The Phantom of the Opera Page #4

- Think of their cry of undying support

- We get our opera

- She gets her limelight

- Follow where the limelight leads you

- Leading ladies are a trial

Prima donna

Your song shall never die

- You'll sing again and to unending ovation

- Orders, warnings

- Lunatic demands

- Lunatic demands are regular occurrences

Think how you'll shine

in that final encore

Surely there'll be further scenes

worse than this

I must see these demands are rejected

Who'd believe a diva happy

To relieve a chorus girl

Who's gone and slept with the patron?

Raoul and the soubrette

entwined in love's duet

Although he may demur

he must have been with her

You'd never get away

with all this in a play

But if it's loudly sung

and in a foreign tongue

It's just the sort of story

audiences adore

- In fact, a perfect opera

- For if his curse is on the opera

Prima donna, the world is at your feet

A nation waits

and how it hates to be cheated

Light up the stage...

... with that age-old rapport

Sing, prima donna

Once more

Go on, go, go.

They say that this youth

has set my lady's heart aflame

His Lordship, sure

would die of shock

His Lordship is a laughingstock

Should he suspect her, God protect her

shame, shame, shame

This faithless lady's

bound for Hades

Shame, shame, shame

Serafimo, your disguise is perfect

Why, who can this be?

Gentle wife

Admit your loving husband

That's exactly the sort of thing

the public loves.

My love, I'm called to England

on affairs of state

And must leave you

with your new maid

Though I would happily

take the maid with me.

The old fool is leaving.

It's the Countess de Charbourg.

She's invited us to her salon, you know.

Nothing like that ever happened

in the junk business.

Scrap metal.

Serafimo, away with this pretense

You cannot speak

but kiss me in my husband's absence

Poor fool, he makes me laugh

Time I tried to get a better

better half

Poor fool, he doesn't know

If he knew the truth

he'd never ever go

Did I not instruct that box five

was to be kept empty?

He's here, the Phantom of the Opera.

- It's him.

- Your part is silent, little toad.

A toad, madame?

Perhaps it is you who are the toad.

Why you spray on my chin

all the time, huh?

Serafimo, away with this pretense

You cannot speak

but kiss me in my...

Gentlemen, please, please.

Poor fool, he makes me laugh

She's lost her voice.

Mother!

Bring the curtain in, please, will you?

Get off.

Ladies and gentlemen, we apologize.

The performance will continue

in 10 minutes' time...

...when the role of the countess

will be played by Miss Daae.

Thank you.

Go, go, hurry up. Hurry up.

Until then, we would crave your

indulgence for a few moments.

Meanwhile, we'd like to give you

the ballet from Act 3 of tonight's opera.

- What?

- Maestro...

...the ballet, bring it forward, please.

- The ballet.

- The ballet, now, please.

Thank you.

You're fired.

- Are you all right?

- Raoul, we're not safe here.

Ladies and gentlemen,

please remain in your seats.

Do not panic.

It's simply an accident.

An accident.

Why have you brought me here?

- We can't go back there

- We must return

He'll kill you

His eyes will find us there

- Christine, don't say that

- Those eyes that burn

- Don't even think it

- If he has to kill a thousand men

- Forget this waking nightmare

- The Phantom of the Opera will kill

Believe me

There is no Phantom of the Opera

My God, who is this man

who hunts to kill?

- This mask of death

- I can't escape from him

- Whose is this voice you hear

- I never will

- With every breath?

- And in this labyrinth

Where night is blind

- The Phantom of the Opera is here

- The Phantom of the Opera is there

- Inside my mind

- Inside your mind

There is no Phantom of the Opera

Raoul, I've been there...

... to his world of unending night

To a world where the daylight

dissolves into darkness

Darkness

Raoul, I've seen him

Can I ever forget that sight?

Can I ever escape from that face?

So distorted, deformed

it was hardly a face...

... in that darkness

Darkness

But his voice filled my spirit

with a strange, sweet sound

In that night

there was music in my mind

And through music

my soul began...

... to soar

And I heard...

- ... as I'd never heard before

- What you heard was a dream...

... and nothing more

Yet in his eyes

All the sadness of the world

Those pleading eyes...

... that both threaten...

... and adore

Christine

Christine

Christine...

No more talk of darkness

Forget these wide-eyed fears

I'm here

Nothing can harm you

My words will warm and calm you

Let me be your freedom

Let daylight dry your tears

I'm here with you, beside you...

... to guard you and to guide you

Say you love me

Every waking moment

Turn my head...

... with talk of summertime

Say you need me with you

Now and always

Promise me...

... that all you say is true

- That's all I ask of you

- Let me be your shelter

Let me be your light

You're safe

No one will find you

Your fears are far behind you

All I want is freedom

A world with no more night

And you always beside me

To hold me and to hide me

Then say you'll share with me

One love, one lifetime

Let me lead you

From your solitude

Say you need me

with you

Here beside you

Anywhere you go

Let me go too

Christine

That's all I ask of you

Say you'll share with me

One love, one lifetime

Say the word

and I will follow you

Share each day with me

Each night, each morning

- Say you love me

- You know I do

Love me

That's all I ask of you

Anywhere you go, let me go too

Love me

That's all I ask of you

I must go

They'll wonder where I am

Come with me, Raoul

Christine, I love you

Order your fine horses

Be with them at the door

And soon you'll be beside me

You'll guard me and you'll guide me

I gave you my music...

... made your song take wing

And now

how you've repaid me...

... denied me

and betrayed me

He was bound to love you...

... when he heard you sing

Christine

Say you'll share with me

One love, one lifetime

Say the word

and I will follow you

Share each day with me

Each night, each morning

You will curse the day

You did not do

All that the Phantom

Asked of you

Monsieur Andre.

Monsieur Firmin.

Dear Andre, what a splendid party

The prologue to a bright new year

- Quite a night, I'm impressed

- Well, one does one's best

- Here's to us

- The toast of all the city

What a pity that

The Phantom can't be here

Masquerade!

Paper faces on parade

Masquerade

Hide your face

So the world will never find you

Masquerade!

Every face a different shade

Masquerade

Look around

There's another mask behind you

Flash of mauve, splash of puce

fool and king, ghoul and goose

Green and black, queen and priest

trace of rouge, face of beast

- Faces! Take your turn

- Take a ride

- On the merry-go-round

- In an inhuman race

Eye of gold, thigh of blue

true is false, who is who?

Curl of lip, swirl of gown

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