You have probably read, heard about or even seen the wonderful musical The Phantom of the Opera. This musical mixes a melodramatic story full of mystery, music, love and death. Taking place in France, at the Palais Garnier (a famous opera house), this story invites intrigue. This intrigue comes in the form of phonographic records that were buried deep within the Opera’s house.
This room in the opera house (a sort of time capsule) was marked with a plaque. It was written on the plaque that the room contained grampophone records and had a name-M.Alfred Clark and a date June 28, 1907. It was requested that this room remained sealed for 100 years. Exactly what kind of gramophone records and other secrets of The Phantom of the Opera were buried in this room were a mystery, however the request was followed and for 100 years no one dare enter the room and unearth the mystery.
What was found in the time capsule of The Phantom of the Opera was incredible and after 100 years finally revealed. For those that love this work of art, music and passion, there is a mystery that is dying to be unearthed. For the answer of what was uncovered, please visit Smithsonian Magazine’s main website at the following link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/
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