a ghastly story: the phantom of the opera |

I love reading about the story behind the story. I do it for all films and write about it of course here. So, it’s no wonder that I stumbled upon this story and had to share it.

I think I became a fan of The Phantom of the Opera when I saw the performance on stage in San Francisco circa in the 90s. But what solidified my admiration of the musical was seeing it with Gerard Butler years later. At least I admit it :). The interesting part about it is that I’ve gone to Paris at least once a year, if not twice for decades, and never once considered setting foot inside the Garnier Opera House. I’ve made a trip to the area, and stood across the street from the monumental building admiring it from the outside, always feeling too eery to go inside. Then of course I found this story, reading it at some ungodly hour of the morning – to be exact at 3:00 a.m. when I couldn’t stay asleep anymore, my mind consumed with life thoughts.

I knew it, I thought. The mystery behind the opera house would have led me to imagine the unthinkable, forcing me during the tour to flee, for fear of never making it out alive. That’s my imagine for you. Anyway. read it and see for yourself. And if you’ve seen the inside of the amazing opera house, please share. Have you seen the lake? And is the Phantom just inside my mind?