A Halloween Tradition Continues as The Phantom Returns to Irvine |
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The classic film, The Phantom of the Opera will once again be front and center at the University of Pennsylvania on Halloween, Friday, October 31 at 4 and 7 p.m. in Irvine Auditorium.
This annual show is an opportunity to experience the 1925 silent film The Phantom of the Opera with live organ accompaniment. The Phantom of the Opera is an adaptation of the Gaston Leroux’s novel of the same name directed by Rupert Julian. The film features Lon Chaney in the title role as the masked and facially deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House, causing murder and mayhem in an attempt to force the management to make the woman he loves a star. It is most famous for Lon Chaney’s intentionally horrific, self-applied make-up, which was kept a studio secret until the film’s premiere.
Famed improvisational organist Peter Krasinski will play on the 10,731-pipe Curtis Organ. This Halloween tradition is free and open to the public.
Peter Krasinski is a world-renowned conductor, organist and teacher, and he specializes in the art of live silent film accompaniment. Come see The Phantom of the Opera the way it was meant to be enjoyed as Mr. Krasinski performs on the 11th largest organ in the world.
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