The Phantom of the Opera (dramatic reading)

Written by Gaston Leroux

Narrated by LibriVox Community

Over the years, strange things have been happening at the Paris Opéra House. The new owners, M. Moncharmin and M. Richard don't know what to do about the mysterious "Opera Ghost" demanding money, nor the tragic death of the chief scene-shifter. Now the young Soprano, Christine Daae, has been kidnapped and her lover, the Vicomte de Chagny, is going mad. The opera house is falling to pieces. Could this all be the work of the mysterious Phantom of the Opera? (Summary by Charlotte Duckett)

Cast:
Narrator/Jammes: Libby Gohn
General D--: Jason Mills
Sorelli: Grace
Meg Giry: Eden Rea-Hedrick
A little ballerina: Lyn Silva
Joseph Buquet/Erik, the Phantom of the Opera/Gabriel: ToddHW
Mrs. Jammes/Mme. Maniera/Young Christine/A friend of Carlotta's: Scheherazade
M. Moncharmin: Chris Marcellus
Philippe, the Comte de Chagny: Lani Small
Mercier: John Trevithick
Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny: mb
The doctor/Daddy Daae/The valet/Remy/Darius: Wupperhippo
Christine Daae: Charlotte Duckett
A workman: Ernst Pattynama
M. Debienne: Elizabeth Klett
M. Poligny/Servant: Ric F
M. Richard: Oxenhandler
M. Mifroid: Chuck Williamson
M. Maniera/Doorkeeper/Young Raoul/Lachenel: Nathanial W.C. Higgins
Mme. Giry: Amanda Friday
Fonta: Alan Mapstone
Carlotta: CaprishaPage
Landlady: April Gonzales
Stage Manager: David Lawrence
Mme. Valerius: Arielle Lipshaw
The Persian: Algy Pug

Audio edited by: Charlotte Duckett

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Gaston Leroux

Gaston Leroux (1868-1927) was a French journalist and writer of detective fiction. Born in Paris, Leroux attended school in Normandy before returning to his home city to complete a degree in law. After squandering his inheritance, he began working as a court reporter and theater critic to avoid bankruptcy. As a journalist, Leroux earned a reputation as a leading international correspondent, particularly for his reporting on the 1905 Russian Revolution. In 1907, Leroux switched careers in order to become a professional fiction writer, focusing predominately on novels that could be turned into film scripts. With such novels as The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1908), Leroux established himself as a leading figure in detective fiction, eventually earning himself the title of Chevalier in the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award for merit. The Phantom of the Opera (1910), his most famous work, has been adapted countless times for theater, television, and film, most notably by Andrew Lloyd Webber in his 1986 musical of the same name.