The Federal Republic of Germany videos of the Phantom of the Opera
Hamburg, Neu Flora Theater (29.06.1990 - 30.06.2001)
1990; Hamburg, Germany* Peter Hofmann (Phantom), Anna Maria Kaufmann (Christine), Hartwig Rudolz (Raoul) 25 minutes of single-cam proshot, probably a press reel. Impossibly great quality for its age. The only known video of original Hamburg cast. Includes: Ballet from Hannibal, Angel of Music-Mirror, I Remember.../Stranger..., Il Muto, Final Lair. MKV|0.12 GB looking for VOB
1997?; Hamburg, Germany* Dale Tracy (Phantom), Colby Thomas (Christine), Ray Gabbard (Raoul) Highlights, ~1h 15min. Huge generation loss, color switches to b&w every few seconds. Also very shaky filming. VOB|1 DVD|1.74 GB
31 March 1999; Hamburg, Germany* Jerzy Jeszke (Phantom), Carla Nicholson (Christine), Björn Olsson (Raoul) VOB|1 DVD|4.08 GB
1 April 1999; Hamburg, Germany* Jerzy Jeszke (Phantom), Lori Zeglarski (Christine), Björn Olsson (Raoul), Reinhard Schulze (André), Anders Sohlman (Firmin) Heavy color degradation, good quality overall. VOB|? DVD|4.17 GB missing smalls
22 August 1999; Hamburg, Germany David Hunerjaeger (Phantom u/s), Valentina Kozhanova (Christine u/s), Kyle Gonyea (Raoul), Laurie Ann McGowan (Carlotta), Linda Bruske (Mme Giry), Sabrina Harper (Meg) Great filming but heavy generation loss considering video's age. Both acts were filmed from different places. VOB|1 DVD|2.18 GB
2000; Hamburg, Germany* Ian Jon Bourg (Phantom), Lori Zeglarski (Christine), Kyle Gonyea (Raoul) One video file. From Christine giving mask to the Phantom to Phantom's note in Act 2. I suspect this is just 2nd of 3 VOB files so I'm looking for rest 2 files. VOB|0.99 GB
25 April 2000; Hamburg, Germany* Ian Jon Bourg (Phantom), Alison Kelly (Christine), Kyle Gonyea (Raoul) Good bootleg with excellent close-ups but some generation loss and color bleeding. VBO|1 DVD|3.34 GB
11 November 2000; Hamburg, Germany* Ian Jon Bourg (Phantom), Alison Kelly (Christine), Kyle Gonyea (Raoul) Phantom-oriented highlights, ~1 h. VOB|1 DVD|1.72 GB
2001; Hamburg, Germany Ian Jon Bourg (Phantom), Olivia Sage (Christine u/s), Kyle Gonyea (Raoul) VOB|1 DVD|2.49 GB
Spring 2001; Hamburg, Germany* Ian Jon Bourg (Phantom), Valentina Kozhanova (Christine u/s), Rob Pitcher (Raoul u/s), Evelyn Werner (Carlotta), David Hunerjaeger (André), Anders Sohlman (Firmin), Kate Lawrence (Meg) VOB|1 DVD|4.03 GB
30 June 2001 (Matinee); Hamburg, Germany* Michael Nicholson (alt. Phantom), Olivia Safe (Christine u/s), Christopher Morandi (alt. Raoul), Evelyn Werner (Carlotta u/s), Anders Sohlman (André), Reinhard Schulze (Firmin u/s), Charlie Serrano (Piangi), Linda Bruske (Mme Giry), Kate Lawrence (Meg) Also includes TV promos of various Germany productions. VOB|1 DVD|3.29 GB
30 June 2001 (Closing night); Hamburg Germany* Ian Jon Bourg (Phantom), Colby Thomas (Christine), Kyle Gonyea (Raoul), Vera Borisova (Carlotta), David Hunerjaeger (André), Anders Sohlmann (Firmin), Marcello Roncietto (Piangi), Linda Bruske (Mme Giry), Kate Lawrence (Meg) Includes curtain calls with special versions of MOTN and TOM. Also includes footage of people waiting at staff's entrance and curtain calls filmed closer to the stage. VOB|1 DVD|3.52 GB
16 November 2002 (Evening); Stuttgart, Germany* Ian Jon Bourg (Phantom), Janine Kitzen (Christine), Michael Shawn Lewis (Raoul) Monitor video, soundboard. VOB|1 DVD|2.54 GB
2003; Stuttgart, Germany Roy Weissensteiner (Phantom 2nd u/s), Marion Wilmer (Christine u/s), Carsten Axel Lepper (Raoul) Monitor video. VOB|2 DVD|7.36 GB
28 November 2003; Stuttgart, Germany* Steve Lucas (Phantom u/s), Maike Switzer (Christine), Carsten Axel Lepper (Raoul), Barbara Grey Nystrom (Carlotta), Marcello Ronchietto (Piangi), Stefan Mueller-Ruppert, Marko Woytowicz, Anette Kuhn, Lara Glew Good quality of picture but I can't say that filming is steady, also close-ups are really rare. VOB|1 DVD|4.28 GB
March 2004; Stuttgart, Germany Roy Weissensteiner (Phantom 2nd u/s), Maike Switzer (Christine), Carsten Axel Lepper (Raoul) Monitor video, soundboard. Video is shakier than in video above due to generation loss. VOB|2 DVD|7.99 GB missing smalls
