# Daddy Daaé — The Phantom of the Opera character guide

> Daddy Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Daddy, old M. Daaé, M. Daaé

**First appearance:** 0005-v-the-enchanted-violin

## Who they are

Christine's deceased father, a famous violinist who told her stories of the Angel of Music.

## In the story

### [The Enchanted Violin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/v-the-enchanted-violin)

Christine's deceased father, a great violinist, buried in Perros; his violin is heard playing at midnight.

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