Steve Barton & Rebecca Luker: Phantom Of The Opera

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13 жыл бұрын

Found this burried in some old music files and thought it was fantastic.
Steve Barton as The Phantom and Rebecca Luker as Christine!

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@ObligatoryPun 6 жыл бұрын

Holy shit Barton is incredible. Everyone fawns over Ramin now, and he's great. JOJ is amazing too. But Barton's voice here is so powerful, while fragile at the same time. It feels more real and representative of the phantom's insecurities and heartache. So beautiful.

@scotthamp384 5 жыл бұрын

If there's one thing I've noticed: all of the baritone Phantoms have powerful voices

@elphie808 3 жыл бұрын

R. I.P Rebecca Luker you’re the first Christine that I saw on Broadway! What a talented voice! 🥀

@kg17sw98 4 жыл бұрын

Me: **Is so used to the Original London Cast that it hasn't ever occurred to me to look up Steve Barton as The Phantom** Me: **Finally looks him up** Me: 🤯💗 Dang! He makes an amazing Phantom! All these years of being a fan (or phan as we used to spell it), and I've been missing out on this! How could I never have thought to look it up before?! I seriously love his voice as The Phantom! 💗

@MrElfantasma 12 жыл бұрын

My God in Heaven! Steve sounds amazing as the Phantom!!! Apart from the personal loss his relatives certainly had to face, his early death turns out to be even more tragic on grounds of the fact that generations of musical fans are no longer able to experience this artist's phenomenal talent live. - Personally, I regret that I could never see him playing the Phantom!

@johnfrank25 2 жыл бұрын

Rebecca still remains my favorite Christine. Not many ppl can match the purity of her voice. It was crystal clear and always pitch perfect. I saw her in all her Broadway roles and she always blew me away. RIP a massive talent! ❤️

@rickardnyberg4899 11 жыл бұрын

Steve Barton was a real angel of Music

@coronationday4005 9 жыл бұрын

Her voice is so haunting and enchanting

@SeeSomethingSayIt 12 жыл бұрын

Not enough is said about Rebecca Luker! She was WONDERFUL in this role. Every note was pitch perfect. Thanks for posting this masterful performance by two perfect actors/singers.

@christianmvalencia 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, RIP to both of these legends.

@xXmollzaXx 11 жыл бұрын

I love steve barton, especially in Tanz der Vampire, Die Unstillbare Gier is probably the saddest & most emotional song I've ever heard!

@rumpelstilzchen7685 6 жыл бұрын

Totally! And his voice is so amazing. So sad he dies so young. Would give a lot to hear him sing Die Unstillbare Gier live.

@sophiabradofliegenausleide7563 4 жыл бұрын

Seid ihr halb deutsche oder wieso schreibt ihr Mal Englisch und Mal deutsch

@scotthamp384 4 жыл бұрын

I love Total Finsternis. Now, the Broadway version was disappointing, even though Mandy Gonzalez is a good singer. But, Barton and Cornelia Zenz were better in Tanz

@einezcrespo2107 3 жыл бұрын

I loved Steve as Count von Kroloch. My brother saw Tanz der Vampire in Vienna and bought me the cast album. Hearing him sing Gott is Tot still gives me chills. Shame the New York version became a catastrophic mess with so many egos. They should've stuck to the Vienna formula. I know Michael Crawford meant well when did the show for Steve.

@tiktak3559 3 жыл бұрын

It still amazes me, that I first (ever) heared Steve Barton in Tanz der Vampire and he became my favourite lead overall in this musical than I found out he played Raoul in original cast of POTO, that shocked me 😅 and I was totally speechless when I discovered that he also played Phantom himself ♡. He was amazing singer and I fell in love with his voice. Unstillbare Gier is very heart moving I agree and I also like very much Gott is tot and Einladung zum ball + Tanzsall because his voice has everything softness, dominance, power and in these songs his baritone voice can do magic 😍!

@GhostPlanetFilms 10 жыл бұрын

HOLY SMOKES! Steve Barton was an AMAZING Phantom!

@elphie808 9 жыл бұрын

GhostPlanetFilms yes I agreed, and I had the change to see him as the Phantom twenty five years ago.

@GhostPlanetFilms 9 жыл бұрын

Pam E Really? What was he like?

@elphie808 9 жыл бұрын

Oh I remember he had a powerful voice that all I can remember.

@GhostPlanetFilms 9 жыл бұрын

Pam E I've only heard him in this and a complation video of Phantom laughs.

@GhostPlanetFilms 8 жыл бұрын

Thomas Marek T_T

@googleuser2874 3 жыл бұрын

Pure perfection. Also it has the original orchestrations that I wish they'd bring back. No annoying guitar solos.

@PrincessAries86 12 жыл бұрын

Steve Barton is such an amazing singer. I love him as Raoul best though. I think his voice suits it best but he still sounds fantastic as the Phantom. Such a wonderful voice.

@einezcrespo2107 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. Steve Barton is so underrated as The Phantom and RIP Rebecca. She was the first Christine I saw live with Davis Gaines as The Phantom and Hugh Panaro as Raoul.

