When the "Phantom" on the stage once again sang the lyrics of "Love Never Dies, Love Will Continue" throughout the play, this heartbreaking elegy due to the death of his lover and the emotion of finding his own son to rekindle hope in life are intertwined and entangled, making the audience immersed in it and unable to extricate themselves. The original English ** drama "The Phantom of the Opera Sequel: True Love Eternal" was performed at the Harbin Grand Theater for 7 consecutive performances, attracting the attention of many ** drama fans, and many foreign audiences have come to "Erbin" to check in, with the text: "Harbin Grand Theater and the Phantom are a perfect match." Fans even bluntly said that they came to see the drama for Luke McCall, the star of "The Phantom", "The Phantom of the Opera is definitely a good drama that cannot be missed in 2024"!
Luke McCall graduated from the Royal Welsh and Drama School, and in 2015 he appeared on stage with the play "Les Miserables" and "Jean Valjean", and he is also the youngest actor in the history of London's West End to play both "The Phantom" and "Valjean". In Luke's view, the character of "Phantom" has a strong tragic color, although "Phantom" is an artistic genius, but has experienced various setbacks such as not meeting talents, being spurned by the world, and being loved. In the story of "Love Forever", the "Phantom" finally waited for the return of his lover after spending ten long years alone and experiencing all kinds ......of thoughts, and the beauty was fleetingThis also caused Luke to remain in a state of grief after the performance. "There are two stages in the 'Phantom' in the play, the first stage is that he feels sad that Christine has left him, and the second stage is the 'Phantom' whose characters have changed a lot after the two remeet. But the two stages of the "phantom" are, in Luke's view, very similar. "No matter how it is interpreted, the Phantom's love for Christine is eternal. ”
There is a scene in the play where the "Phantom" takes off his mask and cloak, leaving half of his face representing humanity to the audience, and the destroyed half is hidden in the shadows, indicating that the "Phantom" has been living in an inferiority complex. During the interview, Luke revealed to the reporter the "mask" that everyone had been curious about. Luke showed off the mask and told reporters, "Although the outside of the mask is beautiful, the side I wear is already covered in makeup. With that, Luke smiled embarrassedly. Luke admits that the mask fits his face so well because the Phantom crew did a 3D scan of his face when he was in London, and the mask was specially customized to fit the actor's face perfectly, so each "Phantom" mask is unique.
*: Harbin News Network.
Intern: Song Meihui Reporter: Yu Qiuying
Editor: Liang Jingjing.