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The Phantom of the Opera
- Author
- Gaston Leroux
- Narrator
- Justin Avoth
- Publisher
- SNR Audio
- Publish Date
- 11 December 2025
- Run Time
- 8 hours 59 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
'Yes, he existed in flesh and blood, although he assumed the complete appearance of a real phantom; that is to say, of a spectral shade.'
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The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux tells a thrilling and haunting tale of love, obsession, and madness set against the dark and dramatic backdrop of Paris's legendary opera house. Christine Daaé, a beautiful and talented young singer, finds herself caught between two men: the charming Raoul, her childhood love, and the enigmatic Phantom, a mysterious and disfigured genius who lives in the shadows beneath the opera house.
As the Phantom's obsession with Christine grows, he manipulates the world around her, creating chaos and terror in the opera house in a desperate bid for her affection. But beneath the Phantom's cruelty lies a tortured soul, a man broken by his past and the scars of both physical and emotional isolation.
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Details
- Author
- Gaston Leroux
- Narrator
- Justin Avoth
- Duration
- 8 hours 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 December 2025
- ISBN
- 9781836771678
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- SNR Audio
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Synopsis
'Yes, he existed in flesh and blood, although he assumed the complete appearance of a real phantom; that is to say, of a spectral shade.' In The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux tells a thrilling and haunting tale of love, obsession, and madness set against the dark and dramatic backdrop of Paris's legendary opera house. Christine Daaé, a beautiful and talented young singer, finds herself caught between two men: the charming Raoul, her childhood love, and the enigmatic Phantom, a mysterious and disfigured genius who lives in the shadows beneath the opera house. As the Phantom's obsession with Christine grows, he manipulates the world around her, creating chaos and terror in the opera house in a desperate bid for her affection. But beneath the Phantom's cruelty lies a tortured soul, a man broken by his past and the scars of both physical and emotional isolation.
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