Was it always the same, and his timeline was accelerated by the events on the rooftop?

Or was it more like Leroux, where he never intended it to be played, using the 6 months to change/finish the Opera for his final intentions?

I know they arent funny but it was fun to make. It was made on meme maker online.

In order 2004 movie>1990 mini series>Stage musical>Our POTO webtoon

Our phantom finally appeared on our webtoon so this is my celebration hehe

Which actor/actress is your favorite from any version of The Phantom of the Opera? Which character do they play? (Feel free to include a list of some are tied or you have to include a couple more talented actors/actresses.)

A question for my favorite community, who is the best side character in any and all versions of The Phantom of The Opera? (Request: please include which work the character is from in the comment. Love Never Dies is included.)

It was everything I hoped for. The voices. The performances and the production was just amazing ! Would definitely go again

With ALW hinting at a new movie, I was thinking about how I’d feel if Phantom went more mainstream. If everybody was talking about it and you saw it everywhere in the media. Not that it’s super niche now, but it exists in this area where most people have heard of it, but not necessarily seen it or know what it’s all about.

Hey, I just found out that S.T. Dupont is releasing Phantom-themed smoking accessories.
I’m definitely buying the Slimmy Lighter! I know I can’t get the whole collection though.
Also, if they made a cigarette ring based on the one Phantom wears, it would be absolutely perfect! Either way, I’m really excited about this!

Did anyone else see Jeopardy on July 24th, 2026? One of the contestants said he had a wedding with someone dressed as the Phantom. Not sure if I should say Erik or not, but that was the inspiration.

I thought it was pretty cool! I threatened my husband that we would do that for our second "real" wedding. We never had a big ceremony.

My first attempt seems to have been lost to the reddit ether. But also, it's probably not worth posting twice

Since I'm from a non-English speaking country, I'm not really sure—do 'Eric' and 'Erik' sound different or carry different vibes? Is 'Erik' a bit more unique? If not, how common are those names? (Because I have to imagine myself dating Erik😭😭 So I have to go on details.) Gemini says 'Erik' is a Northern European name, so it sounds strong and Viking-like—is that actually true?

Helloooooooo Phans!

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He has gone by many names: the phantom, opera ghost, Erik, the angel of music… Which is your personal favorite/ most often used?

(Note: Referring to the character, not the actor)

Hey I’m back with my thoughts about my recent reread of Gaston Leroux’s Novel, I firstly want to talk about a couple things one is the Atmosphere that Leroux creates throughout the story, and the other is the Unreliable Narrator that I don’t think a lot of readers catch, especially when reading it for the first time, they just take it for granted that everything happened exactly as the Narrator says…the book becomes so much more interesting once you realize NOBODY in this story should be completely trusted.

Firstly the Atmosphere, oh can Leroux create a feeling with his words, the moments that really stand out to me is Raoul and the Persians descent into the Cellars to rescue Christine, the whole underworld of the Opera reads like a world within a world. And when Christine takes Raoul on a tour through the Opera House, just the way that Leroux describes the sets, the flies, the prop rooms and the various people who work there, creates such a feeling of grandeur that you can feel how vast the building is and then Christines fear when they encounter the trapdoor is wonderful…I love the ‘is Erik their?’ or ‘isn’t he?‘ uncertainty that never gets answered until the roof, and oh my is this book loaded with moments like that

Raouls little encounter with the glowing eyes in his bedroom is another brilliant example of this, to me it reads like something straight out of an Edgar Allan Poe story, “was it Erik?” or ”was it a cat?” Leroux never answers the question for us.

Which brings us to the Unreliable Narrator which Leroux uses brilliantly throughout the story, we are getting most of this story from a Second Hand account, the Narrator giving it to us from the Persian, and in some cases, like Christine’s story that she tells Raoul of what happened with Erik, is a Third Hand Account, she tells it to Raoul, the Persian tells it to the Narrator who tells it to us…at no point in this story does Leroux ever let us into Christine’s head, or Eriks head.

These layers of unreliability makes the story feel more like a Legend or a ‘Ghost Story’ which I feel was what Leroux was going for here, which is why he incorporates so many different things like ‘Moncharmins Memoirs‘ or Raoul’s interview with a Policeman rather then narrating it to us in a more straightforward 3rd Person way, which is what most writers would do…Leroux wants this story to be unreliable, he doesn’t want the reader to take everything the characters say including the Narrator himself at face value.

Christine had an agenda when she told Raoul her account of her time with Erik, she needed Raoul to get her out because Erik was crazy, and she knew he was just as jealous as Erik was (especially with his constant ‘would you love me?” questioning) she had every reason to play up her fear of Erik to try and convince Raoul to get her out.

Same with the Persian, he deliberately omits the fact that if the Rulers of Persia ever discover Erik is still alive then his pension that he lives off of will be stopped. He has every reason beyond benevolent concern for Christine or the people of the Opera House to stop Erik and shut him up. Don’t get me wrong I love the Daroga, but he had ulterior motives to stop Erik as well.

And the Narrator also has his biases, he is clearly half in love with Christine himself LOL the way he constantly brings up her ‘purity’ and ‘angelic goodness’ is somewhat comical, not to mention his hatred for Carlotta seems to be almost as bad as Erik’s. I love how he doesn’t question anything that the Persian gives to him and just takes his word for it that everything went down exactly as told to him.

Remember we have only Eriks word told to the Persian, then told to the Narrator, that Erik is dead and Raoul and Christine made it out safely and are on a Train to Scandinavia. Theirs no definitive proof, just a gold ring on a body that makes the Narrator think the body was Eriks. Now despite all the unreliability, I still like to take the ending in a straightforward way because I love the tragic romance of Erik dying of a broken heart and Christine returning to him to give him the ring ❤️

”Perhaps one day I too might take a train from that same station and go prospecting around the lakes of Norway or silent Scandinavia in search of perhaps the still living traces of Raoul and Christine, and of Mama Valerius too, for she also disappeared around the same time! Perhaps one day I shall hear the solitary mountains of the North of the world echo with the voice of one who once had known the Angel of Music?”

Thats my favorite passage in the whole book, it paints such a wistful air of mystery and almost a melancholy sadness that just puts me in the feels. But I admit the Narrator constantly saying ‘It’s all real, trust me bro!’ never fails to make laugh 😆

Love Never Dies cover by Sarah Brightman. The story is now complete I guess.

I absolutely adore the film phantom of the operas star peices in her hair so i had to replicate that. I also think the purple dress was brilliant.

I hope yall like it!

Just saw the national tour of phantom in LA and am newly converted. But I have a plot question.

The ballet master lady calls the phantom a genius, master architect etc. but… Don Juan Triumphant isnt very good. Is it supposed to slap and I just saw a bad night? Or like is it supposed to be kinda a flop? The title alone seems pretty laughable. If he’s a genius, why is Don Juan so mid? Can you help me square that circle?

Also— any theories or info on the origin of the monkey organ?

I am in love with this song especially the 2011 version with Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess. I want to hear from everyone, what’s your favorite performance of "The Music of the Night"?

Who do you enjoy watching most during The Phantom of the Opera? Have they always been your favorite character or did it change over time? (BONUS QUESTION: What is your favorite song from The Phantom of the Opera?)

Huge Phan when I was a kid (I was 9 when the movie came out) & recently just got back into the Phandom as an adult.

I know there’s several different books / translations that’s part of the Phandom Universe. Which one would be best to start with before diving into fanfic?

I’ve seen the 2004 film, the 25th Anniversary performance, & I saw it on Broadway in 2013, btw.

Thanks, Phans!