The Phantom haunts the imagination of the beautiful and talented singer Christine Daae, appearing to her as the 'Angel of Music' - a disembodied voice, coaching her to sing as she never could before. When the new managers of the Paris Opera House ignore their predecessors' warnings about the hideous 'Opera ghost' stalking the theatre, it is a fatal mistake. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Mireille Ribiere, and an introduction by Jann Matlock. However, in THE PHANTOM OF MANHATTAN by Frederick Forsyth, she is a rather more prominent figure, the story being started from her point of view as she lays on her deathbed.The Phantom of the Opera is Gaston Leroux's exquisite blend of Gothic horror and tragic romance, which formed the basis for a world-renowned stage musical. And in the Lon Chaney version, she plays no major role. In the 1943 Universal Studies version, directed by Arthur Lubin, she is not mentioned at all. In PHANTOM by Susan Kay, the later is the case. In some versions of the story, she is entirely absent, or briefly mentioned.
The Persian is not found in Andrew Lloyd Webber's version. She continues to warn them, pointing out "we have seen him kill!" In many aspects, she has taken over the original role of the Persian. "There is no way of turning the tide!" And yet she refuses to help them. In the play, she warns the management and Raoul against attempting to trick or capture the Phantom. She is undeniably afraid of him at the same time.
It is she who shows Raoul de Chagny the secret entrance to Erik's lair, who warns him to "keep his hand at the level of his eyes", and who warns Joseph Buquet to stop talking of the Phantom, or to fear his wrath.
In both versions of the musical, she is the head of the ballet department, and her daughter Meg is good friends with Christine. The movie also says that Madame Giry had brought Christine Daaé to live and train in the opera house at age 7 after her father died, and that she continues to think of Christine as a kind of second daughter as she is Meg's best friend. In the 2004 film version of the musical, she rescued Erik from an abusive band of gypsies and brought him to live in the opera house. In the stage version of the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, she knows the Ghost on a personal basis, being aware of his history to some extent. She also says that he promised to make her daughter an empress if she did what he wanted.She started Meg on a leadership career by telling the manager to put Meg in charge of a line of dancers. In the book, she claims that he is very kind, often leaving her things such as English sweets, which she is very fond of, and up to ten francs. In the original book she is the box keeper for The Phantom, and his loyal servant in other ways: For example, transporting the twenty thousand francs from the managers to Erik. Madame Giry is the major character mother of Little Meg.
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