The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) place long ago), "a chandelier in pieces", alluding to a connection with "the Phantom of the Opera". As the porters remove the drop cloth covering the fixture, it flickers to life and ascends to the ceiling as the auditorium's former grandeur is restored ("Overture"). It is now 1881 and the cast of a new production, "Hannibal", are rehearsing onstage when they learn that new owners, Firmin and André, are taking over the Paris Opéra House ("Hannibal Rehearsal"). Carlotta, the Opéra's resident soprano prima donna, begins to perform an aria for the new managers when a backdrop inexplicably falls from the
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