歌剧魅影

歌劇魅影
Gējù mèiyǐng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 The Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical
  2. 2 The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel

Examples

HSK 6
Wǒ zài Lúndūn kàn le yīnyuèjù 《 Gējù mèiyǐng 》.
I saw the musical The Phantom of the Opera in London.
HSK 6
《 Gējù mèiyǐng 》 jiǎng de shì yí ge dài zhe miànjù de yīnyuè tiāncái àishàng niánqīng nǚ gēshǒu de gùshi.
The Phantom of the Opera tells of a masked musical genius who falls in love with a young singer.

Tips

history
Gaston Leroux's novel came out in 1910. Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical opened in London in 1986 and ran on Broadway (百老汇) from 1988 to 2023, the longest run in Broadway history.
usage
魅影 is a literary word for a phantom. The musical's mainland productions use the title 剧院魅影 'phantom of the theatre', and both names are in use.

Stroke Order

歌 gē
剧 jù
魅 mèi
影 yǐng