#rob guest

Australia’s three principal Phantom’s:

Anthony Warlow (1990-91, 2007-09)

Rob Guest (1991-98)

Some of my favorite Ponr photos! Definitely my favorite scene in the show to be photographed. The color scheme and lighting makes a lot of these pictures so beautiful and aesthetically pleasing.

“Epilogue,” 1st Australian Tour, 1989. Rob Guest as Jean Valjean, Debbie Byrne as Fantine, Marina Prior as Cosette, Peter Cousens as Marius, Silvie Paladino as Éponine.

The recording quality is a little spotty, but this is still a beautiful performance.

Rob’s Valjean has all the gentleness, tenderness and gravitas we could hope for Valjean to have in his last moments. And of course it’s always especially poignant to hear a death scene performed by an actor who has since passed away in real life – RIP.

Debbie’s Fantine is much the same as on the CSR: a voice that might not suit all tastes in the role, but still one that conveys deep feeling and motherly warmth. Marina’s Cosette and Peter’s Marius both sound lovely and appropriately urgent. Silvie’s Éponine is unfortunately drowned out by Debbie’s Fantine, but whether this was the case in person or is just a fluke of the recording I don’t know.