The Fact: There was no body, but a time capsule was discovered containing gramophone discs from the early 1900s. The Fiction: Erik's corpse is discovered in the cellars as preparations are being made to store phonographic recordings. The Fact: A counterweight from the chandelier did once fall and kill a person (but not the whole chandelier). The Fiction: The dramatic scene where the Phantom makes the chandelier fall. Christine Daaé travels with her father, a famous fiddler, throughout Europe, and plays folk and religious music.
No one lives there, but it is used to help train fire fighters to swim in the dark. The Phantom of the Opera is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. The Fact: A large water tank was built to control the water level when the foundation was laid. The Fiction: The Phantom lives near the secret lake underneath the Paris Opera House. So was the Phantom of the Opera real? Probably not, but certain aspects of his story are based on actual events and circumstances relating to the Palais Garnier (and embellished by Leroux). Richard don't know what to do about the mysterious 'Opera Ghost' demanding money, nor the tragic death of the chief scene-shifter. Gaston Leroux starts off the novel with the declaration that "the Opera ghost really existed" (Leroux, 2008) and it's rumored that he maintained this on his deathbed. A masterly mix of romance, drama, mystery, suspense, love and jealousy, The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux will haunt you long after youve turned. The Phantom of the Opera (version 3 dramatic reading) Gaston Leroux (1868 - 1927) Over the years, strange things have been happening at the Paris Opra House.
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