Although considered by many, because of her lack of passion for singing, as 'sounding like a rusty hinge,' one person finds the beauty still hidden in her tone: Erik, known and feared as the mysterious opera ghost. When Christine arrives at the Opera Garnier, she becomes one of the numerous singers at the Palais de Garnier.

She enters the Paris Conservatory and trains for four years to become a professional singer to honor her dead father and please Madame Valérius, but has lost all passion for singing. Christine's father passed away a few years after her mother, leaving her grief stricken despite the loving care of her 'adopted' mother Madame Valérius. A story featuring an 'Angel of Music' was her favorite. Christine was extremely close to her father, who told her Scandinavian fairy tales. They were discovered there by Professor Valérius, who took them to Gothenburg and then to Paris, providing for Christine's education. Her mother died when she was six years old, and she was brought up by her father whom the novel refers to as 'Daddy Daaé', traveling to fairs where he played the violin and she sang. Christine Daaé was born just outside of Uppsala, Sweden.

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