The Phantom of the Opera


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.3 étoiles; 197 critiques)

An old theatre under new management; a diva who thinks she can sing; a young ingenue who really can; a masked man who wreaks havoc if he doesn't get his own way. Secrets, intrigues, falling chandeliers! The Phantom of the Opera is here! (Summary by Karen Savage) (9 hr 10 min)

Chapitres

Prologue 11:37 Lu par Cori Samuel
Is It a Ghost? 21:28 Lu par Betsie Bush
The New Margarita 19:42 Lu par Betsie Bush
The Mysterious Reason 16:33 Lu par Betsie Bush
Box Five 27:19 Lu par Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
The Enchanted Violin 31:04 Lu par Jamey Osborne
A Visit to Box Five 6:57 Lu par Annie Coleman Rothenberg
Faust and What Followed 26:38 Lu par Annie Coleman Rothenberg
The Mysterious Brougham 18:33 Lu par Robin Cotter
At the Masked Ball 22:02 Lu par Robin Cotter
Forget the Name of the Man's Voice 11:21 Lu par Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
Above the Trap-Doors 14:01 Lu par Claire Goget
Apollo's Lyre 41:07 Lu par Kristin LeMoine
A Master-stroke of the Trap-Door Lover 21:51 Lu par Kristin LeMoine
The Singular Attitude of a Safety-Pin 10:53 Lu par Claire Goget
Christine! Christine! 9:04 Lu par katyleah
Mme. Giry's Revelations 25:54 Lu par Marlo Dianne
The Safety-Pin Again 13:44 Lu par Peter Eastman
The Commissary, the Viscount and the Persian 12:03 Lu par Peter Eastman
The Viscount and the Persian 11:31 Lu par Alex Foster
In the Cellars of the Opera 22:53 Lu par Justine Young
Interesting Vicissitudes 33:25 Lu par Peter Eastman
In the Torture Chamber 11:05 Lu par ciaran.mooney
The Tortures Begin 13:15 Lu par Betsie Bush
Barrels! Barrels! 23:53 Lu par Mark F. Smith
The Scorpion or the Grasshopper: Which? 15:53 Lu par Mark F. Smith
The End of the Ghost's Love Story 22:52 Lu par Mark F. Smith
Epilogue and the Paris Opera House 33:49 Lu par Mark F. Smith

Critiques

Excellent!!


(5 étoiles)

I’ve loved The Phantom of the Opera musical/movie(the 2004 version with Gerard Butler as Erik) since I was a pre-teen. I’ve always planned on reading the book, but somehow never found the time. I’m so glad I found the audio version or it might’ve taken me years to start the book, let alone even finish. The book is wonderful! There is so much detail, and surprisingly to me, a lot of humor in the characters. Gaston Leroux’s writing style is more modern than I expected, which was great because classical authors can sometimes be hard to follow just because the style is so antiquated. The version I listened to, each chapter was read by a different reader. All of the readers did a pretty good job; there were only a few that I didn’t like. The first version I tried to listen to was a dramatic reading. Wouldn’t recommend that one! The audio for the different voices ranged from alright, okay, and downright terrible. Also, in the dramatic reading version, whoever read the part of Erik/Phantom really rolled his R’s, to the point where I couldn’t understand what he was saying. I’m glad I found the second version or I might not have stuck with the story just because the reader in the first was so difficult to understand

A Wonderfully Pleasing Novel


(5 étoiles)

This book is wonderfully narrated. Especially the first reader. The narration was mostly consistent throughout, and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in love stories that are rather different than most.

Very different than what I expectec


(5 étoiles)

I didn't know this story before listening. All narrators did a good job. usually I find it distracting when readers change, not so here. The story is darker than I expected and well written. Lots of surprises and mostly believable.

Voice acting


(4 étoiles)

Excellent reading but a couple readers need to leave the voice acting and accent attempts at home and just read in their own voice. It goes way over the top toward the end

Great Classical Novel!


(4 étoiles)

The last narrator was especially good, giving voice to the characters. I only wish the narration had been consistent.

The book isn't quite like the musical play.


(5 étoiles)

I might need to listen again to get a clearer understanding. I mostly listen at night and end up sleeping through parts. zit has been decades since I saw the musical play, but I noticed some differences. I expect that. There are things that are easier to portray in one format than another. I think the book is weirder than the play. I don't know if I prefer one version over the other. There is some memorable music in the play, but it was so loud it could be painful. With the audio book, I can choose the volume. either way, it is a classic story. and there are reasons why so many people still enjoy it.

difficult book


(2 étoiles)

i have not seen the stage production of this story, so I was keen to read the book. It was a struggle! Partly it is in the style of it being 'reported' to the media as a factual story, which seemed to necessitate spurious detail and at times dry detached language, though inconsistently. Partly it is the extraordinary capabilities and characteristics of the Opera Ghost which are accounted for with childlike logic and explanation (he threw his voice ??). The underlying story is original and attractive, it's the writing that gets in the way. The book was read by several people, very well, although i prefer a single narrator. Thank you all who narrated it. Good job.

some of the readers are hard to listen ro


(3 étoiles)

I get that volunteers read and record this, but it is super distracting to have the reader change every couple of chapters. Some of the readers are so boring to listen to, others cant pronounce the French words. idk. I'm interested in the story because I like the show, but meh