Emmy Rossum [Christine]

[The Phantom]

Emmy Rossum in my opinion portrayed Christine very innocently, yet gave her a sort of seduction that only young girls can bring to the stage. Her singing was great, despite she wasn't normally an opera singer. Discuss Emmy here in this thread, and keep on topic.

;)

[cinty]

One word to describe emmy, and it describes everything about her- beautiful. her voice, her looks, her talent, her whole portrayal of Christine- beautiful. She was ideal. She will always be my favourite Christine. Incredible. One of my favourite actresses now!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/cintie/normal_94.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/cintie/normal_34.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/cintie/normal_04.jpg
ahhh... lovely.

[Masked Shadows]

Oh My Gosh! I know this is sorta weird but i LOVE Emmy's hair and look at that! In the new Seventeen Magizine, Emmy is on page72!

[Evaline Cuomo]

Yes, Emmy was lovely but watch the spam guys! Longer posts please and links for the pics would be good. ;)

[Opera Ghost]

Emmy is a brilliant actress for someone her age - she did Day After Tomorrow when she was 16 or 17, and she was great! She's beautiful and talented, and played the part of Christine extremly well - I think any other actress would be hard pressed to be a better Christine than her. I found out Emmy sang with some big American opera company when she was 7...whoa! Is Emmy her real name or is it short for Emily or Emma or something?...I've never come across the name before!

OG

[cinty]

Her real name is Emmanuelle. I think it's an Italian name, but she is Jewish.
sorry, I shouldn't have posted all the pictures. Will do links from now on!

[Opera Ghost]

Emmanuelle? Hmm yeah I would shorten that to Em or Emmy if I was her... it's a bit of a mouthfull!

Just looked at some of the info about her on imdb...it says she passed an audition for the Metropolitan Opera company (by singing Happy Birthday) when she was 7..and she performed in over 20 operas in six different languages. And LOL this one makes me laugh...at 7 years old, Emmy Rossum made $5 a night at the Metropolitan Opera singing with the children's choir. According to her, "There were horses on-stage that were getting $150" :D

[Cécile Annelure]

My understanding is that Emmy was 16 when filming began. (And Gerard was 35.. Anyway..) Her voice was amazing, though. She hit a high E flat. O_o
And for it being only her second film, her acting wasn't bad either.

[Opera Ghost]

Originally posted by Cécile Annelure
She hit a high E flat. O_o

Whoa...Eb? Blimey. I can get up to G (minor 6th below Eb) on a really good day but it never sounds good! I prefer singing lower.

It wasn't actually her 2nd film, though lots of people notice just her roles in Day After Tomorrow & Phantom. Otherwise, she's been in Mystic River, Nola, Passionada, Happy Now, An American Rhapsody, It Had to Be You, & Songcatcher; as well as TV shows etc.

OG

[IamErik771]

As some of you may already know, I am deeply in love with Emmy. I think her portrayal of Christine was spot-on perfect. She has a truly angelic voice, looks absolutely stunning in any outfit she wears, she's an awesome actress, and is quite intelligent.

[cinty]

Originally posted by Angel of Music
I'm afraid of getting kicked for this, but as beautiful and amazing as her voice is and how innocent and pretty she is....I didn't like her through the entire movie. I'm not sure what it was about her, I think it was just the way I like to hear Christine's role being sung, the emphasis on certain words etc. She just didn't quite do it for me. I did love how she sang "The tears I might have shed for your dark fate grow cold and turn to tears of hate". I'm not knocking her in anyways, just so no one gets the wrong idea...I just prefer other singers. She does have an amazing voice!!!!
Don't be ashamed of your opinion. I wuld tend to disagree with you myself, but it's your opinion and you have every right to state it without feeling embarassed. :)

[Angel of Darkness]

She did look the part and sang very well...but she only had 2 facial expressions throughout the movie, in my opinion.

[kashmir]

Originally posted by Angel of Darkness
...but she only had 2 facial expressions throughout the movie, in my opinion.

I agree with that so much...she had maybe 3-4 tops, lol. I've grown to love her voice for the role, even when at first I wasn't crazy about it. She's the type of actress that when you watch/listen to her more you grow to like her more and more. I do love the fact the she's young b/c Schumacher wanted a young cast - it just fits more to have younger actors for the main roles in the movie than actors in their 40s. Did you guys know that she can speak 6 different languages? That's incredible! And she's only 18 (my age)! Kinda makes me feel unaccomplished...lol, :D.

[Always_Erik_Fan]

Originally posted by IamErik771
As some of you may already know, I am deeply in love with Emmy. I think her portrayal of Christine was spot-on perfect. She has a truly angelic voice, looks absolutely stunning in any outfit she wears, she's an awesome actress, and is quite intelligent.

I absolutely agree! And I may be one of the few who think this (but I now know I'm NOT alone!)--but I think her voice was MUCH better than Sarah Brightman's! Don't get me wrong, I like Sarah's voice to some extent, but Emmy's just seemed stronger and more beautiful to me. please don't punjab me for this! *places hand at the level of eyes* It's just how I feel!

And of course I think that Emmy is just absolutely adorable! She's my age as well (18) and makes me wish I had that kind of talent... I am NOT a singer, but listening to her makes me wish I was! :duck:

[Reza Khan]

Originally posted by Angel of Darkness
but she only had 2 facial expressions throughout the movie, in my opinion.
Oh wow, that is true. But you know, not everyone can act and sing phenomenally, so one of the two isn't bad.

