that violin bit at the beginning....*chef's kiss*

3:45 obviously the phantom wasn’t only teaching her how to sing. christine got some awesome cape flipping skills from him too😂😂

I like Sierra’s version because she sounds so angry and emotional, then I like Emmy’s version because it’s soft and sweet, and finally, Sarah’s version because it’s resigned and final. They represent the stages of grief- Sierra is angry, Emmy is depressed, and Sarah is accepting.

My twelve year old daughter talked me into going to see this on broadway in NYC. I went just to be a nice dad. I totally loved it. LoL.

People: So what is your sexuality? Me: Do you know the violin part at the beginning of Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again?

It took an embarrassingly long time for me to realize that those long red things around her would be the red scarf Raoul brought back from the sea years ago.

Sierra in my opinion is definitely the best Christine because, rather than just being a naive young woman, she brings this power and emotion. And her facial expressions are so beautiful, and will make even the most stoned faced person want to lay down and cry.

How i envy the people who were there for this performance of Phantom, they witnessed something truely special that night, what a show. Brilliant.

She isn't only a great singer, also a brilliant actress. Love the song.

The violin at the start is so perfect (as loads of other people have said in the comments). Not only because she’s visiting her violinist father’s grave, but because it perfectly illustrates how torn she is over the phantom. Also the fact that it’s a solo violin part tells us how alone she feels. It basically sums ups everything that happened before and sets the entire mood for the song.

I believe every single second that Sierra is on stage. None of her emotions feel like she's acting at all. She literally becomes Christine, and I am absolutely amazed by it.

Dad lost his battle with COVID on January 4th 2021. He was buried on Monday, January 11th with full Military Honors. This song will not leave my head. He was the best man I will ever know. My whole world is shattered... Rest, Sailor. Rest. We have the watch.

Sierra brings something so unique to Christine. The rawness of emotion is so beautiful and she makes the notes seem so effortless. I get chills every time I watch or listen to her. 😍😍😍

Sierra Boggess is Ramin Karimloo's angel of music and Ramin Karimloo is Sierra Boggess' angel of music. They were made of each other for the role of Christine and Erik/The Phantom.

I think the best moment is when she turns around flipping her cloak. She is so talented in expressing characters' emotion, not to mention her beautiful voice

Miss Boggess is one of those rare performers who can both sing AND act, and she manages to do both at the same time. This number reduces me to tears every single time. If it doesn't rip your heart out and stomp on it, than there's something seriously wrong with you.

You know she’s REALLY singing a high note when her mouth goes “O”

I reside in Asia. Every year my wife and I travel and Londo West End and catch Phantom as at least once. I Hope that I will eventually be able to catch a Ramin and Sierra reunited show just once in my lifetime...

You were once my one companion You were all that mattered You were once a friend and father Then my world was shattered Wishing you were somehow here again Wishing you were somehow near Sometimes it seem if I just dream Somehow you would be here Wishing I could hear your voice again Knowing that I never would Dreaming of you won't help me to do All that you dreamed I could Passing bells and sculpted angels Cold and monumental Seem for you the wrong companions You were warm and gentle Too many years Fighting back tears Why can't the past just die Wishing you were somehow here again Knowing we must say goodbye Try to forgive teach me to live Give me the strength to try No more memories no more silent tears No more gazing across the wasted years Help me say goodbye

Sierra is just brilliant. This 25th Anniversary performance IS "Phantom" for me.

I find this version so much more compelling than some of the ones that came before it. I think because of how Sierra leans into the grief and despair, especially towards the end. You can hear it in the spin and volume of her voice. There's a pain that's communicated. It actually becomes a much more important character moment for a Christine that has been consumed by her mourning.

I just love the connection between Christine's father and the Phantom. She knows she'll never see or hear her father again, but in her memory, imagination, soul, music and darkness she can still find him. That's why she is so attracted to the Phantom, he represents exactly all of that. In The Music of the Night the Phantom says "close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar, and you'll live as you've never lived before". The sad part is that both Christine and the Phantom cannot live together (or in the same world let's say), just like Christine and her father can't. So in the final part, in the music Down Once More, the Phantom sings "For either way you choose YOU cannot win", while Raul sings at the same time "For either way you choose HE has to win" (refering to the Phantom). Well, the Phantom was right and was one step ahead of Raul. He knew that Cristine could never win, she would always be losing something, either in the relation she would choose, or in the fact that she simply just can't be with her father again. It's like Raul was fighting for his love, and the Phantom was actually fighting for somethng bigger. The Phantom knows that some things cannot co exist, that's life, so he lets her go and gives her his memory, his imagination, his soul, his music and his darkness. He let's Raoul be her light (Music All I Ask Of You). And at the very end, when Cristhine leaves the Phantom she climbs the stairs and stops exactly at the middle and sings, this time to the Phantom and not to Raoul (she turns her head slightly to him) "Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime". Despite following the light, Raoul (he is actually dressed in white and the phantom in dark) she knows she will always have a gateway to the Phantom, not in the physical world but in the imaginary one. Both the Phantom and the father can only live in Christine's heart. That's why I prefer the Phantom, what a character, what a beautiful story.

