Question: are the operas in phantom of the opera real?
Answer: In the prologue of his 1911 book, "The Phantom of the Opera," author Gaston Leroux claimed: "The Opera ghost really existed. ... I am not surprised that the history of the luxurious Palais Garnier in Paris includes an opera ghost. Construction of the huge opera house began in 1861 and took nearly 15 years to complete.