The Phantom demands that the producers of a new opera make Christine the lead singer. But he tells her, now that she has seen his face, she will never be free. She is horrified at what she sees.Ĭhristine and the Phantom return to the surface. She decides to pull away the mask that always covers most of the Phantom’s face. In the Phantom’s strange home, Christine faints. He believes that only Christine can sing his music. The Phantom takes Christine to his place under the opera house. She believes he is her 'Angel of Music.' Michael Crawford is our Phantom. Listen as Christine and Raoul - Sarah Brightman and Steve Barton - sing “Think of Me.”Ĭhristine loves Raoul. But she falls in love with a wealthy and good-looking man named Raoul. The Phantom wants Christine to sing his music. The Phantom lives in a strange world under the Paris Opera House. “The Phantom of the Opera” is based on a book by Gaston Leroux. It has won many top awards in Britain and the United States. The show opened in New York on January twenty-sixth, nineteen eighty-eight. “The Phantom of the Opera” was first seen at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London in nineteen eighty-six. Until now, the longest-running show on Broadway was 'Cats.' Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber who wrote the music for 'Phantom,' was also responsible for 'Cats.' That show closed in New Year in two thousand. 'Phantom' has brought in more than three thousand million dollars in ticket sales. There have been tens of thousands of performances around the world. Its success is told in numbers: as of Monday night, seven thousand four hundred eighty-six performances in New York City alone. The story has made “The Phantom of the Opera” the longest-running show ever performed on Broadway. Her lover, who does not believe that this phantom exists. A beautiful young singer who falls under the man's control. Today we hear music from “The Phantom of the Opera.” That show sets a record this week.Ī mysterious man who covers his deformed face with a mask. Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. 'Phantom of the Opera' Rewrites Broadway History After 18 Yearsĭownload MP3 (Right-click or option-click the link.)

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