However, most women who play the role, are in their low to mid-'20s (Sarah Brightman - 25, Sierra Boggess - 24), so we can certainly say that Christine is in the 15-20 age range. Since that occurred in Webber's version, it's fair to say that he intended her to be that age.

But, in the movie version, based on the dates shown on her gravestone, the events of the show would have occurred when she was 15 to 16. However based on her childhood friendship with Raoul, assuming they're the same age, that would put her around 20. The original novel hints that she's around 15-16 years old, but this is often misconstrued because the passage describes her heart 'as pure as that of a 15-year-old'. How young is this girl? Well, that's up for debate. To begin with, it's very clear that the Phantom has been manipulating an impressionable young girl by exploiting the words of her dead father. Okay, let's break a couple of things down here. The Phantom picks her up and places her on a bed. When they arrive, the Phantom shows Christine a mannequin resembling herself in a wedding dress, and she faints. She is essentially kidnapped by the Phantom and taken to his underground lair. Now here is where Christine's ordeal begins. After being visited by her childhood friend, Raoul, she is then visited by the jealous/possessive Phantom. Christine is then thrust into the lead role by the Opéra's ballet mistress after the owners are told she's been 'well taught'.Īfter her triumphant performance, she admits to her friend, Meg Giry, that she has been tutored by her 'Angel of Music', a figure that her sick father often said would help Christine after his death. After a rehearsal incident involving the 'Phantom of the Opera', the resident diva quits the show and storms off stage.

When we first meet Christine, she is a young chorus girl at the Paris Opera House. Now while many call it the greatest love story in musical theatre history when we look at the piece through the eyes of Christine Daae, it's not much of a love story at all.and there's a sequel.

In the past, we've looked at shows such as Oklahoma!, Grease, Beauty & the Beast and Carousel. Today, we dip into another fan favorite, The Phantom of the Opera. When looking at some of our favorite shows through the eyes of different characters, perspectives can change, plots can shift and what might be comedy could become far darker.

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