Jealous and possessive, the Phantom plots to make Christine his. He resorts to stalking her wherever she goes as well as killing several people including lead tenor Piangi. A swordfight later ensues in the cemetery, where Raoul eventually disarms him and is about to kill him when Christine pleads for him not to, “not like this.” Often ignored is his abilities as a master of disguise… Leading one to wonder why he never simply left the Opera and had a normal life. He certainly has sufficient talent in that area to roam about Paris without difficulty, and even Christine didn’t recognize him when he was disguised as her carriage driver.Įrik is a disfigured musical genius called “The Phantom,”. Tormented by his scarred face, the Phantom lives hidden in the watery labyrinths beneath Paris’ Opéra Populaire. After nearly ten years of quiet obsession with the delicate, ethereal voice of Christine Daaé and the beautiful young soprano herself, he plots to place his protégé at center stage.Ĭhristine is caught between her love for Raoul, Viscomte de Chagny, a childhood sweetheart who has returned into her life, and her fascination and pity for the Phantom. He is also a trained fencer (though the Viscomte de Chagny turned out to be his better) and is strong enough to strangle a strong man with is bare hands. He is especially gifted at the ambush attack when he must kill. Inside the Opéra House he is almost literally a Phantom. He can go anywhere within, and neither walls nor locked doors can stop him. He uses his many talents to promote the idea that he really is a supernatural creature, and honesty, he has even the most skeptical inhabitants of the Opéra Populaire convinced. In the areas of music, composition, and vocal training, he is a True Genius. Erik is a Renaissance man. He is well versed (and self-educated) in many and varied subjects, including but not limited to:

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