There have been many literary and dramatic works based on Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera, ranging from light operas to films to children's books. Some well known stage and screen adaptations of the novel are the 1925 film and the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical (see The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) ); Susan Kay's 1990 Phantom is one of the best known novels and includes in-depth study of Erik's life and experiences.
Movies
- Das Gespenst im Opernhaus or Das Phantom der Oper (1916): Featuring the Swedish actor Nils Olaf Chrisander (1884–1947) and the Norwegian actress Aud Egede-Nissen (1893–1974, aka Aud Egede Richter). Now a lost film and is only believed to have existed because of references in other media.
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925): Featuring Lon Chaney Sr. and Mary Philbin. For this classic silent film Universal Studios created a faithful replica of the Paris Opera House as a setting. The film was reissued in 1929 with sound effects, music and some reshot dialogue sequences (but none with Chaney). The scene in which Erik plays the organ and Christine creeps up behind him to snatch his mask off is often cited by critics and connoisseurs of film art as one of the most memorable moments in the history of film. The make up of Lon Cheney was so surprisingly disfiguring that the Camera operator actually lost focus while shooting the sequence. Indeed, theaters were urged to have smelling salts on hand in case ladies in the audience fainted in horror.
- Song at Midnight (Chinese: 夜半歌聲 Ye ban ge sheng ) (1937): Featuring Gu Menghe and Hu Ping, directed by Ma-Xu Weibang.
- Phantom of the Opera (1943): Featuring Claude Rains as the Phantom and the singer Susanna Foster as Christine. This film reused the same Paris Opera studio set as the original silent film and once again features the spectacular scene in which the Phantom causes the chandelier to crash down on the heads of the audience. In this version, however, horror is mostly downplayed in favour of grand operatic spectacle. The Phantom's facial disfigurement is caused by him having acid thrown in his face rather than him being born disfigured as in Leroux's original story. This accidental disfigurement became part of the Phantom legend, and was copied in later film versions.
- The Climax (1944). More of a follow up to the 1943 film and has little to do with the Leroux story.
- El Fantasma de la Opereta (1954): Featuring Gogó Andreu and Tono Andreu. Bears no similarity to the Leroux novel sans the title.
- El Fantasma de la Opereta (1959): Featuring German Valdés ( Tin Tan ) and Pedro de Aguillon.
- Phantom of the Horse Opera (1961): A Woody Woodpecker cartoon.
- The Phantom of the Opera (1962): Hammer Horror version featuring Herbert Lom and Heather Sears. This version has the Phantom playing the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach on the organ - which has become a cultural trope indicating tragic horror. As in the 1943 version the Phantom is disfigured by acid.
- The Mid-Nightmare, Part One (1962) and Part Two (1963) (Chinese: 夜半歌声-上集 Ye ban ge sheng - shang ji and 下集 xia ji ): Remake of the 1937 Chinese film, this time featuring Zhao Lei and Betty Loh Tih.
- Il Vampiro dell'Opera or The Monster or the Opera (1964): Featuring Giuseppe Addobbati.
- Phantom of the Paradise (1974): Also called The Phantom of the Fillmore ; a rock musical directed by Brian De Palma.
- The Phantom of the Opera (1987): Featuring Aiden Grennell (Cartoon).
- The Phantom of the Opera (1989): Directed by Dwight H. Little, featuring Robert Englund and Jill Schoelen. This is a rather sadistic and gory version of the story: though in this respect it resembles the original novel more than some more romantic versions. There is a Faustian motif throughout and the film features extracts from Gounod's opera Faust - as in the original novel.
- The Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge (1989): Featuring Derek Rydall.
- The 1990 remake of the 1925 Version of Phantom of the Opera: A restored version with soundtrack and new music by Rick Wakeman and narration by Christopher Lee. Starring Lon Chaney, Sr.. 88 Minutes. New musical score replaces the 1925 score. It was sold by Video Treasures on Videotape Copyrighted in 1993. ISBN 1-55529-785-4
- The Phantom of the Opera (1991): Featuring David Staller and Elizabeth Walsh.
- O Fantasma da Ópera (1991): Featuring Geiso Amadeu.
- The Chipmunks - Phantom Of The Rock Opera (1991)
- The Phantom of the Ritz (1992): Featuring Joshua Sussman.
