He falls in love with her, seducing her with darkness, coaching her, and using his power to ensure she is cast as a lead. He appears to a young novice soprano, Christine Daae (Leroux and Coward 11).
The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of an opera house haunted by a dark “phantom” with a disfigured face.
These aspects lent a particularly surprising enhancement to an already classic and timeless production, providing a wonderfully stark juxtaposition between the innocence of first love and the darkness of obsession, desire, and betrayal. As a special televised performance, props and sets were designed for close-up viewing, and the regular Royal Albert Hall cast was augmented by special guest performances from original 1986 cast members such as Michael Crawford (the original Phantom) and Sarah Brightman (Christine Daae) (PR Newswire 1). Originally debuted at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London in 1986, Andrew Lloyd Weber’s famous production, The Phantom of the Opera, was re-staged for television in a twenty-fifth anniversary performance at the Royal Albert Hall (PR Newswire 1).
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