It is around two and a half hours with a fifteen minute intermission.

You can find the Original Cast Recording online at websites such as ebay.com or amazon.com. For 2004 movie soundtrack can be found where soundtracks are sold or you may order it online. For 2004 Phantom of the Opera movie can be found where most DVDs are sold. For diffrent movie versions can be found at many video stores or ordered online. For tickets visit tickemaster.com, thephantomoftheopera.com, a Phantom box office, or your online ticket seller. For merchandise you may try amazon.com, ebay.com, thephantomoftheopera.com, or a Phantom gift shop. For more info try thephantomoftheopera.com for dates, tickets, merchandise, and more.

The Phantom of the Opera is still currently running at the Majestic Theatre, but it has about played about 9219 shows, and had opened on January 26, 1988. As of 2010, it has been running for 22 years.

There are two movies. One was made without words, and was made before Andrew Lloyd Webber turned 'The Phantom of the Opera' into a musical. The second is a new movie. It has the songs and dialogue and better effects. Although some say that the newer one has gore.

Gaston Leroux (1868-1927) was a french novalist who liked writing mystery novels. He was a bit of a "rebel"; he enjoyed drinking and gambling. He travelled to many different places, including India. His most famous novel while he was still alive - and even now - was 'The mystery of the yellow room'. 'The Phantom of the Opera' became his most well known after Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical and multiple movies were made based on his book. Throughout his life he was always writing, be it for newspapers, as a play critic, or a novelist. Gaston died in Nice on April 15th, 1927 of a major urinary infection.

The Phantom of the Opera - 2004 is rated/received certificates of:

Argentina:13

Australia:PG

Brazil:14

Canada:PG (Ontario)

Chile:14

Czech Republic:12

Finland:K-11

Germany:6

Greece:K-13

Hungary:14

Iceland:10

Ireland:12

Malaysia:U

Netherlands:6

New Zealand:PG

Norway:11

Philippines:PG-13

Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB)

Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade)

Singapore:PG

South Korea:12

Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva)

Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich)

Taiwan:PG-12

UK:12A (original rating)

UK:12 (video rating) (2005)

USA:PG-13 (No. 40943)

There is but it's not very long. It's directly after the play Don Juan, when the Phantom and Christine sing and she reveals his face to the audience and he cuts a rope that connects to the ropes he disconnected earlier in the film. The chandelier more of slides and falls rather than falls directly down.

Phantom of the Opera opened on January 26, 1988. It is still up and running on Broadway with no intentions to close. In fact it will be celebrating its 23 anniversary in 2011 :D

While never released to the general public, there is a video recording of an early performance of the musical with Michael Crawford that is only available to certain people involved with the Broadway show. Whether or not it will ever be released remains in question.

Officially of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Michael, Sarah, Steve's performance is not available on DVD, or VHS. You can watch them on Youtube, the film is crude done by someone in the audience.

Music of the Night is the only video that Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber had made it is a promotional video, a commercial a sneak peak of what the London stage Phantom of the Opera were to be in 1986. It then in 1987, it was released as a single went to charts of the top ten of the UK number #4.

If you are really interested in their performance, form a petition over 1000 plus signatures for the original London stage Phantom of the Opera play on DVD Michael, Sarah, Steve post it to West End Theatre .

If you're talking about Christine, it was Sarah Brightman. And for the phantom (Erik) it was Michael Crawford. Raoul was played by Steve Barton

According to the piano accompaniment music that I have, it has a variety of keys. It starts in A major, then moves to C major when the singing starts. When Madame Giry, Meg, Andre, etc. start singing the lines "what a night, what a crowd, makes you glad...," the song changes key to Db major. It does not have Christine and Raoul's parts in it, so I am unsure of the key then, but when the chorus sings "Masquerade" again, it once again returns to C major. At "Masquerade, burning glances turning heads, masquerade, stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you...," it changes to Eb major and continues on until the end of the song. The Phantom's "Why so Silent" is also not included in the piano part that I own. So, there are a few key changes.

