The Complete Phantom of the Opera

i was under the impression that this would be a novel. this specific version is not. Heads up, its not a story, but the history surrounding the phantom of the opera and its publications, movies, and broadway.

I purchased this book a few months after I bought THE COMPLETE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA by George Perry. This book is very similar to Perr'y book except for the fact that THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA COMPANION focuses some on the movie production. It also includes really nice photos of the cast and crew during shooting, and some photos ftom the movie. Other than that, Perry's book is probably more informative. However, if you are a big fan of the movie, then you may want to purchase the COMPANION. I am a big fan of POTO, so a bought both!

Believe it or not, the first time I read this book was when I was 8 years old, and it has been my favorite book ever since. I've have read many great books that were hard to put down, but this was the only one I actually couldn't put down! Most people are only familiar with the play and the movie; I have seen Phantom of the Opera on broadway twice, but I still prefer the book. The book goes into so much more detail and reveals so many parts of the story that both the play and the movie leave out. If you are planing on seeing the play, I highly recommend that you read this first. If you already have seen it, or are never go to see it, I still highly recommend that you read this; it's great!

This book is phenomenal! The information never ends! It details the opera house in Paris where this who story was supposed to take place. There is alot of information on the early movie forms of the story, including those who acted in them, as well as Gaston Leroux's book form. The bulk of the book is about Andrew Lloyd Webber though. There are so many pictures and stories about each of the characters, and the important peopel behind the scenes of the stage! This is a wonderful book whom anyone, Phantom fan or not is sure to enjoy!

Amazing, interesting and informative are just a few of the words that discribe this excellent book! It starts out with a history of the Paris Opera House, along with beautiful pictures. It discribes how life was in the 1880's, and what people would regularly do at the Opera. It also is about Gaston Leroux, who wrote the Phantom novel.Part Two is about the Lon Chaney Phantom film and other film versions of the story.And last but not least it how the Andrew Lloyd Webber version came to light, with rare backstage photos and conversations with the production crew and cast.In short, a definite MUST for all Phans, makes an excellent gift.

A "must have" for any fan or collector of The Phantom of the Opera. This is absolutely a wonderful coffee table book. I saw the opera in Canada and was thoroughly interested in all this book offered -- the history of the real novel, Andrew Lloyd Webber's work in bringing it to stage, and the full opera script. Reading Leroux's novel was insightful too. This has got to become valuable with the closing of the Phantom in Toronto.