The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera is a novel by Gaston Leroux, inspired by George du Maurier's Trilby. Published in 1910, and first translated into English in 1911, it has since been adapted many times into film and stage productions.

Adaptations

Stage

• Ken Hill's Phantom of the Opera (1976/1984): Musical by Ken Hill, with lyrics set to music by Gounod, Offenbach, Verdi, and others
• The Phantom of the Opera (1986): Musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• The Phantom of the Opera: Musical by Helen Grigal(book and lyrics) and Eugene Anderson (music). Produced by the Oregon Ridge Dinner Theater in cooperation with the Baltimore Actor's Theater. Director/Chroeographer: Helen Grigal.
• Phantom (1991): Musical by Maury Yeston (music and lyrics) and Arthur Kopit (text)

Films

• The Phantom of the Opera (1925): Featuring Lon Chaney, Sr.
• Phantom of the Opera (1943): Featuring Claude Rains
• Phantom of the Horse Opera (1961): A Woody Woodpecker cartoon
• The Phantom of the Opera (1962): Hammer Horror version featuring Herbert Lom
• The Phantom of the Paradise (1974): Also called The Phantom of the Fillmore; a rock musical directed by Brian De Palma
• The Phantom of the Opera (1983): Featuring Maximilian Schell and Jane Seymour
• ' (1989): Directed by Dwight H. Little, featuring Robert Englund
• Il Fantasma dell'Opera (1998): Directed by Dario Argento, featuring Julian Sands
• The Phantom of the Opera (2004): Big screen version of the Lloyd Webber musical, with Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum

Television

• The Phantom of the Opera (1990): miniseries produced by NBC, directed by Tony Richardson and starring Burt Lancaster, Teri Polo and Charles Dance.

Novels

• The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, the original book that started it all.
• Phantom by Susan Kay, a retelling of the Phantom's life.
• The Phantom of Manhattan by Frederick Forsyth, a sequel (to the Lloyd Webber musical rather than to the original novel).
• Angel of Music by D.M. Bernadette, a sequel to "all Phantom adaptations."
• Journey of the Mask by Nancy Hill Pettengill, a sequel to Leroux's original novel.
• Progeny by Becky L. Meadows, another sequel in which Erik and Christine have a son.
• The Canary Trainer by Nicholas Meyer, a Sherlock Holmes novel which re-interprets Leroux's plot.
• Maskerade by Terry Pratchett, a Discworld novel that parodies the story
• The Angel of the Opera by Sam Siciliano, Sherlock Holmes and his cousin meet up with the Phantom.
• Night Magic by Charlotte Vale Allen, a romance-novellesque retelling of the Phantom story in more modern times.
• Stagestruck Vampires and Other Phantasms by Suzy McKee Charnas; the short story Beauty of the Opera in this anthology offers an alternate ending with Christine staying with the Phantom for five years.

Song

• A heavy metal song by the band Iron Maiden about the book was recorded for the Iron Maiden album, released in 1980.
• Cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes recorded a punk rock version of the title track from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, and released it on their 1999 album Are a Drag.
• Heavy metal band Iced Earth wrote a song titled "The Phantom Opera Ghost," released in 2001.
• Gothic rock band Nightwish recorded a cover version of the title track from Lloyd Webber's musical, and released it on the 2002 album Century Child.
• Phantasia is the orchestral interpretation that Andrew and Julian Lloyd Webber have thought of making and finally made. A cello assumes the role of the Phantom (Julian Lloyd Webber) while a violin assumes the role of Christine (Sarah Chang).