23 May 2004 (Closing Night); Stuttgart, Germany Thomas Schulze (alt. Phantom), Maike Switzer (Christine), Carsten Axel Lepper (Raoul), Barbara Gray Nystrom (Carlotta), Jonathan Agar (alt. André), Ernst van Looy (Firmin), Gabriele Ramm (Mme Giry), Marchello Ronchietto (Piangi), Katie Wood (alt. Meg) Closing night for Stuttgart production. 3 versions available: PAL 1: 2nd generation. Best quality comparing with other versions, but lost Curtain Calls and speeches. VOB|1 DVD|2.14 GB PAL 2: ~4th generation, but came from different branch. Was transeferd to disc, then to tape again and then to disc, which affected the quality. Includes Curtain Calls, speeches and 11 minutes of musical which is unknow to me. VOB|1 DVD|3.41 GB NTSC: 2nd generation but was transfered to NTSC tape so quality is much worse, though video is full. VOB|2 DVD|4.90 GB
28 December/27 November 2005; Essen, Germany Thomas Borchert (Phantom), Sandra Danyella (Christine), Nikolai Alexander Brucker (Raoul), Laurie Ann McGowan (Carlotta), Gabriele Ramm (Mme Giry) One file per act. VOB|3.54 GB
17 December 2005; Essen, Germany Thomas Borchert (Phantom), Anne Görner (Christine), Christopher Morandi (Raoul), Laurie Ann McGowan (Carlotta), Fernand Delosch (André), Ernst van Looy (Firmin), Daniel Brenna (Piangi), Annette Kuhn (Mme Giry), Annabel Knight (Meg) Same master as video below. I think that Raoul was performed by Nikolai Alexander Brucker. VOB|2 DVD|7.08 GB
30 April 2006; Essen, Germany Ethan Freeman (Phantom), Anne Görner (Christine), Nikolai Alexander Brucker (Raoul), Karen Buck (Carlotta), Fernand Delosch (André), Ernst van Looy (Firmin), Bonifacio Galvan (Piangi), Gabrielle Ramm (Mme Giry), Annabel Knight (Meg) Same master as video above. VOB|2 DVD|5.85 GB
15 July 2006; Essen, Germany Uwe Kröger (Phantom), Beatrix Reiterer (Christine), Lucius Wolter (Raoul u/s), Laurie Anne McGowan (Carlotta), Fernand Belosch (André), Ernst van Looy (Firmin), Daniel Brenna (Piangi), Gabriele Ramm (Mme Giry), Annabel Knight (Meg) Amazing quality of the picture. Slight head obstruction though. Same master as video above. VOB|2 DVD|6.82 GB
Hamburg, Neu Flora Theater (28.11.2013 - 30.09.2015)
11 December 2013; Hamburg, Germany* Mathias Edenborn (Phantom), Valerie Link (Christine) It looks like video was compressed. VOB|1 DVD|4.15 GB
19 January 2014; Hamburg, Germany David Arnsperger (Phantom), Valerie Link (Christine), Nicky Wuchinger (Raoul), Debra Fernandes (Carlotta), Guido Gottenbos (André), Anton Rattinger (Firmin), Raymond Sepe (Piangi), Linda Veenhuizen (Mme Giry), Theano Makariou (Meg) VOB|1 DVD|4.16 GB
11 April 2014; Hamburg, Germany* David Arnsperger (Phantom), Lauri Brons (Christine), Nicky Wuchinger (Raoul), Rachel Anne Moore (Carlotta), Norbert Kohler (André u/s), Anton Rattinger (Firmin), Joan Ribalta (Piangi), Linda Veenhuizen (Mme Giry), Theano Makariou (Meg) The best video of this production in my collection. Great balance of close-ups and midshots, amazing steady filming and really great close-ups. VOB|1 DVD|4.16 GB
1 March 2015; Hamburg, Germany* Mathias Edenborn (Phantom), Daniela Braun (Christine u/s), Nicky Wuchinger (Raoul), Rachel Anne Moore (Carlotta), Norbert Kohler (André u/s), Anton Rattinger (Firmin), Raymond Sepe (Piangi), Michaela Christl (Mme Giry), Vanessa Spireti (Meg) Video was originally pretty dark (and still is in parts), but the master edited it to be brighter. This does mean that certain parts have a lot of washout while others are very grainy. Nevertheless, decently shot video. VOB|2 DVD|7.41 GB
7 August 2015; Hamburg, Germany* Rob Pitcher (Phantom u/s), Valerie Link (Christine), Nicky Wuchinger (Raoul), Rachel Anne Moore (Carlotta), Guido Gottenbos (André), Anton Rattinger (Firmin), Joan Ribalta (Piangi), Michaela Christl (Mme Giry), Vanessa Spiteri (Meg) Good quality overall with great filming but picture is quite dark. VOB|2 DVD|7.39 GB
9 August 2015; Hamburg, Germany* David Arnsperger (Phantom), Daniela Braun (Christine), Nicky Wuchinger (Raoul), Rachel Anne Moore (Carlotta), Guido Gottenbos (André), Anton Rattinger (Firmin), Joan Ribalta (Piangi), Michaela Christl (Mme Giry), Vanessa Spiteri (Meg) Good picture and filming but FPS rate is very low. VOB|2 DVD|7.40 GB
24 March 2016; Oberhausen, Germany* Brent Barrett (Phantom), Elizabeth Welch (Christine), Max Niemeyer (Raoul), Susan Gouthro (Carlotta), Anton Rattinger (Firmin), Raymond Sepe (Piangi), Ilenia Azzato (Meg) Highlights, ~1h. Great quality, very clear picture and it absolutely compensates lack of close-ups. MTS|7.07 GB