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Post by ukpuppetboy on Nov 21, 2019 13:09:45 GMT
Caught in a bit of a YouTube loop this evening listening to the always fabulous Claire Moore. It’s no secret she’s an amazing soprano who can also belt with the best of them but I didn’t appreciate what an amazing range she had until I heard this soundboard of her Audrey from the original London run of Little Shop. Much as I love Ellen she certainly never sung Somewhere That’s Green as clear and as effortless as this; Those last 3 lines are heart-breaking.
Would have loved to have seen her and Barry James (and Gary Martin) back in the day.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2019 13:11:31 GMT
Wasn't Claire the understudy in the Original Phantom cast so she'd have had an amazing range to sing those roles.
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Post by ukpuppetboy on Nov 21, 2019 13:20:33 GMT
She was the original alternate (which when playing opposite La Brightman meant she was pretty much sharing the role from the get go). So her operatic soprano from that and belting from Saigon was never in doubt. I was just taken a back by her lower range here too. Apparently she’s also a pretty good jazz singer thanks to her father’s influence. Hoping she finally gets to play Carlotta someday. Such a shame that never came to be.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2019 15:40:16 GMT
I'd be interested to hear her lower range stuff from earlier in her career. It makes sense she sings more in that range nowadays.
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Post by craig on Nov 22, 2019 12:44:57 GMT
She was divine as Ellen in Miss Saigon. What a voice.
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Post by Mark on Nov 22, 2019 13:39:15 GMT
Her recording of "Sunflower" on the Calendar Girls OLCR is outstanding (as it was in the theatre)
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Post by frankubelik on Nov 22, 2019 16:49:52 GMT
Little Shop was my first brush with Claire and she was amazing. From that to Phantom where she was infinitely superior to Brightman and then Born Again at Chichester (with Mandy Patinkin), and Saigon and the concert of Starting Here, Starting Now....she had a stunning range with a good "mix" and terrific "belt". She was (in my view) the ONLY thing in Calendar Girls, better than Di Botcher in the Follies re-cast and is now doing sterling work in Poppins. I am a HUGE fan.
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Post by karloscar on Nov 24, 2019 12:56:07 GMT
Don't forget her Mrs Anna when she was standby for EP. She had all the charm and poise of Deborah Kerr and the songs have never been sung better.(And unlike Elaine seemed to love working with all the children.)
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Post by macksennett on Nov 24, 2019 21:09:00 GMT
Don't forget her Mrs Anna when she was standby for EP. She had all the charm and poise of Deborah Kerr and the songs have never been sung better.(And unlike Elaine seemed to love working with all the children.) I went on a night Claire was on especially to see her - she was a superb Anna! Always a pleasure to see her. |
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