![]() ![]() Christine accepts, and down in the catacombs learns that her angel is in actuality a deformed musical genius who wears a mask to hide his abhorrent face. ![]() The Phantom then becomes envious of her relationship with Raoul and invites her to visit him down in his world beneath the edifice. Christine wins the hearts of the audience, including that of her childhood sweetheart, Vicomte Raoul de Chagny. ![]() Meanwhile, the young diva Christine Daaé (believed to be inspired and guided by an Angel of Music supposedly sent by her father) achieves sudden prominence on the opera stage when she replaces the current prima donna Carlotta, who has twice necessitated replacement due to a mysterious illness. The "Opera Ghost" (" le fantôme de l'Opéra") blackmails the two opera managers to pay him a monthly retainer of 20,000 francs and reserve for him a private concert booth. The employees claim that the opera house is haunted by a mysterious ghost who causes a variety of accidents. In Leroux's original 1910 novel, the setting is 19th century Paris at the Opera Garnier, a luxurious and monumental building which has been built over a huge underground lake between 18. Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow. ![]()
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