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[[File:Gaston Leroux - Le Fantôme de l'Opéra.jpg|thumb|300px|Cover of the 1910 edition of the novel]]
In 1986, Gaston Leroux's novel '''''The Phantom of the Opera''''' was adapted into what is now known as [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s best known musical—and its producers' claims that it is the single most financially successful entertainment venture ''[http://nationaltours.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_PHANTOM_Tour_Becomes_First_to_Reach_7000_Performances_20100128 of all time]'' may have some truth to them.
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Shortly afterwards, Raoul and Christine become engaged. The Phantom overhears them, and decides to win Christine's love, once and for all... or, failing that, punish them both for their arrogance.
While the novel and many films saw the Phantom as pitiable, the image of him as an outright romantic figure is one established by the musical and its fanbase.
'''Adaptations''':
[[The Phantom of the Opera (novel)|''The Phantom of the Opera'' (novel)]], written in 1909-1910 by Gaston Leroux, has been adapred to other media multiple times:
* a Russian film, which is only known due to surviving publicity material; the film itself is lost.
* [[The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)|''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1925 film)]], a silent film starring [[Lon Chaney]] -- this is faithful to the novel excluding some minor quips (the titular Phatom's and Ledoux's backgrounds and the whole final act). It has fallen in the public domain and may be watched at [http://www.archive.org/details/ThePhantomoftheOpera Archive.org] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20120924054906/http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5224364451553593147 Google Video].
* [[Phantom of the Opera (1943 film)|''Phantom of the Opera'' (1943 film)]], a film starring [[Claude Rains]]
* [[The Phantom of the Opera (1962 film)|''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1962 film)]], a British film starring [[Herbert Lom]]
* [[Phantom of the Opera (1976 musical)|''Phantom of the Opera'' (1976 musical)]], a theatrical production adapted by Ken Hill
* [[The Phantom of the Opera (1983 TV movie)|''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1983 TV movie)]], a 1983 TV film starring [[Maximilian Schell]]
* [[File:Phantom.jpg|frame|Promotional image for the 1986 musical]] [[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1986 musical)]], a theatrical production adapted by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]. (The musical finally finished its run in April 2023.)
** [[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)|''The Phantom of the Opera'' (2004 film)]], an adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical released after years in [[Development Hell]], starring Emmy Rossum as Christine and Gerard Butler as Erik, the Phantom.
** ''[[The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall]]'', a 2011 British filmed production of the 25th anniversary staging of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, starring [[Gerard Butler]]
** ''[[The Phantom of Manhattan]]'', a 1999 sequel novel to the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical.
** ''[[Love Never Dies]]'', a 2010 sequel musical to the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical
* [[The Phantom of the Opera (1989 film)|''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1989 film)]], a film starring [[Robert Englund]]
* [[The Phantom of the Opera (pinball)|''The Phantom of the Opera'' (pinball)]], a 1990 pinball machine by Data East
* [[Phantom (musical)|''Phantom'' (1991 musical)]], a theatrical production adapted by Maury Yeston & Arthur Kopit.
** [[The Phantom of the Opera (miniseries)|''The Phantom of the Opera'' (miniseries)]], a 1990 two-part American TV miniseries starring [[Charles Dance]]
* [[The Phantom of the Opera (1998 film)|''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1998 film)]], an Italian film directed by Dario Argento
* [[The Phantom of the Opera (audio drama)|''The Phantom of the Opera'' (audio drama)]], a 2007 audio drama for radio, adapted by Barnaby Edwards
The story is also spoofed in the [[Discworld]] novel ''[[Maskerade]]''.
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* [[Acting for Two]]: In the silent film, they must have really liked Joseph Buquet's [[Large Ham|hamming]] [[One-Scene Wonder|it up]], so they have the actor also play his twin brother, who finds him dead.
* [[Adaptational Attractiveness]]: Gerard Butler's Phantom in the film version is rather less ugly than his stage counterparts, to the point that film critic Richard Roeper quipped "He's the Fashionably-Scarred Stud of the Opera."
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20131109160404/http://unlimitedmusic.se/IMG/peterjoback.jpg Peter Jöback] who plays the part on West End between March and September 2012 originally auditioned to play the Phantom on Broadway but was rejected because he was considered too good looking for the part. He was offered the part of Raoul instead, turned it down and was then contacted by Andrew Lloyd Webber who asked him to come play the role in London.
* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: The book Christine was blonde, but in all stage productions and the movie, she is a brunette.
** Averted in the Hungarian production—Christine is sometimes blonde here. The actresses seem to have wigs the same colour as their own hair.
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*** If you think the musical version is [[Hotter and Sexier]] you should see the one [[Dario Argento]] made!
* [["I Am Becoming" Song]]: "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again", Christine recognizes how hard she's been trying to hold on the past and tries to move on.
* [[The Ingenue]]: Christine is the epitome of this, except in 1943, where she's a well-adjusted, career-minded girl. Carlotta even [[
{{quote|'''Carlotta''': ''(to Andre and Firmin)'' Would you not rather have your precious little ingenue?}}
*** Signora, no, the world wants ''YOU!!!''
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* [[Tragic Monster]]: The Phantom is the epitome of the trope when he isn't being played up as a [[Draco in Leather Pants]].
* [[Victim Falls For Rapist]]: The lyrics and tone of "Music of the Night" are presented as a seduction and reveal the Phantom's love for Christine. But if he has his way with her when the lights go out (there has been endless discussion as to the possibility of this), given Christine's unconscious/entranced state throughout the scene, this can only be construed as rape.
** The [https://web.archive.org/web/20130322182434/http://www.phantommovie.com/script/lair.htm original script] for what would later become the 2004 film had the Phantom getting into bed with Christine as ''Music of the Night'' ended and the scene fading out as he drew the curtain around them, leaving little doubt as to his intentions. Probably changed as it would have been hard to continue presenting him as a romantic hero after such a blatant violation.
*** Many fans did note that her stockings are gone when she awakens at "I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It." Could just be a [[Continuity Snarl]] or...something else.
*** [[Word of God]] says the missing stockings are an unfortunate continuity error.
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