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4:02 ''touch me, trust me...'' 4:09 '' WHAT THE HELL WOMAN, DON'T TOUCH ME!!''

What I love about Ramin's phantom is that at many times he doesn't actually touch Christine but is inches away from touching her. It somehow brings out more intensity and also at the same time you get the feels that he treats her like a treasure that's too precious that it might break

Me: Perfect men don't exist Ramin: Hold my Phantom mask and Valjean bread

Ramin's performance has so much TEXTURE. Within a single line, he sounds romantic, desperate, terrified, vulnerable, you can cut the emotions with a knife. What a legend.

He's capturing how I envision the Phantom perfectly. A man shunned by society, trying to serenade this woman he has chosen, trying to appear brave and seductive whilst also being deathly afraid of her rejecting him because of his face.

Nothing beats the 25th anniversary

Sierra Boggess deserves a lot of credit in this scene! Without singing a single note or word, Sierra played her part perfectly complimenting Ramin's singing. She completely captured the trance state that Christine was in, fully mesmerized by the Phantom's singing. Bravo!

Does anyone notice his expression when Christine fainted out and he rushed over to catch her? "Oh sh-t" 😅😅😅😅 then he looked at her like "Awww cutie". Omg i swear i can die for his acting.

Anyone else loving the fact that every musical has only two songs published for it, but people have been asking for Ramin's "Music Of The Night" so much, they had no choice but to post it?

SILENTLY THE SENSES ABANDON THEIR DEFENSES *chills literal chills*

You don’t realize it until you watch closely but this blocking is super complex. He barely touches her and she has to move accordingly without making it look choppy or mechanical. Her face has to convey exactly what he’s trying to tell her without losing focus which can be difficult when also trying to look dreamy and hypnotized. And then when he sings the big end of each line (ex. Let your spirit/soul...) her eyes are closed when he directs her movement, but she still moves exactly how he directs even though she can’t see what he’s doing.

4:08 I love how all the time he wants to touch her, but he's restraining himself to do so, until that moment when she tries to touch his mask and he grasp her wrist and immediatly realizes he just touched her! It's so subtle, but there so much meaning in that single moment!!

Ramin is sensational! The way he delivers the Phantom's feelings is just wow - for example the sigh when Christine rests on his arm, the scare when she faints and then the short smile when he's holding her for the first time... Nobody has ever got so deep in the core of Phantom as he did, I'm truly amazed!

his "touch me, trust me" is so good and subtle but he delivers it so well. that little look he gives that you know its not even a sexual kind of way and its purely hope and that little "trust me" THAT PURE HOPE ON HIS FACE JESUS RAMIN

Petition to post "past the point of no return" .. pretty please 😬

Honestly, Ramin is the perfect Phantom, here are my reasons 1. He clearly puts vulnerability first. Nothing irritates me more than when a Phantom actor decides it's a bigger priority to be dark and mysterious opposed to being vulnerable- Ramin totally knew what he was doing there! 2. He has a clearness and purity to his voice that I feel the phantom would have. This goes for Sierra Boggess too. Both of these actors have a strong purity and slight hauntingness to their voice that makes them perfect for the roles. They dont have rich, deep voices like Carlotta's, but more pure and clear. To me, that's what I think a real angel would sound like.

Everyone: guys “silently the senses abandon their defenses” was so good me: every time she tries to touch the mask he pushes her away but he’s still really intimate anyway like he never breaks the spell can we talk about that

Finally! Sierra started crying right after Ramin sang "silently the senses abandon the defenses" You can see her tears at 1:15

the way he aggressively sings "close your" and then gently sings "eyes"...man the chills

The insecurity, the seduction, the anger, the sadness, the vulnerability and the frustration can all be felt by Ramin’s interpretation. The best ive seen and ive been a fan of POTO my entire life.

oh my god. all of the different emotions that Ramin portrays in a character that could easily be played as one-note. starting at 4:40 - he goes from enraptured in her, to a moment of building confidence and suaveness before he touches her arm, to his look of "oh shit" as she passes out, to a kind of joyful disbelief when he realizes he's holding Christine in his arms, to complete tenderness, and all of that is conveyed to us through his acting alone in just ten seconds. my other favorite moment - starting at 4:06, with pretty much just his face, he goes from serene, to losing his facade of confidence and growing fearful when she touches his mask and he grabs her wrist, to his panicked look of "oh god what do I do now" as he looks back and forth between Christine and her hand, to deciding to just run with it and gently taking her hand again (almost with a look of "yes this is what I meant to do right now, all according to plan, I definitely didn't just flip out for a second"), to looking confident and in control and knowledgable again, though maybe a bit more cautious. it just is such an incredible moment because it really makes the scene where she removes his mask later more impactful. even in this moment, he really didn't want to risk her seeing what he looked like because it would ruin the way she perceives him and you can see all of that just through his facial expressions. I feel like I always envision the phantom in this song as being infallible and completely confident in what he's doing, but Ramin's take on him is so much more nuanced and complex than that and I love it so so much. his phantom is very much unsure and nervous about this encounter but he's trying to hide it, and almost totally succeeding at doing that. this is one of the most believable acting moments in musical theater I've ever, ever seen. this feels so real.

