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Viscount Raoul De Chagny
Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny is a fictional character and one of the protagonists of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel ''The Phantom of the Opera''. Biography Raoul is a viscount and Christine Daaé's childhood friend. They first met when he was a young child when he went on vacation in Northern France. He meets up with her again after watching her performance at the former managers' retirement ceremony at the Palais Garnier. He reminds her that he is "the little boy who went into the sea to rescue your scarf," which provokes her laughter. At first, Christine refuses to recognize Raoul, in fear that the "Angel of Music" would return to heaven. However, they become engaged later. Unknown to them, Erik, the "Angel of Music" of which Christine speaks (actually a musical genius who lives beneath the Opera), had been spying on them. On the day they were going to elope, Erik abducts her during a performance of ''Faust'' at the opera house. Raoul then, along with the mysterious man known only a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Of The Opera
''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierre Lafitte. The novel is partly inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century, and by an apocryphal tale concerning the use of a former ballet pupil's skeleton in Carl Maria von Weber's 1841 production of . It has been successfully adapted into various stage and film adaptations, most notable of which are the 1925 film depiction featuring Lon Chaney, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical. History behind the novel Leroux initially was going to be a lawyer, but after spending his inheritance gambling he became a reporter for . At the paper, he wrote about and critiqued dramas, as well as being a courtroom reporter. With his job, he was able to travel frequently, but he returned to Paris where he becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantom Of The Opera (1943 Film)
''Phantom of the Opera'' is a 1943 American romantic horror film directed by Arthur Lubin, loosely based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel ''The Phantom of the Opera'' and its 1925 film adaptation starring Lon Chaney. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film stars Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster and Claude Rains, and was composed by Edward Ward. The first adaptation of the source material to be filmed in Technicolor, ''Phantom of the Opera'' was even more freely adapted than Universal's silent picture. The film reused Universal's elaborate replica of the Opéra Garnier interior, which had originally been created for the 1925 film. Despite mixed critical reviews, the film was a box office success. It is also the only classic Universal horror film to win an Oscar, for Art Direction and Cinematography. Plot Violinist Erique Claudin is dismissed from the Paris Opera House after revealing that he is losing the use of the fingers of his left hand. Unbeknownst to the cond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948), is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, a song cycle, a set of variations, two film scores, and a Latin Requiem Mass. Several of his songs have been widely recorded and were successful outside of their parent musicals, such as "Memory" from '' Cats,'' "The Music of the Night" and " All I Ask of You" from ''The Phantom of the Opera'', "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from ''Evita'', and " Any Dream Will Do" from '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.'' In 2001, ''The New York Times'' referred to him as "the most commercially successful composer in history". ''The Daily Telegraph'' ranked him the "fifth most powerful person in British culture" in 2008, lyricist Don Black writing "Andrew more or less single-ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Saxon (actor)
William James Smyth (12 June 1955 – 2 July 2003), better known by his stage name James Saxon was an English television and theatre character actor. He began his career in British television productions in the early 1980s, and as the decade progressed he became an in-demand charismatic support actor with the plump physique and expressive moon face that he developed in his thirties, noted for his acting range, from frenetic intensity and garrulousness through to refined genteel introspection. To the mid-1980s generation of British children he was known for his role as Roland Rat's inept agent, D'Arcy DeFarcy, who would mistakenly refer to his client as "Reynard". Early life Saxon was born William James Smyth on 6 April 1955, in the town of Swindon in the county of Wiltshire. He trained to be an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, in London. Career Saxon began his career on television in the series ''Jukes of Piccadilly'' in 1980 before landing the part of Morris Hard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantom Of The Opera (1976 Musical)
''Phantom of the Opera'' is a musical with book and lyrics by Ken Hill. It is the first musical adaptation of the 1910 novel ''The Phantom of the Opera'' by Gaston Leroux, about the hideously disfigured Phantom's amorous obsession with the magnificent, naïve singer, Christine. Hill wrote the original English lyrics to the music of Verdi, Gounod, Offenbach, Mozart, Weber, Donizetti,Goddard, Dan RPhantomania strikes San Antonio when the original, 1976 version by'San Antonio Express-News''. mySA.com (San Antonio Archives). 2 November 1990. and Boito. It premiered in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, in 1976 and had a West End production in 1991. History Hill’s ''Phantom of the Opera'' was the first musical version of the story by Gaston Leroux and has enjoyed financial success. Hill's musical inspired the multi-Tony Award-winning 1986 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of the story. As Ken Hill rummaged through a used bookstore, he picked up a copy of Leroux's novel and eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Hill (playwright)
Ken Hill (28 January 1937 – 23 January 1995) was an English playwright and theatre director. Ken Hill was a protégé of Joan Littlewood at Theatre Workshop. He was known for his chaotic musicals on the tiny stage of the old Theatre Royal Stratford East, Theatre Workshop's home in Stratford, London, for many years but he also had hits in the West End and abroad. Among them were ''The Invisible Man'' and the original stage version of ''Phantom of the Opera'', which inspired Andrew Lloyd Webber to create his musical blockbuster of the same title. Biography Ken Hill was born in Birmingham, England on 28 January 1937 and was educated at King Edward VI's Grammar School, Camp Hill, Birmingham, after which he joined an amateur theatrical company, Crescent Theatre, sweeping the floor, making props, writing and directing. His first play, '' Night Season'', was put on at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, in 1963. For a time, he worked as an investigative journalist for ATV and it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Gleeson
