morning . . . PHANTOM You will curse the day you did not do all that the Phantom asked of you . . .! (As the roof of the opera house disappears, the opera
moves away and follows her. As CHRISTINE is about to open the dressing room door, she hears the PHANTOM's voice out of nowhere) PHANTOM'S VOICE Bravi
: THE LABYRINTH UNDERGROUND (Meanwhile, down below, we see the PHANTOM and CHRISTINE in the boat, crossing the underground lake) PHANTOM (furiously propelling
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
, all the same, that it's a shame that 'Phantom' fellow isn't here! (The gauze lifts fully to reveal the staircase of the opera house. The opera ball
you all ! A few instructions just before rehearsal starts: Carlotta must be taught to act . . . ," (The PHANTOM'S voice gradually takes over from her) PHANTOM
: CARLOTTA: This trophy from our saviours, from our saviours from the enslaving force of Rome! GIRL'S CHORUS: With feasting and dancing and song,
the PHANTOM) PHANTOM'S VOICE Did I not instruct that Box Five was to be kept empty? MEG (terrified) He's here: the Phantom of the Opera . . . (General
: THE STAGE OF THE PARIS OPERA, 1905 (The contents of the opera house is being auctioned off. An AUCTIONEER, PORTERS, BIDDERS, and RAOUL, seventy now
Five a new game will begin . . . GIRY For, if his curse is on this opera . . . MEG But if his curse is on this opera . . . ANDRE/FIRMIN Prima donna the
Yet in his eyes all the sadness of the world . . . Those pleading eyes, that both threaten and adore . . . RAOUL (comforting) Christine . . . Christine . . . PHANTOM
: THE NEXT MORNING (As the light brightens, we see the PHANTOM seated at the organ playing with furious concentration. He breaks off occasionally to
, stands the PHANTOM. He reaches forward and takes CHRISTINE firmly, but not fiercely, by the wrist. His touch is cold, and CHRISTINE gasps) PHANTOM
audience as he sings): Come we must return - those two fools who run my theatre will be missing you. (The lair sinks into the floor as the PHANTOM and
her She faints. The PHANTOM catches her and carries her to the bed, where he lays her down.) PHANTOM You alone can make my song take flight - help me
the curtain, and it is the PHANTOM who sings in his place. CHRISTINE knows it too. As final confirmation, the PHANTOM sings): PHANTOM Say you'll share
Opera is there inside your/my mind . . . OFFSTAGE VOICES He's there, the Phantom of the Opera . . . Beware the Phantom of the Opera . . . PHANTOM In all
when I'm asleep in my bed, and the Angel of Music sings songs in my head!" BOTH ". . . the Angel of Music sings song in my head!" CHRISTINE (turning in