It will include the famous, all time classic songs as well as the suspense and mystery it is renowned for.

The spectacular musical returns in Athens on 8 February 2023.Īndrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic and captivating play re-tells the tender love story between Christine and the mysterious “Phantom of the Opera”.

But becoming a Special Education teacher instead.), I've grown to see many allusions to Christian scriptures and concepts, especially in 'Arry's writings.The phenomenal performance with audience members exceeding 140.000.000 viewers worldwide, returns with the original main characters of London's West End!Īfter 49 sold out performances, The Phantom of the Opera broke all previous ticket records in Thessaloniki’s Music Hall and in the Athens Christmas Theater in 2020. As I've grown in Biblical knowledge (now actually holding a BA in Theology, having trained to be a Pastor. I see allusions to Christianity in 'don't stray from the Narrow Way,' and 'you're the devil.', and seeing in this song a warning that uses the STORY of Phantom of the Opera as a METAPHOR for life, and how the devil is always hiding around the corner, masked, the great deceiver.Īnd check the line 'and you know and I know that you aint got long now to last' - think about the Biblical verse at the beginning of Number of the Beast, REVELATION 12:12 '.Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.' (KJV)Īnd you know what, I was not a Christian when I discovered Iron Maiden in 1982, but in the late 80's I gave my heart to Christ. My bands always played it back in the 80's (I'm bassist/vocalist, and a huge 'Arry fan). General CommentI've loved this song since first hearing it in 1982.

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