The Phantom of the Opera is about a man whose life was determined by his face. Hiding his scarred face behind a mask, he proceeds to haunt everyone at the Paris Opera House. For all of eternity, he has caused turmoil without a blink of the eye, until he hears the voice of Miss Christine Daae. Determined to make her love him, the Phantom, whose given name is Erik, becomes her "Angel of Music" and comes to her in her dreams, giving her singing lessons. Christine believed that her Angel of Music was a gift sent from the heavens, from her late father, until one evening, when she discovers that the angel in her dreams was a man- a living, breathing human. Taken to his underground labyrinth through her dressing room mirror, they sing his songs. The following day, all are worried about what has become of Christine. Most worried of all is Viscount Raoul de Chagny (Raoul). He had fallen in love with his childhood playmate when he heard her sing. Upon her return from the underground labyrinth, Christine requests to be left alone. No one, not even Raoul, was allowed to visit her. The new managers of the Paris Opera House chose to allow Christine's rival, Carlotta, to sing the lead in 'Il Muto' as the Countess, while Christine is the Pageboy, the silent role. This is going against Erik's explicit orders to give Christine the lead. Another order is broken: Box Five is sold. The combination of these two makes Erik angry, and one does not want an angry Erik! He taunts Carlotta and has her voice resemble that of a toad! Delaying the performance, the managers tell the Ballot Girls to take the stage. As they enter, the body of Joseph Buquet falls onto the stage! Christine, knowing that the Phantom is present and responsible for the recent events, rushes to the roof with Raoul. There, she tells him of her discoveries when she was taken to Erik's underground labyrinth. After the explanations are through, they sing the love song "All I Ask of You." At the end of Act I, Erik cuts the chandelier, which lands at Christine's feet.