Adaptations of The Phantom of the Opera

There have been many literary and dramatic works based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera, ranging from stage musicals to films to children's books.

Some well known stage and screen adaptations of the novel are the 1925 film and the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical (see The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)); Susan Kay's 1990 Phantom is one of the best known novels and includes in-depth study of the title character's life and experiences.

Finnish Symphonic metal band Nightwish covered the title song for their fourth studio album Century Child.

Several different computer games have been released based on the Phantom of the Opera or that make some reference to it.

Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin in the 1925 silent film adaptation
Claude Rains portraying Erique Claudin, the Phantom, in Universal 's 1943 version of Phantom of the Opera . Picture with Susanna Foster (Christine DuBois).