The Phantom of the Opera: who's who, timeline and places

Everyone in The Phantom of the Opera, what happens when, and where, without spoilers: tell us how far you have read and we show only what you already know.

I have read up to chapter

1of 28

Christine DaaeChristine Daae is connected to the Opera mystery through letters used as evidence by the narrator.First seen in chapter 1
RaoulThe Vicomte de Chagny is connected to the narrator’s investigation of the Opera ghost.First seen in chapter 1
The PersianThe Persian supplies testimony and Christine’s letters as evidence of the Opera ghost.First seen in chapter 1
MoncharminMoncharmin writes skeptical memoirs that the narrator reads during his investigation.First seen in chapter 1
Count PhilippeCount Philippe is connected to the Chagny tragedy investigated by the narrator.First seen in chapter 1
Gaston LerouxGaston Leroux presents an investigation arguing that a real person explains the Opera ghost.First seen in chapter 1
M. FaureM. Faure explains his conclusions about the Chagny case and leads Leroux to the Persian.First seen in chapter 1
Joseph BuquetJoseph Buquet is a source of an account describing a skeletal stranger.First seen in chapter 2
La SorelliLa Sorelli hosts frightened ballet dancers in her dressing room during the retiring managers’ gala.First seen in chapter 2
CarlottaCarlotta is an ill singer whom Christine replaces at the Opera.First seen in chapter 3
RichardRichard is an incoming Opera manager who treats warnings about the ghost as a joke.First seen in chapter 4
Mme. GiryMme. Giry describes her dealings with the ghost to the skeptical Opera managers.First seen in chapter 5
ErikErik is the name Christine uses for an unseen singer in her dressing room.First seen in chapter 10

Chapter 2
Frightened dancers discuss the ghost, and news arrives that Joseph Buquet hangs dead in a cellar.
Chapter 3
Christine triumphs onstage, but Raoul later hears a man’s voice in her apparently empty dressing room.
Chapter 5
The managers dismiss Mme. Giry after she describes her dealings with the ghost over Box Five.
Chapter 6
Raoul follows Christine to her father’s grave, where mysterious violin music and a skull-like stranger overwhelm him.
Chapter 8
Carlotta repeatedly croaks during Faust, and the falling chandelier kills Mme. Giry’s replacement.
Chapter 9
Raoul learns that Christine’s unseen teacher forbids her marriage, then receives instructions to meet her at the masked ball.
Chapter 10
After meeting Christine at the masked ball, Raoul hears her address Erik before she disappears near the mirror.
Chapter 12
Christine and Raoul agree to a secret engagement while fear of Erik threatens their happiness.
Chapter 13
Christine explains Erik’s deception and underground imprisonment, then plans to escape with Raoul after her next performance.
Chapter 14
Raoul prepares their escape, but Christine disappears from the stage during a brief blackout.
Chapter 16
Raoul searches unsuccessfully for an entrance beneath the Opera while Commissioner Mifroid begins investigating.
Chapter 17
Mme. Giry explains how she exchanges envelopes and secretly places the ghost’s payment in Richard’s coat.
Chapter 18
The managers secure Richard’s pocket with a safety pin, but the money disappears while the pin remains fastened.
Chapter 19
Raoul names Erik as Christine’s abductor, but Mifroid doubts him and directs suspicion toward his brother.
Chapter 20
The Persian offers to guide Raoul to Christine and opens the dressing-room mirror into darkness.
Chapter 21
Raoul and the Persian enter a concealed opening beneath the Opera and become trapped in a torture chamber.
Chapter 23
Christine tells the trapped rescuers that Erik demands marriage or threatens death for everyone.
Chapter 24
Erik suspects an intruder in the torture chamber and subjects the prisoners to a forest illusion and burning heat.
Chapter 25
The prisoners escape the heated chamber into a cool cellar, only to discover barrels of gunpowder.
Chapter 26
Christine turns the scorpion to prevent an explosion, but flooding leaves Raoul and the Persian struggling to breathe.
Chapter 27
The Persian recounts their rescue and explains how Christine’s compassion moves Erik to release the lovers.
Chapter 28
The narrator gathers evidence explaining Erik’s tricks and identifies a skeleton by its gold ring.
Hidden until you have read that far.

Free for 3 months

Get the full summary of El Fantasma de la Ópera, free

200,000+ classics as eBooks, audiobooks and 15-minute summaries, and print and large print at cost
Up to 5 readers in your home on one plan

Empieza 90 días gratisNothing to pay today. 0,14 USD a day in the first year, then 0,27 USD a day.

200,000+ classics to read, hear and hold

15-minute summaries today, eBooks and audiobooks as each book opens, and printed books, large print included, at cost.

Start free

Back to the The Phantom of the Opera study guide · Quiz and flashcards