@lepetitchat123 7 жыл бұрын

super rare, I can't believe I live to hear it.

@user-ut9gh3dw2s 6 ай бұрын

Rebecca was my first christine i seen on broadway in 1990 loved it when she hit the high notes during think of me and the phantom of the opera, Her rendition of wishing you were somehow here again gave me shivers down my spine she was that good. Rip Rebecca

@LordoftheTrapdoors 12 жыл бұрын

Rebecca luker is marvelous!

@natekrieger5741 7 жыл бұрын

This is Phantastic. Love Steve's voice. Sadly his Career & life ended way too soon. I knew he passed. How he died Shocked me!! Did not know he committed suicide. Sad!!😢

@shawnjesseman664 6 жыл бұрын

Nate Krieger there has actually never been proof of that. Just too much "evidence" that pointed in that direction. I'm friends with his son Edward and he said that Steve actually died of a heart attack.

@shawnjesseman664 6 жыл бұрын

The biggest reason that many people believe that Steve committed suicide was simply because, when he was found, there was an empty bottle of blood pressure medication on his nightstand. According to his son, Steve suffered from heart disease. He actually had his first heart attack at the age of 25. Then, after over 15 surgeries on his knee, and two surgeries on his back, he was left addicted to pain medication. Not too long before he passed away he had one final surgery on his knee. He was terrified that he was going to get a staph infection and have to have that leg amputated. But, according to his son, the actual cause of death was a heart attack in his sleep.

@krystalharwood5240 4 жыл бұрын

@@shawnjesseman664 or hung...oops!

@Drea211188 4 жыл бұрын

@Shawn Jesseman thanks for the clarification

@beneddiected 3 жыл бұрын

@@krystalharwood5240 that's kinda inappropriate lol

@whjk11b80 8 жыл бұрын

These two are just amazing! And this audio is so clear, it never fails to surprise me whenever I listen to Steve's and Rebecca's performance!

@Silver54ful 7 жыл бұрын

Crystal clear beauty and euphoria!!! Thank you so very much for sharing this hidden treasure with the rest of us POTO fans. This is something to cherish. :)

@SeeSomethingSayIt 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. I had the good fortune to see/hear Steve Barton play the Phantom and it was so thrilling. His performance of Raul is perfection, as well. All I Ask of You, which he sang with Sarah Brightman, is one of the GREAT recordings of all time. He was so gifted and GIVING and I'm sorry he died so young. Thank you for sharing this with all who miss him and all who will discover him through videos like this.

@JoelDeRouffignac 7 жыл бұрын

Just what I would imagine a Phantom to sound like. His Voice is perfect :)

@TwilightEpiphany 4 жыл бұрын

THE LAST NOTE! we needs it!

@DaiShuryoTechnus 9 ай бұрын

AFTER 15 YEARS OF SEARCHING, I FOUND HIM!!! :D

@wendyfillmore1338 12 жыл бұрын

Wow. Awesome! Rebecca's voice is amazing, and I never knew Steve Barton had such range. Thank you for sharing! :-)

@musikmadchen3 12 жыл бұрын

Yay, thanks for posting this! I've always wanted to hear Steve as the Phantom because he's one of my three favourite Raouls - and this is absolutely fantastic! Thankyou!

@tiktak3559 3 жыл бұрын

1:34 This part does things to me ♡

@MoXXXi 11 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Steve amazing voice as always BRAVO

@f13overture 13 жыл бұрын

BTW, thanks so much for posting. I had always wanted to hear Rebecca Luker as Christine, and she doesn't disappoint!

@elizabetereginaramossa3988 5 жыл бұрын

São tantas vozes lindas cantando q fica dificil escolher um entre tantos.

@scotthamp384 4 жыл бұрын

The second baritone Phantom on Broadway, after Timothy Nolen, the ONLY bass baritone Phantom

@ogphantom15 11 жыл бұрын

OMG thank you for this so the hero got to feel his pain as well lol so wierd hearing him in this roll but so great a beautful it brings shivers up and ddown my spine like he always did with his breath taking voice I miss him so much!! an angle taken too soon :(

@maggiewolverton1092 10 жыл бұрын

WOW. ♥

@noahgipson8641 9 жыл бұрын

Next to Michael Crawford, he is an outstanding Phantom. That role, if it could be possible, I would want to play it in my high school drama department. Idk if I could hit those notes. I am a baritone and my range goes from E2 to G4 and Phantom is a tenor and you know haha. I just love that role so much.

@whjk11b80 8 жыл бұрын

There were many baritones who played the Phantom. Steve is one of them! Apart from him I can recall e.g. Norm Lewis or James Barbour. If you can sing the part, I think there's no problem with your voice type :)

@noahgipson8641 8 жыл бұрын

True. It's probably because they all had the training to hit those notes. Goals to hit notes like that.

@whjk11b80 8 жыл бұрын

+Noah Gipson Yeah, training is one thing, but it also depends on one's range. Some baritones, like Barton, have really good high notes. Same with female voices - not all actresses playing Christine can hit that high E in the title song, but I also recall one contralto who could sing the high C. :)

@FelizNAVIDad293 5 жыл бұрын

Noah Gipson Timothy Nolen is a Bass-Baritone and he played the phantom!

