Knightley snubbed for Phantom role

British actress Keira Knightley auditioned for the lead female role in opera blockbuster The Phantom of the Opera, only to be told by casting directors: "You can't sing".

Knightley snubbed for Phantom role

British actress Keira Knightley auditioned for the lead female role in opera blockbuster The Phantom of the Opera, only to be told by casting directors: "You can't sing".

The 20-year-old beauty labels the audition the "singularly most embarrassing experience of my entire life" and was relieved when they offered the role of Christine to trained soprano Emmy Rossum.

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