简介：SandorKorvin(Schell),theconductoroftheBudapestOperaHousetutorshiswifeElena(Seymourinaduelrole)asMargueriteinFAUST.ShedrownsherselfafterabadreviewriggedbythesinisterBaronHunyadi(Kemp),whoseaffectionsshespurned.WhenconfrontingKraus,thecritic(Stone),Korvingetsintoafightandafireisstarted.Korvinkillsthecritic,onlytohavehisfaceburnedbeyondrecognitionwithacidthatfallsfromashelfabove.Heissavedfromtheinfenobyaratcatcher,whotakeshimtoalairunderneaththeopera.Fiveyearslater,hebecomesThePhantomoftheOpera,amaskedfigurewhocauseshavocamongthecast.KorvinspotsMariaGianelli(Seymour),achorusgirlwhobearsaremarkableresemblencetohisdeadwife.Hetutorsherbyday,whileMaria'sloveinterest,however,iswithHartnell(York),whohastakenoverasdirectorofFAUST.KorvinthenexecuteshisplantoexactrevengeontheBaronandterrorizethosewhostandinthewayofMaria'striumph.WrittenbyJ.Theakston…