The global phenomenon, The Phantom of the Opera, is making its spectacular Slovenian debut this coming summer at Cankarjev dom from 9 to 20 July for a limited season. The Phantom of the Opera is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most critically acclaimed musical, having won over 70 major theatre awards, including four Olivers and seven Tonys. Seen by over 160 million people worldwide in 48 territories, 198 cities and 21 languages, this haunting love story continues to take the world by storm. Inspired by Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel, Le Fantôme de L’Opéra, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a mysterious masked figure who lurks beneath the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it. He falls madly in love with a young soprano, Christine Daaé, and devotes himself to nurturing her extraordinary talents, employing all of the devious methods at his command. The Ljubljana Festival, Cankarjev dom, VignaPR/Koda Events and Broadway Entertainment Group bring this latest production to Ljubljana, with a star cast from the West End and Broadway.

• The Phantom of the Opera is the longest-running show in Broadway history, running continuously for more than 30 years from its opening in 1988.
• It has been translated into numerous languages and has been performed almost 14,000 times on Broadway alone.
• The original cast recording of The Phantom of the Opera was the first album in the history of British theatre to top the charts.
• With total estimated worldwide gross receipts of over $6 billion, the musical’s box office revenue is higher than any film or stage play in history.
• The musical has been performed more than 13,000 times in the West End.
• The Phantom of the Opera has won more than 70 awards, including three Olivier Awards and seven Tony Awards.
• Nineteen different actors have played the Phantom in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera.
• A performance of The Phantom of the Opera requires 230 costumes and 111 wigs.
• Each performance of The Phantom of the Opera uses 250 kg of dry ice and 10 smoke machines to create the necessary mysterious atmosphere.
• Every actor who plays the Phantom has his own unique, custom-made mask.
• It takes two hours to apply the Phantom’s make-up, including prosthetics and wigs.
• The Phantom of the Opera is the second longest-running musical in the West End.
• Around 120 people (actors, stage crew, orchestra) are involved in every performance of The Phantom of the Opera.