However, Kay (as explained in her Author's Note) changes and shapes the character to match her own vision, influenced by other adaptations besides the original. One such popular literary adaptation is the Susan Kay novel Phantom (1990), a fictional in-depth story of Erik from the time of his birth to the end of his life at the Paris Opera House.įor the most part, Kay's novel stays in context with Erik's life history as laid down by Leroux. Many different versions of Erik's life are told through other adaptations such as films, television shows, books, and musicals. In the novel, Erik often refers to himself in the third person, a detail that didn't make it into any subsequent adaptations. Most of the character's history is revealed by a mysterious figure, known through most of the novel as The Persian or the Daroga, who saved Erik's life in Persia, and followed Erik to Paris other details are discussed in the novel's epilogue (e.g., his birthplace is given as a small town outside of Rouen, France). Erik himself laments the fact that his mother was horrified by his birth deformity, and that his father, a true master mason, never saw him. The novel confirms that Erik has traveled to multiple countries including France, Russia, Persia, and northern Vietnam, learning various arts and sciences from each region. Later, at the end of the graveyard scene and after the song "Wishing You were Somehow Here Again," the Phantom attempts to lure Christine to him by reprising "Angel of Music," but is interrupted by Raoul, who sings "Angel of darkness, cease this torment!" and departs with a torn Christine.In the original novel, few details are given regarding Erik's past.
"Little Lotte" is sung immediately after this. Prior to this, however, Christine confides to her ballerina friend Meg Giry that an Angel of Music visits her, and they sing a duet of "Angel of Music" as well. The song ends with the Phantom singing "I am your angel of music, come to the Angel of Music!" Raoul, expresses shock at hearing the Phantom's voice from outside Christine's dressing room, saying "Whose is that voice? Who is that in there?" She actually walks through the mirror of her room into the Phantom's tunnel. Christine slowly walks towards him, singing. An image of the Phantom appears singing to and hypnotising her. Assuming that he is the Angel of Music, the man who has been coaching her, she sings back about how she wishes to see his face. At the start of the song, the Phantom harshly criticizes Christine's childhood sweetheart, Raoul, saying that he is riding on her success. It is sung as a duet between Christine Daa é and The Phantom and is sung right after the song "Little Lotte" and right before the song "The Phantom of the Opera."ĭuring the song, Christine is getting ready for bed when she hears the Phantom poop singing to her. Angel of Music is a song from the stage musical The Phantom of the Opera composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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