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- Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Lyrics: Charles Hart with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe
- Directed by Hal Prince
- Choreographed by Gillian Lynne
- Opened at Her Majesty's Theatre in London on October 9, 1986, where it celebrated its 21st anniversary on October 9, 2007
- Original cast included Michael Crawford (the Phantom), Sarah Brightman (Christine), and Steve Barton (Raoul), all of whom reprised their roles in the Broadway production at the Majestic Theatre
- First Broadway show ever to reach 8,000 performances
- Tony Award winner for Best Musical
- Film adaptation released in 2004
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The Phantom of the Opera is based on the classic novel The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. It tells the story of a mysterious, disfigured, masked figure who terrorizes a Paris Opera House. When he becomes obsessed with the young soprano Christine, he devotes all of his devious methods to develop her talent and make her a star.
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Characters
- Erik, The Phantom of the Opera (tenor/baritone): Facially deformed since birth, the Phantom is a genius composer and musician who hides behind a white mask and lives beneath the Opera House
- Christine Daaé (soprano): Swedish chorus girl at the Opéra Populaire, and the daughter of a prominent violinist
- Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny (baritone/tenor): Patron of the Opéra Populaire and childhood sweetheart of Christine
- Carlotta Giudicelli (soprano): Opéra's leading diva who becomes jealous of Christine
- Madame Giry (mezzo-soprano): Opéra's ballet mistress, and the Phantom's "spokeswoman"
- Meg Giry (mezzo-soprano) — Madame Giry's daughter, a member of the ballet chorus, and Christine's best friend
- Monsieur Richard Firmin (baritone): Grouchy manager of the Opéra Populaire
- Monsieur Gilles André (baritone): Flighty manager of the Opéra Populaire
- Ubaldo Piangi (tenor): Opéra's lead tenor; Carlotta Giudicelli's husband
- Joseph Buquet (baritone/bass): Opéra's chief stagehand; knows something of the Phantom's identity
- Monsieur Reyer (spoken role): Opéra's chief director
- Monsieur Lefèvre (spoken role): Previous owner of the Opéra Populaire
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The Phantom of the Opera Questions
Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced a follow-up to The Phantom of the Opera called "Love Never Dies". 1 AnswerOh, I think this will be dicey! In the new plot, The Phantom is working as a Coney Island freak show attraction who still pines for Christine and lures her to C... read more
Looking for some good, rock-opera type music. 9 AnswersHey shakespearegeek, This isn't exactly what you're looking for, but I thought it was worthy of mention anyway: I created a playlist using Pandora and the s... read more
Who played the lead role in 1943s The Phantom of the Opera? 1 AnswerErik or Erique Claudin was played by Claude Rains read more
I get phantom pains in my legs. What might that be from? PAD? 3 AnswersPhantom pain results from the severing of a limb or amputation in which the brain still receives input from the nerve. Total, there are 31 pairs of nerves that ... read more
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The Phantom Of The Opera Song List
- Guide Note: All lyric links come from Lyrics On Demand, which is pop-up and ad-heavy
- Prologue
- "Hannibal"
- "Think Of Me"
- "Angel Of Music"
- "Little Lotte"
- "The Mirror"
- "The Phantom Of The Opera"
- "Music Of The Night"
- "Magical Lasso"
- "I Remember" / "Stranger Than You Dream It"
- "Notes" / "Prima Donna"
- "Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh"
- "Why Have You Brought Me Here" / "Raoul I've Been There"
- "All I Ask Of You"
- "We Hall All Been Blind"
- "Don Juan"
- "Point Of No Return"
- "Chandelier Crash"
- "Down Once More" / "Track Down This Murderer"
- "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"
- "Masquerade"
- "Learn To Be Lonely"
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The Phantom Of The Opera Reviews and Articles
- Google News: The Phantom of the Opera
- Rotten Tomatoes: The Phantom of the Opera Reviews
- The Stage News: Elton joins Lloyd Webber for Phantom sequel (April 9, 2008)
- Washington Post: Phantom's Transforming Experience (July 26, 2007)
- The Daily Mail: Why Andrew Lloyd Webber is in Need of a Copy Cat (May 30, 2007)
- Playbill: Broadway's Phantom Turns 18 (January 25, 2006)
- New York Times: Old and Ghostly but Still a Hoot (July 1, 2005)
- The Village Voice: "The Phantom Menace" (December 14, 2004)
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The Phantom Of The Opera Fan Sites, Blogs and Message Boards
- Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group: Phantom Blog
- Fan Site: The Phantom of the Opera
- Fan Site: The Phantom of the Opera Collective
- Fan Site: The Phantom of the Opera
- The Phantom's Opera: Forum Community
- Musical Fans: The Phantom of the Opera
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Baru inget, 1 film yg terlupakan utk ditonton : phantom of the opera
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오랜만에 안공원에 갔다가 포인트가 쌓인걸 보고 The Phantom Of The Opera: The Korean Cast 음반을 구매했습니다. 역시 너무 좋은건 구매하게 되는군요~!! -_-;; http://bit.ly/7rkS0E
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Still can't believe Gerard Butler, the guy from that movie with Kat Heigl, is the Sparta guy, and the PHANTOM OF THE OPERA WHAT.
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@rarainten Apa bedanya mrs.bali ama mrs.indonesia, same country toh??? Barusan yg nyayi Phantom of The Opera ganggu deh #mrsworld2009
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