Christine becomes torn between her dedication to her 'Angel of Music' and her childhood crush, Viscount Raoul de Chagny. Join us this All Hallows Eve weekend for a special screening of the silent horror film classic, The Phantom of the Opera. He is drawn to the beauty in her voice and convinces her that he is her 'Angel of Music,' whom her deceased father had spoken of. Now in its 30th record-breaking year, The Phantom of the Opera continues to captivate audiences at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London’s West End, after more than 11,000 performances.Īndrew Lloyd Webber’s mesmerizing score along with jaw-dropping scenery and breathtaking special effects, magically combine to bring this tragic love story to life each night. Erik Claudin, the phantom musician, is obsessed with aspiring opera singer Christine Daaé.
The musical opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre on 9 October 1986 with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in the leading roles, and there have been dozens of productions worldwide since then. Shamed by his physical appearance and feared by all, the love he holds for his beautiful protégée Christine Daaé is so strong that even her heart cannot resist. Deep in the passageways below the Paris Opera lives a lonely, talented, horribly disfigured man who revels in terrorizing the theaters employees as The. Presenting The Phantom of the Opera, the smash hit musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber!Įxperience the power of the phantom with your nearest performance:įar beneath the majesty and splendour of the Paris Opera House, hides the Phantom in a shadowy existence.
This performance will take full advantage of Grace’s 7,500 pipe Aeolian-Skinner organ, a historic instrument installed in 1934 that has been played by many of the world’s great organists and earned a place in jazz history as well, being employed for the premiere of Duke Ellington’s Concert of Sacred Music in 1963 and pianist Vince Guaraldi’s 1965 Jazz Mass. Dubbed “The Man of a Thousand Faces,” Chaney created his own makeup for his role as the Phantom, and his unmasking is one of the most iconic moments in film history, reportedly causing audiences of the time to scream or faint. An acid-scarred composer rises from the Paris sewers to boost his favorite opera understudy's career.
With Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains, Edgar Barrier. A scandal upon its release, The Phantom of the Opera was the first cinematic adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s 1911 novel concerning a spectral, disfigured composer living below the Paris Opera House and his unrequited love for a young opera singer. Phantom of the Opera: Directed by Arthur Lubin. John the Divine, Papadakos has accompanied Phantom in venues around the world. Currently a member of the GRAMMY-winning Paul Winter Consort and former Cathedral Organist of New York’s Cathedral of St.
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