if you read the prologue of the book it says that he was real. Plus the story actually could be true! The book is based on old stories of phantom and also facts of a letter requesting money and when...
Not technically. Technically speaking, both versions - film and stage - are not classical operas, they're musicals. (And even the literature/promotional materials refer to it as such, actually-)...
His real name is Erik. Though Andrew loyd webber never used it in the play, they mention his name a few times in the book "phantom of the opera", written by Gaston Leroux.
suicide, he felt that since the only person to "love him" was Christine daae and she chose raoul over the phantom then it was not worth it to live without the one who could possily love him. I...