don't look at me:
as God's my witness,
I was not at my post.
Please monsieur
there's no one there:
and if there is, well
then, it must be a ghost. . .
MEG ( looking up )
He's there: the Phantom of the Opera...
ANDRE
Good heavens!
Will you show a little courtesy?
FIRMIN ( to MEG and the OTHERS )
Mademoiselle, please!
ANDRE ( to CARLOTTA )
These things do happen.
CARLOTTA
Si! These things do happen! Well, until you stop these
things happening, this thing does not happen!
Ubaldo! Andiamo!
( PIANGI dutifully fetches her furs from the wings )
PIANGI
Amateurs !
LEFEVRE
I don't think there's much more to assist you,
gentlemen. Good luck. If you need me,
I shall be in Frankfurt .
( He leaves. The COMPANY looks anxiously at the NEW
MANAGERS )
ANDRE
La Carlotta will be back.
GIRY
You think so, messieurs? I have a message, sir,
from the Opera Ghost.
( The GIRLS twitter and twirl in fear )
FIRMIN
God in Heaven, you're all obsessed!
GIRY
He merely welcomes you to his opera house and
commands you to continue to leave Box Five empty for
his use and reminds you that his salary is due.
FIRMIN
His salary?
GIRY
Monsieur Lefevre paid him twenty thousand francs a
month. Perhaps you can afford more, with the
Vicomte de Chagny as your patron.
( Reaction to this from the BALLET GIRLS.
CHRISTINE takes hold of MEG nervously )
.................................................................
ANDRE ( to GIRY )
Madame, I had hoped to have made that
announcement myself.
GIRY ( to FIRMIN )
Will the Vicomte be at the performance tonight, monsieur
FIRMIN
In our box.
ANDRE
Madame, who is the understudy for this role?
REYER
There is no understudy, monsieur - the
production is new.
MEG
Christine Daae could sing it, sir.
FlRMIN
The chorus girl ?
MEG ( to FIRMIN )
She's been taking lessons from a great teacher
ANDRE
From whom ?
CHRISTINE ( uneasily )
I don't know, sir. . .
FIRMIN
Oh, not you as well!
(turning to ANDRE)
Can you believe it? A full house-and we have to cancel !
GIRY
Let her sing for you, monsieur. She has been well taught.
REYER ( after a pause )
From the beginning of the aria then, mam'selle.
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Think Of Me![](starnew.gif)
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CHRISTINE
Think of me
think of me fondly,
when we've said goodbye.
Remember me
once in a while -
please promise me
you'll try.
FIRMIN
Andre, this is doing nothing for my nerves.
ANDRE
Don't fret, Firmin.
CHRISTINE
When you find
that, once
again, you long
to take your heart back
and be free -
if you ever find
a moment,
spare a thought
for me
( Transformation to the Gala. CHRISTINE is
revealed in full costume )
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We never said
our love
was evergreen,
or as unchanging
as the sea -
but if
you can still
remember,
stop and think
of me . . .
Think of all the things
we've shared and seen -
don't think about the things
which might have been...
Think of me,
think of me waking,
silent and
resigned.
Imagine me,
trying too hard
to put you
from my mind.
Recall those days
look back
on all those times,
think of the things
we'll never do -
there will
never be
a day, when
I won't think
of you. . .
( Applause, bravos. Prominent among the bravos, those
of the young RAOUL in the MANAGERS' box )
RAOUL
Can it be?
Can it be Christine?
Bravo!
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( he raises his opera-glasses )
What a change!
You're really
not a bit
the gawkish girl
that once you were...
( lowering his opera glasses )
She may
not remember
me, but
I remember
her...
CHRISTINE
We never said
our love
was evergreen,
or as unchanging
as the sea -
but please
promise me,
that sometimes,
you will think
of me!
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*Scene Two*
AFTER THE GALA![](starsred.gif)
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( The curtain closes upstage. BALLET GIRLS, from the
wings gush around CHRISTINE who hands each a flower
from her bouquet. REYER stiffly gives his approval )
GIRY ( to CHRISTINE )
Yes, you did well. He will be pleased.
