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Personally I believe this story by Gaston Leroux has a bit in common with Puzo’s The Godfather in that much of it is essentially historical in nature, but character names have been altered to protect reputations among many other potential fictionalizations. The story also seems to dabble highly in local French urban legends, mixing alot of that into the plot.
But reading the history of the particular Opera House in question, it’s easy to see how plausible the main arc of the story is, and how it “could be true”. Being set in a period of the history of the opera house that is already shrouded in undocumented mystery, it’s easy to see how this story and it’s mysterious title character continue to resonate with modern readers, theatergoers (through Webber’s adaptation), film historians and fans of Urban Legends.
messynessychic.com/2014/08/26/unmasking-the-parisian-phantom-of-the-opera/
But reading the history of the particular Opera House in question, it’s easy to see how plausible the main arc of the story is, and how it “could be true”. Being set in a period of the history of the opera house that is already shrouded in undocumented mystery, it’s easy to see how this story and it’s mysterious title character continue to resonate with modern readers, theatergoers (through Webber’s adaptation), film historians and fans of Urban Legends.
messynessychic.com/2014/08/26/unmasking-the-parisian-phantom-of-the-opera/