Christine dreams of triumph on the stage, ambition and faith blinding her to the truth about her mysterious teacher. Lured to the depths of the Opera House by an angel, she finds a monster instead. Little by little, she discovers the lonely man beneath her frightening captor. Torn between her growing affection for Erik and the romantic advances of childhood friend Raoul, she becomes more conflicted with each day.
As Erik's possessiveness transforms to real love, he realizes he must free Christine to make her own choices. But how could he ever hope she would choose him?