The Phantom of the Opera
by Richard Stilgoe, Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd Webberplay
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The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, and a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe. Inspired by the 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux, it tells the tragic story of beautiful soprano Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious and disfigured musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Paris Opera House. The musical opened in London's West End in 1986 and on Broadway in New York in 1988, in a production directed by Harold Prince and starring English classical soprano Sarah Brightman (Lloyd Webber's then-wife) as Christine Daaé, screen and stage star Michael Crawford as the Phantom, and international stage performer Steve Barton as Raoul.
Adaptations (2)
The Phantom of the Opera has been adapted into 2 films, from 2004 to 2011. The most recent is The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011).
The Phantom of the Opera2004 · film · 143 min · dir. Joel Schumacher · IMDb ↗A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall2011 · film · 137 min · dir. Nick Morris, Laurence Connor · IMDb ↗IMDb8.8A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorises the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves. The 25th anniversary of the first public performance of Phantom of the Opera was celebrated with a grand performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
