In the shadows of the opera, an astrakhan cap. A fluttering cape. The shiver of the shoulders as a cold porcelain mask touches cheek and nose and forehead. Dark eyes, full of sorrow, gaze deep into a mirror. Then music starts to play, perhaps from nowhere: a single piano key is pressed repeatedly, the note... Continue Reading →
Fantôme – Chapter 9, Part 3
In which Raoul meets Christine's guardian most pious.
Fantôme – Chapter 9, Part 2
In which Little Meg acts upon her instincts of friendship.
Fantôme – Chapter 9, Part 1
In which Raoul acts upon his love of Christine.
Fantôme – Chapter 7, Part 2
In which passions run high in preperation for performance.
Why Am I Rewriting Phantom of the Opera?
In re-writing Phantom of the Opera, I am trying to connect with a Sensibility that I found in the original, marrying modern writing practices with the emotion and tension of the original, and expanding Leroux’s seminal work into something a modern reader might enjoy more, but which also connects to the Romantic ideals of a past conception of literature.
