

Francisco… Judith Blegen, Blegen, JudithĪs a leading soprano in the New York Metropolitan Opera, Judith Blegen earned a reputation as the singer whose appeara… Catherine Malfitano, Opera singerĪmerican soprano Catherine Malfitano is one of opera's most daring stars. opera producer for Glyndebourne, ENO, Scottish Opera, NY City Opera, S. He… John Anthony Quitman, Besch, Anthony (John Elwyn) (b London, 1924 d London, 2002).

Marschner, Heinrich (August), important German composer b. He was trained… Heinrich August Marschner, Marschner, Heinrich (August) But on the contrary, he was very convincing and nailed the role.Sarah Caldwell, who was born in 1924, was the founder of the Boston Opera Group, now known as the Opera Company of… Johann Adolph Hasse, Composer of opera and church music of the preclassical period b.

I assumed I would see him as Freddy throughout the entire thing, especially considering his disfigured face was full of scars, not to mention he hung out in a dingy cellar. Robert Englund is beyond perfect for this role.

I'm talking decapitations (yes, plural), disembowelments (yes, plural) and even a full body skinning. This Phantom packs more suspense into its first 5 minutes than the classic version did in its full 92. Sure, when I first watched Phantom from '43 I was looking forward to classic horror, but I'll take actual horror over classic non-horror any day of the week. So let's just say that this version from '89 is everything I had hoped Phantom would be. The Phantom of the Opera (1989): 31 Days of Horror Originally a Cannon release, the film changed directors and shifted to Menahem Golan’s 21st Century Film Corporation when Cannon went bankrupt. Phantom of the Paradise from '74, by Brian De PalmaĬhoosing to start with Freddy Krueger as the phantom was a no-brainer! The Phantom of the Opera from '98 by Dario Argento The Phantom of the Opera from '89 with Robert Englund So I called on the horror community to suggest the best version to watch and these were the three recommended finalists: If you read my other Phantom of the Opera review, the first reboot from 1943, you'll know that it wasn't much of a horror.