(to the DANCERS
And you! You were a disgrace tonight!
Such ronds de jambe!
Such temps de cuisse!
Here- we rehearse. Now!
( She emphasizes this with her cane.
The BALLET GIRLS settle into rehearsal upstage, GlRY
keeping time with her stick. Variations on this
continue throughout the scene )
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( CHRISTINE moves slowly, downstage, away from the
DANCERS as her dressing room becomes visible.
Unseen by her, MEG also 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
Brava, brava, bravissima. . .
( CHRISTINE is bewildered by the voice. MEG,
following, has not heard it. CHRISTINE turns in
surprise, and is relieved to see her )
Angel Of Music![](starnew.gif)
MEG
Where in the world
have you been hiding?
Really, you were
perfect!
I only wish
I knew your secret!
Who is this new
tutor?
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CHRISTINE( abstracted, entering the dressing room )
Father once spoke
of an angel. . .
I used to dream he'd
appear. . .
Now as I sing,
I can sense him. . .
And I know
he's here. . .
( trance-like )
Here in this room
he calls me softly. . .
somewhere inside. . .
hiding. . .
Somehow I know
he's always with me. . .
he - the unseen
genius. . .
MEG ( uneasily )
Christine you must have
been dreaming...
stories like this can't
come true...
Christine you're talking
in riddles...
and it's not
like you...
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CHRISTINE ( not hearing her, ecstatic )
Angel of Music!
Guide
and guardian!
Grant to me your
glory!
MEG ( to her self )
Who is this angel?
This. . .
BOTH
Angel of Music!
Hide no longer!
Secret and strange
angel. . .
CHRISTINE ( darkly )
He's with me, even now. . .
MEG ( bewildered )
Your hands are cold. . .
CHRISTINE
All around me. . .
MEG
Your face, Christine,
it's white. . .
CHRISTINE
It frightens me. . .
MEG
Don't be frightened. . .
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( THEY look at each other
The moment is broken
by the arrival of GIRY )
GIRY
Meg Giry. Are you a dancer? Then come and
practice.
( MEG leaves and joins the DANCERS )
My dear, I was asked to give you this.
( She hands CHRlSTlNE a note, and exits.
CHRISTINE opens it and reads )
CHRISTINE
A red scarf. . . the attic. . . Little Lotte. . .
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*Scene Three*
CHRISTINE'S DRESSING ROOM![](starsred.gif)
( Meanwhile RAOUL ANDRE, FIRMIN, and
MME.FIRMIN are seen making their way towards the
dressing room, the MANAGERS in high spirits,
bearing champagne )
ANDRE
A tour de force! No other way to describe it!
FIRMIN
What a relief ! Not a single refund!
MME. FIRMIN
Greedy.
ANDRE
Richard, I think we've made quite a
discovery in Miss Daae!
FIRMIN ( to RAOUL, indicating
CHRISTINE 'S dressing room )
Here we are, Monsieur le Vicomte.
RAOUL
Gentlemen if you wouldn't mind. This is one
visit I should prefer to make unaccompanied.
( He takes the champagne from FIRMIN )
ANDRE
As you wish, monsieur.
( They bow and move off )
FIRMIN
They appear to have met before. . .
( RAOUL knocks at the door and enters )
RAOUL
Christine Daae, where is your scarf?
CHRISTINE
Monsieur?
RAOUL
You can't have lost it. After all the trouble
I took. I was
just fourteen and soaked to the skin. . .
CHRISTINE
Because you had run into the sea to fetch my scarf.
Oh, Raoul. So it is you!
RAOUL
Christine.
( They embrace and laugh. She moves away and
sits at her dressing table )
RAOUL
"Little Lotte let her mind wander. . ."
CHRISTINE
You remember that, too. . .
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RAOUL ( continuing )
". . .Little Lotte thought: Am I fonder of dolls. . ."