(That means I think she sings phenomenally. :D)

Elizabeth

[Masked Shadows]

I love her voice... I am a singer but I can only hit the note in Phantom of the Opera (the CD) on a staccato. I will probally get it when im older (thats what my voice teacher tells me) I think Emmy does really well in Phantom but I havn't seen Day After Tomorrow. I have in on Netflix though so I'll probally watch it soon.

[cinty]

Originally posted by LiTTleLoTTe1391
I love her voice... I am a singer but I can only hit the note in Phantom of the Opera (the CD) on a staccato. I will probally get it when im older (thats what my voice teacher tells me) I think Emmy does really well in Phantom but I havn't seen Day After Tomorrow. I have in on Netflix though so I'll probally watch it soon.
She is awesome in the Day After Tomorrow. That was the first movie I saw her in and I loved it. She is so cute.. and really dorky.. but I love her in it. Someone on my Emmy Rossum board made me a blend of her in it.. it's so cute...
I think she was lovely as Christine, as I stated before. my perfect Christine. (Although I am a big Sarah Brightman fan too)

[IamErik771]

Being an environmentalist and a sci-fi fan, I LOVED The Day After Tomorrow. Emmy was great, even though the role didn't really require much acting. I watched it over the summer as a way to cool off (bad pun) and to see how well she could act so I would be prepared to see her in POTO. (I did the same thing for Gerry. I watched Timeline and Tomb Raider 2 to examine his acting ability, and I was pleasantly surprised with both.)

Oh, and POTO was not Emmy's second film. Far from it, in fact. Before Day After Tomorrow, she had been in Mystic River, Nola, The Audrey Hepburn Story (as young Audrey, age 12-16!), Songcatcher, Passionada, and many more.
Quite an impressive list for someone who's not even 20 yet! :cd7:

[BlondeAngel]

I think tha that she is a very talented young actress, but she is a better singer ... but I loved her in 'The Audrey Hepburn Story' that beeing the first movie I saw with her in it and I thougt she did a great job singing 'London Bridge' in the forest ... really cute

[angelofmusic]

Originally posted by Masquerade
Emmy Rossum is so incredibly gorgeous and I think that she was just superb in PoTO. Her voice is just so in-tact and she has remarkably good stage pressence. She did very well in Day After Tomorrow as well, and I believe that she is a brilliant role model for young girls today. i certainly know she is mine. Miss Rossum recieves two thumbs up from me! :)

Emmy was amazing in POTO and Day After Tomorrow!! I can't wait to see her in a new movie. Has anyone heard anything?

[The Phantom]

Did anyone see Emmy on the Tony Awards last night? She did pretty good except she didn't really have much to say. The other announcer said most of everything, and she just stood there and looked pretty.

[Night feather]

Nope didn't see that one Steve...

I liked Emmy in this role, although she was a bit like "oh no my mentor and my boyfriend are fighting, I'm not gonna do anything, I'll just stand and look".

She has a more rich and full sound to her voice, a more operatic voice, which I miss in Sarah Brightman's. But if you listen closely you can hear she has some flaws in her voice... In think of me for example... But I love it in point of no return where she hits the low notes in "consume us" it sounds faboulous in my opinion...

She did a great job on the acting as well, and she is very beautiful, although her beauty is kindda just... perfect... which makes her beauty a bit boring, there lacks that extra bit before she is really beautiful, but she is very very lovely... I wish I were as pretty as she.

She was very good overall, and I like to see more of her...

[Reza Khan]

Originally posted by angelofmusic
Emmy was amazing in POTO and Day After Tomorrow!! I can't wait to see her in a new movie. Has anyone heard anything?
Nope, and IMDB has nothing (they usually have everything). And her "official site" is down, so who knows. I use quotes because her "official site" is on Angelfire, which makes me quite suspicious...

Elizabeth

[IamErik771]

Apparently, Emmy's next film will be a remake of The Poseidon Adventure, directed by Wolfgang Peterson and also starring Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, and Mike Vogel. Source: http://www.emmy-rossum.net/

Let's all hope this film does her justice and gets her even more loyal fans! Oh wait... that means more competition for me. ;)

[cinty]

Yes, "The Poseidon Adventure" is her next film. I hope it will be good! Emmy is a brilliant actress, so I guess it will be. Even if the story is tacky, she will make it worth watching. I wish she was singing though. *Sigh* oh well we cna't have everything. :) I'm just glad she is acting again!

[cinty]

Emmy presented at the Tony awards recently, as most of you probably know. Did anyone see it? I didn't. I don't know if it showed in Australia. But here are some pictures
Emmy #1 (http://gallery.emmy-rossum.net/albums/public/tonyawards2005/normal_001.jpg)
Emmy #2 (http://gallery.emmy-rossum.net/albums/public/tonyawards2005/003.jpg)
Emmmy#3 (http://gallery.emmy-rossum.net/albums/public/tonyawards2005/006.jpg)
Emmy #4 (http://gallery.emmy-rossum.net/albums/public/tonyawards2005/normal_020.jpg)
Emmy #5 (http://gallery.emmy-rossum.net/albums/public/tonyawards2005/017.jpg)
Emmy #6 (http://gallery.emmy-rossum.net/albums/public/tonyawards2005/normal_022.jpg)
She's so beautiful!:)

[The Khanum]

I know, I love Emmy...she's a really great actress. I think she's coming out with a new movie soon, which I shall go see, of course! Cinty, you should submit some of those pictures in the Avatar Suggestions thread (here (http://phantoms-opera.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24&perpage=15&pagenumber=3)).

