Drama: Freedom to Present 'Phantom of the Opera' April 19-22

South Riding (April 16, 2012) - Freedom High School’s Freedom Theatre will premiere one of Broadway’s most-renowned musicals, “The Phantom of the Opera,” from April 19 through the 21 at 7:30 p.m. and at 3 p.m. on April 22 in the Freedom High School auditorium.


The production, under the direction of Freedom’s drama director, Jon Mark Rogers, and choral director, Chantel Tangredi, will mark the first time the tragic love story will be performed on a Loudoun County high school stage.

Fine Arts Department Chair and Band Director Joel Galway will be the rehearsal conductor for the 25-piece pit orchestra. Tangredi will conduct the pit on show nights.

Tickets can be purchased on show dates for $10 at the door.

“The Phantom of the Opera” is based on an adaptation of the French novel by Gaston Leroux, with music by famed composer Andrew Lloyd Weber and lyrics by Charles Hart. The classic story tells the tale of a musically brilliant, but disfigured Erik, a masked ghost or “phantom” with an angelic, yet haunting voice who lives underneath the Paris Opera House.

Though the Phantom terrorizes all involved with the opera house, he trains and falls in love with the young, talented and beautiful soprano Christine. As the Phantom works to win Christine’s trust and affection, her childhood friend and sweetheart Raoul returns and Christine is faced with choosing between her childhood love and her musical mentor.