25 years on and a reunion for the surviving members of the original cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Phantom of the Opera'<br/> The first Phantom, Michael Crawford, and the woman the composer once described as his angel of music, his former wife Sarah Brightman.<br/> She reprised the role of Christine that made her famous in a special anniversary celebration at London's Royal Albert Hall....<br/> SOUNDBITE: Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer, saying (English):<br/> "That does bring back a whole you know flood of emotions, I mean I've worked with Sarah you know since we were married quite a lot of times and you know therefore -- it's great to have her back again, but we have worked together before but -- seeing Michael and Sarah back on stage together I never thought that would really happen."<br/> The performance to a packed house was broadcast live into selected cinemas across the world.<br/> Phantom remains one of the most successful and longest running musicals, with more than 9,000 performances in London alone.<br/> It's also the longest run in Broadway history, with performances before more than 100 million people since it opened in 1986.<br/> Producer Cameron Mackintosh attributes the success to the timelessness of the music and talent of the actors.<br/> SOUNDBITE: Cameron Mackintosh, producer, saying (English):<br/> "It remains fantastically contemporary and appealing and when you get truly great artists doing it, it's fresh as ever and it takes on a new life. But of course we wouldn't have been here if it wasn't for the fact that Michael and Sarah gave us an amazing performance when we first opened."<br/> And of course, a quarter of a century on, it was also a chance for Sarah Brightman to revisit the most famous high note in musical theatre...<br/> Edward Baran, Reuters
