The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera (French: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serialization in "Le Gaulois" from 23 September 1909, to 8 January 1910. It was published in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierre Lafitte. The novel is partly inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century and an apocryphal tale concerning the use of a former ballet pupil's skeleton in Carl Maria von Weber's 1841 production of "Der Freischütz". It has been successfully adapted into various
The Phantom of the Opera (pinball) an Organ that opens for Multi-Ball. The Phantom can be unmasked to reveal his true face on the backglass. The art, music and lightshow give the pinball machine its fitting atmosphere. The Music uses Data East's stereo system. The daughter of the pinball machine's art designer Paul Faris was the model for the character, Christine Daaé, on the backglass. Designer Faris and his wife were previously the models for the backglass of the pinball machine "Lost World". "The Phantom of the Opera" is available as a licensed table in "The Pinball Arcade" and "Stern Pinball Arcade". Data East logos are