The music was composed by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Charles Hart.

Think of me, think of me fondlyWhen we've said goodbyeRemember me once in a whilePlease promise me, you'll try

Then you'll find that once again you longTo take your heart back and be freeIf you'll ever find a momentSpare a thought for me

We never said our love was evergreenOr as unchanging as the seaBut if you can still rememberStop and think of me

Think of all the thingsWe've shared and seenDon't think about the wayThings might have been

Think of me, think of me wakingSilent and resignedImagine me trying too hardTo put you from my mind

Recall those days, look back on all those timesThink of those things we'll never doThere will never be a dayWhen I won't think of you

Can it be? Can it be Christine?Bravo

Long ago, it seems so long agoHow young and innocent we wereShe may not remember meBut I remember her

Flowers fade, the fruits of summer fadeThey have their seasons, so do weBut please promise me that sometimesYou will think of me

Night time sharpens, heightens each sensationDarkness stirs and wakes imaginationSilently the senses abandon their defenses

Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendorGrasp it, sense it, tremulous and tenderTurn your face away from the garish light of dayTurn your thoughts away from cold unfeeling lightAnd listen to the music of the night

Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreamsPurge your thoughts of the life you knew beforeClose your eyes, let your spirit start to soarAnd you live as you've never lived before

Softly, deftly, music shall caress youHear it, feel it secretly possess youOpen up your mind, let your fantasies unwindIn this darkness that you know you cannot fightThe darkness of the music of the night

Let your mind start a journey to a strange new worldLeave all thoughts of the life you knew beforeLet your soul take you where you long to beOnly then can you belong to me

Floating, falling, sweet intoxicationTouch me, trust me, savor each sensationLet the dream begin, let your darker side give inTo the power of the music that I writeThe power of the music of the night

You alone can make my song take flightHelp me make the music of the night

In sleep he sang to me in dreams he cameThat voice which calls to me and speaks my nameAnd do I dream again? For now I findThe Phantom of the Opera is there inside my mind

Sing once again with me our strange duetMy power over you grows stronger yetAnd though you turn from me to glance behindThe Phantom of the Opera is there inside your mind

Those who have seen your face draw back in fearI am the mask you wear it's me they hearMy spirit and my voice in one combinedThe Phantom of the Opera is there inside my mind

Beware the Phantom of the OperaIs that the Phantom of the Opera?

Sing, my angelSing for meSing, my angelSing for me

Past the point of no return, no backward glancesThe games we played 'til now are at an endPast all thought of 'If' or 'When', no use resistingAbandon thought and let the dream descend

What raging fire shall flood the soul?What rich desire unlocks its door?What sweet seduction lies before us?

Past the point of no return, the final thresholdWhat warm unspoken secrets will we learn?Beyond the point of no return

You have brought me to that moment where words run dryTo that moment where speech disappears into silence, silenceI have come here hardly knowing the reason whyIn my mind I've already imagined our bodies entwiningDefenseless and silent and now I am here with youNo second thoughts, I've decided, decided

Past the point of no return, no going back nowOur passion play has now at last begunPast all thought of right or wrong, one final questionHow long should we two wait before we're one?

When will the blood begin to raceThe sleeping bud burst into bloom?When will the flames at last consume us?

Past the point of no return, the final thresholdThe bridge is crossed, so stand and watch it burnWe've passed the point of no return

Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetimeLead me, save me from my solitudeSay you'll want me with you here beside youAnywhere you go let me go too, Christine that's all I ask of

What is it? What has happened? UbaldoOh my God, my GodWe're ruined Andre, ruinedMonsieur Le Vicomte, come with me

Oh my darling, my darling, who has done this?You why, did you let this happen?Monsieur Le Vicomte I know where they areBut can I trust you?

