She is a dancer in the chorus, but it is known among the company that she has been receiving secret singing lessons from an anonymous teacher. Christine Daaé (Emmy Rossum) recognizes Raoul from years before and hopes he remembers her. Madame Giry (Miranda Richards), who helps run the opera, informs the owners of the “Opera Ghost” and his demands for accommodations and a salary. New owners come to meet the company along with the opera’s new patron, Raoul (Patrick Wilson). Rehearsal is underway at the Opera Populaire. The story begins in a flashback to 1870 Paris, France. *director of the The Lost Boys (1987), fun fact With its hypnotizing storytelling and surreal musical numbers, Phantom has become one of my favorite horror-esque musicals of all time. While scrolling through Netflix after an early work day, I saw the stunning movie poster and realized I had no experience with the musical at all. I encountered The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Joel Schumacher’s* adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, out of nowhere a few years ago. “All I want is freedom / A world with no more night / And you, always beside me / To hold me and to hide me / Then say you’ll share with me one love, one lifetime / Let me lead you from your solitude / Say you need me with you / Here beside you / Anywhere you go, let me go too / Christine, that’s all I ask of you” – “All I Ask of You,” The Phantom of the Opera
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