The Phantom Of The Opera

Playwright Arthur Kopit's reworking of his own 1982 stage version of Gaston Leroux's popular novel downplays the story's horrific elements in favor of a more psychologically oriented approach. It was directed for television by Tony Richardson and originally broadcast in two parts. Shot at the historic Paris Opera theater, it tells the familiar story of innocent costumer Christine Daae (Teri Polo), who's come to Paris to study voice with Gerard Carriere (Burt Lancaster), longtime manager of the Paris Opera. Carriere has just been fired by M. Cholet (Ian Richardson), the Opera's new owner, who installs his untalented wife, Carlotta (Andrea Ferreol, singing voice of mez...