Living secretly
beneath the Paris Opera House, 'The Phantom of the Opera', Erik has
haunted those who work there with his demands and shrouded the opera
house in fear with the legend of his disfigured face. When Christine
joins the company, a young woman with a beautiful voice, Erik is
instantly smitten and secretly teaches her to become a great singer. He
soon develops an obsessive love for his beautiful protege, even though
she has fallen for her childhood friend, resulting in her disappearance
during a performance and sparking a tragic and terrifying chain of
events. One of the most well-known and well-loved gothic horror stories,
Leroux's suspenseful tale of unrequited love, passion and tragedy is
both dark and moving in its portrayal of Erik, the anti-hero in his
yearning for Christine.
