Phantom of the Opera

Theactors,singers,andpatronsoftheParisOperaHousesaythataghosthauntsthelabyrinthinechambersbeneathitsstage.Whiletherearethosewholaughoffsuchsuperstitions,theyalwaysdosonervously,inthebrightlightofday.NearlyeveryoneconnectedwiththeOperaHouseinanywayhasfeltthephantom'svague,troublingpresence.Butbeautiful,talentedyoungsingerChristineDaaewillsoonexperienceaterrorfarmoreacutethananyvaguefeelingofunease.ForsheisabouttolearnthesecretofwhythemanwhohasmadethetunnelsbeneathParishisprivatedomainmustforeverhidehisfacebehindamask.Parthorrorstory,parthistoricalromance,andpartdetectivethriller,thetimelesstaleofamasked,disfiguredmusicalgeniuswholivesbeneaththeParisOperaHouseisfamiliartomillionsofreaders,aswellastomovieandtheatre-goers.Attheheartofthestory'slong-standingpopularityliesitsquestioningofauniversaltheme:therelationshipbetweenoutwardappearanceandthebeautyofdarknessofthehumansoul.