I love when in 4:09 he suddenly holds her hand, in fear that she takes his mask out! His acting is different from every Phantom I ever seen. Bravo!

*Me thinking I'm finally getting over my obsession of POTO* The show must go on : hold my mask

Something I only just noticed (having watched this and other versions well over a dozen times) is that this Phantom never approaches her from the front; whenever she's looking at him he either stays still or moves backwards, but tends to take quick, circling steps towards her as soon as she's not looking at him. It's a lovely little detail that fits perfectly with the Phantom both being a frightened Quasimodo who's not comfortable being looked at, but also a dangerous predator who stalks his prey from behind. It makes me think of what people always say about wild animals "they're more scared of you than you are of them", yeah, fine, but a nervous tiger is still a tiger!

I have seen A LOT of Phantom/Christines over the years, and aside from Ramin and Sierra's truly stellar voices, what makes these two the definitive pairing has always been the chemistry and acting skills. You get the feeling that they are singing to each other and the audience is a voyeur to something special. in other pairings, I feel like the actors are mainly singing to the audience and using each other as a prop to convey the story, but it's so much more impactful to just dial it back and work the connection with each other. As an audience member, don't sing for 'us', sing for each other and let us vicariously experience it. Make us believe it. That's when the magic happens. Ramin and Sierra are the gold standard for this.

Phantom: turn your face awayy Christine: almost faints Me: nice

Ramin : ni- Me : okay my darker side already gave in

I love 4:09 so much. It's like he first grabs her wrist harshly and then is surprised by what he's done and immediately let goes and caresses her hand as if to say sorry

Ramin captures the role of Phantom as no one does ... his emotions, his chemistry with Sierra, his hand movements, and of course - his voice! Chills all the way through, especially his "Soar..........", "Be........", and the final "Night........"! Thank you, Ramin!

KZfaq: Phant... *Me: I'll it watch now!*

How did Sierra survive having this sung to her. My God, I melt into a puddle just watching it on KZfaq

3:53 He's rocking her from side to side, as if she were a baby, and he's singing a lullaby to her. God have mercy on my soul, that was sooooo sweet, I found myself rocking with them. ❤

I have this huge crush on Ramin, it's unhealthy. 😭

It’s such a small detail as compared to everything else everyone’s been commenting on, but I love how Ramin carried Sierra so effortlessly when she fainted at 4:42. It’s just so graceful and ties in really nicely with putting her down on the boat.

Everyone’s talking about silently the senses but can we talk about the brilliance of “touch me, trust me” for a second?!?! Ramin is the ONLY phantom who says it that honestly and it’s BEAUTIFUL.

Phantom: "Touch me, TRUST me..." Me: Okay

I've always loved Ramin's hand gestures and all the emotions he expresses through them. Not only does he have the voice of an angel, but also he can act with his whole body. He's the perfect phantom. P. S. Thank you for all the great videos you've uploaded these past few weeks. It's been a pleasure and a privilege, to watch these amazing shows from home.

He masks his desire under the grandeur of musical ideal. If I ever had an assignment in analysing literature, Phantom surely will be my leading choice.

His hesitance, his insecurity, his longing, can be heard through this one performance. His hurt, his anger too. This is such a good phanthom!

I've been spoiled: Ramin was the first Phantom I ever heard sing and now I can't imagine any other voice singing this beautiful song but his

I'm a simple person. I see a new phantom upload, I click on it. Especially if Ramin is in it.

The way my body has conditioned itself to break out in goosebumps every time Ramin so much as opens his mouth...

Can we appreciate the real tear that appears on Sierra's face at 3:26? Her acting here is simply amazing and Ramin's vocals are godly!

for some reason, every time i watch this, i keep missing the fact that sierra literally let a tear slip past- playing christine as so wholly affected by the phantom's ministrations that she couldn't help but cry. like jesus sierra there's dedication and then there's *dedication* you icon of a christine.

