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Cover of The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

The Phantom of the Opera: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Phantom of the Opera runs 10.6 hours as an audiobook (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.6listening hrs
3.8★42 ratings
Romancegenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 10.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Phantom of the Opera at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any of the 2,187 audiobooks we measure.

What our data says

  • At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 26% longer than the average romance audiobook (8.4 hrs across 3598 titles in our dataset).

Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ). Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for romance listeners: a solid week of commutes at 10.6 hours.

About the book

Deep within the dark passageways and chambers of the Paris Opera House lurks one of literature's greatest creations; the mysterious masked figure now known as the Phantom of the Opera. Gaston Leorux's novel is undoubtedly one of the best suspense stories of all time, and here it is superbly unfolded by Christopher Lee in all its gripping tension.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Phantom of the Opera as an audiobook?

The Phantom of the Opera runs 10.6 hours. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.

Is The Phantom of the Opera free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Is The Phantom of the Opera worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Phantom of the Opera first published?

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux was first published in 1911.