The story was recorded on 24 and 25 September, and 4 and 12 October 2007, and released on CD in March 2008. Written, directed and produced by Barnaby Edwards Opera sequences sung by Linda Richardson and Matthew Hargreaves. The play features Anna Massey, Peter Guinness, Alexander Siddig and James D’Arcy.īarnaby Edwards announced in June 2009 the production would be relaunched, as part of a new Big Finish Classics series of literary adaptations planned for 2010–2012. The four-part dramatization is the first to feature the original operatic sequences described in the novel, which have been freshly recorded and orchestrated by composer Tim Sutton. The story was written and directed by Barnaby Edwards in four half-hour episodes. The Phantom of the Opera, an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Gaston Leroux, is an audio drama created by Big Finish Productions for BBC Radio 7, broadcast in December 2007.

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Webber's keen pop sensibility is in full effect during Minnie Driver's credits number, 'Learn to Be Lonely. This article needs additional citations for verification. Starring Gerard Butler in the title role and a teenaged Emmy Rossum as Christine, The Phantom is an old-fashioned musical at heart, with sweeping romantic balladry ('All I Ask of You') and a sophisticated comedy piece ('Prima Donna').

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