Phantom of the Opera
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The story of a half-crazed musician hiding in the labyrinth of the famous Paris Opera House & orchestrating a number of events to further the career of a beautiful young singer has captured the imaginations of filmmakers, musicians, & millions of readers.Della A. Yannuzzi - Children's LiteratureThe phantom of the Opera was written in 1910 by Gaston Leroux who was inspired to tell the story of a disfigured masked musical genius who lived beneath the Paris Opera House and tried to win the love of a beautiful opera singer through his own love of music. Author Donnelly has adapted this classic story for young readers through the use of dialogue and nineteen distinct chapters that move the story along. The beginning chapter is entitled "Is It the Ghost?" It introduces the mysterious figure whom witnesses say inhabits the Opera House. In this case, six young girls of the ballet are frightened by a phantom that appears in black evening clothes and then disappears as soon as he is seen. In the second chapter entitled "The New Opera Star," the reader is introduced to Christine Daae, the girl who will become the Phantom's object of love. In the audience that night, another man named Raoul is captivated by Christine's voice. He goes to her dressing room to meet her, but Christine is exhausted from singing and sends him away. Raoul listens at the door and hears a man speaking. He had just been in there and had seen no one. In the following chapters, the mystery continues. Raoul is determined to find out to whom Christine has been speaking and why she seems to be so drained after singing her heart out on stage. The story continues, filled with secrets, mysterious appearances and disappearances. Raoul will not be satisfied until he saves Christine from the spell the Phantom of the Opera has woven around her. Christine is drawn to this man who lives beneath the Opera House and inspires her to sing as she has never done before. The men battle for the heart and soul of beautiful Christine. Thisis an easy-to-read version of a classic love story that has been made into movies and plays. Included are clear, sharp, black and white illustrations. 2005, ABDO Publishing Company, Ages 10 to 12.
Introduction 7Chapter I Is it the Ghost? 15Chapter II The New Margarita 29Chapter III Why the Managers Resigned 42Chapter IV Box 5 53Chapter V The Enchanted Violin 71Chapter VI A Visit to Box 5 94Chapter VII The Fatal Performance 98Chapter VIII The Mysterious Brougham 118Chapter IX At the Masked Ball 129Chapter X 'Forget the Man's Voice!' 143Chapter XI Above the Trap-Doors 151Chapter XII Apollo's Lyre 162Chapter XIII A Masterstroke 189Chapter XIV The Safety-Pin 204Chapter XV 'Christine! Christine!' 213Chapter XVI Mame Giry and The Ghost 219Chapter XVII The Safety-Pin Again 235Chapter XVIII The Commissary of Police 244Chapter XIX The Viscount and the Persian 252Chapter XX In the Cellars of The Opera 261Chapter XXI Vicissitudes of a Persian 283Chapter XXII In the Torture-Chamber 302Chapter XXIII The Tortures Begin 311Chapter XXIV 'Barrels! Barrels!' 320Chapter XXV Which Shall She Turn? 335Chapter XXVI The End of the Ghost 346Epilogue 359