- The Phantom Lover (1995): A second remake of the 1937 film, by Hong Kong director Ronny Yu and featuring Leslie Cheung. Title in Chinese is the same as the other versions.
- Il Fantasma dell'Opera (1998): Directed by Dario Argento, featuring Julian Sands and Asia Argento.
- Disney released "The Phantom of the Megaplex" (2000).
- Joel Schumacher's The Phantom of the Opera (2004): Adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart musical, starring Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum. Patrick Wilson appears as Vicomte Raoul de Chagny.
Television
- El Fantasma de la Opereta (1960): Miniseries featuring Narciso Ibáñez Menta.
- The Phantom of What Opera? (1971), an episode from Rod Serling's Night Gallery .
- The Phantom of Hollywood (1974): TV Movie featuring Jack Cassidy as an old-time movie star who had been disfigured by an accident and now haunted the backlot of a condemned Hollywood studio.
- The Phantom of the Opera (1983): TV Movie featuring Maximilian Schell, Michael York, and Jane Seymour.
- The Phantom of the Opera (1990): Miniseries produced by NBC, directed by Tony Richardson and starring Burt Lancaster, Teri Polo, and Charles Dance. Executive Producer was Edgar J. Scherick.
Stage
- The first musical of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is by Ivan Jacobs, adapted from the play by John Kenley and Robert Noll. Jacobs wrote music, lyrics, and book, adapting the book from a play by Robert Noll and John Kenley. The Jacobs PHANTOM was started in 1972 when Jacobs wrote the Cemetery Ballet and performances began in the mid eighties. It has been touring the world for decades playing, playing theatres and arenas.
The latest production which toured Europe starred Shouvik Mondle as the PHANTOM. It was directed by Broadway regisseur, Joseph Patton. The many pieces of scenery were designed by the late, noted Broadway designer, James Tilton. It was his last work and is authentic to the Paris Opera including a replica of the chandelier which hung at the Opera house in 1890. The special effects are so authentic that in the 1990's in Lisbon, on opening night two musicians ran from the orchestra pit when they mistakenly thought the chandelier was actually falling. It holds a world record for the highest musical weekly box office gross. Reviews around the world have praised the musical as “powerful…a clear example of language posing no barrier…the sets are fabulous…inspired music…definitely the best production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.”
- The Angel Of The Opera Phantom of The Opera-like musical, set in 1860, about a violinist, and an angel who appears in her dreams and teaches her to sing opera. (2009?)
- Phantom: Once Upon Another Time (AKA The Phantom of Manhattan ), sequel by Andrew Lloyd Webber (2009), to be released under the name Love Never Dies
- Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera by Joseph Traynor (2007).
- The Panto of the Opera by Stuart Ardern (2007) an English Pantomime treatment.
- The Phantom of the Opera ballet by the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada (2006)
- Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular reconceived by Andrew Lloyd Weber and Hal Prince at The Venetian, Las Vegas (2006).
- Phantom of the NorShor (2005).
- Phantom of the Opera: Original Family Musical (1998) with book by Rob Barron and music, lyrics and orchestrantion by David Spencer.
- The Phantom of the Opera on Ice (1995) with narration and lyrics by Roberto Danova, Tony Mercer, Kathy Dooley and Stephen Lee Garden. Music composed and arranged by Roberto Danova.(A DVD was released in 2006 featuring the Russian Ice Stars, Roberta Danova, Mungo Jerry Johnny Logan, Victor Michael and Sue Quin).
- Phantom of the Opera (1992) with book by Michael Tilford and music and lyrics by Tom Alonso.
- The Phantom of the Opera: An Exciting New Musical Adaptation (1992), book and lyrics by Joseph Robinette and music by Robert Chauls.
- Phantom of the Op'ry: A Melodrama with Music (1991), book by Tom Kelly, music by Gerald V. Castle and lyrics by Michael C. Vigilant.
- Phantom of the Soap Opera (1992), Book and lyrics by Craig Sodaro, music by Randy Villars, Eldridge Publishing Co.
- Phantom (1991): Musical by Maury Yeston (music and lyrics) and Arthur Kopit (text).
- Phantom (1991) book by David H. Bell, music by Tom Sivak.
- Phantom of the Opera (1990) with book by
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