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๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ:
๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐รฉ- Christine is the young ingรฉnue. She starts out as dancer with an amazing voice. She is taught by the Phantom in her dressing room how to sing. She is given the chance to sing and becomes the star of the Opera. When she was a young child she met a young boy named Raoul and when they meet again at the opera they fall in love. Christine is best friends with Meg. Christine is young and very emotional.
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ค ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ซ (๐.๐.๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ)- The Phantom is the composer who wears the mask to hide his grisly deformation. He lives in the Paris Opera House, actually, underneath the opera house in the fifth cellar. He is a musical genius who falls in love with the young ingรฉnue Christine. He gives her music lessons in her dressing room through a mirror and by tormenting the diva Carlotta (as well as the rest of the company) he helps Christine get promoted to a lead in the Opera Houseโs productions. The Phantom is dynamic but mesmerizing, sensual but ghostly.
๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ, ๐๐ข๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ง๐ฒ- Raoul is the dashing, young lover. He knew Christine from her childhood and becomes smitten with her when they meet again. He is rich and stubborn at times. He does his best to protect Christine, ending in a confrontation with the Phantom.
๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐๐ซรฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง- Andre is one of two new managers of the Paris Opera. He is more sarcastic and worried about putting on a show. The Phantom to him is just a nuisance and he seems bothered by the drama that happens with Carlotta, Raoul, Christine, and everyone else. Firmin is the other new manager. He is more serious and more worried about money and the business of the opera. He sees the phantom and all the drama that surrounds the opera house as publicity.
๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข- Carlotta is the resident Opera Diva who had been in leading roles many seasons before Christine came onto the scene. Her job becomes in jeopardy because of Christineโs rising stardom. Being the true diva that she is Carlotta quits the production of Hannibal after the Phantom nearly hits her with a backdrop. She comes back to hear the managers beg for her to do the production of Il Muto. Carlotta is a drama queen who feels threatened by Christine.
๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฒ- Madame Giry is the ballet mistress for the opera house. She has an awesome cane that she bangs on the ground a lot. Mme. Giry is very mysterious; she delivers notes to various people from the phantom. She is very strict with her daughter Meg. Mme. Giry is wise and knows the ins and outs of the opera and its residents.
๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐ข- When one thinks of Piangi one should get the image of Pavarotti, same concept. Piangi is a classical opera singer with a really think Italian accent. He is Carlottaโs counterpart and a diva in his own right.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฒ- Meg is the young lead dancer in the corps de ballet. She is Christineโs best friend and it is she who volunteers Christine to sing when Carlotta quits the production. Her mother is the ballet mistress.
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๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐- Buquet is your average dirty old stage hand. People think heโs nuts because he claims to have seen the Phantom. He sings a song describing how the Phantom looks to the ballet girls and is eventually killed by his hand.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐- : The Auctioneer is exactly what you think he is. He auctions off the pieces of the opera house, including props, posters, and the infamous chandelier. He is actually from the future, 1911, as oppose to when the rest of the story takes place. The Auctioneer is a speaking character with the longest monologue in the show.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐- M. Reyer is the repetiteur of the Opera Company. His main job is the run the rehearsals despite all divas. He is sarcastic and sort of a tyrant.
And last but ๐ ๐ ๐ง ๐ฉ ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ ๐ก ๐ฎ not least, we have our main ensemble (who I will be assigning certain roles personally) and our crew!