Guide to the Phantom of the opera (musical) : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia, 1986 -

Summary

Collection number:

Ephemera (PROMPT).Phantom of the opera (musical)

Extent:

5 boxes of programs and miscellaneous pieces arranged by performance location.

Language:

English and English

Availability:

Available

Background

Content Summary:

Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items for Australian performing arts organisations, Australian artists performing overseas, professional productions performed in Australia (including those featuring overseas performers) and overseas performances of Australian plays, music, etc.

This collection is featured in the Guide to Australian Performing Arts Programs and Ephemera (PROMPT) Collections in the National Library of Australia https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3050818598/findingaid

The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe and a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe. Based on the 1910 French novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux, it tells the tragic story of a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, masked musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Paris Opéra House.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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