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Title: Music: best of 2007.(Movie review)(Sound recording review)(Opera review)(Television program review)(Video recording review)
Author: Damon Krukowski
Publication: Artforum International (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2007
Publisher: Artforum International Magazine, Inc.
Volume: 46 Issue: 4 Page: 81(6)

Article Type: Sound recording review, Video recording review, Television program review, Movie review, Opera review

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This spectacular retelling of Gaston Leroux's immortal horror tale stars Claude Rains as the masked phantom of the Paris opera house - a crazed composer who schemes to make a beautiful young soprano (Susanna Foster) the star of the opera company and wreak revenge on those who stole his music. Nelson Eddy, the heroic baritone, tries to win the affections of Foster as he tracks down the disfigured "monster" who has begun murdering those who resist his mad demands. This lavish production remains a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all time.

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