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This.

the thing, why Erik and Christine is my ship and beyond that the dynamic that fascinated me the most is because their relationship is so toxic and so beautiful and so layered. it's like...i am the angel your dead father sent you, you are my angel of music, i am your father (figure), i am your teacher, you are my teacher, you're my muse, you're my victim, i am yours, you made me experience musical ecstasy, you too, you guided me out of my grief, i am grieving because of you, you're the normalcy i long for, you bring out the side in me i didn't even know i had, i've never been so happy, i've never been so frightened, i've never been so desperate, i want to die because of you, i want you to kill us both, he's just a man, he's every shadow, she's just a woman, she saved everyone, it's just a kiss, no, it means everything!

Erik and Christine are an abuser and his victim but they were also two lonely, broken people who found solace in each other, they are also musical geniuses inspiring each other to inhuman achievements in their art, they share are bond that even they can't really understand or anyone else.

I also love the weathered frenemy relationship he has with the Daroga and Raoul is also a perfectly nice young man who, in my opinion, is the most interesting when he's at his worst (jealous) and I love that everyone has fun with their non canon ships too. But Erik and Christine's dynamic will always be like crack to me personally. They're Death and the Maiden, Hades and Persephone, Mephisto and Faust/Margarete, the Rose and the Nightingale, Beauty and the Beast, they're opposites, they can't be together, they're day and night AND YET

ah! Fate links thee to me, forever and a day...

Any other lit nerds out there always associate this quote with Erik?

“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.”

Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky

So many tender and painful, sweet and bitter, emotions crowd in my soul—yes, there are painful and bitter ones. You cannot dream how bitter it is for me when people don't understand me, when they mistake what I say, and see it in the wrong light.

Fyodor Dostoevsky, from a letter to Mikhail Dostoevsky, written c. October 1832

leroux style

“know that I am built up of death from head to foot and that it is a corpse that loves you and adores you and will never,never leave you!”

The best of the best.

"Why, you love him! Your fear, your terror, all of that is just love and love of the most exquisite kind, the kind which people do not admit even to themselves." ... "The kind that gives you a thrill, when you think of it."

— The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux

me coming in from the rain before I read Leroux’s Phantom of the Opera: bit wet out there

me coming in from the rain after I read Leroux’s Phantom of the Opera: YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME BECAUSE I AM ALL WET?... Oh, my dear, it's raining cats and dogs outside!

If you get it, be my friend. Seriously please be my friend.

Why. Just, why. This is a beautiful horror tragedy following a murderer skeleton who sleeps in a coffin and writes his musical scores in blood—a story of obsession and sorrow—NOT a story for YA adaptation. That’d be like turning Dracula into a YA story—oh, wait, they did, it’s called Twilight.

I hate this world.

You know when I said I wanted more original Phantom of the Opera adaptations, having the director of High School Musical making a YA version for Disney + really isn't what I had in mind

If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

Perfect—how ‘bout that.

it's been a while since I last drew him

so here he is :3

This.

rip Raskolnikov you would've loved self check-out lines at the grocery store

"I had slipped into my own apartment and I was seized the scissors, which could put an end to my dreadful destiny... when the organ sounds were heard..."

Whoa

Edna St. Vincent Millay, from a diary entry featured in Rapture & Melancholy; The Diaries of Edna St. Vincent Millay

So, one of the horses has got to be César, right.

Opéra Garnier/Phantom themed equestrian jump at the Paris Olympics! 🎭🐴

Kafka gives hope to all writers

𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝟸𝟿, 𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟺 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙳𝚒𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝙾𝚏 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚣 𝙺𝚊𝚏𝚔𝚊, 𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟺-𝟷𝟿𝟸𝟹

[ID: Began things that went wrong. But I will not give up in spite of insomnia, headaches, a general incapacity. END ID]

Okay, so. This man is literally my hero now.

That hand in the pocket..I am just so full of respect at this moment.

This is the most important thing turkey has ever done besides volleyball and cem karaca

Does ANYONE have video of Erik first coming out to the Overture for the Olympics??? Because I keep hearing about it, and of COURSE I wasn’t watching that day, and I. need. to. know. if. it’s. true.

