Phantom of the Opera

Summary info

Originally a novel published in 1911 by Gaston Leroux, Phantom has grown famous through its numerous adaptations in the cinema and musical theater. In it a musical genius with a severe facial disfigurement falls in love with a young soprano as he teaches her and manages her career.

Cast

Abbreviations for this fandom: POTO

Characters: Erik (the Phantom of the Opera), Christine Daaé, Raoul de Chagny, Carlotta, M. Firmin Richard (Leroux; as M. Richard Firmin in ALW), M. Armand Moncharmin (Leroux; as M. Gilles André in ALW)

Pairing abbreviations: E/C (Erik/Christine) is overwhelmingly the most popular pairing in this fandom. Any others are so rare that use of the whole name is generally considered necessary. The one exception is "managerslash", which pairs the two Opéra managers, Richard (Firmin) and Moncharmin (André); however, possibly because of their varying names, no abbreviation is used.

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For more information

Das Phantom der Oper (1916)∞
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)∞, the classic of silent film starring Lon Chaney that influenced most versions to come after
The Phantom of the Opera (1943)∞
The Climax (1944)∞, billed as a "sequel" to the 1943 film, with Boris Karloff and Susanna Foster
El fantasma de la opera (1960)∞
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)∞
Ye ban ge sheng -- Shang ji (1962)∞
The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)∞
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)∞
Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge∞
The Phantom of the Opera (1989)∞
The Phantom of the Opera (1990)∞
The Phantom of the Opera (1990)∞
Il fantasma dell'opera (1998)∞
Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)∞
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004)∞, based on the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of 1986
The official Lloyd Webber production site∞
The official Lloyd Webber movie site∞
Leroux's Phantom online∞

Spinoff novels:

• Phantom∞ by Susan Kay
• Phantom of Manhattan∞ by Frederick Forsyth

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phandom∞ - fic community

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