The evidence that Andrew Lloyd Webber loves Ramin Karimloo: -Raoul on The Phantom of The Opera West End (2003-2004) -Gustave Daaé on The Phantom of The Opera film (2004) -Erik/The phantom on The Phantom of The Opera West End (2006-2009) -Erik/The phantom on the first production of Love Never Dies (2010-2011) -Erik/The phantom on The Phantom of The Opera 25th Anniversary (2011) Ramin is the only actor that plays three of Christine's loves: father, lover, husband. I started to think that Andrew is #Rierra shipper. I meant..... The plot of Love Never Dies is like a fanfiction of a fangirl on Tumblr who really ships both main characters :') Plus, Andrew said that Ramin is the sexiest Phantom.

Unbelievable, his voice is perfect Phantom

Does anyone else love that smile he makes when Christine is laying on his arm

I personally love the touch of Erik pulling away from Christine anytime her hand gets near his mask.

I wish they could give us a second chance to see this masterpiece 😳

There never was and never will be a better version of The Music of the Night than this one. It's a pure perfection!

Me: watched POTO 25 for the first time a few months ago, immediately bought the DVD and CD, has watched and listened to it countless times in the past few months Also me: squeed when I found out they were going to stream it again this last weekend, watched it twice on YT despite owning it Me again: missing Ramin and Sierra since they took it down, better rewatch these clips even though I HAVE THE DVD- I tell ya, this production sucked me right back into my teenage Phantom obsession, only worse!

it's a small thing but at 4:09 she tries to take off his mask so he grabs her hand violently, but then he regrets and quickly caresses her hand, comforts her OMGGG IT'S BEATIFUL

I literally was cleaning my room blasting the sound track and pretending I could sing opera and be Christine 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

These two are the best at their roles

What I love about Ramin's version of Phantom is how he's able to take the powerful, operatic voice and combine it with such emotion. So many have great voices, but little emotion, and Gerard was overflowing with emotion, but had a rather untrained voice (still love his Phantom, though).

Guys, RAMIN KARIMLOO is the BEST PHANTOM. PERIOD.

Me: ok imma check my phone, then go practice my violin. *sees this notification* ok my orchestra audition can wait

3:10 the vowel and tone of “thoughts” makes my brain melt it’s so good I keep replaying it over and over

I'm totally in love how Ramin portray The Phantom... The balance between acting and singing.... He uses the voice to hypnotise Christine to love him, his hands... damnnnn... that desperate in his express when he said 'trust me'... Yet everytime when Christine wants nearly touched his face... his fear and insecurity showed.... All in all love Ramin translation of The Phantom ♥️♥️♥️♥️

The whisper phrasing, the hand movements, the power in his voice, everything about this performance proves why Ramin is THE Angel of Music

Their chemistry is EVERYTHING!!!!!!!

When I first watched the musical, this was the only song that was stuck in my head. I could not stop replaying the part that went "silently the senses abandon their defenses" (0:24). He was so gentle with his voice. I absolutely love how he had her in a trance because of his magical voice and how his fears and insecurities were shown whenever Christine tries to touch his face. I cooed at the part where he stared at his hands in disbelief when he was carrying Christine. It's almost as if he truly believes he is undeserving of Christine, and that she is this pure, innocent being that he is not allowed or does not deserve to have. Recently read a post where someone said they like to compare this scene to the Final Lair just to look at how different Erik was (hopeful in MOTN but sad in Final Lair) and it's such an interesting difference. He truly adored Christine. Also giggled at how suggestive the lyrics (and their facial expressions!) were

Did anyone else notice the little whispered comment he makes to her with his hand gesture at 0:44? it sounds like a soft "you" as they make eye contact? Simply superb...I would be mesmerized...

GodDAMN, the freaking vocal control on this man is just **swoon**

Ramin and Sierra are AWESOME.

0:25 The moment he hit the notes on the word "Silently"... I lost it ❤️🥺 ... such an angelic voice

I get chills each time I hear Ramin sings.

I love the fact that he can sing beautifully, even with the makeup and mask

They had put out The Phantom of the Opera and Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, and I was happy about that, but I had also wished Music of the Night had come out too. Now it’s here and I’m so happy! And it’s the good version!

I bought the whole show a while back but I came here for the comments and you guys didn't disappoint.

I could watch this 1000 times. They are perfect together. Halfway to that 1000 as we speak...

the little gasp at 3:49 my heart

The chemistry of these two friends makes their performance so much more powerful.

