![]() ![]() He finally appears physically to her, wearing a mask and leading her to his underground lair. ![]() ![]() He develops an obsession with her, growing extremely jealous of her suitor, Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny. He gives her voice lessons through the wall of her room and leads her to believe he is the spirit of her deceased father. As the story begins, however, two new managers take over and dismiss his mysterious notes and the company's stories about him as nonsense.Īt some point he has also taken on a protegée, Christine Daaë, a talented soprano. He demanded a payment of 20,000 francs a month and the free use of 'Box 5' from the managers, threatening violence and disaster upon them and the company should they fail to comply. He was a musical genius, but shunned the outside world and used skillful trickery and gadgets (like a two-way mirror) to make himself seem like a ghost haunting the place. The Phantom's story has been changed many times by different directors and authors, but according to the original novel by Gaston Leroux, a man named Erik lived underneath the Paris Opera House in the 19th century. ![]()
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