Erik (The Phantom of the Opera) In the 2004 film adaptation of the musical, Erik's makeup was made to look much less gruesome than previous adaptations of the story. Instead of a skull-like face, his disfigurement resembles that of a mildly malformed face, which he covers with the mask. Film critic Roger Ebert noted that Butler was more "conventionally handsome" than his predecessors "in a GQ kind of way". Onscreen, Erik has often been cast as a tragic hero but also a tragic villain, depending on the film's point of view. "See main list: The Phantom of the Opera" Erik (The Phantom of the Opera) Erik
The Phantom of the Opera (audio drama) relaunched in June 2009, as part of a new Big Finish Classics series of literary adaptations tentatively planned for 2010-2012. Opera sequences sung by Linda Richardson and Matthew Hargreaves. Music by Tim Sutton Violin by Ruth Rogers Sound design by Matthew Cochrane CD & booklet design by Alex Mallinson Written, directed and produced by Barnaby Edwards Duration: 2 hours The story was recorded on 24 and 25 September, and 4 and 12 October 2007, and released on CD in March 2008. The Phantom of the Opera (audio drama) The Phantom of the Opera, an adaptation of the novel of the