Wh—….

….

ERIK?

It would be a lie to say I understood particularly much of the plot, but this figure from the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 was apparently the Phantom of the Opera.

Can we talk about ‘The Siren of The Opera’?

Plus, a doodle sketch of Erik and Daroga when they’re both in Persia…i think🥺because i luv my ghostly magician Erik

The Exterior Artwork on The Opera House

The Dance by Carpeaux —&— Lyrical Drama by Perraud

Try to draw the skeleton man.

Favorite.

-The Monk by the Sea-

“The Phantom of the Opera really existed…”

The REAL People Behind Phantom of the Opera

I’ve always been into Phantom of the Opera and have always wondered if there was any truth behind Leroux’s story. Well, after some light research, I’ve found the real people who (possibly) inspired the characters in the story.

Christina Nilsson - Christine Daae

Probably the most well known within the phantom community, Christine Nilsson grew up in Sweden. She was born in 1843 and died 1921 and performed from 1860 - 1885. It was said she had a beautiful voice and was known for being “rivals” with Adelina Patti.

Adelina Patti - Carlotta Giudicelli

Adelina Patti was the first inspiration for Carlotta’s character. As stated before, she was the rival of Christina Nilsson. She was born 1843 and died 1919. Patti came from a family of musicians and performers and performed from 1869 - 1914.

Carlotta Patti - Carlotta Giudicelli

Carlotta Patti was the older sister of Adelina Patti and the inspiration for Carlotta Giudicelli’s name. There are various sources for her birthdate, stating it was either 1835, 1840, or 1842. She died in 1889.

Cecile Sorel - Sorelli

Cecile Sorel was born 1873 and died 1966. She began her career in 1899 and continued until 1944. She performed on stage as a comedy actress, but also appeared in a few French films during this time. In 1950 she took vows as a Third-order Franciscan.

Adelaide Valerius-Leuhusen - Mama Valerius

Adelaide was born either 1826 or 1828 and died 1923. She was a painter and concert singer and was also the benefactor of Christina Nilsson, being the first one to introduce her to Paris. In 1870, she became a singing teacher.

Mahomed Ismael-Khan - The Persian/Daroga

Mahomed Ismael-Khan was born somewhere around 1786 and died 1868. He settled in Paris in 1842 and was commonly noticed hanging out around the opera, where he kept the same box for himself. He was nicknamed “the Persian” by local Parisians.

Claude Ambroise Seurat - Erik

Possibly one of the inspirations for the opera ghost himself. Claude Ambroise Seurat was born either 1797 or 1798 and died somewhere around 1833. He toured around Europe and was known as “the living skeleton” or “the anatomical man” due to his very low body weight. People noted he had a parchment-like quality to his skin. His last recorded performance was in 1833, but he may have lived longer.

The Carpentiers de Changy - The Chagnys

The Carpentiers were possible inspirations for the Chagnys. While I wasn’t able to find definitive dates and names, I know a man named Francois was the inspiration for Philippe. Francois had a younger brother named Raoul who inspired… Raoul. There was also a young man a few generations later named Philippe, which is where the name came from.

Oddly enough, there was a young man named Eric Carpentier, though he never had the “de Changy” title. Some sources call him the son of Francois, others say he was born 3 generations after Francois. Either way. Eric was possibly an inspirations for Erik’s name in the novel.

Christine Dahe - Christine Daae

While this one isn’t as clear and is much less well known, there was a woman named Christine Dahe who was born in 1895. While Christina Nilsson was definitely the main inspiration for Christine Daae, you must admit that Dahe and Daae are very similar names, and Dahe may have inspired the name for Leroux’s character. She’s at the end of this list because this may just be a coincidence.

I hope you found this interesting, it’s so cool to think these people actually existed. If anyone knows more people who inspired the characters in the book, feel free to add them!

Was just blessed with a trip to this masterpiece of a building. Indeed the most beautiful place I have ever stepped foot in. It IS Erik. Haven’t understood or loved that novel more than now.

Palais Garnier.

Thinking about Her again

yes all my favorite characters are desperate to be loved. no i don’t think that says anything about me

𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬

音楽の天使

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