The Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall: In Celebration of 25 years Redo

Welcome to the 25th anniversary of the musical, The Phantom of the Opera, based off of a novel of the same name!  This image is a beautiful advertisement of the customary celebration of its time on Broadway at the Royal Albert Hall, built by Prince Albert for promoting the understanding and appreciation of the arts. It is the perfect setting for this long-running musical adored by millions.  The actual Royal Albert Hall is wreathed in light within the image, almost as if to draw in the viewer to come see the musical.  For those who do not know of this musical, the image of Royal Albert Hall will surely draw them in as a famous center of the arts.  

It is important to note that this is as much a digital masterpiece as it is a calling for patrons.  The placement of the images and text are masterful, utilizing the photographer’s rule of threes.  The mask, the very symbol of the musical, is the centerpiece, in front of the falling chandelier in a full-house opera house, giving just a taste of the scenes within the musical to be seen. The name and setting of the musical are depicted in shattered glass words, which, if one knows the storyline of the musical, is a beautiful depiction that draws from the dark plot of the musical and the music itself.  If not, it draws upon the ideas of shattered glass and realities, drawing from the emotions, such as loneliness and despair,  associated with them, it is a wonderfully subtle use of pathos. They are emotions associated with the phantom, who is seen within the eye of the mask, shrouded in shadows.  

The reason for the event is written in elegant script at the mid-bottom left corner, the 25 glittering with diamonds.  The whole advertisement is shrouded in dark clouds and nightfall, conveying the mystery of musical, that shrouds and highlights the plot of the musical.  Surely, many who know this musical and even those who do not, were drawn in by this beautiful advertisement to come see the celebration of 25 years of song, darkness, love, and mystery.