THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925), Wurlitzer Pipe Organ

A special presentation of THE NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the classic silent film The Phantom of the Opera. The original 1925 film will be screened with Maestro Steven Ball performing live accompaniment on the Virginia’s historic Hope Jones Wurlitzer Pipe Organ.


THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925)
Horror/Fantasy
92 Min

The Phantom of the Opera is a 1925 American silent horror film adaptation of Gaston Leroux's novel of the same name directed by Rupert Julian and starring Lon Chaney in the title role of the deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House. Aspiring young opera singer, Christine Daaé, discovers that she has a mysterious admirer intent on helping her become a lead performer. This enigmatic masked presence is Erik, also known as the Phantom, a horribly disfigured recluse who lives underneath the opera house. When the Phantom takes Christine prisoner and demands her devotion and affection, her suitor, Vicomte Raoul de Chagny, sets out to rescue her.

Dr. Steven Ball studied at the University of Michigan where he went on to both teach and serve as University Carillonneur and became the Director of the famous Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments. His impressive and varied career includes extensive touring throughout the world as a silent film accompanist, theater organist, and concert organist. He has recently been named Director of Sacred Music at the Oratory of St. Francis de Sales in St Louis, Missouri.

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