| The Phantom of the Opera | |
| Publisher: | Big Finish Productions |
| Series: | Big Finish Classics |
| Number: | 1 |
| Director: | Barnaby Edwards |
| Executive Producer: | Nicholas Briggs Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Date: | December 2007 |
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.
The story was written and directed by Barnaby Edwards in four half-hour episodes. 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 play features Anna Massey, Peter Guinness, Alexander Siddig and James D’Arcy.
Barnaby 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.[1]
Opera sequences sung by Linda Richardson and Matthew Hargreaves.
Music by Tim Sutton
Violin by Ruth Rogers
Sound design by Matthew Cochrane
CD & booklet design by Alex Mallinson
Written, directed and produced by Barnaby Edwards
Duration: Two hours
The story was recorded on 24 and 25 September, and 4 and 12 October 2007, and released on CD in March 2008.[2]