Ken Hill's Phantom of the Opera in 1976 - 1991 was the first musical version of the story by Gaston Leroux and has enjoyed financial success.Hill wrote the original English lyrics to the music of Verdi, Gounod, Offenbach, Mozart, Weber, Donizetti, and Boito. Christina Collier-played Christine. Peter Straker played the Phantom. Steven Pacey played Raoul. In 1984 Sarah Brightman was offered the role of Christine but declined the offer.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Phantom of the Opera 1986 in West End of London and on Broadway 1988, Michael Crawford played the Phantom, Sarah Brightman played Christine, Steve Barton played Raoul.
Personally I think Gerard Butler did a pretty good job in the 2004 movie, however on stage Michael Crawford was brilliant in the original cast of Phantom, But also Ramin Karimloo who currently is playing Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webbers sequel Love Never Dies, played Phantom in the West End's production of Phantom of the Opera and cameo'd Christine's father in the 2004 movie Phantom of the Opera. He gives an breathtaking performance of Phantom in both Phantom and Love Never Dies and has a truly amazing voice.
it means the first public performance of a play, a film or opera. To present publicly for the first time
The opera populaire is the opera house that is in the book/play/movie 'Phantom of the Opera'
If by Play you mean drama and script, then when Opera is to sing, Play is to act.
musical, opera maybe?
An opera is like a play, but set to music. The opera will close after this season.
Opera is like a play and a movie when he has dramatic singing a story.
the lala opera
Verdi's opera 'Otello' first performed Milan 1887 Libretto by Arrigo Boito based on Shakespeare's play 'Othello'
As of July 2013, there is no play written based on the opera The Medium Menotti. There are no plans for the opera to be recreated at the present time.
It is my understanding that HAIR is the first rock opera.
His first opera - L'Orfeo - was premiered in 1607.