~Erik is my Hero

[Night feather]

Oh GOD NO, not Wolfgang Petersen, he and the script writers did a horrible job with Troy. The many good actors did not help

But maybe he got better, even though I doubt it... So eventhough Emmy is in it, as lovely and as talented she is, I don't think she can brighten up a crappy movie... But okay, I have never seen the original.

[Maria]

Emmy is a beautiful and young actress she played Christine very well and the movie with her were great she is very talented young girl and she is only 16 and so is her character that's amazing,i wish her good luke in acting and singing

[s_ganninger]

Emmy is really pretty

[Countess Cain]

My mouth would get tired showing all those teeth all the time. =)

But yeah, she is pretty. How'd she do presenting it all? (I obviously didn't get to see it... XP)

[Countess Cain]

I like her singing, though I wouldn't say she's a good 'opera' singer. I prefer Sarah Brightman's when it comes to that.

I think she did well as Christine... She's very believable in the role, that's for sure.

As for Wolfgang Petersen... He has had his moments, like with Das Boot and all. I've never seen the original of this movie, but eh, I trust both Emmy and Petersen. =)

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/06/film.poseidon.reut/

[Night feather]

Holy God I did see that movie (poseidon thingie), damn thought it was dead boring, Titanic was so much better than that, although (ducks for the risk to be strangled for the thing I'm about to say) I never liked Titanic that much either...

I don't trust Wolfgang at all, but I trust Emmy Rossums talent, and well don't know much about the others...

I cross my fingers for it to be good, athough I'm quite sceptic.

[Ariana Daae]

I didn't see it either, and i didn't know she was presenting either, but she looks really pretty in that dress.

[Luciana]

For some reason, I dont watch those, but she looked really nice. I love that dress, it goes really well with her skin tone. It would look like garbage on me, but it works on her.

[bahamamama21890]

She is so gorgeous, and so talented. It's not fair!! Lol. It amazes me when people have so much going their way. She definitely does.

[Luciana]

Yeah. She's really lucky. Some of us **cough cough Me cough cough** can't sing at all. She's really pretty (something i'm not) and she can act. I just hope she doesn't follow the trend of some of the stars that go and kill it all on thinking their fat and not eating.

[Luciana]

I really liked Emmy as Christine. I thought she did a really good job. She showed such a believable innocence and she glowed purity and she acted so naïve, I could understand her being lured under the Phantom's spell (not that I wouldn't be). Some actresses seem so much more hardened, that they couldn't play the softer roles. She demonstrated the beauty of trust... and the fact that sometimes, trust can be betrayed.

[Mystery]

I thought Emmy Rossum did an 'okay' job as Chrsitine, her acting really wasn't that great in my opinion and her singing was just koay. I prefer Sarah Brightman's voice as Christine. I really loved Emmy's hair throughout the movie it was so pretty.

[Phantomgirl05]

Emmy is definitely pretty and looks stunning in that dress! Her stylist must definitely know what they are doing...most young actresses these days are caught wearing very unflattering outfits, but Emmy always looks amazing. She is also extremely talented. I've been a fan of hers ever since I saw that Disney channel made-for-TV movie she was in, Genius...still have it on tape! lol

[Phantomgirl05]

Emmy is amazing! She is one of my favorite young actresses. She's extremely talented in both singing and acting and she always looks stunning no matter what she wears. Plus, she is not into that whole "young Hollywood party scene". And she's not even friends with Paris Hilton! (urgh, Paris, I mean) I've seen her in (besides POTO, of course) The Day After Tomorrow (she's so lucky she got to work with Jake Gyllenhaal...totally love him too!), Mystic River, and this Disney Channel movie she did a while back when she was about 13 or so, Genius. I got it recorded from a friend since I don't have the Disney Channel and I still watch it! lol It's a cute yet cheesy typical Disney movie, but I still love it and she was great in it, too.

[The_Persian]

Her main facial expression was :O - slack jawed and wide eyed, and it got a bit boring after a while.
Her voice on the other hand, is absolutely phenomenal! I LOVE how she does Think Of Me... I think thats her best song in the whole movie. I think beautiful is defenitly the word to describe her, for she is an "exeptional beauty" and her voice slots right in with this description... good job Emmy!

[Christine Daaé]

I'm sorry, guys . . . but Emmy Rossum ruined the movie for me. I think I could have liked her if she would have acted and sang better. Don't get me wrong -- she can act, and she can sing. It's just that most of the time . . . she doesn't.

Her voice, in my opinion, is hardly "operatic". It's too "popish" for my taste. I didn't like her inflections at all. Then again, I didn't like Sarah Brightman's vibrato, so I guess I can't win.

Please don't stone me!

~ Zelda de le Fantôme

[toxic fruit]

Originally posted by Phantomgirl05
Emmy is definitely pretty and looks stunning in that dress! Her stylist must definitely know what they are doing...most young actresses these days are caught wearing very unflattering outfits, but Emmy always looks amazing. She is also extremely talented. I've been a fan of hers ever since I saw that Disney channel made-for-TV movie she was in, Genius...still have it on tape! lol

Lol! Genius was a funny movie! But I think she's awesome now!

