THE LAKE BELOW THE OPERA.

January 7, 2012 at 6:51 PM · History, Theater

THE LAKE BELOW THE OPERA. The audience watching The Phantom of the Opera may well think that there are elements of fantasy in the story. However, as Neil Shea points out: “Beneath the Paris Opera House, for example, sits a large reservoir, sometimes called a lake. The lake figures into the story of the Phantom of the Opera.” I mentioned the lake to Annalisa, who is a big fan of the Phantom of the Opera, and she already knew all about it. In fact, she pointed out that there are catfish in the lake.