 When Gaston Leroux wrote the novel "The Phantom of the Opera," he began his story with an interesting quote: The Opera ghost really existed. He was not, as was long believed, a creature of the imagination of the artists, the superstition of the managers, or a product of the absurd and impressionable brains of the young ladies of the ballet, their mothers, the box-keepers, the cloak-room attendants or the concierge. Yes, he existed in flesh and blood, although he assumed the complete appearance of a real phantom; that is to say, of a spectral shade. In fact, it was in the spirit of truth that Leroux wrote the entire novel, and claimed until the day he died that the story was based in fact. This assertion provides the basis for the film Angel of Music. Eric, a reporter for the newspaper "The Epoch," hopes to uncover the truth behind the classic story, in an attempt to bring himself closer to his wife Kristen. As he gets closer to the truth, a shadowy organization moves to stop him and keep the secret safe. The revelation Eric finds will change the foundations of the novel forever. As Eric delves deeper into the world of "The Phantom of the Opera" he begins to at first imagine and then later put himself in scenes from the novel. Many classic scenes from the book are in the film, and many modern characters have period counterparts from the novel. For instance Eric the reporter is also Erik the Phantom of the Opera, Kristen is Christine, neighbor Raymond is Raoul and so fourth. Is The Phantom of the Opera more than just a story?