Phantom of the Opera Musical

the main female characters are Christine daae, meg giry, madame giry, and carlotta

The author of the original book, Gaston Leroux, has said that the Phantom of the Opera was a true story. But if it was, it probably wasn't a dramatic love triangle such as the movie/musical

Well, It depends on what version you are talking about. in the book written by, Gaston Leroux, he was born with a messed up face. but I've heard that in some of the stories it is something like he was burned. in a fire.

Christine becomes huge success but there is a catch, she must fall in love with her tutor the Phantom.

Themes Appearance and Reality The fact that The Phantom of the Opera takes place behind the scenes of the opera almost automatically draws readers' attention to the disparity between reality and appearances. Leroux gives backstage details, starting with the dancers who line up in the first chapter, gossiping, and continuing on to point out the backdrops and the business arrangements that few opera goers are allowed to see. Un-like most backstage stories, though, this novel also goes into details about the Paris opera house that few of the average workers would be aware of, such as the complicated system of tunnels underneath the building, with furnaces and prisons and hoards of rats and even a lake. Some of these details might be exaggerated from reality, but they are plausible as the reality of the novel. They clearly indicate that, as much as the sets and costumes create a false world on the stage, the opera house that visitors enter only reveals part of the story regarding what it takes to put on a grand spectacle. The phantom himself is also used as a symbol to represent the ways that reality and appearance differ. The most obvious example of this is, of course, the mask that he wears. When he is wearing his mask, Christine can believe that he is a poor, misunderstood man who has just not been given the attention he deserves. When he represents himself to her as the Spirit of Music, she responds to his musical gift and really does see him as angelic. Once she sees Erik without his mask, however, she is so horrified that she can never think fondly of him again. In addition to the phantom's looks, however, his whole existence is one big charade. He is greatly gifted, but his talents are in making voices seem to appear where no one is actually talking; in coming and going without being seen; in overhearing conversations that seem to be private; and in making people think that they see things that are impossible, as in when his torture chamber turns out to be a hall of illusions. He is known as a phantom for a reason: no one is ever really sure that he exists. Innocence The phantom's anger with the society that has rejected him is balanced in this novel with the simple innocence of the love between Christine Daaé and Raoul de Chagny. Christine's life story is surrounded by the sort of heartwarming and fantastic details that are common in fairy tales. Her father, for instance, is a kindly old soul and an incredibly talented musician. He fills her childhood with the sweet view of the world that is found in folk stories. Before he dies, he tells Christine that she will be watched over by the Spirit of Music, which at first serves to give her comfort but later, as is common with innocence carried into adulthood, causes her to fall victim to Erik, who uses his talent for ventriloquism to make her loyal to him. Mme. Valerius is another example of the innocence that surrounds Christine's life. She never questions that the younger woman is doing the right thing even when others doubt her, supplying a level of sweetness and naiveté that reflects on Christine's under-standing of the world. The romance between Christine and Raoul is particularly untouched by the harsher elements of reality. From their first meeting as children, when Raoul puts his life at risk in service to her as he swims out into the ocean to retrieve her scarf, to their chance meeting years later at the opera house when they recognize each other, they are true to each other. A few times, Raoul questions Christine about her purity, but he always accepts her word that such questions are misguided. Readers believe so firmly in the couple's innocence that, when the narrator has bystanders remark that it is scandalous for them to go into her dressing room together and close the door, it is the bystanders who seem ignorant of the reality of true love. Horror This book uses several standard horror elements to make the phantom threatening and mysterious. The most obvious of these is the opera house itself, with its high, shadowy ceilings and miles of tunnels beneath. When Raoul and Christine go up to the roof, they are among the swooping gables and heavy statuary that set the ominous mood in other works, such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame. In its cellars readers are introduced to fantastic sights that are hard to believe: legions of forgotten workers who never see the light of day or swarms of rats that are at the command of the Rat Catcher. The most distinct horror device is Erik's face. Though he is described as having a skin disease, its manifestation gives him the exact semblance of a skull, so that even as a young man he was able to travel to county fairs and bill himself as the living dead man. His eyes, too, are described as glowing in the dark, like a cat's. These details might be unlikely in the real world, but they are not at all out of place in a horror story. Topics For Further Study * Examine the history of the Paris Commune, which Leroux says lived in the jails upon which the Opera House was built. Find out how much the underground life led in the 1870s corresponds to the underground life that Raoul discovers while going to find the place where the phantom lives. * This story centers on the opera company's performance of Faust. Read a version of the Faust story and write a short play in which Erik and Faust meet, telling each other about their common experiences. * One of this story's conceits is that, through the use of ventriloquism, Erik is able to make it seem as if his voice is coming out of places that are far from where he is hiding. Prepare a report on ventriloquism: its capabilities, its shortcomings, and its greatest practitioners. In what ways would proficiency in ventriloquism help Erik in pretending to be the Opera ghost? * Study another opera house, either in person or on the Internet. Report on what areas behind and under the stage would be handy for this house to harbor its own phantom.

At the beginning of the movie (the auction scene) she is in her mid to late 70's. Then her age is mid to late 40's

The book was written by Gaston Leroux in France. The musical itself originated in Britain where it first premiered. The movie I have no idea where it was made but i am assuming it was in Britain because most of the cast and Andrew Lloyd Webber are all British.

Real but unnamed readers are phantom readers. They are "behind the scenes" and their presence is usually unknown to a writer. Phantom readers are included in communications that require a decision. A clue to phantom readers presence is that the person written to is not high enough in organizational hierarchy to make a decision. It is important to meet the needs of the phantom readers because they may be the most important reader.

The book (le phantome de l'opera) on which the musical is based was written in 1909 in France by Gaston Leroux - a French man who was from Paris.

The well known musical version by Andrew Lloyd Webber in London in October 1986.

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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.