The Phantom of the Opera
Gaston Leroux
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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)
Chapters
Prologue | 11:37 | Read by Cori Samuel |
Is It a Ghost? | 21:28 | Read by Betsie Bush |
The New Margarita | 19:42 | Read by Betsie Bush |
The Mysterious Reason | 16:33 | Read by Betsie Bush |
Box Five | 27:19 | Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) |
The Enchanted Violin | 31:04 | Read by Jamey Osborne |
A Visit to Box Five | 6:57 | Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg |
Faust and What Followed | 26:38 | Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg |
The Mysterious Brougham | 18:33 | Read by Robin Cotter |
At the Masked Ball | 22:02 | Read by Robin Cotter |
Forget the Name of the Man's Voice | 11:21 | Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) |
Above the Trap-Doors | 14:01 | Read by Claire Goget |
Apollo's Lyre | 41:07 | Read by Kristin LeMoine |
A Master-stroke of the Trap-Door Lover | 21:51 | Read by Kristin LeMoine |
The Singular Attitude of a Safety-Pin | 10:53 | Read by Claire Goget |
Christine! Christine! | 9:04 | Read by katyleah |
Mme. Giry's Revelations | 25:54 | Read by Marlo Dianne |
The Safety-Pin Again | 13:44 | Read by Peter Eastman |
The Commissary, the Viscount and the Persian | 12:03 | Read by Peter Eastman |
The Viscount and the Persian | 11:31 | Read by Alex Foster |
In the Cellars of the Opera | 22:53 | Read by Justine Young |
Interesting Vicissitudes | 33:25 | Read by Peter Eastman |
In the Torture Chamber | 11:05 | Read by ciaran.mooney |
The Tortures Begin | 13:15 | Read by Betsie Bush |
Barrels! Barrels! | 23:53 | Read by Mark F. Smith |
The Scorpion or the Grasshopper: Which? | 15:53 | Read by Mark F. Smith |
The End of the Ghost's Love Story | 22:52 | Read by Mark F. Smith |
Epilogue and the Paris Opera House | 33:49 | Read by Mark F. Smith |
Reviews
Excellent!!
Phangirl at heart
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
Monsieur Marius
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
Linda Givler
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
Bjørnsen
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!
BoxFive
The last narrator was especially good, giving voice to the characters. I only wish the narration had been consistent.
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A LibriVox Listener
Michael Voet
Thanks to the volunteer readers. Sometimes less is more though...
Thank you for a good recording :)
Maria