The Phantom of the Opera is a novel written by Gaston Leroux. The novel takes place in Paris. The exact time is unknown but would be around 1910. The reviews from the critics are very different. Although Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera has not generally been highly commended by critics, many would agree that there are several elements that prove Leroux to be a talented writer. One of the strongest elements in the novel is the narrator's voice. The narrator is on a quest,
which she believes is the Angel of Music or angel of her father. The new owners of the opera think they should go take a look at box five themselves. They saw something, but couldn’t really make it out. They figure they are hallucinating because they saw different things. Phantom claims war, but calls for an agreement in a letter to the managers. They don’t accept the agreement, but does the opposite of what the Phantom ask. At night Christine is singing to Raoul, and makes him sad because he can tell
The Phantom of the Opera is a gothic fiction book. The book is written by Diane Namm, retold from the Gaston Leroux original. The book was published in 2008 by Sterling Publishing. The book has 147 pages. The book starts off with a strange “ghost” that keeps writing letters to the opera house’s managers. One of the main characters, Raoul, and a singer, Christine meet after years. Raoul had once saved Christine’s life, so they team up to find out if the “Phantom of the Opera” is actually a ghost
The Phantom of the Opera directed by Joel Schumacher is the 2004 adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1986 musical of the same name. The Phantom of the Opera stars Gerard Butler as the Phantom, Emmy Rossum as Christine Daaé, and Patrick Wilson as Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny, who are embroiled in a love triangle. The film was met with generally mixed and negative reviews: Schumacher’s use of mise-en-scène, cinematography and editing, as well as symbolism contributes to the production of The Phantom
The Phantom of the Opera is known as the most successful musical in history, but its age most clearly shows through some of the themes it displays. Most noticeable to me, is the fact that The Phantom of the Opera conforms to and supports traditional gender roles. This becomes evident after analyzing the characters and their interactions during the 25th anniversary production in London. As a whole, The Phantom of the Opera suggests that the ideal man is authoritative, powerful, decisive, and jealous
The Phantom of the Opera and the Ghost of Paris’ History Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera takes the audience though the Paris Opera house in the late 19th century and it is this journey that I experienced on the night of March 20, 2016. We sat down in the theater of Nashville, Tennessee’s Andrew Jackson Hall within the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. An object draped in canvas with the inscription “Lot 666” hangs overhead. As the lights dim and the musical opens with the scene of the
The Phantom of the Opera To understand the entirety of a concept one must see it from all angles and visions to learn to appreciate the beauty it portrays. I believe this entirely especially when it comes to arts specifically theater. Not only was theater introduced to me very early on in my younger years I had a burning desire to pursue it and understand its complicities. The Phantom of the Opera both in the Broadway musical of 2011 and the movie filmed in 2004 are in my opinion the most profound
ENG3U 5 August 2015 Violent Acts in the Name of Love as Seen in The Phantom of the Opera Love can make people commit violent acts that they would normally not consider. The Phantom of the Opera is a novel written by Gaston Leroux, which combines love and violence to explore relationships between men and women whose personal experiences of love are vastly different. It is about a man named Erik, also known as The Phantom of the Opera. He has a devil’s appearance and angel’s voice. His shameful face
to see The Phantom of the Opera right around Mothers’ Day. I celebrated the holiday early by taking my mother to see her first professional performance. I bought tickets to see the musical on Monday, May 2, 2011 at 8:00 PM at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. We spent the day shopping in New York with my some of my college mates. When we got to the theatre, I was slightly disappointed at the size and stuffiness of the theatre, as my imagination always cited spacious grand opera houses as the
Phantom of the Opera is the longest running musical to date, as it has been touring non-stop for 28 years. Phantom is known as being a tremendously heart wrenching performance that centers around a love triangle and angst. The love triangle involves Christine Daae, Raoul, and the Phantom, who is also known as Erik. Christine came to the Opera Populaire as a young child where she grew up mastering the arts when her father passed. The Phantom was a man deformed at birth and was shown in a freak show
Phantom Of The Opera The Phantom of the Opera" the movie, in this essay is about more than just a phantom in an opera causing problems. It's about the world inside an opera house and its real master the Phantom. Also, it is about a love triangle and the struggles of love between the Phantom, Christine and Raoul. The lighting, color and music point to the Phantom as he controls the stage and the characters on it. Through these basic elements and the characters Andrew Schumacher the director shows
“The Phantom of the opera” and “Beauty and Beast”. These two stories are both nonfiction stories made from French authors. They have kind of similar character setting, which the female charactor is pretty and the male character is ugly. But they are approaching two different styles, “Beauty and Beast” is like a love story, another one is kind of scary. After I watched many versions of these two stories, I believe these two stories work better for different presentation modes. “The Phantom of the
The Phantom of Opera(Summery) This is about what happened in The Opera House in Paris. The Opera House, which was begun to build in 1861 and finished 1875 year for seven million francs, had 17 floors, ten of them were above ground and seven of them were under ground. That mysterious event happened in 1880 year. There was Phantom, who was named Eric from France, in The Opera House. Everyone in city spoke about it and every worker in Opera was afraid of him, except doorkeeper Madame Giry, whom he
When you think “The Phantom of the Opera,” you think a brilliant musical, on Broadway but the story begins way before then. The well-loved story went through many different stages before it became a musical. Shall we look at the various ways this timeless tale has been told over the years? It first was a novel by Gaston Leroux. In 1909, the complete “Le Fantôme de l’Opéra” was published as a book. Though the book did not sell very well. Leroux said he was inspired to write the novel after a trip
accepted these flaws, allowing for the proper treatments necessary. Gaston Leroux incorporated symbolism, character depth, and history on the real life Opera House to create The Phantom of the Opera, impacting how we handle modern societal situations and injustices. The Phantom, Erik,
Plot The Phantom of the Opera, is one of the most popular gothic, play, story, and movie. This story takes the reader through a wondrous gothic journey, in the Paris Opera House. To understand the story, the characters must be introduced. The phantom is commonly mentioned in the story. He is Erik. All though Erik is the phantom, he has secret qualities to him. There is a young Swedish Singer who is a crucial part of this story. She sings soprano style music, and in this story she is known as Christine
Phantom of the opera journal entries The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux was a gothic novel written in 1910 (add historical context) The main protagonist in the story her name is Christine Daaé and she is an actress. After lessons with a mysterious figure she calls the “angel of music,” she acquires a beautiful singing voice. The main antagonist of the novel is the phantom of the Opera a man who when he was young ran away from home because of his deformities. Now he lives within the Opera
Comparing Gothic Elements in Phantom of the Opera and Frankenstein Edgar Allen Poe notes, “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” Poe is renowned for composing many successful works under the gothic literature category. Gothic works are characterized by the certain elements combined from both horror and romanticism. Various elements of gothic literature are presented in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein,
styles and techniques to bring forward a certain feeling of emotion. Featured films either have visible or invisible dialogue; known as either diegetic or non-diegetic. The Film, Phantom of The Opera, brought forward this realization, the uniqueness about the
Behind the Mask The 2004 film Phantom of the Opera has many qualities that make it one of the most memorable musical film to this day. Andrew Lloyd Webber had a difficult task creating this music and theatrics to enhance the story of the Phantom. Having watched the films created in 1925,1943,1962,1989, and then 2004 the audience can see a definite adaptation between each film. Each director had to develop a sense of film instead of an on stage performing musical. Unlike the ones created before,