Promotional single for The Phantom of the Opera, performed by Cliff Richard and Sarah Brightman.

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Far beneath the majesty and splendour of the Paris Opera House, hides the Phantom in a shadowy existence. Shamed by his physical appearance and feared by all, the love he holds for his beautiful protégée Christine Daaé is so strong that even her heart cannot resist.

The musical opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre on 9 October 1986 with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in the leading roles, and there have been dozens of productions worldwide since then. Now in its 30th record-breaking year, The Phantom of the Opera continues to captivate audiences at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London’s West End, after more than 11,000 performances.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mesmerizing score along with jaw-dropping scenery and breathtaking special effects, magically combine to bring this tragic love story to life each night.

The great,wonderful Russian mezzo-soprano Tamara Sinyavskaya sings the beautiful Konchakovna's aria from Borodin's "Prince Igor" ("????? ?????" ).Just listen her voice...and enjoy!

Prince Galitsky's Aria from the opera "Prince Igor".
Vladimir Galitsky who is Prince Igor's brother in law is supposed to be helping Prince Igor's wife take care of his son's city of Putivl while he and his son are at war. Prince Galitsky instead is trying to get the city's residents to rebel and name him prince of the city.

Sung in Azerbaijani.

Muslim Magomaev sings the part of Shah Ismayil from the Azerbaijani opera, "Shah Ismayil". The opera was written and composed by Muslim Magomaev's Grandfather. Muslim's father was a musician also but was killed in the Battle of Berlin in WW II, just two days before the Germans surrendered.

Khan Konchack's Aria

The story of Prince Igor is true, the story starts in 1185, it is about Igor Svyatoslavich Prince of Novgorod-Seversk one of the principalities of medieval Russia.

Igor went off with his army, brother and son to fight the Polovtsians, Turkish nomads who were raiding his domains as well as other domains in Russia. In the great three day battle that follows the Russians on the third day are surrounded and run out of water and are forced to surrender, Igor is wounded and he and his son Vladimir are taken captive.

Khan Konchak the Polovtsian leader gives Igor and his son the free run of their camp and surrounding area but has them followed at a distance at all times to make sure they do not escape. In the mean time Igor's son falls in love with the Khans daughter.

Igor with the help of a Polovtsian that is a Christian arranges horses for Igor and his son to escape. As the escape plan plays out Igor and his helper escape but Igor's son who is on the trailing horse is lassoed by the pursuing Polovtsians and is recaptured. Igor and his helper get away and Igor returns back to his wife at Putivl.

Igor's son Vladimir remains a captive for four more years until he marries the Khans daughter and then he is released.

This is a true story that really happend.
The opera is based on an epic poem about the story.
The poem is called "The Lay of the Host of Igor" it is an epic poem about the incident an it is now thought to have been written only three to five years after it actually happened and possibly written by Prince Igor himself. The poem, thought to be a fake at one time but proven to be authentic in modern times, is a masterpiece, written in 12th Century East Slavonic, it evokes memories of the old Slavonic Gods, wars of  bygone days and nature even though the Russians are Christians at the time of the story. There is a good translation of the poem in English.

Cliff Richard and Abbey Osmond sing "All I ask of you from "Phantom of the Opera".
Cliff Richard did a video of this with Sarah Brightman which became a Worldwide hit, we have this video on our site too.

All I Ask Of You Lyrics

No more talk of darkness,
forget these wide-eyed fears;
I'm here, nothing can harm you,
my words will warm and calm you.
Let me be your freedom,
let daylight dry your tears;
I'm here, with you, beside you,
to guard you and to guide you.

Say you'll love me ev'ry waking moment;
turn my head with talk of summertime.
Say you need me with you now and always;
promise me that all you say is true,
that's all I ask of you.

Let me be your shelter,
let me be your light;
you're safe, no one will find you,
your fears are far behind you.

All I want is freedom,
a world with no more night;
and you, always beside me,
to hold me and to hide me.


Then say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime;
let me lead you from your solitude.
Say you want me with you, here beside you,
anywhere you go, let me go too,
that's all I ask of you.

Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime.
Say the word and I will follow you.
Share each day with me, each night, each morning.

Say you love me ...

You know I do.

Love me, that's all I ask of you ...

Love me, that's all I ask of you.