Sierra totally kills this song - it is so beautiful. And someone's cutting onions in here again!

I've heard several versions of this, and while they are all good singers, Sierra brings out the raw emotion that brings Christine alive. I can feel her pain as she sings this. Amazing.

when you j u s t realize the violin at the beginning is supposed to be reminiscent of her father 🤦🏾‍♀️💀

i don't think i can even begin to express how amazing sierra performs in this - so effortless and beautiful !!!

Christine is not completely passive, but she is still in the story sometimes treated as kind of a doll around which the story is built on by the men. Ramin's voice and acting are legendary but Sierra brought something to Christine that gave her more agency and made her a more active participant in the events of the story. Absolutely adore her in this and hope future Christines take inspiration from it.

I had the privilege to see her live couple of weeks ago, she's a wonderful human being

I'm a big musical fan, and am embarrassed to say I've never got round to Phantom. Was sobbing last night watching this - AMAZING show, the MUSIC wowowowow!!!!!

omg when the orchestra plays after she sings "and speaks my name" gives me chills

Sierra is sooooooooooo emotional and sings the whole song not only with her voice, but with her soul and eyes too.😍😍 At the last part, she completely ignores the audience's thunderous applause 😍😍😍 Truly an AMAZING singer and actress 😍😍😍😍😍😍

me: *laughs* friend: 'why are you laughing?' me: 'oh, nothing' my brain: 3:37 *why can't the past just DAAÉ*

I love this song for the layer of characterization and agency it allows Christine to express. There are a few elements at play here; She mourns for her father, she's angry at the Phantom for impersonating him to use her, and she's giving her all to overcome it. She's incredibly strong for continuing to face Erik time and time again despite how clearly terrified of him she is, and this moment (In my opinion) marks the last time she 'belongs' to the Phantom. Not only that, but Sierra NAILED this one on the head. My favorite Christine.

I never noticed this before, but this song is the only major piece of melodic material in the entire Phantom score that is only heard once and never repeated elsewhere in the show. Edited: Ok, the music for the first faux-opera, Hannibal, is also never heard again after that scene, but as that material was meant to be a pastiche or parody of operatic excess, I don't count that as one of the show's major themes.

This is everything the song needs, everything. Sierra gave an emotional, vulnerable and powerful rendition. Phenomenal.. I know the song, I have heard it many times, but Sierra brought me to tears again. Simply phenomenal .

My absolute favourite scene ! The solo violin gives me goosebumps and Sierra is just brilliant! I watched the performamce 3 times and everytime I was blown away by new details I discovered! Brava!

This was so sad... she misses her father so much and he tries to use her weak moment... Sierra bravo! Such emotions! Pure CHILLS!

As per my opinion, she is the best Christine. I love her voice and emotional.

Sierra’s performance captures exactly how I feel about my dad dying when I was young that no other performance has for me. It’s a weird sort of anger that everyone else has a dad in their life and you don’t.

"No more memories no more silent tears, no mor gazing across the wasted years".... Damn that struck me with so much intense sadness

i don't care is nobody reads this this song is how feel about my grand-father. i miss Him :( every year he comes for Christmas, but because he is getting old, he is not coming this year, but just Remember, if you have a family member, and you don't like them, enjoy them, because that person, won't be there forever. have an amazing, even if nobody is reading this :)

Sierra is absolutely one of the most inspirational people on broadway that I have ever experienced in my life. She is my broadway crush and she sings beautifully and amazing spirit.

Sierra KILLS me with this performance. With this exact scene. I love everything about it and I'm glad I can watch it in HD anytime now

I’m confused, is this Sierra portraying as Christine or Christine portraying as Sierra? Indeed, Sierra Boggess never fails to make me cry with her VOICE and her RAW emotions. I felt that.

