Le Fantôme de l'Opéra

Set in a grand opera house, the narrative traces an inquiry into a mysterious, shadowy presence that haunts performances and coerces the institution's directors through threats and sabotage. A young singer becomes the focus of its obsession, sparking rivalry between two brothers and a chain of disappearances, violent incidents, and subterranean discoveries. A determined narrator pieces together testimonies, letters, and the testimony of an eccentric Persian witness to reconstruct hidden passageways, secret rooms, and the mechanism behind the terror. The work examines obsession, unacknowledged talent, and the interplay of love, jealousy, and theatrical spectacle.