Adapted from a masterpiece by Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux, a French detective story writer, the Granada Flamenco Show
The Phantom of the Opera tells a “ghost story” that takes place in the magnificent Opéra de Paris, where a creepy, illusory male voice is often heard. Living in the underground maze all year round, the owner of the voice makes all kinds of trouble as if he were an elusive ghost, earning himself a nickname, “Phantom”. Ugly-looking and masked, he is a rare musical genius. Having fallen in love with the actress Christine, he secretly teaches her to sing. Assisted by the Phantom, Christine, who is young and pretty, rises to fame overnight with her beautiful voice. The Phantom thus harbours increasingly paranoid love for her. Just then, the Phantom discovers that Christine has fallen in love with Raoul, an investor in the Opera House. Since then, the relationship among the three persons has been twisted and maddening, with love and hatred filling the Opera House.
The dance drama is only slightly different from the original literary work in terms of plot, and moreover, there are dancing scenes in it. The dance drama presents a distinctive interpretation of the story about the “Phantom”. The lofty and pathetic romance depicted in
The Phantom of the Opera is expressed in the form of highly passionate, expressive and contagious Spanish flamenco dance and music.
Introduction
It is said that in 1870, deep below a time-honoured theatre lives a masked dancing genius, who is ugly, but erudite. He always appears and disappears in quick succession to fight shy of scared eyes and disdain, thus gaining himself a nickname, “Phantom”. He often makes some sorts of trouble as if he were a ghost, in order to drive off every actor that he hates.
Act One
During a dance rehearsal, the lead character Christine meets her childhood sweetheart in full view of others.
Act Two
On a silent yet restless night, when the limelight glimmers, a dancer catches sight of a solitary figure in the audience. Fear spreads in silence, with all the dancers hurrying back to the dressing room. They think they have hidden away from an unknown threat, but little do they realise that the darkness there is just lying in wait to reveal a scarier secret.
Act Three
A new drama begins, with the theatre once again basked in a dreamscape built out of spotlights and shadows. Christine and Raoul walk into the theatre. They stay close to each other in the darkness, whispering how much they miss each other. Unbeknownst to them, a pair of icy eyes is gazing quietly at them, haunting in the darkness like an unfinished mournful song.
Act Four
At a grand masquerade, laughter and music get mixed up, concealing the uneasy feeling. The lead character sees a familiar figure in the crowd - an old friend of hers. The Phantom hides behind the clamorous mask, creeping closer, preparing an unexpected surprise for Christine. But the surprise is as chilly as a ghost, making her heart restless.
Act Five
Anger burns out the Phantom’s last shred of sanity, causing him to take Christine into the deep and serene world below the theatre. His den lies concealed in silent shadows - that’s a sanctuary for his true face. There, Christine will have to confront a man that she has never truly known or thought of - a broken figure that lingers.
Act Six
At last, the Phantom’s secret is revealed, and he is surrounded in a tight ring by the angry crowd, which attempts to capture him. However, Christine stares at him, showing great mercy to him in her eyes. Amidst all the anger and hatred, Christine chooses to forgive him. She comes to the Phantom, speaking softly to him, “Leave here for your freedom.” The Phantom takes a last look at her before vanishing quietly into the darkness. On the stage there is nothing but silence and regret left.
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