Phantom Of The Opera Essay

Webber uses masks in many different ways in the play, The Phantom of the Opera. One of the ways that he uses them is with the characters. Every character in the play wears some kind of mask. Whether it’s just stage makeup, a wig, beard, or a moustache, they all

The children's version, meant for 8 to 12 year-olds, is the most like the original 1920s Gaston Leroux version.  One of the few things that is changed, other than the overall abbreviation of the novel, is simplification of the language.  For example, Erik begins describing himself by saying, "I was ugly.  Worse than ugly"3.  This straightforward, childlike language puts the novel at the preteen reading level while preserving Erik's crucial description.  The Phantom of the Opera is the most popular book in Random House Publishing's youth "Bullseye Chiller" series, above other tales of vampires, werewolves, mummies, and witches4.  Even children can identify with the love triangle among the three main characters - Erik, Christine and Raoul.  They probably still pity his unrequited love for Christine, and the way in which he was mistreated.  Night Magic, another adaptation, is much lighter reading and aimed at a different audience than the more literary variations.  Night Magic is the modern-day romance version of Phantom, spanning two decades.  Erik becomes a reclusive scarred contractor, and Christine is now Marisa, a spoiled and orphaned teenager with a beautiful voice.  The traditional Erik kills without a thought when he feels threatened, while Erik's most raging moment in Night Magic consists of him throwing a stool across the room when a client has been flirtatious with Marisa5.  This adaptation is lacking the "dangerous" side of Erik, so as not to scare

In 1984 Andrew Lloyd Webber, transformed the original The Phantom of the Opera novel (written in 1911 by Gaston Leroux) into a dialogic, emotional masterpiece. The prologue starts at the end of the story, in an auction in the Paris Opera House, in 1905. Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny is buying a papier-mâché music box,

To start off, The Phantom of the Opera, musically composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, arrived in Broadway in 1988 and preformed on the stage of the Majestic Theatre. The Phantom of the Opera tells a the story of young Christine Daae who takes center stage as leading soprano. The opera's supposed phantom cuts the rope, which connects the stage lights, causing the old lead singer to quit after nearly being killed by falling lights. Christine claims to have had lessons from an angle of music that her late father had promised. Unknown, the angle is the supposed phantom. The phantom is just a man named Erik who

     In the novel, Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux, we are introduced to a character

In the play Othello, jealousy is shown to be very evident through the actions of the characters. Jealousy is an emotion that everyone shares, and it is ultimately responsible for the tragic ending of the play. Everyone feels jealous at certain times of their lives, and this feeling can cause people to do irrational things. This human emotion also shows people to be weak in the sense that they are never happy with what they have. Shakespeare shows through Othello, Iago, Roderigo, and Brabantio that jealousy is the most corrupt and destructive emotion.

James Barbour is currently playing the role of the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera which is performed at Majestic Theatre in New York City. He has countless accomplishments including performing in eight Broadway shows and twelve films as well as winning three of the six awards he has been nominated for (Wikipedia Contributors). Although James Barbour sounds perfect on paper, he has a dark past.

The Phantom of the Opera started out as a book written by Gaston Leroux, published January 8th in 1910 (Haining, 1). There have been several adaptations since then, including Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical. The other adaptations were Das Phantom der Opera, which is also known as Das Gespent im Opernhaus produced during 1916 in Germany as a silent drama film, this is known as a lost film due to no known copies existing at this time. A silent drama horror was produced on November 15th, 1925, a drama thriller was produced during August 27th in 1943, a horror film was produced June 25th during 1962, and an indie thriller, called Phantom of the Paradise was adapted from Phantom of the Opera and then produced in October 31st of 1974.

The opera house is bought by two people, whom are unaware of the role the Phantom plays in keeping the opera house safe, and was paid by the owners a monthly salary of 20,000 French francs! The Phantom tampers with the props above the stage, and drops a backdrop onto the lead signer, causing her to become furious and screams at the owners and director that she quits. A note falls from the rafters, with the Phantoms signature

In his own time, however, Leroux was a celebrated journalist, an international adventurer, and one of the most popular authors of mysteries and dark thrillers in the entire world, as well as a gambler. It was a life that might easily have come out of a novel, had it not all been true. His novel The Phantom of the Opera and its Broadway adaptation is by far his most famous piece of work. The play can be seen in many countries around the world still

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, is generally thought of as a comical romance. A very important factor that makes the whole play a comedy, is magic, which is used to affect the lives of four Athenians: Hermia, Lysander, Helena and Demetrius. Bottom, also a simple human, falls victim of the fairies’ mischievous magic. The magic reaches these characters by Puck, a naughty fairy, and Oberon, the king of fairies. Puck decides to cast a spell on Bottom, making him grow a donkey head, and Oberon decides to cast a spell on Titania, making her fall in love with Bottom. From a simple mistaken spell, a rollercoaster of emotions, conflicts and laughter emerge. Magic is

Critics have debated the significance of Othello’s race in terms of portraying his identity for a long time. The negative connotations of “blackness” have led to the creation of many racial constructs associated with the “Moor”; this denigration has infused the opinions of many critics, such as Albert Gerard, proposing that Othello’s “negroid physiognomy” reaches down to the “deepest levels of personality” and that he is a “barbarian”. However, many other critics like Edward Berry and Martin Orkin believe that colour is merely a “surface indicator” compared to the outward virtue of beneficence, defining identity. Beneficence could be defined by the will to practice good acts, in conjunction with the aversion of practicing evil, and the prevention and removal of evil.

Considering the many parts of an opera, it’s no wonder that people often get confused---the genre stretches back to the very end of the 16th century and has changed dramatically over time. From lyric sopranos to basso profundos, we’ve put together a guide to the types of vocalists you would probably see at the opera today, paired with famous roles featuring those voice types.

A young Emmy Rossum played the lead female role of Christine Dae, Minnie Driver played Charlotte, the supporting female lead. A pre-horror star Patrick Wilson played the Count DeChagney, and Scottish actor Gerard Butler portrayed the Phantom of the Opera. The latter is listed last mainly because he is the subject of which this paper orbits around. The film was heavily anticipated by fans of new and old, meaning that when it tanked after release, the damage to the Phantom’s reputation was nye irreparable. Nothing could have saved the story that Schumacher had obviously not even given a single to. Any and all efforts were flung into a haphazardly shot film with poor pacing and reliance that veered too heavily upon the scenery and costume to steal hearts rather than The Phantom's dark and alluring mystery. The actors were terrible and the singing was dismal. Bad review after bad review bombarded what was once an enjoyably chilling story; not a single detail was over looked. In the mess of screaming however, one opinion stuck out above all the rest: Gerard Butler was biggest insult to Phantom of the Opera ever seen. Not only was his deformity underwhelming and stale, but his portrayal of Eric has been described as “Singing like Meat Loaf stuffed with too much garlic. He's too glaringly "overpowering" in the Broadway manner to invite us into the Phantom's exquisite torment.” (Full of Hot Aria, Gleiberman, Owen) Truly, Butler had ruined the character for

Phantom of the Opera was created by the amazing Andrew Lloyd Webber. Andrew was born on March 22, 1948, in South Kensington in London, England. He was the first of two sons of William Lloyd Webber, who was an organist and composer. His mother, Jean Johnstone, was a pianist and violinist. Andrew Lloyd Webber learned to play many musical instruments at home and began composing extremely early. He continued his musical studies at Westminster School, where his father was an organist. At the age of 9, Andrew was able to play the organ and helped his father during performances. In 1964 he went to Oxford University as a Queens Scholar of history to continue his studies.