The Phantom of the Opera is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux, and was first published in 1909-10. The novel is partly inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century and an apocryphal tale concerning the use of a former ballet student's skeleton in Carl Maria von Weber's 1841 production of Der Freischütz. (From Wikipedia).The soprano Christine Daae was brought up in the Paris Opera house, and before her musician father suddenly dies, he tells her he will send her an angel of music to look after her. She grows up and discovers that she is hearing a voice, telling her and teaching her to sing. She believes he is the angel of music but he is known in the Opera House simply as The Phantom. Although she is fascinated and drawn towards the phantom, she falls in love with her childhood sweetheart, The Vicomte de Chagny - or Raoul - but the Phantom of the Opera won't take this lightly.Translation by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy