Living secretly beneath the Paris Opera House, 'The Phantom of the Opera', Erik has haunted those who work there with his demands and shrouded the opera house in fear with the legend of his disfigured face. When Christine joins the company, a young woman with a beautiful voice, Erik is instantly smi...

First published in French as a serial in 1909, The Phantom of the Opera is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her. Afte...

ARDIS Audio Studio brings to your attention the famous play by George Bernard Shaw "Pygmalion", read in the original language.
George Bernard Shaw is a brilliant playwright, a classic of English literature of the late XIX - early XX century, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1925.
"Pygmalion" is ...

Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after the Greek mythological figure. It premiered at the Hofburg Theatre in Vienna on 16 October 1913 and was first presented in German on stage to the public in 1913. Its English-language premiere took place at Her Majesty's Theatre in the West End ...

The Phantom of the Opera (French: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra), is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serialization in Le Gaulois from 23 September 1909, to 8 January 1910. It was published in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierre Lafitte and directed by Aluel Malinao. ...

One of Shaw's most enduring works, Pygmalion is an insightful comedy of class relations and perceptions, as played out between a Cockney flower girl and the irascible speech professor who has taken her on as a pet project. Described by critics as "a play of great vitality and charm," Pygmalion inspi...

"The Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux is a novel blending mystery, romance, and horror, set in the Paris Opera House. It tells the story of a disfigured musical genius, known as the Phantom, who haunts the opera house and becomes obsessed with a young soprano, Christine Daaé. Leroux, a French ...

First published in French as a serial in 1909, The Phantom of the Opera is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her. Afte...

This 19th century French thriller tells of the mysterious Erik, grotesque and elusive "phantom," who hides himself from the world in the labyrinthine bowels of the Paris Opera and entices with his angelic voice the beautiful opera singer Christine. Her abduction prompts a dramatic search not only fo...

Pygmalion remains one of the most popular stories - but mainly in the medium of the musical; the evergreen My Fair Lady. But much of the charm and wit comes from the words and timing in Shaw's original play. Here are the characters of Professor Higgins, his friend Colonel Pickering, and their charge...

The new proprietors of the Paris Opera House are amused to discover that their costly acquisition is said to be haunted. But their smiles quickly vanish as tragedy follows misfortune. Deep in the catacombs beneath the Opera House, something is stirring...

A star-studded BBC radio production of Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion – plus bonus drama The ‘B’ Word, telling the story of the play’s scandalous opening night

Irascible phonetics professor Henry Higgins makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he c...

When phonetics tutor and linguist Henry Higgins meets Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle, he makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can teach her to speak so well that she will be able to pass herself off as a Duchess at a society ball. Eliza agrees, but her transformation process wi...

The story of a man named Erik, an eccentric, physically deformed genius who terrorizes the Opera Garnier in Paris. He builds his home beneath it and takes the love of his life, a beautiful soprano, under his wing.

The story of a man named Erik, an eccentric, physically deformed genius who terrorizes the Opera Garnier in Paris. He builds his home beneath it and takes the love of his life, a beautiful soprano, under his wing.

At the beginning of her career in the Paris Opera chorus, Christine hears a mysterious and beautiful voice, which she believes to be the song of The Angel of Music. The Voice, however, belongs to Erik, the deformed musical genius who haunts the Opera House. Christine's harrowing encounters with E...

Classic french novel, first published in 1910. According to Wikipedia: "Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (6 May 1868, Paris, France - 15 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel The Phantom of the Opera (Le F...

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The story of a man named Erik, an eccentric, physically deformed genius who terrorizes the Opera Garnier in Paris. He builds his home beneath it and takes the love of his life, a beautiful soprano, under his wing.

The story of a man named Erik, an eccentric, physically deformed genius who terrorizes the Opera Garnier in Paris. He builds his home beneath it and takes the love of his life, a beautiful soprano, under his wing.

Though Pygmalion, legendary figure of Cyprus, is the Greek version of the Phoenician royal name Pumayyaton, he is most familiar from Ovid's narrative poem Metamorphoses, in which Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved.

First published in French as a serial in 1909, "The Phantom of the Opera" is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her. Af...

The Phantom of the Opera (fr. Le Fantome de l'Opera) is a work by the French writer, journalist, recognized master of detective G. Leroux (1868-1927).
The Gothic novel was serialized in Le Gaulois from September 1909 to January 1910. Later it was published as a separate book. The author was ins...

The Phantom of the Opera is the most famous work of French author Gaston Leroux. First published in French as a serial in 1909, the story revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dy...

The Phantom of the Opera is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serialization in Le Gaulois from 23 September 1909, to 8 January 1910. It was published in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierre Lafitte and directed by Aluel Malinao.

The novel is partly in...

"The Phantom of the Opera" is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was published in 1911 and has since been adapted into many other forms. Despite this, it remains a remarkable piece of Gothic horror literature in and of itself, deeper and darker than any version that follows.

"The ...

Rumours that a ghost stalks the dark passages and cellars of the Paris Opera House, wreaking havoc, have long been rife among staff and performers. This Phantom also haunts the imagination of the beautiful and talented singer Christine Daae, appearing to her as the 'Angel of Music' - a disembodied v...

"Pygmalion" is a play by George Bernard Shaw, an Irish playwright who became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after the Greek mythological figure. In ancient Greek mythology, P...

Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913. In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life. This immensely popular romantic comedy by George Bernard...

During Christine's childhood, which is described retrospectively in the early chapters of the book, her father tells her many stories featuring an 'Angel of Music', who, like a muse, is the personification of musical inspiration. On his deathbed, Christine's father tells her that from Heaven, he wil...

Pygamalion tells the story of Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics, who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can successfully pass off a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, as a refined society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in eti...

A favourite of Gothic horror stories, a tale of unrequited love, passion and tragedy in this new Fantastica edition of Leroux's 'The Phantom of the Opera' novel. The story takes us far beneath the majesty and splendour of the Paris Opera House. This is where hides the Phantom in his shadowy existenc...

Pygmalion's audiences in 1914 were both enthralled and scandalized by it. In addition to being a razor-sharp critique of the British class system and a declaration of Shaw's feminist beliefs, this fantastically funny retelling of the traditional story of the sculptor who falls in love with his ideal...

During Christine's childhood, which is described retrospectively in the early chapters of the book, her father tells her many stories featuring an "Angel of Music," who, like a muse, is the personification of musical inspiration. On his deathbed, Christine's father tells her that from Heaven, he wil...

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The Phantom of the Opera is a classic novel written by Gaston Leroux. The book has been adapted into n...

In George Bernard Shaw's iconic play "Pygmalion," the narrative explores themes of social class, identity, and transformation through the story of Eliza Doolittle, a flower girl with a strong Cockney accent, who is taken under the wing of phonetics professor Henry Higgins. Shaw's sharp wit and keen ...

Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913. In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life. The general idea of that myth was a popular subject for ...

George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" is a masterful exploration of social class distinctions and the transformative power of language. This groundbreaking play, first performed in 1913, deftly blends wit and drama, employing sharp dialogues and clever satire to underscore the themes of identity and cla...

First published in French as a serial in 1909, The Phantom of the Opera is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her.

"Englezii nu au nici un respect fäa de limba lor ¿i nu sunt interesäi sa-¿i înve¿e copiii s-o vorbeasca. Ortografia lor este atât de oribila, încât nici nu om nu poate înväa sa pronun¿e dupa ea." - G. Bernard Shaw

"Pentru opera sa care este marcata de idealism ¿i umanitate, pentru s...

The Opera ghost really existed. He was not, as was long believed, a creature of the imagination of the artists, the superstition of the managers, or a product of the absurd and impressionable brains of the young ladies of the ballet, their mothers, the box-keepers, the cloak-room attendants or the c...

Christine is brought up by her itinerant musician father, whose death she mourns endlessly. She achieves a singing position in the Paris Opera line, where a mysterious voice teaches her to unleash her musical potential. The voice belongs to Erik, a deformed musical genius who lives in the opera hous...

Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion is a witty and thought-provoking play that explores themes of social class, transformation, and the power of language. First performed in 1913, the play remains one of Shaw's most celebrated works, blending comedy with sharp social critique.

The story follows Profes...

First published in French as a serial in 1909, The Phantom of the Opera is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her. Afte...

¿¿¿¿ Step into the hauntingly beautiful and suspenseful world of "The Phantom of the Opera: Gaston Leroux," a timeless tale of love, obsession, and mystery. ¿¿¿¿ Follow the story of Christine Daaé, a young and talented soprano, as she becomes entangled in the dark and enigmatic world of the Phantom,...

"The Phantom of the Opera" is a gothic novel by French writer Gaston Leroux, first published in serialized form from 1909 to 1910. The novel is a compelling blend of romance, horror, and mystery, set in the opulent Paris Opera House.

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The story unfolds in the late 19th century...

¿¿¿¿ Behind the curtain, a haunting secret hides...
Welcome to the Paris Opera House, where the music soars, the chandeliers shimmer-and a mysterious masked figure lurks in the shadows. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿

Gaston Leroux's timeless classic, The Phantom of the Opera, blends gothic horror, heart-w...

A genius in the shadows. A haunted opera house. A love that defies the boundaries of beauty and fear.

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux is a gothic romance that has captivated generations. Beneath the Paris Opera House lurks a tortured soul-a brilliant, disfigured composer who bec...