Where Are We Going?

What Will We See?

Notre Dame

Seine River

Louvre Museum

Phantom of the Opera

ByGaston Leroux

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The Paris Opera House Today

The Paris Opera House as it would have looked at the time of our story

Inside the Opera House(remember the big chandelier- a chandelier

has an important part in our story)

The Paris Opera House has many staircases and

doorways that a Phantom can use!

Lit only by candles and gas lights, the interior of the Opera House is dark andmysterious. Do you

see the Phantom looking for you?

Going to the Opera was very special. These people are dressed as Christine and Raoul would

look in our story.

Inside the Opera House, just before a grand performance, was

amazing!

This picture is of members of the corps de ballet. Dancers have small but important character roles

in our story.

Even the ceilings are beautiful(again, remember how big the chandeliers are!)

Quick Facts About the Paris Opera House

• Completed in 1875• Seats 2,200 people for a performance• The main chandelier weighs 6 tons- that is

13,230 pounds• There really is an underground lake deep

in the basements of the Opera House• The stage is so huge it can hold scenes

such as shipwrecks or frozen rivers with ice skaters

More Facts

• There are 80 private dressing rooms

• There is space for 538 other performers to dress and prepare to go on stage

• 70 carpenters were on staff to build sets

• Sets that are 50 feet high can be lowered from the stage into a basement when scenes change

The Phantom is waiting for you in Box 5. Are You ready to meet him?