[Silhouette]

Wow emmy is really stunning like all the time!! Im so jealous. I love love love her dress too.

[Phantomgirl05]

Originally posted by RaoulRox
Emmy is soooooooooooooo hot but her singin is definetley not good as SB's.
Actually, as much as I like listening to Sarah's voice, her voice is kind of nasal-sounding (at least on the Phantom records). Emmy's isn't nasal-sounding at all.

[Night feather]

I see a lot of people complimenting Emmy style of clothes... I find it a bit boring, and kindda conservative. No offense, she looks lovely, but... well...

I mean classic and elegant is lovely, that's much or my style clothes, but some colours and spark in her clothes would be okay... I mean, come on you're 18, why not enjoy it, she looks so good in red and blue, why not use that instead of wearing white, black and cream cloured all the time...

[CountessDaae]

Emmy rosum played a really good christine, however, she is no Sarah though. I was able to hit most of the notes, however, Sarah was able to hit them high. Emmy, however, had the mood of Christine. You could see Christine in her. Which is really good in a movie. Emmy is a good actress. I am glad they picked her to be Christine.

[IamErik771]

I'd like to wish a very happy 19th birthday to Emmy Rossum today! May all your dreams and ambitions come true. :)

[cinty]

Originally posted by IamErik771
I'd like to wish a very happy 19th birthday to Emmy Rossum today! May all your dreams and ambitions come true. :)
hear hear!! Happy Birthday Emmy! :D

[operafreak84]

Originally posted by Phantomgirl05
Actually, as much as I like listening to Sarah's voice, her voice is kind of nasal-sounding (at least on the Phantom records). Emmy's isn't nasal-sounding at all.

That's odd. I don't find SB's voice nasal at all, while that description would fit Emmy for me. Emmy's head and chest voices didn't blend well at all, which sounded awkward and at times, nasal - at least to me.

[andydrumm05]

Originally posted by Angel of Darkness
She did look the part and sang very well...but she only had 2 facial expressions throughout the movie, in my opinion.

I know this is an older post...but I think her facial expressions would have been different, if it weren't done in typical Hollywood fasion...pre-recording teh entire language track, and then taping the acting with the soundtrack...if they were to have done all the speaking/singing, I'm sure everyone would have looked a lot better than they did...especially Emmy. There were at times I had to close my eyes, because of how she looked when she was "singing" especially during ToM, but other than that...her acting was exceptional, and her singing tops that of Sarah Brightman, my opinion of course. She sounds younger than Sarah, and has less of a vibrato (so you can actually understand almost every word she's singing) She was, I think, the best choice. It would have been interesting to see how MC and SB would have been on the big screen, but I'm glad they went with GB and ER!! ANd plus I think MC and SB would have been too old...and I think that's what Joel Schumacher wanted to go with when they recieved the greenlight to make the film this time...he wanted younger actors than what MC andSB would have been...so GB, ER, and PW was casted...and I'm glad with the choices they made.

But now I'm getting a bit off subject....Emmy is so freaking HOT and I love her in the movie...did I mention she's hot? Cuz if I didn't mention that she's hot...she's hot!! (lol)

[Erik]

Yay! I so love it when guys post!
Hahaha, yup, I think you mentioned it...

I think that Emmy Rossum was a great Christine, she came across as very pure and innocent to me. Woot for Emmy. WOOT!

[ErikxisxmyxAngel]

I also Really enjoyed Emmy as an actress and singer i think that she made an excellent Christine :) (now those of you who are Sarah fans dont hurt me but really really dont like her voice) and so i think emmy was a nice change in Christine...

[Angel_Of_Music0_G]

I love Emmy! She is a wonderful singer and a great actor!I cant wait to see her next movie!
Angel_of_MusicO_G

[Ms Christine Daae]

I adore Emmy. She was perfect for the role and played Christine with grace, innocent fire and dignity. A lovely young lady with talent, beauty and a GREAT future ahead of her :cd9:

[phantomphreak]

I think Emmy did a perfect job. She was beautiful and mysterious in parts. I think the PONR scene was the best scene she did.

I actually was looking on the internet for POTO videos and I found a few with interviews from Gerry, Emmy, and Joel S. She said that she hadn't seen the stage show before becoming the character. She also said that she wasn't sure if she was going to see it afterward. If I can find the interview again I'll edit this post and put it on here.

EDIT:

Here is the sight: IFILM Player (http://www.ifilm.com/player/?ifilmId=2656427&refsite=7103)

There is a box with a scroller in the bottom right corner. Hers is the 4th down. But I would check out all of them.

[Phantompherak12]

Emmy was amazing in the Phantom. If you found have the 2-disc DVD then you probably know this if you have watched it. She was only 16 when she started The Phantom of the Opera. She has been singing in the Metrapolitin Opera (in New York) since she was 7. WOW!!!!!:cd2:

[Christine's Shadow]

Originally posted by Always_Erik_Fan
I absolutely agree! And I may be one of the few who think this (but I now know I'm NOT alone!)--but I think her voice was MUCH better than Sarah Brightman's! Don't get me wrong, I like Sarah's voice to some extent, but Emmy's just seemed stronger and more beautiful to me. please don't punjab me for this! *places hand at the level of eyes* It's just how I feel!