I watched Phantom 3 times in the past 24 hours it was up. I cried, I cried again, and cried even more. Thank you, I have now this on repeat for the rest of my life!

That strings intro. Goosebumps. Like a heart breaking....

That violin. I could listen to that violin all my life long.

I missed the play by a matter of a couple hours :( didn’t realize the time change from Canada :(((( please bring it back

Who has chills when she turns at 3:45?

Really sad that this was taken down so fast! I was just sitting down to watch it and it wasn't available.

am i the only one who is dying for that violin at the beginning it is so beautiful and dark omg i love it!!!!

I can never watch this performance without crying. Sierra brings out all the emotion from the lyrics and the story, making you feel the pain and grief Christine feels and ultimately breaking your heart too. It is so so sad, you can feel how alone and lost Christine truly is.

People moaning they missed the phantom 25th anniversary why dont you buy it on DVD or you can rent it via KZfaq cmon it's cheap enough now to own and it's absolutely FANTASTIC quality i bought it because i was lucky to have tickets for the final night at the royal albert hall 25th anniversary i had to buy it FANTASTIC SHOW SIERRA blew me away stunning voice PURE TALENT,ALIEN

Didn't think there was a level above 'perfection '. Turns out I was wrong. Sierra is utterly spellbinding in every respect.

My father is dead too. I would be bamboozled by the Phantom as my father taught me music and i wanted to sing to honor him. Her father promised her... Her father promised her...

RIP Grandpa, I wish I got to meet you 😭

I've heard this song and seen this scene tons of times and only when I heard it while sitting next to my father did it finally make me cry. I know I'm going to lose him one day but I don't want to.

Watched it 4 times in the time it was up.... Now it's time to buy the DVD...

3:45 looks like Erik also taught Christine the dramatic cape swirl

I've never heard this before, in tears by the 3rd minute. This woman's expressions and singing really pulled me in, very moving

Others may make you listen...But not Sierra, not only does she makes you listen, she makes you feel... ❤️

I've seen Phantom many times. I've seen many Christine's; including Sarah Brightman when it first started...I believe Sierra Boggess was the best of them all.

My dad passed almost three years ago. I listen to this song a lot.

Sierra’s performance of this makes me cry every time without fail

Is know one gonna mention that Christines father was a famous violinist, and this was the scene when he most became relevant in the show, dont know if its intentional but god I love this musical

I almost cried as Sierra sing this part. Emotions were released. Definitely one of my favorite songs in the Phantom of the Opera. 💕

The first time I saw POTO live was on Broadway in 2014, with Sierra as Christine and Norm Lewis as the Phantom. I had lost both my grandmother and my uncle in the past 15 months. I sobbed like a baby when she sang this. Sierra sings this song with so much emotion that it makes me tear up every time I hear her sing it.

Once again I am reduced to a pool of tears rewatching this 😭 She’s so brilliant 💖 Her Christine is a newly transformed Christine as every word of this song was sung. She started off as a sad, confused, and desperate Christine but then rose up as a determined, strong one to leave all the sadness and weighing past memories behind. Brava!

Absolute perfection in every way. I cannot ever get enough. The haunting build-up, the yearning, the passionate explosion of emotion, the resigned resolve to move on... everything is just pure brilliance. I feel it to my very soul.

The violin solo at the beginning of the scene is hautingly beautiful by it's own right. But it get's even more beautiful and emotional when you consider it's an allegory to her father, the famous violinist virtuoso. His ghost, his music still haunts her, calls her.

Oh my gosh that violin at the beginning. Sierra Boggess just being a goddess the whole time. I love this so much.

If you missed the full show, it is available to rent or buy! Download links are in the description of this video.

Is just me or this version makes me cry

The emotion behind not only her voice but her movement and facial expressions! ACTING!!

Superb . This song stopped the show for nearly three minutes . I have seen all the noteworthy Christine’s but when Sierra came along , there could be no other but Sierra to play the role . This was the showstopper of the night , but the last scene between Christine , The Phantom and Raoul was breathtaking and demonstrated that Sierra is THE Christine and Ramin is THE Phantom .

This song kills me. STOP BEING AMAZING, SIERRA.

I was 30 mins into it when it got removed. Thought I would not be able to see it full but I just saw I can rent it. Excellent *tapa fingers together*

PLEASE PLEASE POST AN ENCORE OF THE FULL SHOW! 😭🙏🏼

4:05 “Give me the strength to try…No more gazing across the wasted years.” Ugh! Just sublime 😍

Sierra is my girl crush . She’s perfect . I’ve watched her zoom chatting with ALW and Ramin she’s funny pretty smart and mega talented!