BOTH ( CHRISTINE joining in )
". . .or of goblins, of shoes. . ."
CHRISTINE
". . .or of riddles, of frocks. . ."
RAOUL
Those picnics in the attic. . .
". . .or of chocolates. . ."
CHRISTINE
Father playing the violin. . .
RAOUL
As we read to each other
dark stories of the North. . .
CHRISTINE
"No what I love best, Lotte said,
is 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!"
..............................................................................![](raoulchrisdr1.JPG)
CHRISTINE ( turning in her chair to look at him )
Father said, "When I'm in heaven, child, I will send
the Angel of Music to you". Well, father is
dead, Raoul, and I have been visited by the Angel of Music.
RAOUL
No doubt of it. And now we'll go to supper!
CHRISTINE
No, Raoul, the Angel of Music is very strict.
RAOUL
I shan't keep you up late!
CHRISTINE
No, Raoul. . .
RAOUL
You must change. I must get my hat. Two minutes Little
Lotte.
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( He hurries out )
CHRISTINE ( calling after him )
Raoul!
( quietly picking up her hand mirror )
Things have changed, Raoul.
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Angel OF Music
( The Mirror )
( Tremulous music. CHRISTINE hears the
PHANTOM'S voice,
seemingly from behind her dressing room mirror )
PHANTOM'S VOICE
Insolent boy!
This slave
of fashion
basking in your
glory!
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Ignorant fool!
This brave
young suitor,
sharing in my
triumph!
CHRISTINE ( spell-bound )
Angel! I hear you!
Speak -
I listen. . .
stay by my side,
guide me!
Angel, my soul was weak -
forgive me. . .
enter at last,
Master!
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PHANTOM'S VOICE
Flattering child,
you shall know me,
see why in shadow
I hide!
Look at your face
in the mirror -
I am there
inside!
( The figure of the PHANTOM becomes discernible
behind the mirror )
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CHRISTINE ( ecstatic )
Angel of Music!
Guide and guardian!
Grant to me your
glory!
Angel of Music!
Hide no longer!
Come to me, strange
angel...
PHANTOM"S VOICE
I am your Angel...
Come to me: Angel of Music...
( CHRISTINE walks towards the glowing,
shimmering glass. Meanwhile, RAOUL has returned.
He hears the voices and is puzzled.
He tries the door. It is locked )
RAOUL
Whose is that voice. . .?
Who is that in there. . .?
( Inside the room the mirror opens. Behind it, in an
inferno of white light, stands the PHANTOM.
He reaches
forward and takes CHRISTINE firmly, but not fiercely,
by the wrist. His touch is cold,
and CHRISTINE gasps )
PHANTOM
I am your Angel of Music. . .
Come to me: Angel of Music. . .
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( CHRISTINE disappears through the mirror,
which closes behind her The door of the dressing
room suddenly unlocks and swings open, and
RAOUL enters to find the room empty )
RAOUL
Christine! Angel!
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*Scene Four*
THE LABYRINTH UNDERGROUND![](starsred.gif)
.......................................................................![](phanhand.JPG)
( The PHANTOM and CHRISTINE take their strange
journey to the PHANTOM'S lair. Candles rise
from the stage. We see CHRISTINE and the PHANTOM
in a boat which moves slowly across
the misty waters of the underground lake )
............................![](phanboat31.JPG)
Phantom Of The Opera![](starnew.gif)
CHRISTINE
In sleep
he sang to me,
in dreams
he came. . .
that voice
which calls to me
and speaks
my name. . .
And do
I dream again?
For now
I find
the Phantom of the Opera
is there -
inside my mind. . .
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PHANTOM
Sing once
again with me
our strange
duet. . .
My power
over you
grows stronger
yet. . .
And though
you turn from me,
to glance
behind,
the Phantom of the Opera
is there -
inside your mind. . .
CHRISTINE
Those who
have seen your face
draw back
in fear. . .
