'When the leading soprano of the opera leaves, I'm given the opportunity to sing, and the Phantom and I are able to come forward and show the voice that he's been creating. She has her struggles and she's been taking voice lessons from an unknown teacher who turns out to be the Phantom,' she said. Lindsey Jacobson, 16, of Herndon plays the role of Christine who at the start of the musical, is a ballerina in the ensemble. When the musical begins, they have found each other,' he said.Īs far as challenges, he added: 'This is my first leading role and it's difficult because there's so much music to learn and so many lines it was quite overwhelming to begin with. Raoul and Christine spent their summers together they sing songs to each other, but then they were separated.

'He is always looking out for Christine, trying to be a protector and guardian from the Phantom. Sophomore Parker Waters, 16, of Fairfax plays one of the lead roles of Raoul, a very passionate and loving character. The students started rehearsals in February and because there's very little spoken dialogue, and it’s a mostly music-heavy show, they will rehearse by singing for about four months with the choral director, Tiffany Powell. They finally realize all of their hard work has paid off.' She added: 'I think the most exciting part, after the months of hard work in figuring out how to surmount the obstacles - especially in a show like this, which has many special effects - is seeing it all come together and how much fun the kids are having on the stage. 'It's such an iconic, famous piece of musical theater, and I'm still surprised how many people have never seen it, so this is an opportunity to finally put physicality to the famous musical score,' said theater director Vanessa Gelinas. He falls in love with the obscure chorus singer named Christine and privately tutors her while terrorizing the cast members of the Paris Opera, most famously by bringing down their crystal chandelier. The play with 75 students in the cast and crew centers around the phantom who lives in the sewers under the Paris Opera House. Tickets are $12 for presale and $15 at the door. at Oakton High School, 2900 Sutton Road, Vienna. Oakton High School is presenting Andrew Lloyd Webber's famous musical, 'Phantom of the Opera,' May 12-14 at 7 p.m. Oakton High School is presenting Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, 'Phantom of the Opera,' May 12-14 at 7 p.m.

The phantom of the opera cast 2016