Live Music by THE ALLOY ORCHESTRA

 

A horrifically disfigured Phantom haunts the catacombs of the Paris Opera House.  Obsessed with a chorus singer, Christine, he threatens the management of the opera with utter disaster if they refuse to give the girl the starring role in their current production.  “The highs are way up there with the best in the tradition of Gothic fantasy:  Chaney’s best ever Phantom, his face scarred to hell by acid, unmasked at the organ by the timorous heroine; the Phantom stopping a costume ball when he appears as Red Death; the Phantom shrouded in the most romantic cape ever seen.  And the sustained crescendo at the end is still unrivalled” (Time Out).  “Unforgettable … Morbid … Gaudy … Ornate … Scary … Thrilling!” (Pauline Kael).

 

“The amazing Alloy Orchestra really helps us see what we’re watching:  they do just about everything music for a silent movie needs to do — and more!” (NPR).  “The best in the world at accompanying silent films” (Roger Ebert).