I just did a zoom masterclass with her she is the sweetest and realest person ever 💕

Had no idea this was even broadcast, gone to watch and it's gone?

I ADORE this song. It's pretty much the sole reason I desperately wish I was a soprano xD And I think Sierra Boggess' might just be my favourite version too.....

I watched this 4 times while it was up. AND I LOVED IT. It was my first "live" musical and it didn't disappoint. I randomly found Sierra one day and fell in love. No one compares to her. Ramin is the best phantom in my opinion

This song OBLITERATED me when I watched it when the full musical and it DID IT AGAIN HERE making me cry,,,,

What can I say, this lady is incredible, she has everything.

How I loved this song, damn if my soul would be so full of joy whenever I listened to Sierra's stunning voice and the orchestra and just the magnificence of this piece... I have this thing that, when someone, especially someone dear to me, someone I love likes or says something good about something that I love, it makes me love that thing even more idk why... Two months and a week ago, I was sitting on my granny's living room watching the 25th anniversary, she was as always on the kitchen definitely one of her favorite places to be, and I have to say that her food was always soo delicious, she LOVED cooking like omg how she loved it. When she was finished she came to sit with me and here two important things to consider: 1. She had no idea what Phantom of the Opera is nor about ALW or musicals. 2. She knew nothing about English (we are Mexican) and the 25th had no subtitles. STILL she sat with me on the couch, started watching the musical with me (while Notes/Primadonna was playing), fell asleep for like 10 minutes and then woke up and kept on watching and asking questions like: What are you watching? Why are they doing that? I don't what they say but it sounds really good!. She ALWAYS took interest and got excited with what I liked even if she didn't know what on Earth was I taking about. And I was telling everything about it, the story, the characters, the stage, the actors and she listened to it all with a nod or a smile. The this song came and the first thing she said was "What a pretty dress!" And then she was like "I have no idea of what she is saying, but that lady sings beautiful" she loved Sierra. She watched the whole thing with me and God I will never forget the face she made when the Phantom's face was revealed in The Point of no Return haha, she went "That's why she wants to stay with the blonde, he's so ugly" hahaha. She liked this so much that she agreed to watch Les Mis movie with me but with subtitles. But a week later before we could do many things we planned, she passed away from a heart attack at night, we were watching the TV (His son: my father, my brother, my grandfather, my little 7 month old sister and me) all was normal, she had been as active and full of energy as she always was. It was so suddenly, so fast. It all went from laughter to tears so quickly... It's been two months since she's gone, and I hate how accurate this song (her favorite from the musical) is now applied to her, she was not my father but she was an is such a big part of my heart. This song is too bittersweet to me now, I still love it for the masterpiece it is, but it brings also the memories back, the pain... Christine is one of my dream roles, I told this to my granny and she was "well you can train your voice and do it for sure! Your brother and you have the music inside since you were really young" If I ever get to play her, I will dedicate that specific part of the show, that song to her... I love you Granny Cony, with my whole heart ❤️✨~Sara

So sad the full concert video is gone!

Sierra is not only the ultimate singer...she is also the best actress...so much talent. I hope we will see more of her over the years.

Sierra is the best ever. No more words consumable on the subject.

I demand justice for the 151 people who disliked this.

Absolutely loved it, especially at the end with the original cast. Thank you Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber

Sierra's version is so emotional, I love it

Sierra the best Christine ever absolutely outstanding.

This is when the tears started to come out :”(

Really peeved that the UK only get this for 24 hours. We checked the release earlier, as we realised it came out last night, but saw the 48 hours. Great, got everything ready to view it, checked it was lined up just before 7, then it’s gone! Now realise that was an international site, but there will be a lot of very disappointed people

She is absolutely brilliant in this role, her singing moves me every time I hear her amazing voice.

Doesn’t matter how many times I’ve listened to this, makes me cry every time. Masterpiece.

This song has been in my head almost everyday since I lost my dad due to a stroke back in January of 2020 we used to watch this so much and I miss him so so much it hurts but this song helps

I was there Final night at the royal albert hall 25th anniversary was awesome SIERRA THE BEST CHRISTINE DAAE EVER she put everything into her Christine Daae part and it showed her facial expressions wrapped up with a STUNNING VOICE,ALIEN