And of course I think that Emmy is just absolutely adorable! She's my age as well (18) and makes me wish I had that kind of talent... I am NOT a singer, but listening to her makes me wish I was! :duck:


I agree with both of you and anyone who is an Emmy supporter!!!!! My friend and I are in constant debate about who is better Sarah Brightman or Emmy Rossum. I enjoy Sarah's voice to some extent but i coul listen to Emmy's voice all day!! I was on the way to camp when I saw my grandpa's Sarah Brightman's CD and i ended up getting tired of it but the 15th song. I put on the movie soundtrack and I was alot more comfortable. Don't ask why I have no idea either. GO EMMY GO!! ^^

[Ceridwen]

I adore Emmy in Phantom of the Opera. She's amazing. Mind you, I also like Sarah Brightman, but I think Emmy is much more innocent. Then again, I have not seen the stage show...

Still, having in mind Emmy was seventeen years old when shooting Phantom, I think she did a great job, couldn't possibly been better. Once I heared the rumor Andrea Corr might do the part of Christine, and me, as a Corrs-fan, am sooo glad they choose Emmy. Although I'm not sure if Andrea Corr was in the running for the stage version or the movie version...

Conclusion: I love Emmy :D ;)

[Mlle_Valerie]

Well, Sarah Brightman will A-L-W-A-Y-S be my favorite Christine, but I think that Emmy Rossum did a good job. Her voice is beautiful!! She's beautiful.
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[sunshine]

I enjoyed Emmys voice and she did portray a very inocent christine, and she did very well.(but dont kill me for saying this but I enjoy Sarah B's voice much much more, she will just always portray Christine for me, nothing against Emmy though she was good). :)

[AAW0487]

I must say I love Emmy! Her voice is amazing, she knew how to dance(at least for the first bit of the movie), she can act, and is naturally beautiful. I started to look pictures up of her on yahoo movies and seriously every picture you find of her she is just oustanding! I felt that she protrayed Christine beautifully, and I can't wait to see her in other movies!

[Christine's Shadow]

Posidon based on the famous ship that capsized at sea is coming out next year and Emmy is in it!! woo!!! *dances*

[Bee]

I'm excited to see the new Poseidon movie - I actually liked the 1972 version, so I hope the remake is even better.

Has anyone heard Emmy's songs "Street of Dreams" and "Don't Break My Heart" from the movie "Nola." I haven't seen the movie (I can't find it cheaper than US$38 - if anyone knows where to find it cheaper, please let me know), but the songs are great, especially "Street of Dreams" which I can't get out of my head!

[Christine's Shadow]

one word for you my good friend: AMAZON(.com) or Ebay.....lol I havn't seen Nola yet so now I'm interested.....haha


Posidon is supposedly coming out in about April/May if I'm not mistaken. Earlier even. Who knows.....And I saw Mystic River, and I cried when Emmy was killed....grr....It was sad. But a good movie none the less.

[Bee]

I haven't been able to find Nola on Amazon or Ebay, but I'm always checking. :)

[Delilah]

Honestly, it was Emmy's portrayal of Christine and Gerard Butler's portrayal of the Phantom that got me so into this little POTO-world of ours, so I must say that even though she didn't change facial expressions much, she brought much to the character that could not have been seen through books. Emmy was very good at playing this role and I do believe that she was a good choice for Christine.

[Christine's Shadow]

they also thought of major names for christine other than Emmy, they were thinking of Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway...thats all I know lol

[FallenRose123]

I though that Emmy had a great voice. Though my singing teacher, who thinks Gerard is hot, oh yeah! Thought that she made a lot of mistakes. But she was still good. They filmed this when she was only 16! And she has been singing in the Met since she was seven. Talk about talent.

[Chance_or_Destiny]

I have to say that Emmy did a fabulous protrayal of the young Christine. She managed to capture the naiveity of girl while still managing to enthrall us with her voice. She is immensly talented and visually stunning, the combintation of that and her majestic song works wonders.

[phantomfanatic]

I think Emmy really looked the part of Christine and I loved her voice in the movie. However, I 've since heard her singing songs from Phantom live and I was kinda disappointed because she doesn't sound as good. However, she does have a great amount of talent for someone so young.

[ForbiddenRomance]

I think she does a fantastic job as Christine....I think her voice is supurb!

[eriks_protege]

Ugh, Emmy Rossum. That girl can not act. She has one expression. One. She says all her lines the same way.

Also, her voice is about as mature as a nine year old's. A nine year old with no training. She cracks during ToM. She makes it sound hard. That annoys me to no end. She can't really hit the notes, either. They had to lower bits for her, and then make it higher with computers and stuff. And they still had to add that bad reverb effect so that she didn't sound like complete crap. (She still sounded bad, but not nearly as bad as she would have.)

Plus, she makes it sound like she's some sort of prodigy, or expert, or something. When all the experience she's had is the children's chorus at the Met from ages 7-12. Big deal. That does not count at all. That doesn't mean that she had good, or even decent, technique. It just means that she's got a pretty tone and can stay in tune, somewhat. She's got potential. But, right now, she should not be singing something as challenging as PotO.

So she's pretty. So she's got a nice tone. That still doesn't count for much.

[Wonder Wombat]

Oh, thanks eriks_protege. This would be Wonder Wombat from poto.com. D'you think you could lighten up on her at all? Sure she's not the child progidy she's made out to be. That doesn't mean hang her in effigy, or anything, you know.

