A Century Of Phantom

This is intended for anyone who likes musicals or opera music. Its purpose is to inform readers of the movie the "Phantom of the Opera", and its utterly enchanting music and horrifying story plot.




A man with a horrible face, but an even more beautiful voice and the story of his young and innocent pupil of song, and her noble childhood friend. It's a love triangle that has been kept alive for over a hundred years, originally written as a horror novel by Gaston Leroux. Andrew Llyod Webber then took it and created songs for it, effectively turning "The Phantom of the Opera" into a stunning musical that still captivates its audiences today.

The "Phantom of the Opera" is the story of Christine Daae, a young employee of the "Opera Populaire" who turns from dancer to singer in a single night. The person who pulled the strings? Why, none other than the "Phantom" of Opera Populaire, a mysterious man with a white mask covering half his face. The "Phantom of the Opera" tells the tale of a horrifying love triangle between Christine Daae, the phantom, and the young viscount Raoul de Changy.

The "Phantom of the Opera" is a musical that started more than twenty years ago by the amazing Andrew Llyod Webber. Before it changed into a musical, originally the "Phantom of the Opera" was simply a play and a story - a novel. It's a little strange to just make this story a play, when the setting is in an opera house. So when Webber wrote songs for the "Phantom of the Opera", it instantly became a hit. Not because of just the fact that music was added, but because the music was so captivating and entrancing. The songs of the musical have many different "feels". "The Phantom of the Opera", a self-titled song, is hauntingly beauitful whereas "The Point Of No Return" is passionate and raging with ferocity. Simply listening to the music struck many chords in my heart.

The cinematography was excellently done; especially the opening scene where we see the transition from the opera house of the future to the one of the past. At first, the acting didn't seem realistic to me, but I took into account the fact that the "Phantom of the Opera" took place a very long time ago (it was written in 1909). Christine Daae's costumes also dazzled me, with the full skirts and the many ruffles and lace. It prompted me to rethink my wedding dress, interestingly enough.

Overall, the "Phantom of the Opera" is filled to the brim with hauntingly captivating music and a very different theme. It has been entrancing people for a hundred years, and will continue to do so for another hundred years.