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The Phantom of the Opera goes on stage at the Martí Theater in Cuba

Havana, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) A new season of The Phantom of the Opera, an attractive musical play, will be on stage until August 27 at the emblematic Martí Theater in Havana.

According to the website of CMBQ Radio Enciclopedia, Erik, the ghost of this story from the beginning of the 20th century, will be interpreted by Rey Quintero; while Christine Daaé will come to life thanks to Dayri Llanes and Yeni Santamaría.

The cast is completed by Iré Daniel Jiménez and Cristian Cuevas (Raoul de Chagny); Katia Selva, Gabriela Mesa and Tiffany Hernández (Carlotta Guidicelli); Pablo A. Ramos (Monsieur Andree); Israel González (Monsieur Firmín); and Patricia Rodriguez (Meg Giry).

The musical, inspired by the novel by French writer Gaston Leroux, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart, was premiered in London in 1986 and on Broadway in 1988. Within the genre it is the most successful play of all time, according to Alfonso Menéndez, who is responsible for the general direction and staging.

The Phantom of the Opera was premiered in Cuba on July 22, 2006, at the Amphitheater of the Historic Center of Havana, with 22 consecutive performances for more than 17,000 spectators, he noted.

On August 8, 2014, it was staged again for a season of 42 performances and 29,148 participants, he continued.

Tickets for the show are on sale every Tuesday at the box office of the theater itself, the executive producer, Jorge Luis Frías, told Radio Enciclopedia.

Frías highlighted the participation of the Teatro América Ballet, as well as the supply of technical equipment and the collaboration of the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana, the Actuar Agency, the National Council of Performing Arts, and Cuban Television, among other institutions.

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