Monday 16th July

Film at the Festival

The Phantom of the Opera (PG)

Director: Rupert Julian (1925)

with accompaniment on the
Cathedral organ by David Briggs

9pm Peterborough Cathedral

Tickets £10

Sorry, this concert is now sold out.

Here is a unique opportunity to see
The Phantom of the Opera as you’ve
never experienced it before – with live accompaniment on the great organ of Peterborough Cathedral. It’s hard to
think of a better place to see this most
gothic of all silent films, or of a more
spine-tingling accompaniment. David
Briggs’ skills in organ improvisation
command universal admiration.

Formerly organ scholar of King’s College, Cambridge and Organist of Gloucester Cathedral, he holds a reputation as one of the most fluent and expert imrovisers in the world.
The star of Phantom of the Opera Lon Chaney’s genius for mime and his ability to bring humanity to the most deformed of creatures make for a phantom that has yet to be surpassed, a thrilling experience with chase sequences in the dungeons beneath the Paris Opera House to compare with Indiana Jones. Robert Bloch, author of Psycho, once confessed that he owed his entire career to the inspirational unmasking scene.

Film ends at approximately 10.35pm