I was literally listening to this just now and this video came up! 0:25 I LOVE how Ramin delivered "silently the senses abandon their defenses"

The way Ramin picks Sierra up so effortlessly when She “faints” makes me go, “...wow”

i love when christine faints he has a moment of like “uuhhhh what do i do with this i’ve never had one of these before. i’ll just set it down right here”

"Ramin Karimloo heightens each sensation with this spellbinding version of the Music of The Night live from the Royal Albert Hall accompanied by Sierra Boggess!" **crying**

OK BUT WHEN CHRISTINE DOES THE NOD WHEN HE SAYS “this darkness which you know you cannot fight”😱😱

He's the best Phantom I've ever seen. His every move is so true, so real, he really made me sympathize with this character. Just love listening to him, and the dinamic of the way he sings this song is awwww...best performance ever!!!

I saw Karimloo as the Phantom this past Sunday and seeing him do this song in front of my own two eyes was a religious experience.

The 25th anniversary performance is in my opinion the absolute pinnacle of any Phantom of The Opera showcase. It's simply divine in every way.

It kinda feels like I’m intruding hahaha. I love these two. They’re amazing by themselves but so incredible when they’re together on stage

If a Phantom sings to me like this, I definitely faint right away. Not just Ramin's singing, but also his and her acting, and their chemistry add up to this superb performance. Many of you have discussed his acting in details. His hand and finger movement are very sensual and expressive.

PLEASE Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, it's been 10 LONG YEARS since Love Never Dies version of Ramin and Sierra! Please let them do it again with a grand production. I'm begging you 😭 it will be PERFECT since 10 long years have already passed lol I LOVE LND SO MUCH and I could die hearing Til I Hear You Sing (I cried ONLY in his version), Beneath The Moonless Sky, Once Upon Another Time, Love Never Dies, Devil Take The Hindmost (Dang Ramin is PERFECT in this part. The wave and laughs ugh) , Look With Your Heart, and Beauty Underneath. PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOUUUUUU 😭😭😭😩😩😩😩🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️🖤

Everything about this rendition is beautiful from Ramin’s voice to Sierra’s mesmerizing hypnotic look. Amazing 👏🏼🙏🏻🥰

😍🤩❤❤❤👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Waiting for "all I ask of you" 🙌🏻

Time literally stops when Ramin sing this song

2:22 the way he sang this verse sent shivers down my spine. Ugh Ramin stop 😩😩

Such passion can be heard in Ramin's voice. He really is the best Phantom

That little tear at 1:13, it’s mind blowing to watch these two perform, it couldn’t have been any better, the facial expressions, the hand gestures, the acting and the vocals, no words

And this was the moment I fell in love with Ramin Karimloo. Absolute perfection. He captures the Phantom well. Sierra Boggess has become my standard for Christine and Ramin Karimloo for the Phantom. Their voices, acting and even the costumes suit them best.

Something I noticed about Ramin’s Phantom, is his excitement and confidence seems to rise as the song goes on. I’ve always liked that about Ramin’s phantom.

I love how Ramin's eyes are fixed on Sierra at 3:00 and follow her.

the way he touches her is so wild like the emotion in this song and scene is killer

This was the song that got stuck in my head after the musical. And Ramin is just... so much emotions! The way he sings, the way he performs it is just... hypnotizing! Exactly what it should be. I really love they didn't use the Bride Mirror thing here. I prefer how she was so overwhelmed by his voice that she just fainted! Now, can we PLEASE talk about his expressions HERE! 4:42 when Christine faints! Like, it is just so akdsmvsñdfkmslñ I love it! The shock, the worry, that little smile! I don't know how many times I've repeated that part, it just such an amazing acting!

My favorite song in the world, sung by the most incredible voice I've ever heard.

I don’t know but I love how he changes his vocals a lot it keeps it entertaining. That just shows how talented he is. Love this show

Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation Darkness stirs and wakes imagination Silently the senses abandon their defenses Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendor Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender Turn your face away from the garish light of day Turn your thoughts away from cold unfeeling light And listen to the music of the night Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar And you'll live as you've never lived before Softly, deftly music shall surround you Hear it, feel it closing in around you Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind In this darkness which you know you cannot fight The darkness of the music of the night Let your mind start a journey through a strange new world Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before Let your soul take you where you long to be Only then can you belong to me Floating, falling, sweet intoxication Touch me, trust me, savor each sensation Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in To the power of the music that I write The power of the music of the night You alone can make my song take flight Help me make the music of the night

I thought I was getting over my obsession with Phantom of the Opera. Then this happens.