Title: Not as good as the original, but still worth the purchase.
Product review: Although this soundtrack has its many good points, the original is much better. Michael Crawford is better suited as the Phantom than Colm Wilkinson is. I'm not trying to discourage anyone from buying the Canadian cast (I own it myself.) Like I said, it has its many good points. For example, Colm can really make the Phantom's rage shine through. This is best seen in "Insolent boy, this slave of fashion/Basking in your glory./Ignorant fool...." and Colm also gets me every time when he says "You will curse the day you did not do / All that the Phantom asked of you!!!" Another advantage of this recording is you get to hear more of the "Hannibal" scene. All in all, the original with Michael Crawford is better, but serious "Phantom" fans must own this one too.
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