Simon Gleeson (born 13 January 1977) is an Australian actor and singer who is best known for playing Jean Valjean in the 2014 Australian revival and in the 2016/17 cast of the West End production of ''Les Misérables''. He performed in Noël Coward's Hayfever for the Melbourne Theatre Company, and returned to the Melbourne Theatre Company in 2018 to play Sir Robert Chiltern in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband. In the United Kingdom he has performed in plays at The Royal National Theatre and in the West End of London. He has appeared in the popular BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', playing SJ Fletcher's boyfriend Sid Clarke. In 2007 Gleeson appeared in ' Kombat Opera Presents' for BBC television. He appeared with Richard Dreyfuss and Nia Vardalos in 2009's ''My Life in Ruins''. Early life Gleeson grew up in The Rock, a small country town in New South Wales with his parents and sister, Sara Gleeson (who is an actress). He completed his secondary education at Xavier College where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Wilson (American Actor)
Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3, 1973) is an American actor who is best known for playing the role of demonologist Ed Warren in the Conjuring Universe (2013–present). He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway musicals. He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his roles in ''The Full Monty'' (2000–2001) and ''Oklahoma!'' (2002). He co-starred in the acclaimed HBO miniseries ''Angels in America'' (2003), which he was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Wilson has also appeared in films such as ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (2004), ''Hard Candy'' (2005), '' Little Children'' (2006), ''Watchmen'' (2009), ''Insidious'' (2010), ''The A-Team'' (2010), '' Insidious: Chapter 2'' (2013), and as demonologist Ed Warren in the Conjuring Universe (2013–present). He has earned a reputation as a " scream king" due to his frequent casting in horror films. On television, Wilson starred in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Of The Opera (2004 Film)
''The Phantom of the Opera'' is a 2004 musical romantic drama film based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the 1910 French novel ''Le Fantôme de l'Opéra'' by Gaston Leroux. Produced and co-written by Lloyd Webber and directed by Joel Schumacher, it stars Gerard Butler in the title role, with Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, and Jennifer Ellison in supporting roles. The film was announced in 1989, although production did not start until 2002 due to Lloyd Webber's divorce and Schumacher's busy career. It was shot entirely at Pinewood Studios, with scenery created with miniatures and computer graphics. Rossum, Wilson and Driver had singing experience, but Butler had none and was provided with music lessons prior to filming. ''The Phantom of the Opera'' grossed $154.6 million worldwide, and received neutral reviews from critics, but was well-received by audiences. Critics praised the visuals and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Storke
Adam J. Storke (born August 18, 1962) is an American actor who has starred in television and film. He is best known for playing Julia Roberts's love interest in the 1988 film '' Mystic Pizza'' and as Larry Underwood in the 1994 Stephen King mini series ''The Stand''. Biography Storke was born in New York City, New York, the son of Angela Thornton, an actress, and William Storke, a film and television producer. His well-known television role is in the soap opera ''Search for Tomorrow'' as Andrew Ryder in 1985 and in the short lived TV series in 1998 ''Prey''. Adam has appeared in some TV movies and has made guest appearances on several television series, including ''Miami Vice'', ''L.A. Law'', ''American Dreams'', ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', ''Tales from the Crypt'' and 2005's '' Over There''. His theatre credits include ''The Rimers of Eldritch''. Filmography * '' Broadway's Finest'' (2012) (film) * '' New Amsterdam'' (2008) (TV) * '' Over There'' (2005) (TV) * ''Our G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Of The Opera (1990 Miniseries)
''The Phantom of the Opera'' is a 1990 American two-part television miniseries directed by Tony Richardson and starring Charles Dance in the title role. It is adapted from Arthur Kopit's book from his stage musical '' Phantom'', which is based loosely on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel. Plot The Phantom of the Opera is a disfigured musician named Erik who lives below the Opéra Garnier in Paris. He has a large part in managing each performance until his friend Gerard Carriere is dismissed. The new manager Choleti refuses to listen to warnings about the "ghost" who haunts the opera house, even when the wardrobe man goes into the depths of the opera house and is killed. Christine Daaé comes to the Paris Opera House to receive voice lessons; however she is dismissed by Choleti's wife, Carlotta, to working in the costume department. The doorman lets Christine stay in a storage room in the Opera House. Upon hearing her sing, the Phantom is entranced by her voice. He offers to be her t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael York (actor)
Michael York OBE (born Michael Hugh Johnson; 27 March 1942) is an English film, television and stage actor. After performing on-stage with the Royal National Theatre, he had a breakthrough in films by playing Tybalt in Franco Zeffirelli's ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1968). His blond, blue-eyed boyish looks and English upper social class demeanor saw him play leading roles in several major British and Hollywood films of the 1970s. His best known roles include Konrad Ludwig in ''Something for Everyone'' (1970), Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in ''Zeppelin'' (1971), Brian Roberts in ''Cabaret'' (1972), George Conway in ''Lost Horizon'' (1973), D'Artagnan in ''The Three Musketeers'' (also 1973) and its two sequels, Count Andrenyi in ''Murder on the Orient Express'' (1974), Logan 5 in ''Logan's Run'' (1976). In his later career he found success as Basil Exposition in the ''Austin Powers'' film series (1997–2002). He is a two-time Emmy Award nominee, for the ''ABC Afterschool Special'': ''Are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
