The Phantom of the Opera

Overview

Count de Chagnie has discovered Christine's singing talent on a market place and sent her to his friend Carriere, the director of the Parisian opera. However just when she arrives Carriere's dismissed. His arrogant successor refuses to let a woman of low birth sing in his opera, but graciously employs Christine as gadrobiere for his wife Charlotta, who's installed as first singer. He also fights the phantom, an unknown guy who lives since many years in the catacombs below the opera and was granted privileges by Carriere. However the phantom knows how to defend himself and at the same time helps Christine to her career. The Phantom of the Opera is a 1990 NBC two-part drama television miniseries. It is adapted from Arthur Kopit's book for his then-unproduced stage musical Phantom, which is based loosely on Gaston Leroux's novel.

Seasons

Miniseries

2 episodes

Cast

Charles Dance

The Phantom of the Opera

Teri Polo

Christine Daeé

Burt Lancaster

Gérard Carrière

Ian Richardson

Cholet

Adam Storke

Count Philippe de Chagny

Andréa Ferréol

Carlotta

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Inspector Ledoux

Jean Rougerie

Jean Claude