The official audio of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera by the 1988 Japanese Cast.
The Phantom of the Opera opened on 8th June 1988 in Tokyo at The Nissay Theatre. The show was produced by Shiki Theatre Company, a leading theatre producer in Japan. The album was released that October with the three principles; Masachika Ichimura as the Phantom, Ryoko Nomura as Christine Daaé, and Yuichiro Yamaguchi as Vicomte Raoul de Chagny.
Track Listing:
00:00 Prologue | プロローグ
00:53 Overture | オーヴァチュア
03:01 “Hannibal” |「ハンニバル」
07:47 Think Of Me | スィンク・オブ・ミー
11:10 Angel Of Music | エンジェル・オブ・ミュージック
13:27 Little Lotte | リトル・ロッテ
14:22 The Mirror (Angel of Music) | ザ・ミラー(エンジェル・オブ・ミュージック)
16:27 The Phantom Of The Opera | オペラ座の怪人
20:43 The Music Of The Night | ザ・ミュージック・オブ・ザ・ナイト
25:53 The Phantom’s Lair | 怪人の隠れ家
29:07 Behind The Scenes | 舞台裏
30:14 Manager’s Office (1) | 支配人のオフィス (一)
36:55 Prima Donna | プリマ・ドンナ
40:20 “Il Muto” | 「イル・ムート」
44:41 Roof of the Opera House | オペラ座の屋上
48:04 All I Ask Of You | オール・アイ・アスク・オブ・ユー
52:46 All I Ask Of You (Reprise) | オール・アイ・アスク・オブ・ユー(リプライズ)
55:24 Entr’Acte | アントラクト
57:43 Masquerade | マスカレード
1:04:49 Manager’s Office (2) | 支配人のオフィス (二)
1:11:56 “Don Juan Triumphant” Rehearsal | 「ドン・ファンの勝利」の稽古
1:13:18 At The Graveyard / Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again | 墓場にて
1:18:23 “Don Juan Trimphant” |「ドン・ファンの勝利」
1:21:04 The Point Of No Return | ザ・ポイント・オブ・ノー・リターン
1:26:24 Down Once More | ダウン・ワンス・モア
1:28:23 The Phantom’s Lair (Finale) | 怪人の隠れ家 （フィナーレ）
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Far beneath the majesty and splendour of the Paris Opera House, hides the Phantom in a shadowy existence. Shamed by his physical appearance and feared by all, the love he holds for his beautiful protégée Christine Daaé is so strong that even her heart cannot resist.
The musical opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre on 9 October 1986 with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in the leading roles, and there have been dozens of productions worldwide since then. The Phantom of the Opera continues to captivate audiences at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London’s West End, after more than 11,000 performances and is the longest running show in Broadway history.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mesmerizing score along with jaw-dropping scenery and breathtaking special effects, magically combine to bring this tragic love story to life each night.
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41 Comments
Kinda sad this version doesn't have Eiji Akutagawa as the Phantom bc his rendition of Music of the Night was the first time I'd heard any JP version of Phantom (…somewhere. not here definitely, nope [whistles innocently]), but I will definitely be looking forward to sitting down and listening soon!
名古屋に住んでいたころ、職場に四季の会の方がいて連れて行ってもらったんです。
あの時の感動が蘇ります。
キャストも同じだったと思います。
2回観に行ったんですが、何故かラストの演出が違っていて、2回目のラストの方が鳥肌が立ち、涙が止まりませんでした。
Thank you so much!!!
진심으로 감사드립니다!!!
南無妙法蓮華経🌐南無妙法蓮華経
こんな音源があるなんて！そして聞けるなんて！ほんとに、嬉しい！嬉しすぎて有頂天！ありがとうございます！
19世紀以上に34年前に戻れそうで感動する
つい先日、大阪の四季劇場で觀てきたところです。そして1988年の初演も観劇しています。
ファントムが地下水路を船に乗って登場するシーンが未だに目に焼きついています。当時は火の付いた本物のロウソクが数百本船に乗せらていて、それはそれは不思議で幻想的な世界でした。
あと、大きなシャンデリアが観客の頭上スレスレにガシャﾝ！と落ちて来たところもよく覚えています。
そして今、こうして当時の音源をじっくり聴く事ができて本当に幸せです！
Mheh.
incredible. i cried like i did the first time i ever saw the show
1988年の公演行きました！
観終わって感激してこの２枚組のCDも購入しました。何百回もリピートしている大切な宝物です。
四季のオペラ座はいつ観ても素晴らしいですが、このCDのキャストがやはり思い出補完無しでも唯一無二かと思います。
先日予備知識0で劇団四季のオペラ座の怪人を観に行きました。
久し振りに胸踊ってドキドキしました。一生の宝物になったよー。本当に
おおー、けっこう日本人ファントムの動画消されていたと思っていたら、突然の公式のフル！！ 素晴らしい。ありがとうございます。ありがとうございます。
市村さんは劇団四季が生み出した俳優の中でも傑出しています。2個も勲章もらったの、いない。太っ腹すぎて泣く。
できれば、1か月だけでも、市村さんの体が動くうちに、もう一度劇団四季の舞台に立たせてあげてほしいです。まあ、やめた人が戻るのって、嫌かもしれないけど、それで四季の売り上げになるならいいじゃないですか。
Thank you so much for publishing the full version of the first performance in Japanese from the official channel.
