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The Phantom of the Opera
A soprano becomes the obsession of a hidden musical genius.
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The story
Christine Daaé is a soprano at the Paris Opera House who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius. He lives beneath the building in a subterranean labyrinth, placing Christine at the centre of a tragic story shaped by music, secrecy and his fixation on her. The musical is inspired by Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel.
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The work is a tragic, novel-inspired musical built around an opera-house setting, a soprano and a concealed figure living beneath it.
Good fit if you like
tragic stories, opera-house settings, obsessive figures and subterranean mysteries.
Details
- From 27 Sept 1986
- Booking until 13 Mar 2027
Running time not recorded.
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Cast & crew
Cast(8)
- Dave WillettsThe Phantom
- Anna ZavelsonChristine Daaé
- Michael XavierRaoul de Chagny
- Rebecca LockCarlotta
- Mark WynterAndré
- Bruce MontagueFirmin
- Heather JacksonMadame Giry
- Paul Ettore TabonePiangi
Creative & crew(5)
- Composer
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Lyricist
- Richard Stilgoe, Charles Hart
- Book writer
- Richard Stilgoe, Charles Hart