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What type of work is Weber's masterpiece "The Phantom of the Opera"?

Webber's masterpiece "The Phantom of the Opera" is a romantic thriller-themed musical.

"The Phantom Of the Opera" ("The Phantom Of the Opera"/Phantom of the Opera/Ghost of the Opera) is one of the masterpieces of musical theater master Andrew Lloyd Webber. It features wonderful music, romantic The plot and perfect dance have become eternal masterpieces in musicals. It is adapted from the Gothic love novel of the same name by French writer Leroux.

Chinese name: The Phantom of the Opera

Foreign name: The Phantom Of The Opera

Other translations: The Phantom of the Opera, Phantom of the Opera, Phantom of the Opera

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Production date: 1986

First broadcast date: 1986

Director: Harold Prince

Starring: Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman

Genre: Musical

Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Lyrics: Charles Ha Special

Additional lyrics: Richard Stilger

Assistant director: Arthur Marsella

Choreographer: Gillian Lynne , Patricia Merlin

Introduction:

In an opera house in Paris, strange things happened frequently. The original prima donna was almost killed, and a man appeared in the theater. Creepy imaginary male voice. This voice comes from the "ghost" who lives in the underground labyrinth of the theater. He falls in love with the actress Christine, secretly teaches her singing, and helps her get the position of the heroine. However, Christine is in love with the theater manager Rao Er, this caused a series of plots such as jealousy, chasing, and murder. In the end, the "ghost" found that his love for Christine had exceeded his personal possessiveness, so he got rid of Christine, leaving the cloak and mask behind, and disappeared alone into the dark underground maze.

The music of the play is extremely successful, mysterious and beautiful. The first song: "Auction Item 666" will grab your heart tightly, and then "The Phantom of Opera" and "The Music of the Night" have become classic songs of musicals.

This play, like the Chinese movie "Midnight Song", is based on the French writer Gaston. Although the original work of Leroux's novel of the same name is not wonderful, its mysterious and romantic plot and thrilling and suspenseful atmosphere have inspired many artists. Weber incorporated operatic elements into this play. (The story takes place in an opera house) a large number of classical music such as Verdi and Offenbach's operatic melodies were used. The stage lighting, scenery and costumes in the play are also extremely luxurious. , the hero and heroine Mike. Crawford and Sarah. Brightman's collaboration has become a timeless classic. Weber also eliminated many irrelevant plots (such as the underground glass and steel forest and torture chamber) and characters (such as Daroga and Count Philip) in the original work, making the plot of the opera more compact. Since its performance in 1986, "The Ghost of the Opera" has grossed a global box office of 2.7 billion U.S. dollars. The play has been performed in 85 cities in 12 countries. In London, whenever this play is performed, the seats will be packed.