@einezcrespo2107 3 жыл бұрын

@@whjk11b80 I think Anthony Warlow was a baritone Phantom.

@kfreedman9702 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve always liked her Christine. In this video I’m really hearing some echoes of Claire Moore.

@raingriswold3201 8 жыл бұрын

Brava, Madame!

@scotthamp384 5 жыл бұрын

To me, this is an, "Bravo, Monsieur" moment

@scotthamp384 5 жыл бұрын

It's funny. During the title song, Steve just sounded like a low range tenor to me, even though he was a baritone

@XPRT10R 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with. He "officially" was a Baritone but sounds very much like a true Tenor to me.

@mathautist 3 жыл бұрын

I’m here after hearing Rebecca Luker having ALS and isn’t doing well. She was my first Christine. Love her so much.

@Reflections-0f-life 3 жыл бұрын

RIP Rebecca Luker

@jasminnemcdonald94A 3 жыл бұрын

First time hearing this.

@scotthamp384 3 жыл бұрын

RIP now, Rebecca

@Echo_Wings 11 жыл бұрын

You should upload it. That would be awesome to hear!

@FelizNAVIDad293 11 жыл бұрын

PLEASE POST STEVE BARTON SINGING MUSIC OF THE NIGHT!!!

@skywarpchannel5577 8 жыл бұрын

Hey Rebecca Luker ain't bad! Up there with with Lisa Vroman. Brightman is too shrieky sounding.

@krystalharwood5240 4 жыл бұрын

she appeared again with gary mauer again as christine

@einezcrespo2107 3 жыл бұрын

I saw Lisa Vroman live in the San Francisco production. As much as I loved Sarah Brightman away from ALW's stuff, I gotta agree with you. I don't know why but Brightman's top note makes my ears...ring at least as Christine. Her solo career stuff I have no problems.

@ogphantom15 11 жыл бұрын

Lucky!!

@bookboybrs90 13 жыл бұрын

ok cool i woudl like to hear more

@f13overture 13 жыл бұрын

ahh!! last note?? can ya add it?

@WeirdButNotInsane 13 жыл бұрын

@bookboybrs90 I have audio of Steve Barton singing Music of the Night and a couple of other things.

@TheIndyMaestro 12 жыл бұрын

@rlee1976 Timothy Nolen was the one who replaced Michael and Steve came back as the phantom later!

@gabrielazytek6783 6 жыл бұрын

In dieser rolle habe ich steve leider nicht gesehen. Er war etwas besondetes

@black-woman-1 5 жыл бұрын

Gabriela Zynek Hier trifft man sich wieder. Gebe Dir wiederum Recht wie all die anderen Male auch. Habe ihn in dieser Rolle auch nicht erlebt, aber wieder etwas mehr über ihn erfahren. Ich merke jedes mal mehr wie breit gefächert und vielseitig einsetzbar Steve Bartons Talente und vor allem seine geniale Stimme gewesen ist. Ein wirklich toller Sänger, Schauspieler und ein wunderbarer Mensch. 💖💖

@L1C1T1 12 жыл бұрын

would you upload it, please ? :)

@WeirdButNotInsane 13 жыл бұрын

@minerva13 I know, I wanted to get another pic of Rebecca Luker though :)

@muhahaha567 11 жыл бұрын

Can you pleeeeeease upload steve singing MOTN?? Pleeeeeeeeeaaaase :-)

@WeirdButNotInsane 12 жыл бұрын

@turulgyermek I do, I have audio of him singing MOTN

@zoegoodman2000 9 жыл бұрын

Who is Raoul played by in this recording??

@whjk11b80 8 жыл бұрын

Gary Lindemann :)

@desid1411 8 жыл бұрын

HOLY DAMN

@DZeynali 11 жыл бұрын

revising the music for this song was a very bad move...sounds so good like this

@WeirdButNotInsane 12 жыл бұрын

@f13overture Let me dig up the audio for you and i'll see what I can do

@bookboybrs90 13 жыл бұрын

broadway right? if so u got more?

@1broadwaystar 12 жыл бұрын

When were these two in phantom?

@bookboybrs90 13 жыл бұрын

did he ever play the phantom someplace else or just broadway?

@einezcrespo2107 3 жыл бұрын

I think also in LA.

@minerva13 13 жыл бұрын

Beautiful but last pic it´s not Steve but Kevin Gray

@WeirdButNotInsane 12 жыл бұрын

@jimsed1964 Welcomes :)

@MrGlittergirl554 11 жыл бұрын

Didn't he also played Raoul ??????????????

@TM-bi6eq 7 жыл бұрын

Yes...the original Raoul. I saw these 2 almost 25 years ago

@hasandilber9451 6 ай бұрын

is it me or steven barton sings like michael crawford just a baritone voice singer instead of tenor

@CaptainHooksGirl 12 жыл бұрын

I know Crawford & Brightman were the originals, but in my opinion, Barton & Luker do a MUCH better job with the characters. Their voices just suit the roles better, I think. :)