<P> Tickets for the three performances sold out within five hours of going on sale . In order to enable more people to see the production, the final performance was relayed live to cinemas around the world via Fathom Events . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed . Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise . (December 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed . Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise . (December 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> In 1905 Paris, the Vicomte de Chagny attends an auction of old theatrical props at the Opéra Populaire and purchases a papier - mâché music box, noting that it appears "exactly as she said ." The auctioneer presents a chandelier as the next item up for bid, noting its connection to "the strange affair of the Phantom of the Opera". As the mammoth fixture comes to life, the years roll back and the Opéra's former grandeur is restored ("Overture"). </P>

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