Many of the most famous musicals, from The Sound of Music to Hamilton take some inspiration from historical events. In the years since the book’s publication, it’s been adapted into numerous films as well as a Broadway musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. If you are a fã of the musical, go ahead and read the book, then go and see the musical as well as the movie.The Phantom of the Opera began as a novel by Gaston Leroux. My most favourite is the Red Death during the masquerade scene in Act 2.įinally, I cried during the ending because the Phantom mysteriously vanished, leaving us ambiguous as to what really happen to him including both Raoul and Christine afterwards. Talking about the costumes, I must give kudos to the late Maria Bjornsson for her vivid and vibrant outfits. The Persian and Philippe make no appearance in the musical, the managers knew that the Phantom really exists in Act 2. It opens with an auction that takes place at the Paris Opera House, several of the characters still remains the same with the exception of Raoul, Christine and the Phantom. So, the musical is mais straightforward comparing to the original novel. A few weeks later, the Persian receives news from the Epoque that 'Erik is dead'. Instead, he tells the Persian of the couple's whereabouts and what he had done with them. At one point, I amor how Leroux describes his jealous nature when Erik overhears the young couple talking about him at the Paris Opera House rooftop clinging onto Apollo's Lyre.įinally, the final chapters did not have a mob going after Erik. Raoul was a very unlikable character in the novel unlike the musical counterpart, he is always angry with Christine and his relationship with Philippe, his elder brother was really explosive due to disapproval over his relationship with Christine.Įrik still remains the same and in the novel, he's also appears to be jealous to the point of killing Raoul in the final lair, including the Persian. It starts with Joseph Buquet's mysterious death, which was officially ruled as a suicide.
When I first read the book, I was taken aback about how the story was different from the musical. Hi guys, I'm going to compare the original novel and the stage musical that popularise the former.
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