[eriks_protege]

I said she had a pretty tone and potential, didn't I?

That's pretty much all the slack I'm going to cut her.

And you know what REALLY bugs me? She goes around claiming she's a lyric soprano (she's NOT, by the way...she's a soubrette, or a light lyric mezzo, right now, but nowhere near a lyric soprano), and that she's this AWESOME singer and AWESOME actress, when it's, like, the total OPPOSITE.

At least Gerard Butler owns up to the fact that he can't sing very well.

[MaskedRose]

Finally someone else agrees with me. Eriks_protege...I agree. Okay I've been taking singing lessons for some time. She bugs the heck out of me. When she does her cadenza at the end of think of me I want to throw up. If any of you take singing lessons you will know that you don't move you mouth around like your exercising it. You keep it in ONE position. She moves it to about 20 different ones.

She's very pretty. I will give her that. But honestly...she isn't that great. If you really think about it, why on earth would you give a 16 year old girl a diffcult part who has the worst voice ever. The only reason she got the role is because she looked exactly like Christine. I mean nothing is right in what she does. Phantom has some of the hardest music ever. I have tried to sing some of it...I can't do it. Yet...I go to about 4 different performing camps every summer...and the same people agree, she stinks.

If she had been better trained, then she would sound beautiful. But since her trainer was apparently a nut case...she sounds like crap.

[Luciana]

Well, I honestly thought that she was extremely good for the role, and not just because she was the first Christine I'd ever seen/heard. I think that each Christine I've heard has brought something different to the role. I believe that it's the Original London Cast where Christine (Sarah Brightman) sounded stronger and more mature. Thus the line of standing up to Carlotta, even in the slightest, (How dare you! You evil woman how dare you? You this is my fault?) makes more sense. Where as Emmy Rossum's voice was younger and more innocent. To the role, she brought the sense of naivety and trust that would have been harder with SB.

I agree about the cadenza part, but I don't think that it's enough to ruin Emmy Rossum as Christine for me.

I don't think that she has 'the worst voice ever'. I think that there are many people to choose from with worse, and I'd even go as far to say she had a very good voice, whether she's a soprano or not.

[sweet_intoxication]

I LOVED her as Christine! One of the reasons why I went to see the stage production. Emmy acted really innocent and naiive.

[masquerading rose]

Yes she did, but at the same time, her voice was undertrained. Yes, she did sing at the Met at seven, but I hardly call four years of children's chorus work and then quitting (and not singing anything close to opera for five years or so) triaing. Since she hadn't sang anything close to opera in close to five years, she could have ruined her voice. And if you notice in her orignal; songs as well as in the movie, she tries to sound breathy. That only takes more air and opera in itself take a lot of air and not to mention, breathy voices don't sound good for opera.

[Hidden Away]

My understanding is that Emmy was 16 when filming began. (And Gerard was 35.. Anyway..) Her voice was amazing, though. She hit a high E flat. O_o
And for it being only her second film, her acting wasn't bad either.Alright I love Emmy's voice. so pure beautiful in ways that I can't make my voice do. I can reach the notes, but I don't have the lessons and confindence. anyways, actually during the end of Phantom of the Opera they transposed the end if it with the operatic vocalization. (if someone has mentioned this sorry!) they transposed to a F something in the beginning and then the final note was a D flat that was still incredible but still not the whole nine yards...but oh well! she's 16 people! I could do that song for an audition by the way, I was so close, but I my voice was giving on my that day so I stuck with think of me. Anyways, so she's Jewish? cool...and there's no way I'm gonna attenpt to spell her real name. let's just stick with Emmy. I wish that I could audition with Happy Birthday. that's ez! hehe! Well, alright cool! bye! love things and facts I learn here!

Erika:mask:

[phantom's_rose]

I really enjoyed Emmy. She had a great voice, and she did a good job with her part. Can you belive that Anne Hathaway was supposed to play Christine? WOW! That really suprised me the first time I heard that!

[Ange de Musique]

I love Emmy Rossum as Christine. While her acting wasn't perfect, she still did a phantastic job. I love the fresh innocence she brings to the character, and her voice is just exquisite. She is an amazingly talented young woman!

Laura

[maskedsinger]

I hate to burst everyone's bubble, but I really dislike her. The role of Christine is more than a pretty face. She is a very good actress but her singing is not the greatest. Christine I think needs to be this young girl with a bunch of talent, Emmy I think doesn't have the voice for it. She has a voice more for a role in Chicago or Hairspray, not one where you need to be so operatic. In my opinion her voice was flat and lacked emotion. Her facial expressions were wonderful and she portrayed Christine very well with the innocence but the singing just isn't working for me.

So thats my opinion. Please don't kill me.

[tiannangel]

Don't worry, no killings here...:D

I kinda disagree, I reckon that Emmy had a wonderful voice, and that also was helped by her acting.
You can't really blame her for being "less brilliant" than the actresses who have played Christine on stage, because they've all had training in opera since their really young years.
Emmy was only 16, 17 when they finished shooting, but I think she pulled it off brilliantly.

[Night feather]

I was very impressed with Emmy when I first saw the film, but I must admit that I've become more and more critical of her performance as I learned more about singing technique.

