Who played female lead in Phantom debut?

Answer 1

In 1925, Mary Philbin was first to play Christine in non-musical, she dubbed her own voice whenThe Phantom of the Opera was given sound and re-released. One rare public appearance by Philbin occurred in her later years at the Los Angeles opening of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera 1989.

Susanna Forster was an American film actress best known for her leading role as Christine in the 1943 film version of The Phantom of the Opera. The film garnered two Academy Awards and was Universal's biggest money-maker that year. This was first film in color.

Heather Sears played Christine Charles the Hammer Film adaption of the Phantom of the Opera 1962. Her voice was dubbed by Opera Singer Pat Clark. Her character Christine was playing Joan of Arc, she was noted for hearing voices from angels and deities, before she actually heard her phantom speaking to her. She questioned her own similarities with Joan of Arc's angels and her Phantom.

Sarah Brightman is the first to play Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera on 1986 on the London Stage and in 1988 New York on Broadway . The music was written by her former husband Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. It was written specifically for her as a token and expression of his love for her. It was written for her style of singing and abilities. All actresses since then must have a similar appearance of Sarah Brightman, the dark curly hair, height, and must be first soprano to play Christine.

Emmy Rossum is the first to play Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera Movie adaptation. She is the youngest to play Christine, she was only seventeen. She went to New York in 2003, in full costume and make-up, for the coveted role of Christine Daae in the on-screen adaptation of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. Following an international search for talent, and having nearly missed the audition on account of a family engagement, Rossum was asked to audition in person for Webber at his home in New York. After seeing her audition, Webber felt she proved her ability to play the young opera singer who becomes the object of the phantom's obsessive love. For her role as Christine Daae, Rossum received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a musical or comedy. She is the youngest actress ever to be nominated for that particular award. She also received a Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actress, along with a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor and other awards.

Answer 2

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