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'Phantom of the Opera' closes on Broadway after 35 years | Learn English expression 'set the stage'

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The Phantom of the Opera

Set the stage is an idiom. And it means to create the conditions for something to happen. We talked about the phantom of the opera in today's lesson. Every good story has a conflict, right? But it's hard to open a story with conflict in the first scene. You need to learn about the characters. That is what I want you to think about with set the stage.

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