Christine Daae is the main female character in Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera (1910), the young singer with whom the main character Erik falls in love. Gaston Leroux. ... This article is about the Gaston Leroux novel. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Erik is the title character in The Phantom of the Opera. ...

Character history

According to the novel by Gaston Leroux, Christine Daae was born just outside of Uppsala, Sweden. Her mother died when she was six years old, and she was brought up by her father, traveling to fairs where he played the violin and she sang. They were discovered there by Professor Valérius, who took them to Gothenburg and then to Paris, providing for Christine's education. Gaston Leroux. ... Uppsala (older spelling Upsala) is a city in central Sweden, located about 70 km north of Stockholm. ... For the Anne Rice novel, see Violin (novel). ... For other uses, see Gothenburg (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of France. ...

Christine was extremely close to her father, who told her Scandinavian fairy tales; a tale of the "Angel of Music" was her favorite. Christine's father passed away, and left her disconsolate, despite the loving care of her "adopted" mother, the bedridden wife of the late Professor Valérius, Madame Valérius. She enters the Paris Conservatory and trains for four years to become a professional singer to please her father and Mamma Valérius, but has lost all passion for singing. For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ... A fairy tale is a story, either told to children or as if told to children, concerning the adventures of mythical characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others. ...

When Christine arrives at the Opera Garnier, she is 18 years of age, one of the numerous singers at the Palais de Garnier. Although considered by many, because of her lack of passion for singing, as "sounding like a rusty hinge," one person finds the beauty still hidden in her tone. When Erik begins to tutor her, he tells her that he is the Angel of Music that her father had spoken. She believes him, and he inspires her soul back into her voice. Christine debuts at a gala at the opera, after the singer Carlotta falls ill and she is asked to take her place, her singing is described as "seraphic". Exterior of the Palais Garnier. ... Erik is the title character in The Phantom of the Opera. ... For other uses, see Soul (disambiguation). ... Carlotta is a fictional character from the French novel The Phantom of the Opera. ... For other uses, see Seraph (disambiguation). ...

Christine becomes torn between her attraction to Erik, and her childhood friend Viscount Raoul de Chagny Information Age 21 (original novel) Date of birth ca. ...

Other Christines

Christina Nilsson

Leroux took much of Christine Daae's childhood background from the opera singer Christina Nilsson. Nilsson was born Kristina Jonasdotter in 1843, in a small village in Sweden. She sang at fairs, where she came to the attention of Madame Adelaide Valerius-Leuhusen, who provided for her education. When she began singing lessons in Paris she changed her name to Christina Nilsson, and went on to become an internationally acclaimed opera star, said to have sung like a goddess^{[citation needed]}. Her second husband was a Count. Christina Nilsson, circa 1874 Nilsson as Ophelia, caricatured by André Gill, 1868 Christina Nilsson, Countess de Casa Miranda, (August 20, 1843 – November 20, 1921) was a Swedish operatic soprano. ... Year 1843 (MDCCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Alternate fictional representations

In the film Phantom of the Paradise, Christine is replaced by a young woman known as Phoenix. While serving virtually the same purpose in the plot as Christine, Phoenix is more sexually aware and strong-willed. Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 muscial, horror-thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. ...

In Terry Pratchett's parody of Phantom, Maskerade, there is a character named Christine who is vain and not very bright. It is not known if her poor singing could have been improved by the Opera Ghost, because Agnes Nitt (who has more in common with the original Christine) takes her place. However, as it is not described as a lack of passion, but of ability, it seems unlikely. Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948) is a British fantasy and science fiction author, best known for his Discworld series. ... Maskerade is the eighteenth novel in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. ... This article contains brief biographies for characters from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ... A major subset of the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett involves the witches of Lancre. ...

In "Angels of Music" by Kim Newman, published in Tales of the Shadowmen Vol. 2 (2006), Erik gathers his own Charlie's Angels-like team of female agents, the so-called Angels of Music, consisting of Christine Daae, Irene Adler and Trilby O'Ferrall. Kim Newman (born July 31, 1959) is an English journalist, film critic, and fiction writer. ... Tales of the Shadowmen is an annual anthology of short stories edited by Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier, published by Black Coat Press. ... Erik is the title character in The Phantom of the Opera. ... This article is about the television series. ... Irene Adler is a fictional character featured in the Sherlock Holmes story A Scandal in Bohemia by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published in July, 1891. ... Trilby is a gothic horror novel by George du Maurier published in 1894. ...

In a two-part episode of Night Court, Dan Fielding took the part of the Phantom to Markie Post's Christine.

Actresses

• Mary Philbin in the 1925 silent version, The Phantom of the Opera.
• Susanna Foster in the 1943 Technicolor version, Phantom of the Opera, starring Claude Rains.
• Heather Sears in the 1962 version of The Phantom of the Opera.
• Jessica Harper in the 1974 rock-musical version of The Phantom of the Opera, Brian DePalma's Phantom of the Paradise.
• Jane Seymour in the 1983 TV movie version.
• Christina Collier in Ken Hill's camp-classical musical version in 1984.
• Sarah Brightman in the 1986 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical; The Phantom of the Opera (musical)
• Glory Crampton in Yeston/Kopit's musical version.
• Teri Polo in the 1990 television miniseries version.
• Elizabeth Walsh in the David Staller musical version.
• Emmy Rossum in the 2004 musical version, directed by Joel Schumacher; The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)
• Mari Hanafusa in the adopation of the Japanese premiere of Yeston/Kopit's musical version at Takarazuka Revue (2004)
• Ayane Sakurano in the same adopation at Takarazuka Revue (2006)

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References

• Leroux, Gaston; Wolf, Leonard (editor) (2004). The Phantom of the Opera. I Books. 0743498364. 
• The Phantom of the Opera free e-book, Project Gutenberg
• Phantom Appreciation Society. a history of. Retrieved on March 13, 2005.