In this stone opera hybrid of Phantom of the Opera and Faust, fledgling singer-songwriter Winslow Leach finds himself doublecrossed by the nefarious music producer Swan, who enjoys both his music and the girl Leach would like to sing , Phoenix, for the grand opening of his own stone palace, The Paradise. After Swan sends Leach Leach endures a freak accident which renders him disfigured and plans his revenge both Swan and The Paradise, becoming the Phantom of the Paradise.