You must but remember your hand at the level of your eyesBut why?Why? The Punjab Lasso monsieur First Bouquet now PiangiLike this monsieur, I'll come with youNo Meg, no, you stay hereCome with me monsieur, hurry or we shall be too late

The Phantom (Erik) Christine Daae Madam Giry Raoul de Chagny The Comte de Chagny Joseph Bouquet Carlotta And tons of other minor characters. Also it depends on what version you are talking about.

Ten years after the mysterious disappearance of The Phantom from the Paris Opera House, Christine Daaé accepts an offer to come to America and perform at New York's fabulous new playground of the world - Coney Island.

Arriving in New York with her husband Raoul and their son Gustave, Christine soon discovers the identity of the anonymous impresario who has lured her from France to sing.

281 in the 25th anniversary performance.

The rose is the ultimate symbol of romantic love and enduring passion, the red rose also conveys respect and the creative spirit of love.

The rose representing true love stronger than thorns, the red rose is known universally as the lover's rose.

In Greek mythology, the red rose represents passionate desire. This is derived from the myth which told of Aphrodite spilling blood onto a white rose when trying to help her wounded lover Adonis.

The rose also present beauty and pure love, Christine's heart was exactly that, beauty and pure love, she is the opposite of the Phantom who was a monster, an Angel in Hell.

Christine had asked Raoul before she had died that Monkey Music Box was important to her and that Raoul does not know it belonged to the Phantom, it was his childhood toy.

Raoul's father is not mentioned in either the film or the stage musical but in 'The Phantom of the Opera' book by Gaston Leroux (1911) Raoul's father is the old Count Phillipe who dies when Raoul is young. His brother is Count Phillipe.

Christine was seduced by the phantom, and loved what he represented... danger, passion, music, and a lost connection to her father. But as the play continues, Raoul enters and offers a secure relationship, one that is safer and more familiar, and the phantom's darkness and passion become increasingly dangerous and no longer appealing to her. At the masquerade, he pulls her engagement ring from her neck, in jealousy, and says "these chains are mine, you belong to me". As she is set up as bait in the trap to capture the phantom, she confesses to Raoul that she is scared, and if the phantom finds her she will be his forever. In the end, when the phantom drives her to make an extreme decision, marry him or he will kill Raoul, she sees the phantom's dark and dangerous side for what it is. She pities him, and hates him. She puts on the ring and kisses him once in an attempt to save Raoul; but then is suprised by the passion that she feels, and kisses him again. This is when the phantom finally sees himself for what he is, and loving Christine, he no longer wants her to stay with him. In their final encounter, she returns the ring that he has stolen from her neck to him, showing that she and is still bound to him, and watches the phantom as Raoul takes her away. Yes, she loved the phantom. Some of these answers are found in an interview with phantom producer, Austin Shaw: http://www.reallyuseful.com/rug/shows/phantom/newsDetail.htm?id=207

It is hard to say which movie or stage-play the questioner means...there are several movies and several TV movies and several musicals and several stage plays of the Phantom of the Opera. I do not want to go through all of them what professional critics had to say for each one.

In 1925 Lon Chaney's Phantom of the Opera brought fear and women were fainting when his Phantom was unmask in the movie theater.

The hardest criticisms was Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera 2004 that Gerald Butler could not sing..Emmy Rossum show a blank expression and that Patrick Wilson was dull.

Stage-play 1986 the Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's London Phantom of the Opera praise for perfection of following actors and singers Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steven Barton and for best actor Micahel Crawford receives a Olivier Award (Best Actor in a Musical), a Tony Award (Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role, Musical), an N.Y's Drama Desk Award, and a Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Achievement in Theatre (Lead Performance) for his efforts.

I think he wanted to erase any "other rings" that would symbolize her engagement to someone else, by making that same ring a symbol of HIS and her marriage. And then Christine finally made it completely theirs by giving it back to him (the Phantom), likely as a token of her love even though she chose to live with Raoul.

he took things frm the opera and demanded money. also he did things he knew no one could explain such as dropping the sandbag/set and hanging joseph buquet and piangi