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The Phantom of the Opera tickets can be bought or sold online at StubHub.com. Though few have read the novel it was based on, most Americans know the story of The Phantom of the Opera. You can count a large percentage of them among theater fans, who revere The Phantom of the Opera as a classic Broadway musical that features romance, drama and a tinge of horror, all mixed in with memorable songs. The Phantom of the Opera tickets are always in high demand. But the reason the story is so well known is because of a silent film—one that many Phantom fans may have never seen—that introduced the novel to America. It was so powerful, and left such an impression on the public consciousness that even today the 1925 film is spoken about and scenes from it are recognized. The key to that movie, of course, was Lon Chaney, the Man of a Thousand Faces. Known throughout his colorful career as a master mime and actor, capable of communicating volumes with a shift in his body or a twist in his smile, Chaney was American cinema’s first great horror icon, ratcheting up the suspense of the films he starred in with his mysterious characters. In each one, there is always a dark well of pain and melancholy that can be found, and Chaney would let that simmer and bubble to the top. His most famous role, of course, is as Erik the Phantom. Creating his own makeup for the roles he played, the face of the phantom is truly ugly and horrifying (as opposed to the relatively tame "scarring" that many recent Broadway phantoms display). Though the most memorable scene of the film involves Chaney being unmasked, revealing that visage to the audience for the first time, the one that tends to make the most emotional impact comes at the very end. After being pursued by a mob of angry citizens bearing torches, the Phantom finds himself surrounded on a catwalk in the sewers. He clutches something in his fist, holding it up for his attackers to see—and for a moment, they recoil, terrified. Laughing, he opens his hand to reveal nothing. He relishes the power fear has given him before the mob closes in and dunks him into the waters, where he drowns. Written by Andrew Good and sponsored by StubHub. StubHub sells sports tickets, concert tickets, theater tickets and more to just about any event in the world. Don’t miss The Phantom of the Opera tickets.
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