Walter Plinge
See also: Walter PlingeThe odd-job man at the Ankh-Morpork Opera House. Plinge was an awkward, nervy figure in a beret, but he had a secret identity as the suave and sophisticated "Opera Ghost". Convinced by Agnes Nitt that he was wearing his mask on the inside, he became the director of music, following the death of Salzella. He writes popular operas "with tunes you can hum", a Discworld parallel to modern musicals.
Walter's physical appearance is based on the character Frank Spencer, from the 1970s British TV series Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Spencer was played by actor Michael Crawford, who is also known as the original performer of the title character in the musical Phantom of the Opera.
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