Cameron Carpenter sets The Phantom of the Opera to music

Cameron Carpenter sets The Phantom of the Opera to music Palais Montcalm invites you to a truly exceptional evening where the magic of cinema meets the grandeur of a great organ. Virtuoso organist Cameron Carpenter will perform his own original soundtrack for the restored silent film *The Phantom of the Opera*, inspired by Gaston Leroux’s novel. The film will be screened in its newly restored version with French subtitles, and will be given a fresh life through Carpenter’s extraordinary musical interpretation. Born in Pennsylvania in 1981, Carpenter began mastering Bach’s *Well‑Tempered Clavier* on the organ at age eleven. Since then he has honed an unrivaled virtuosity and grown into a respected composer and arranger. In 2012, a year after premiering his *Concerto for Organ and Orchestra* in Germany, he received the Leonard Bernstein Prize at the Schleswig‑Holstein Festival. He served as artist‑in‑residence at the Konzerthaus Berlin during the 2017–2018 season, transcribing more than a hundred organ works—including Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. In 2014 he founded his International Touring Organ (ITO), a custom‑made digital organ that now tours the world’s most celebrated stages. During the Covid‑19 pandemic he brought the organ to seniors in confinement, giving 32 concerts under the motto “All you need is Bach!” In 2024, Palais Montcalm celebrated the 10th anniversary of the great organ with a memorable performance of *Goldberg Variations* and *Pictures at an Exhibition*. Details & tickets.