Opera singer Christine triumphs at the gala on the night of the old managers' retirement. Her old childhood friend, Raoul, hears her sing and recalls his love for Christine. There are rumors of a phantom living at the Opera and he makes himself known to the new managers through letters and random acts. Christine is kidnapped by the phantom. He plans to keep her there forever, hoping she will come to love him. But she causes him to change his plans when she unmasks him and, to the horror of both, beholds his face ...