Le Fantôme de l'Opéra
Gaston Leroux
1868 – 1927
FRPublic Domain
Summary
"Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" by Gaston Leroux is a Gothic horror novel first published in 1909-1910. Set in the Paris Opera House, the story follows mysterious events surrounding a disfigured figure known as the Phantom. When young soprano Christine Daaé captures his obsession, a dangerous love triangle emerges between Christine, the Phantom, and her childhood love Raoul. As the Phantom's demands grow darker and more desperate, lives hang in the balance beneath the opera house. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Subjects
- Composers — Fiction
- French fiction — 20th century
- Horror tales
- Musical fiction
- Opera — Fiction
- Paris (France) — Fiction
- Phantom of the Opera (Fictitious character) — Fiction