The Phantom of the Opera

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The Phantomof the Opera
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Gaston Leroux, 1868-1927
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The setting of The Phantom of the Opera is the
Paris Opera House--still the largest opera house
in the world.
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Construction began in 1861, but it did not open
until January 5, 1875--fourteen years later!
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The building stood seventeen stories high--seven
below street level--and covered a site of nearly
three acres.
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An underground lake was built deep beneath the
stage in the darkness of the fifth basement, and
water from it was used to operate the hydraulic
stage machinery.
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The Grand Staircase on opening night, January 5,
1875
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The Grand Staircase
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Another
View
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The Famous Chandelier
Hanging in the center of the auditorium is the
ornate crystal chandelier, seven tons of
metalwork and glass.
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As shown here, it can be raised into the room
above for cleaning and inspection.
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Phantoms ofthePast
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On April 26, 1925, a silent film pre-miered in
San Francisco starring Lon Chaney as the Phantom.
Theatre managers were warned to have smelling
salts on hand for nervous ladies who were likely
to faint at his awful sight.
Lon Chaney
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James Cagney plays the Phantom in a movie about
Lon Chaney named The Man of a Thousand Faces.
James Cagney
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Herbert Lom
In 1962 The Phantom of the Opera was filmed once
more, this time in London. In this version the
Phantom was depicted as a wholly sympathetic
character blamed for the foul deeds of a new
menace, the Dwarf, and he dies trying to save the
heroine from the falling chandelier.
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Herbert Lom
unmasked!
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Maximilian Schell
This is from a 1982 version made in Hungary for
CBS television. You may recognize the young lady
who played the young heroine as Jane Seymour, who
recently played the title role in the television
program Dr. Quinn.
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Phantoms of Today!
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The most recent version of The Phantom of the
Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, a
British theatrical genius who had previously
written Jesus Christ Superstar and Cats.
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Michael Crawford played the Phantom in this
musical stage production that began in London in
1984 and made its American debut on Broadway in
1988.
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Michael Crawford Prepares for His Role as the
Phantom
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The Final Product
The Phantom is ready to put on his costume and
step onto the stage for his performance, and. . .
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Voila !
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Christine, the young singer with whom the Phantom
falls in love, was played by Sarah Brightman,
Andrew Lloyd Webbers wife.
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Charles Dance starred as the Phantom in Arthur
Kopits 1990 tele- vision production. It is a
version much closer to Lerouxs original story
than most film versions.
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CHARACTERS
Carlotta Cholet Christine
Phantom Count de Chagny Jean
Claude Carriere Joseph Buquet Flora
Florence Fleure Alfredo Inspector
Ledoux Belladova
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bistro domain foil prima
donna improvise subterranean betrayal
disfigurement goblet prop buffoon vigilant
phantom Jaunty Opera catacombs
VOCABULARY
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VOCABULARY
chateau (n.) maestro (n.) lagoon
(n.) repertoire (n.) patron (n.)
incredulous (adj.) amends (n.) unerring
(adj.) pandemonium (n.) debut Wilted(V)
blueprint(n) enthralled
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WARM UP

• Describe the Paris Opera House.
• What is a phantom?
• Who is Carriere and why is he leaving the opera
  house?
• Write 2 new vocabulary words and their meaning
  according to our play.

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WARM UP
5. Describe the circumstances surrounding how the
Phantom heard Christine sing and offered to give
her voice lessons. 6. Describe three (3) tricks
the Phantom played on Carlotta to make her debut
a flop. 7. Add three vocabulary words from the
play to your personal vocabulary list. Be sure to
write the definition and a sentence.
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9. Describe what we learn about the
relationship between Christine and the Count
through a flashback when they were
young.10. Motivated by jealousy, Carlotta
attempts to insure that Christines debut is
also a flop. What does she do
to make this happen? What happens to Christine
when she starts to sing? How does the audience
react?11. What does the Phantom do in reaction
to the above? How does the chandelier play
into the scene?
WARM UP
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Study Guide

• Who is the new managing director of the Paris
• opera house? How did he get his job?
• 2. Who is the new prima donna? How did she get
• her job.
• 3. Who broke the rules? Describe what happened
  to this character and why? How were the
  circumstances covered up to eliminate suspicion?

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Study Guide
4. Describe how Christine got to the opera house
and how she was received after her
arrival. 5. What do Christine, Flora, Florence,
and Fleure have in common? 6. Who is Carriere?
Why is his leaving the opera house a problem for
the phantom? 7. Describe the circumstances
surrounding how the Phantom heard Christine sing
and offered to give her voice lessons.
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Study Guide
8. Describe three tricks the Phantom played on
Carlotta to make here debut a flop. 9. How did
the Paris opera goers react to Carlottas
performances? What impact did it have on the box
office receipts? 10. How did Christine
audition? Where did it take place? 11. Describe
what we learn about the relationship between
Christine and the Count through a flashback about
when they were children?
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Study Guide
12. Motivated by jealousy, Carlotta attempts to
insure Christines debut is also a flop. What
does Carlotta do to make this happen? What
happens to Christine when she starts to sing? How
does the audience react? 13. What does the
Phantom do in reaction to the previous question.
How does the chandelier play into this scene? 14.
When Christine wakes up, where is she? Describe
this situation.