Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • Character history [ ] In the original novel, few details are given regarding Erik's past. The novel confirms that Erik has traveled to various countries including France, Russia, and Persia, learning various arts and sciences from each region. Erik himself laments the fact that his mother was horrified by his birth deformity, and that his father, a true master, never saw him. Most of the character's history is revealed by a mysterious figure, known through most of the novel as or the Daroga, who had an unknown relationship to Erik in, and followed Erik to; other details are discussed in the novel's epilogue (e.g., his birthplace is given as a small town outside of, ). [ ] Phantom [ ] Many different versions of Erik's life are told through other adaptations such as films, television shows, books, and musicals.

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One such popular literary adaptation is the novel (1990), a fictional in-depth story of Erik from the time of his birth to the end of his life at the Paris Opera House. [ ] For the most part, Kay's novel stays in context with Erik's life history as laid down by Leroux, however Kay (as explained in her Author's Note) changes and shapes the character to match her own vision, influenced by other adaptations besides the original.

In addition, the ending/resolution is quite different from Leroux's. The story follows Erik through his entire life, starting with the night of his birth, and is told from different viewpoints throughout the novel (Erik's mother, Erik, Nadir/the Persian, Christine, and Raoul). Kay places the highest priority on portraying romantic aspects of Erik's life. [ ] Yeston and Kopit [ ] The theatrical songwriting team of and created a musical based on the novel, which investors backed out of after Webber's version became a huge hit. In this version, Erik has spent his entire life living beneath the Opera.

Over the years, he became possessive of the Opera, and the creative driving force for the company. No artistic decision is made without Gerard Carriere seeking his approval. [ ] He offers to teach Christine Daae to sing after hearing her working in the costume shop, and falls in love with her. [ ] This storyline was also the basis for the starring,, and as Carriere. [ ] The Canary Trainer [ ] In 's novel, develops several theories as to the Phantom's identity. His first idea is that he is an employee of the Opera; however, when the Phantom's knowledge of the Opera becomes evident, Holmes then believes that he is, having faked his own death. When Garnier's corpse is identified, Holmes then theorizes that the Phantom was Edouard LaFosse, the (fictional) assistant of Garnier who designed much of the Opera's interior and who allegedly died after a building collapse.

Holmes theorizes that he did not die, but was merely disfigured and therefore took to hiding in the Opera. However, when Holmes finally confronts the Phantom, he claims that he cannot speak without his mask, as his mother forced him to wear it whenever he wished to speak as a child, and he is not Edouard LaFosse. Holmes therefore admits that he is not sure how true any of the theories or claims of the Phantom's identity are. The Phantom never provides a given name in the novel; he only tells Christine that his name is 'Nobody' (a reference to the name gave in the ). [ ] Regardless of his identity, the Phantom in The Canary Trainer is much more unhinged and bloodthirsty than in the original novel or play. For example, when killing Madame Giry's replacement with the chandelier, he kills 'almost thirty men and women in the twinkling of an eye', just to ensure that he kills his main target.

The Angel of the Opera [ ] In Sam Siciliano's novel The Angel of the Opera, Sherlock Holmes is brought in to solve the case of the Opera Ghost, and both Erik's and Holmes's stories unfold through the eyes of Holmes's assistant, Henri Vernier. Siciliano places Holmes and Vernier at several of the crucial scenes in Erik and Christine's relationship, and draws parallels between Erik and Holmes.

Holmes sympathizes with Erik so much that after Christine leaves him, Holmes brings him back to England. One of the first people that Erik meets on his arrival is a blind girl with a fondness for music. [ ] Erik's deformity [ ] In the original novel, Erik is described as corpse-like and is referred to as having a 'death's-head' (human skull) throughout the story. He has no nose; eyes that are sunken so deep that all is seen are two skull-like eye sockets except when his golden eyes glow in the dark; skin that is yellow and tightly stretched across his bones; and only a few wisps of ink-black hair behind his ears and on his forehead.