The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux Audiobook

Written by Gaston Leroux
Read by Henry Butler
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 48 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
Release Date:12-16-88/re-issue 2011
Publisher: Recorded Books

Gaston Leroux’s phenomenal novel, which inspired the hit Broadway musical, remains one of the most original suspense stories ever written.

Erik, a brilliant but hideously disfigured musical genius, lives in the basement of Paris’s National Academy of Music, where he haunts the opera crowd in his mask and fancy clothes. The Phantom falls in love with Christine Daai, a beautiful soprano, and gives her music lessons by magically throwing his voice. But Erik is stunned to learn that Christine loves Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny, who disappears around the same time his brother, Count Phillippe, is found dead outside the Academy.

A haunting tale of obsession, a touching story about internal beauty, and a top-notch detective drama, The Phantom of the Opera is a remarkable novel, narrated to perfection by Henry Butler..

There is no end to the number of recordings of this book. Audible lists 11 unabridged and several abridged recordings. I have access to three versions and two are on the site. This Henry Butler is one of the oldest and one of the best.