The
Phantom of the Opera (Le Fantôme
de l’Opéra in French) is
a French novel by Gaston Leroux. It was
first published as a serialization in
Le Gaulois from September 23, 1909 to
January 8, 1910. It is believed to have
been inspired by George du Maurier's Trilby.
It was translated into English in 1911.
It has since been adapted many times into
film and stage productions, the most notable
of which was Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986
musical, which is now the longest running
Broadway show in history, and the most
lucrative entertainment enterprise of
all time, its worldwide box office over
the past 20 years out-grossing even the
highest grossing film in history, Titanic.
The story is about a man named Erik,
a demented genius with a deformed face,
who terrorizes the Opera Garnier, under
which he builds his lair and where he
takes the love of his life, a beautiful
soprano, under his wing. Buy
Phantom of the Opera Tickets.
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