She makes the high notes sound quite forced and kind of squeaky most of the times in my opinion, and why is she not opening her mouth more when she sings? That is one of the essentials in classical singing. One of the things that really bugs me though, is how everyone talks about how beautiful she is, yes she is, although in a bit characterless porcelain doll kind of way, but she is still young, but hey, it's the voice that is the most important part of the role, not the looks. 16 is way, way, way too young for someone to sing such a demanding role as Christine. I sung Wishing You Were Somehow here again when I first started singing classical singing. It is extremely difficult for someone with practically no classical practice. Emmy was more or less in the same situation as me, she had had practically no vocal training (having sung in the childrens chorus doesn't mount to much if you cease singing for 5 years).

I've never been very fond of Sarah Brightman either, she overdoes the vibrato in my opinion. The best Christine I've heard was in London, though can't remember who it was singing.

I would have preferred Anne Hathaway. She is older (thus her voice has matured more), she's a better singer (though I doubt she has the range) and a better actress (that goes for the vocals as well, her vocal style is much more emotive)

[The Countess]

she's 16 people!

It doesn't depend on your age of whether you can hit those notes or not. I'm 13 and I can hit Fs on my good days.

Anyway, I do not like Emmy as much as I used to now that I actually know about music. She flipped registers so much that it became a little annoying and the fact that she can't hit the actual notes is troublesome. They wouldn't hire a real performer on Broadway if she couldn't hit them, I don't think Hollywood should be any different.

I'm getting very wan from people saying that she was 'so innocent in the role'. Put any pretty, young girl on screen and you'd say the same thing. Over all, I don't think she's anything too special

[masquerading rose]

Lizzie, Viktoria... I agree.

Originally, I was very impressed with Emmy. But as I learned more about music and after Sarah Brightman, I couldn't stand her version. I think she did rather poorly. She should have stuck with her opera training or just have done pop and nothing else.

I would have preferred Anne Hathaway. She is older (thus her voice has matured more), she's a better singer (though I doubt she has the range) and a better actress (that goes for the vocals as well, her vocal style is much more emotive)

No matter how much I disliked Emmy's version, I think she did better than Anne could have. Anne has even less opera training and doesn't like to sing... But I do think she has a lovely voice and is a rather talented actress (better than Emmy I must say).

she's 16 people!

Like Viktoria said, age has NOTHING to do with it. I'm not 16 and I can hit high Gs. Emmy was not the best pick for Chistine.

[tiannangel]

She makes the high notes sound quite forced and kind of squeaky most of the times in my opinion, and why is she not opening her mouth more when she sings? That is one of the essentials in classical singing.

Well, one reason we don't see her opening her mouth more is because she didn't need to for the film.
All the songs were overcasted, and actors/actresses just had to kinda mouth/sing along with the tapings of their voices (except for Minnie Driver, who had to sing along to another lady's voice) instead of actually singing it.
That would cause too much trouble with shooting, if they had to restart for every wrong note/stuff up done in the film.

[maskedsinger]

She makes the high notes sound quite forced and kind of squeaky most of the times in my opinion, and why is she not opening her mouth more when she sings? That is one of the essentials in classical singing. One of the things that really bugs me though, is how everyone talks about how beautiful she is, yes she is, although in a bit characterless porcelain doll kind of way, but she is still young, but hey, it's the voice that is the most important part of the role, not the looks. 16 is way, way, way too young for someone to sing such a demanding role as Christine. I sung Wishing You Were Somehow here again when I first started singing classical singing. It is extremely difficult for someone with practically no classical practice. Emmy was more or less in the same situation as me, she had had practically no vocal training (having sung in the childrens chorus doesn't mount to much if you cease singing for 5 years).

I've never been very fond of Sarah Brightman either, she overdoes the vibrato in my opinion. The best Christine I've heard was in London, though can't remember who it was singing.


Lizzie I agree with you. Sarah Brightman has a wonderful voice, but she does overdo the vibrato a bit. Although she does overdo the vibrato it doesn't bother me as much as it would with someone else. I don't really know why.

I agree with how much training she has had. Being in the children's chorus does not classify as much training. I don't think she had much training and thats why her techinque wasn't very good. Also, her breathing. She didn't breathe from her diaphram all the time but she did at times, although she heived a lot. She did force those high notes, and if someone says it's amazing someone who is sixteen can hit that is amazing, no offense I am going to scream. I could hit those notes when I was fourteen while no no damage to my voice. It really isn't that big of a deal. She didn't open her mouth, your right Lizzie. She should have. It would have opened her space up more and it would have allowed the high notes to flow more freely out of her mouth.

That's really all I have to say.

[The Countess]

Sorry but this will bug me all day if I don't say something.

It's almost impossiable to overdo vibrato unless your faking it. Vibrato is completly natrual and shows that you have a heatlhy voice and proper breath support. It's extremly difficult to turn vibrato off and on (trust me) so maybe she just has a lot of vibrato naturally.

Back to the main topic, but is it me or does Emmy chest her high notes?

[tiannangel]

Back to the main topic, but is it me or does Emmy chest her high notes?

Yea, she seems to. You can kinda hear it when she's singing the last note in Phantom of the Opera.
It sounds really strained and hard to listen to sometimes. But I don't really mind her singing. It wasn't bad.

[The Countess]

It wasn't nessicarly bad but it was that good. The character of Christine is supposed to have this astonishing voice (though it's not supposed to be fully seasoned yet) so Emmy sounds more like Christine before her lessons, in my opinion.

[Christine Daaé]

Sorry but this will bug me all day if I don't say something.

