A movie version had been in the works since the 1990s. But how old were the stars during filming? Patrick Wilson, Gerard Butler, and Emmy Rossum at The Phantom of The Opera Window and Live Concert | Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ became a movie musical in 2004Īfter decades as a Broadway staple, The Phantom of the Opera finally got the big-screen treatment in 2004. Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler starred in the inevitable movie version of the musical. Webber’s version debuted on the stage in 1986.

But perhaps its most notable version is the iconic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

Rossum also released three albums, Inside Out, the Christmas album Carol of the Bells and Sentimental Journey, writing many of her own songs.Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera has been adapted many times over the years. As Christine in The Phantom of the Opera, she sang such numbers as 'Think of Me' and 'All I Ask of You.' Rossum first sang as Deladis Slocumb in Songcatcher, notably performing the duet 'When Love is New' and also sang as the title character in Nola. Rossum would also play the major character of Fiona Gallagher in Shameless and continued to appear in a number of major films, including Poseidon and Beautiful Creatures, as well as independent films such as Comet. She would come to global attention in 2004 after appearing in The Day After Tomorrow and The Phantom of the Opera. She soon appeared as Audrey Hepburn in a television biopic and made her film debut in 2000's Songcatcher.

Born Emmanuelle Rossum in Manhattan, New York, she performed with the Metropolitan Opera Children's Chorus from the age of seven and began studying acting before making her television debut as Abigail Williams in As the World Turns.

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