking, these are stereotypical ways to describe the Brits and hte French. While I know not all Americans are fake and pushy, its a stereotype that has just stuck unfortunately. I have watched interviews and other KZbin clips with Ramin and Sierra, and they seem truly lovely. So I have nothing against them as people. I just don't like their portrayals . Since you have so much understnading on music and singing, could you please tell me something? My two fav Phantoms are Anthony Warlow, and Ben Lewis. Do they have similar styles? Is that why I like them?! I just don't know or understand anything about singing, and therefore can't really explain why these two are my fav!

[@maxinewalters]

@@cendresdutemps6279 EDIT* I know Ben is Aussie. My last response kind of made it sound like I though he was English. He just has hte same gentlemanly, sophisticated charm of an Englishman. And same goes for Jonathan Roxmouth (he is South African). But I think he is youngish and is not quite as emoitonally in tune with Erik the Phantom as my two favs Ben and Anthony. Also, I have always thought Ramin's Phantom to be just aggressive. There was no tenderness , sweetness, love or yearning in his performance. It was just some degree of forcefullness, anger or aggression. While I know that Erik is volatile, he is also deeply hurt, has desperate desires and is beautifully emotional. I love seeing the full spectruym of these emotions in *my* Phantom.

[@elizabetesantiago8051]

Que vozes lindas!

[@emilym8530]

I'm gonna get to see this in Oklahoma Wednesday with my brother and my piano teacher!! One of my many dreams is coming true!! 😁😁

[@elizabetereginaramossa3988]

Vozes lindas!!

[@lskye3051]

Aussie legends

[@jodibray4889]

OMG - fantastic!!!

[@hauntsandamusements]

Someone get this dude to play Sweeney Todd ASAP.

[@benfirth7924]

omg...thank you very very very much) Amy and Ben, awesome. how did you manage to make a video? tell your secret.

[@chrissyandersson7337]

You're welcome! The video process was basically step 1: have big boobs. Step 2: smuggle in camera between said boobs. Step 3: use a phone case to block the screen so the light will be blocked. Downside to step 3 is that you cannot see the screen hence why I didn't dare use any zoom. And unfortunately all that's on this channel is all I got. I had no idea how long the camera battery would last, so I mainly focused on Ben's scenes.

[@benfirth7924]

ahah..thanks) once I tried to record it too, but my phone camera is shit and recorded only "black roof")

[@ldpadventures833]

I am relesing my own phantom of the opera on oct.1

[@holly9096]

Uploader is a real g.

[@donkat4436]

My god, love you!

[@TheMsiaddict]

If the late Peter Hofmann were still here, Ben Lewis could have a serious competition in the Phantom world.

[@gothgirlgraveyard3539]

Wow Ben is my new favourite phantom, probably just because he’s Aussie😂

[@stitchesandstaples]

I’m trying to decide if I like Ben of Anthony Warlow as the best Aussie Phantom. Ben Kills it in LND of course.

[@ingridaguero6460]

Top 3 Phantoms (his real name is Eric) Ramin, Garret, and Ben.

[@phantomlover-ll7vy]

Have you got this saved somewhere because I love this so much, but I know some idiot will take it down so just in case so I can see it again

[@maidetezcan2966]

phantomlover 2002 you can download it with "save from" a Website for this

[@underground1019]

Quick question: Do you remember what day of the week this was on? As that will give me some clues as to what days Amy Manford is on. I just really want to see her but I know she only does two out of eight performances per week, the rest are Kelly Mathieson.

[@TheMsiaddict]

I'm imagining his scheming creepy eyes. Run Christine...

[@meganomahoney5450]

I’m playing Christine in the phantom of the opera at my house on 29th of July I’m a fully trained high soprano

[@daytonmorrison1340]

I hope im not too late for the show, any chance of you posting it on your channel? We would love to watch

[@shilatozier4254]

Awesome! Please post it!

[@evieblue959]

Do yourself a favor and look up the facial expression comparison graphic between Ben Lewis and Lon Chaney

[@k8chillx]

I love baritones so Ben wins as phantom for me...but I like him more in LND and JoJ for POTO

[@nickiito5201]

5:15 your welcome

[@benfirth7924]

And do you have overture?

[@maidetezcan2966]

Itcould be in a better quality but it's still amazing! Thank u

[@chrissyandersson7337]

maide tezcan Yeah, I was disappointed myself that the quality was this bad, especially since it's a bit better in the other videos, but I only found out after I had left the show. Ben will still be on for another month so let's hope someone else will also record him!

[@maidetezcan2966]

Chrissy Andersson are you sure? Because I heard his last performance will be in the end of August

[@_lasvina_4228]

The audio quality is amazing though.

[@wjwnwjwja]

1:50

[@TheMsiaddict]

Another heldentenor phantom beside the late Peter Hofmann.

[@clarinetangel99]

Any chance you could post a Google Drive link for this? It's only a matter of time before this gets taken down (hate to say it, but it's true) and I want to be prepared.

[@benfirth7924]

just add ss before youtube.com and you will be able to download it)

[@chrissyandersson7337]

I can try! And if I succeed the link will be on here :)

[@krystalharwood5240]

is he the one who sings the title song in the ad for the Cameron macintosh production?

[@TheMsiaddict]

Which one?

[@Hellothere_453]

Kelley mathieson

[@annacsillatakacs5048]

14:50

[@JSKatsky]

You can't see anything in this video

[@wjwnwjwja]

7:00

[@axstorm2191]

BEN ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE GERARD BUTLER

[@seanxiao3838]

Hello, can I transfer these videos to Chinese websites?

[@daytonmorrison1340]

Keyi

[@FelizNAVIDad293]

And then they chose Tim Howar over Michael Ball, smh

[@blissinchains]

Michael Ball has covered the title song before and my god, he's amazing.

[@wjwnwjwja]

1:50

[@wjwnwjwja]

9:50

[@finleyforevermore]

2:56

[@mojaema-mo]

1:23