The Phantom probably knowing this uses this information not only to establish Christine’s trust and dependency on him, but also to affirm his own authority and gripping control of her (“The Mirror – Angel of Music”). Before he died, Christine’s father told her that he would send her an Angel of Music who would “guide” and “guard” her. He constructs this mentor-persona who would speak to her whenever she would visit her father’s shrine, which was placed in an isolated room of the theater, hidden from plain view.

It is then that The Phantom initiates a relationship with her, as he becomes her unseen, unknown singing teacher.

So first thing’s first, The Phantom is a grooming pedophile.Ĭhristine entered the Opera House at the tender age of 7, the age when she became an orphan and consequently was taken under the care of Madame Giry, a self-described mother figure to Christine. I’m not going to attempt to describe or analyze every single problematic detail of this entire musical, but let’s try to hit the main points of why this supposed “love story” between Christine and The Phantom, and specifically The Phantom 1 himself as a person, should not be placed on any sort of pedestal. But the immense penchant for its soundtrack does not excuse the toxicity, manipulation, abuse, toying with our sense of sympathy and misuse of the meaning of love that is rampant in the musical’s storyline. Lyrics aside, the flow of the melodies is unequivocally beautiful, especially “Think of Me,” “Angel of Music,” “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again,” and “The Point of No Return.”Īnd the soundtrack is one of the many reasons why “The Phantom of the Opera” is so beloved. While most lyrics of the soundtrack speak to larger, more complex issues that I intend to address, the music in which the lyrics situate is absolutely divine and eerily enchanting. I’m going to be completely honest here, I used to love “The Phantom of the Opera”. I can’t be talking about anything other than “The Phantom of the Opera.” My mother has probably watched it over 100 times, with the same amount of enthused adoration each time. It’s regarded as one of the greatest musicals of all time even one of the most captivating love stories. It’s the longest show to run on Broadway.

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