We are very happy. I think it will probably please all the Phantom fans in Japan – the CD used to be sold, but it is no longer in print.
It seems to bring back the excitement of the first performance.
That beautiful chandelier goes up on the pitch-black stage, and the gorgeous, wonderful scene at the opera house unfolds. The scene where the Phantom's song is heard from behind the mirror, he appears and takes the heroine underground in a small boat was a truly exquisite production.
Japan is the third largest global market for musicals. Japanese actors rarely appear abroad. Therefore, even Masachika Ichimura, the best actor in Japan and twice awarded the Order of Merit by the Japanese Government, is not well known abroad. Only the most fanatical Phantom fans know about him…
Mr. Ichimura is a baritone singer, still before 40. It is extremely difficult to sing a song with many high notes like Phantom hundreds of times. I remember that he received a lot of guidance from the now deceased Mr. Harold Prince.
Besides, the Shiki Theatre Company, which was still small at the time, imported two foreign productions to Japan, Baron Lloyd-Webber's “Cats” and “The Phantom of the Opera”, with the company's survival in the balance.
It was a success and repeated long-run performances.
Mr. Ichimura's Phantom has a bit of a quirky voice, but his flamboyant, maniacal performance is wonderful. It is wonderful from start to finish, but the 'underground monster hideout' scene in the final act is fantastic. Here we see a double-layered, quintessential Japanese performance of 'true and false', something rarely seen in foreign actors. (I'm sorry I don't have a picture, but if I recall correctly, he has a small rounded back, limps and looks like he's about to explode with rage, but turns out to be a sad small old man.)
In the first place, the existence of the Phantom itself is a double structure. The 'ugly figure and beautiful music composer' is itself a double structure of the psyche. Lord Weber and Mr. Prince's point of view on this was a wonderful direction.
In "Make a choice", Mr. Ichimura puts his back into a performance that is anything but simple anger.
The role of the Phantom has been performed all over the world, surely by more than 50 great actors from different countries. Among them, there are probably no more than five actors who can perform the multiple layers of the spirit on their backs in this climactic scene. (I have seen about 30 of them in videos and on the actual stage, but very few. There were many actors who were acting one layer at a time, only expressing simple 'anger').
Mr. Ichimura has published a couple of books and said that he used the Noh play “Kurozuka” as inspiration for his performance as a reference for acting as a monster.
In “Kurozuka”, it's about an old “Oni” woman who kills and eats people in a lonely place. 'I don't want to kill people like that, but it's the only way to survive. Am I a human or an ogre?" Her mind wavers between human and demon.
“Oni” means almost the same as “Phantom” in English. It is the perfect image for the monster, who wavers between tender feelings for Christine and hatred of being shunned by the world.
Recalling an old interview with Mr. Keita Asari, who produced the Japanese version of the play, I realise how much heart and soul he put into this production. （I know how much he put into this production (and probably how hard he had to work financially too).
Old fans who have been to see the show many times will know that the Japanese lyrics have been slightly changed. The Japanese lyrics adopted by Mr. Asari are based on the original English lyrics, but with many old Japanese phrases. This is because the words are much more beautiful when sung in song.
From an English speaker's point of view, it is good to remember the 'archaic English' rhymes and beautiful phrases, for example, in the text of 'The Tales of King Arthur'. There is a story called 'The Pearl' in classical English, written by Sir. Tolkien in England, and Mr. Asari brought that kind of classical beauty to the Japanese version of 'The Phantom of the Opera'.
Jealous of his success, he was sometimes pointed at as a 'political merchant', but he imported musicals from England and built up the Shiki Theatre Company into the large company with seven theatres it is today. He also produced and directed many other masterpieces until his death at the age of 85.
The Shiki Theatre Company is very famous in the industry for the rigour of its training.
The prominent teacher had no problem receiving a number of medals for his achievements, but he turned them all down.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the official channel of the UK main family for distributing to the world the achievements of Mr. Ichimura and the other Japanese cast members, Mr. Asari and the staff of the time.
Thank you very much.
We hope that “The Phantom of the Opera” will continue to be performed and loved around the world for many years to come.
