The Phantom of the Opera (original) (raw)

The Phantom of the Opera is a novel by Gaston Leroux, inspired by George du Maurier's Trilby. Published in 1910, it has since been adapted many times as films and stage productions.

Adaptations

The Phantom of the Opera (1984): Musical by Ken Hill, with lyrics set to music by Gounod, Offenbach, Verdi, and others
The Phantom of the Opera (1986): Musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Phantom of the Opera: Musical by Helen(?) Grigal and (?) Anderson for the Baltimore Actors' Theatre
Phantom (1991): Musical by Maury Yeston (music and lyrics) and Arthur Kopit (text)

The Phantom of the Opera (1925): Featuring Lon Chaney, Sr
Phantom of the Opera (1943): Featuring Claude Rains
Phantom of the Horse Opera (1961): A Woody Woodpecker cartoon
The Phantom of the Opera (1962): Hammer Horror version featuring Herbert Lom
The Phantom of the Paradise (1974): Also called The Phantom of the Fillmore; a rock musical directed by Brian De Palma
The Phantom of the Opera (1989): Faustian horror movie re-working featuring Robert Englund
The Phantom of the Opera (2004): Movie version of the Lloyd Webber musical

Phantom by Susan Kay, a retelling of the Phantom's life
The Phantom of Manhattan by Frederick Forsyth, a sequel (to the Lloyd Webber musical rather than to the original novel)

Project Gutenberg e-text of the original novel by Gaston Leroux (English translation): The Phantom of the Opera