It's almost impossiable to overdo vibrato unless your faking it. Vibrato is completly natrual and shows that you have a heatlhy voice and proper breath support. It's extremly difficult to turn vibrato off and on (trust me) so maybe she just has a lot of vibrato naturally.

Back to the main topic, but is it me or does Emmy chest her high notes?

Not to hijack the thread for too long, but vibrato can be controlled. In a choir, for instance, one is generally expected to not use vibrato. When one does use vibrato, one can control how fast or slow it goes.

But back to Emmy . . . I don't think she used enough vibrato, personally.

As for chesting, it depends on how high she's going. It's impossible to chest the really high notes, but some can chest the middle range; and for Christine, that's quite inappropriate. But I haven't seen the movie in so long that I can't recall what she did with her chest; I avoid it like the plague.

~ Zelda

[Queen of the Unknown]

For the most part, I love Emmy's Christine. She's a gorgeous singer, and her Christine, unlike Sarah's (I love Sarah, don't get me wrong), has the whole "young-for-her-age" quality. Her acting wasn't really all that bad either, though I did wish she had more facial expressions!

[Madame le Courayer]

Emmy Rossum was a wonderful Christine. Not the best, but wonderful just the same. She is a good actress, she really gets into her character I've noticed. My only gripe probably with her is her singing...a crucial issue for any Christine. I wish she'd had more vocal training for the part.
I saw a youtube video of her and Patrick Wilson on a morning talk show and they sang AIAOY. I was so impressed with how, even off screen, she seems to slip into character with her gestures and facial expressions. PW seemed...I don't know...kind of stiff. He kind of just belted it. But Emmy was exquisite. I like this girl! :cd1:

[tiannangel]

*Offtopic: Can you send me the link for that video? I wanna see it!

Emmy wasn't the "best" Christine, but you couldn't say she completely sucked either. Her acting was brilliant, I know her voice is wat gets people off her portrayal. Her voice needed more training, I agree, but it wasn't that erribly horrible.
Quite nice and clear if you actually really listened to it.

[MaskedMadame]

Emmy is brilliant. I have her album, even though i wasx a little dissappointed i still like it.

and she was only 17 when she was filming POTO!!! WHA! i love her to death!

[angelgirl]

I was really impressed with Emmy's portrayl of Christine. I think she has a wonderful singing voice, and I would love to hear her album someday. I never really was able to spot her in Day After Tomorrow after I learned she was in it.
(I don't think I will ever watch that again. I don't like natural disaster movies.)
I haven't seen anything else she's in other than those 2.
A.G.

[Madame le Courayer]

Hope this isn't too off topic since it is the Emmy Rossum thread. But about her album, I like the songs and the music...it's lovely. I just wish she hadn't sung down that pipe or whatever it is that's making her voice sound...I don't know, electric? She has a pretty enough voice to not have to dress it up like someone of lesser talent would.
Please, Emmy, less techno next time. Her song Anymore however is breathtakingly gorgeous! Her voice was unmodified in that one which accounts for its being the best take on the whole album.

[The Countess]

I've learned some pretty sad/interesting news about Emmy. Apparently, she was married to her long time boyfriend, Justin Siegel. They were married secretly two years ago. TWO YEARS AGO. I found this news quite shocking myself. Not many details are known, but the two are filing for divorce.

The whole story is here: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b138654_emmy_rossum_secretly_married_now.html

[Hidden Away]

Interesting. She looks so young....

Anywho.

I was recently listening to the music soundtrack to 2004. and Her voice is actually nice, but it's obviously not opera opera but hey she was 16. I notice that people really don't listen to the voice when they see someone on the scene, but when just listening to it they could hate the voice of their favorite singing in the movie. My mom has an amazing observation mind.

[The Countess]

I don't find Emmy's voice completly intolerable now as well. I mean, they could have done much, much worse. At least Emmy had some soprano-like qualities with her voice. It's pretty, but she's no Sarah or any stage Christine.

[Hidden Away]

She was not really trained in Opera when she worked in the Opera though right? Anywho...hasn't anyone heard her singles and albums like, "Don't Stop Now", or "Slow Me Down" or--my favorite! "Inside Out"...Youtube and find them :) Because someone has a terrible morning when she uses linkage :(

[Wandering_Child]

My favorite young actress in Hollywood. And her album is great

http://emmyrossumspain.blogspot.com

[Eriks_phan]

I don't find Emmy's voice completly intolerable now as well. I mean, they could have done much, much worse. At least Emmy had some soprano-like qualities with her voice. It's pretty, but she's no Sarah or any stage Christine.

Did you know that Emmy was actually training to be an opera singer before she got cast in "The Day After Tomorrow"? That's why her voice is pretty, and fairly good. If she hadn't started acting, she would have completed her opera training, and would be performing on stage right now. It's somewhere on youtube, but I couldn't remember which video it was.

[Edith]

It's also on wikipedia. Emmy Rossum trained at the Metropolitan Opera House in NEw York City for 5 years (she either did the CHildren's Chori or the Lindemann Young Artists Programs) and before that she was caught singing in 12 different keys. According to one of her interviews as a child she was drawn to the piano. So she was a very musical child and in my opinion, she is at the top of the list with Sarah Brightman as the best Christine Daae I have ever heard and seen--also the most beauitful.

She is my idle and I am anxious to fallow her steps into that opera house--but so far... moving to NYC has been the hardest part of that one.