The Phantom of the Opera Page #3

Where you long to be

Only then can you belong...

... to me

Floating, falling

Sweet intoxication

Touch me, trust me

Savor each sensation

Let the dream begin

Let your darker side give in...

... to the power of the music that I write

The power of

the music of the night

You alone can make my song take flight

Help me make...

The music of the...

... night

Christine?

Like yellow parchment is his skin

A great black hole serves

as the nose that never grew

You must be always on your guard

Or he will catch you

with his magical lasso

Oh, my.

Those who speak of what they know

Find too late that prudent silence is wise

Joseph Buquet, hold your tongue

Keep your hand at the level of your eyes.

I remember there was mist

Swirling mist upon a vast, glassy lake

There were candles all around

And on the lake there was a boat

And in the boat there was a man

Who was that shape in the shadows?

Whose is the face in the mask?

Damn you!

You little prying Pandora

You little demon!

Is this what you wanted to see?

Curse you!

You little lying Delilah

You little viper

Now you cannot ever be free

Damn you!

Curse you!

Stranger than you dreamt it

Can you even dare to look...

... or bear to think of me?

This loathsome gargoyle

who burns in hell

But secretly yearns for heaven...

...secretly, secretly

Christine

Fear can turn to love

You'll learn to see

to find the man

Behind the monster, this

Repulsive carcass

who seems a beast

But secretly dreams of beauty

... secretly, secretly

Oh, Christine

Come, we must return.

Those two fools who run

my theater will be missing you.

"Mystery after gala night"

It says

"Mystery of soprano's flight"

"Mystified"

All the papers say

"We are mystified

We suspect foul play"

Bad news on soprano scene

first Carlotta, now Christine...

... still at least the seats get sold

Gossip's worth its weight in gold

What a way to run a business

Spare me these unending trials

Half your cast disappears

but the crowd still cheers

Opera!

To hell with Gluck and Handel

Have a scandal

- And you're sure to have a hit

- Damnable, will they all walk out?

- This is damnable

- Andre, please don't shout

It's publicity, and the take is vast

free publicity

But we have no cast

Andre, have you seen the queue?

It seems you've got one too

"Dear Andre, what a charming gala

Christine was, in a word, sublime

We were hardly bereft

when Carlotta left

On that note, the diva's a disaster

Must you cast her

when she's seasons past her prime?"

"Dear Firmin, just a brief reminder

My salary has not been paid

Send it care of the Ghost

by return of post PTO

No one likes a debtor

so it's better if my orders are obeyed"

Who would have the gall to send this?

- Someone with a puerile brain

- These are both signed O.G.

- Who the hell is he?

- Opera Ghost

- It's nothing short of shocking

- He is mocking our position

- In addition he wants money

- What a funny apparition

To expect a large retainer

he is clearly quite insane

- Where is she?

- Carlotta?

I mean, Miss Daae

Where is she?

- How do we know?

- I want an answer

- You sent me this note

- What's this nonsense?

- Of course not

- Don't look at us

- She's not with you?

- Of course not

- We're in the dark

- Don't argue, isn't this the letter you wrote?

And what is it that

we're meant to have wrote?

Written.

"Do not fear for Miss Daae.

The Angel of Music

has her under his wing.

Make no attempt to see her again."

- If you didn't write it, who did?

- Where is he?

- Welcome back

- Your precious patron, where is he?

- What is it?

- I have your letter

- A letter I rather resent

- Did you send it?

- Of course not

- As if he would

- You didn't send it?

- Of course not

- What's going on?

- Tell me, this is not the letter you sent?

And what is it

that I'm meant to have sent?

"Your days at the Opera Populaire

are numbered.

Christine Daae will be singing

on your behalf tonight.

Be prepared for a great misfortune...

...should you attempt to take her place."

Far too many notes for my taste

And most of them about Christine

All we've heard since we came

is Miss Daae's name

- Miss Daae has returned

- I hope no worse for wear

- As far as we're concerned

- Where precisely is she now?

I thought it best she was alone

She needed rest

- May I see her?

- No, monsieur, she will see no one

Will she sing? Will she sing?

- Here, I have a note

- Let me see it

Please.

"Gentlemen, I have now sent you several

notes of the most amiable nature...

...detailing how my theater is to be run.

You have not followed my instructions.

I shall give you one last chance.

Christine Daae has returned to you

And I am anxious

her career should progress...

... in the new production of II Muto

You will therefore cast Carlotta...

... as the pageboy

And put Miss Daae

in the role of countess

The role which Miss Daae plays...

... calls for charm and appeal

The role of the pageboy is silent

which makes my casting

in a word, ideal

I shall watch the performance

from my normal seat in box five...

...which will be kept empty for me.

Should these commands be ignored...

...a disaster beyond

your imagination will occur.

I remain, gentlemen,

your obedient servant. O.G."

- Christine

- Whatever next?

- It's all a ploy to help Christine

- This is insane

I know who sent this

The vicomte, her lover

- Indeed! Can you believe this?

- Signora

- Signora

- You are our star

- And always will be

- Signora

- The man is mad

- We don't take orders

Miss Daae will be playing

the pageboy, the silent role.

Carlotta will be playing the lead

- It's useless trying to appease me

- Appease her

- You're only saying this to please me

- To please her

- Who scorn his word, beware to those

- You have reviled me

- The angel sees, the angel knows

- You have rebuked me

- Signora, pardon us

- You have replaced me

Please, signora, we beseech you

- I must see her

- This hour shall see your darkest fears

- The angel knows, the angel hears

- Where did she go?

Signora, sing for us

Don't be a martyr

- What new surprises lie in store?

- Our star!

Would you please give this

to Miss Daae? Miss Daae?

Your public needs you.

We need you too.

Would you not rather have

your precious little ingnue?

- Signora, no.

- Signora, no.

The world wants you

Prima donna

first lady of the stage

Your devotees

Are on their knees

To implore you

Can you bow out when

they're shouting your name?

Think of how they all adore you

Prima donna

enchant us once again

- Think of your muse

- And of the queues round the theater

Can you deny us

the triumph in store?

Sing, prima donna

once more

- Christine spoke of an angel

- Prima donna

Your song shall live again

- Think of your public

- You took a snub

- But there's a public who needs you

- She has heard the voice

- Of the Angel of Music

- Those who hear your voice

- Liken you to an angel

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