今でもこの時の舞台の感動・衝撃が忘れられません。市村ファントム、野村クリスティーヌ、山口ラウルが揃い、他キャストの皆さんと全員で創りあげた最高の、奇跡とも思える舞台でした。本当にありがとうございます・・・！
幻の日本初演版!!公式からの配信で、無料で聴けるとは❗️耳福♥️
カルロッタの斉藤昌子さんはさすが本物のオペラ歌手！芝居もうまかったですよ。
Although I can’t speak or understand Japanese the vocals and orchestrations are simply wonderful, much better than British cast recordings I have to say. Diolch am rhanu (Welsh for) Thank you for sharing
冒頭のハンニバルが好きなワイ大歓喜。なかなか音源ないんだよなあ
To be honest, I'm not a fan of other Japanese singers' singing styles or songs. But this music is fully amazing and beautiful. The cast just did their best as the Phantom of the Opera cast.
市村ファントムってこんなに儚くエロチシズムを感じるのか。
Nomura Ryoko's voice brings tears to my eyes, she sings so beautifully. A new treasure was released for Phantom fans. Thank you. 🖤
素晴らしいオペラの世界に触れられてとても感無量です、ありがとうございます！
まじか！
특유의 오페라끼가 빠진 칼로타는 일본틱하면서 매력있고 팬텀도 턱시도가면같고 개좋네. 솔직히 한국은 팬텀이 실망스럽고 멕시코는 팬텀만 좋길래 비교하려고 들어봤더니 모자라는 거 없이 전체적으로 좋다. 88 실화냐…
1:38:33
Is this Michael Crawford in Japanese
オペラ座の怪人観たい‼️本３冊買って浸っています。ありがとうございます😢
だけど凄すぎる💜目を閉じて聴いてると頭の中で映像が広がる😄だけどCD の買い方が分からない😅
何て素晴らしいあなた感激したわ。いつの間にそんなに上手く(素敵に)なったの？この歌詞で「素敵に」から今の「上手く」に変化したのはいつかご存じの方いますか？
16:27
Yume no naka de, anata wa
Kono kokoro ni sasayaku
Ima sugata mo araware
The phantom of the opera, sou
Anata ne
Itooshii hito yo kon yoi mo
Kimi no kokoro ni hisomite
Kyou ni utaou, kono uta
The phantom of the opera, sou
Watashi da
Osore wa shinai wa
Watashi wa
Sono sugata wo
Watashi no
Ima futari wa tokeai
The phantom of the opera, aa
Hitotsu ni
Yume no naka de sasuyaku
Uta ko e koso
Anata ne
Kono kokoro ni
Hisomu wa
The phantom of the opera, sou
Hitotsu ni
( Utae, watashi no ongaku no tenshi yo )
Ima aa Phantom of the opera
Ahh~…
( Utae watshi no tame ni )
Ahh~…
( Utae Angel of Music )
Ahh~…
( Utae watashi no tame ni )
Ahh~…
Ahh~…
Ahh~!!!
I can translate the songs into English.
市村正親さんのファントムは素晴らしかった。私は40回くらい観たかな？毎回感動で胸がいっぱいになったのを今でも覚えています。
これメグ役は誰でしょうか？野村さんの歌声、可愛らしくて透き通ってて素敵ですね！
Almost sounds like Michael Crawford singing in Japanese
オペラ座の怪人ほんとにだいすき😭😭😭小学生の時に見てからずっとだいすきです！！！！！いつか本場の見てみたいです🥺🥺🥺🥺公式さんありがとうございます😭😭💕
オペラ座の怪人 市村正親
クリスティーヌ・ダーエ 野村玲子
ラウル・シャニュイ子爵 山口祐一郎
カルロッタ・ジュディチェルリ 斎藤昌子
メグ・ジリー 青山弥生
マダム・ジリー 柴垣裕子
ムッシュー・アンドレ 沢木順
ムッシュー・フィルマン 山本隆則
ウバルド・ビアンジ 北川潤
ジョセフ・ブケー 水島弘
後のファントムであるお二人、山口祐一郎さんのラウルと沢木順さんのアンドレが聴ける、レアなver.ですね！
紫垣裕子さんは1992年版のCDでもマダム・ジリーを担当されていて、こちらの88年版と比べると、より"成熟したミステリアスな女性"になっていてとても素敵なのでぜひ聴いてみてください
ちなみに、92年版のファントム・クリスティーヌ・ラウルは、山口祐一郎さん・鈴木京子さん・石丸幹二さんです
音楽を楽しむ、という点において劇団四季1988年版CDは素晴らしいですね
1992年版の方は、ところどころセリフも交えてあるので、聴いてるだけでも観劇したような気分になります
市村さんのファントム見てみたかったなぁ。
この声、圧倒的……
不思議もう何年も何年も前に観たのに光景が蘇ってくる……