I am
the mask you wear. . .
PHANTOM
It's me
they hear. . .
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BOTH
Your/my spirit
and your/my voice,
in one
combined:
the Phantom of the 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
your fantasies,
you always
knew
that man
and mystery. . .
CHRISTINE
. . .were both
in you. . .
BOTH
And in
this labyrinth,
where night
is blind,
the Phantom of the Opera
is there/here
inside your/my mind. . .
Sing, my Angel of Music!
CHRISTINE
He's there,
the Phantom of the Opera. . .
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( She begins to vocalise strangely, her song
becoming more and more extravagant. )
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*Scene Five*
BEYOND THE LAKE![](starsred.gif)
( Finally they arrive in the PHANTOM'S lair.
Downstage the candles in the lake lift up revealing
giant candelabrums outlining the space.
The boat turns into a bed. There is a huge pipe organ.
The PHANTOM sits at the organ and takes
over the accompaniment )
Music Of The Night![](starnew.gif)
PHANTOM
I have brought you
to the seat of sweet
music's throne. . .
to this kingdom
where all must pay
homage to music. . .
music. . .
............................................................![](motn_mc.jpg)
You have come here,
for one purpose,
and one alone. . .
Since the moment
I first heard you sing,
I have needed
you with me,
to serve me, to sing,
for my music. . .
my music. . .
(changing mood)
Night-time sharpens,
heightens each sensation. . .
Darkness stirs and
wakes imagination. . .
Silently the senses
abandon their defences. . .
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Slowly, gently
night unfurls its splendour. . .
Grasp it, sense it -
tremulous and tender. . .
Turn your face away
from the garish light of day,
turn your thoughts away
from cold, unfeeling light -
and listen to
the music of the night. . .
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Close your eyes
and surrender to your
darkest dreams!
Purge your thoughts
of the life
you knew before!
Close your eyes,
let your spirit
start to soar!
And you'll live
as you've never
lived before. . .
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Softly, deftly,
music shall caress you. . .
Feel it, hear it,
secretly possess you. . .
Open up your mind,
let your fantasies unwind,
in this darkness which
you know you cannot fight -
the darkness of
the music of the night. . .
............
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Let your mind
start a journey through a
strange new world!
Leave all thoughts
of the world
you knew before!
Let your soul
Take you where you
long to be !
Only then
can you belong
to me. . .
........................
..............................![](phant_christine.gif)
Floating, falling,
sweet intoxication!
Touch me, trust me
savour 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. . .
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( During all this, the PHANTOM has conditioned
CHRISTINE to the coldness of his touch and her fingers
are brave enough to stray to his mask and caress it, with
no hint of removing it. The PHANTOM leads her to a
large mirror from which he removes a dust cover and in
which we see the image of CHRISTINE, a perfect wax-
face impression, wearing a wedding gown. CHRISTINE
moves slowly towards it when suddenly the image thrusts
its hands through the mirror towards 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 make the music of the night . . .
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*Scene Six*
THE NEXT MORNING![](starsred.gif)
...................................![](organerik.JPG)
( As the light brightens, we see the PHANTOM seated
at
the organ playing with furious concentration.
He breaks off occasionally to write the music down. There
is a musical box in the shape of a barrel organ beside the bed.
Mysteriously, it plays as CHRISTINE
wakes up.
The music keeps her in a half-trance )
CHRISTINE
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. . .
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( She rises and approaches the PHANTOM who does not
see her As she reaches for his mask, he turns, almost
catching her. This happens several times )
Who was that shape
in the shadows?
Whose is the face
in the mask?
( She finally succeeds in tearing the mask from his face.
The PHANTOM springs up and rounds on her furiously.
She clearly sees his face. The audience does not, as he is
standing in profile and in shadow )
PHANTOM
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. . .
( a pause )
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. . .
But, 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. . .
( He holds out his hand for the mask, which she gives to him.
He puts it on, turning towards the audience as he sings ):
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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
CHRISTINE leave )
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