Alba s touto skladbou:
The Phantom of the Opera,
André
Ludicrous!
Have you seen the score?
Firmin
Simply ludicrous!
André
It´s the final straw!
Firmin
This is lunacy!
Well, you know my views...
André
Utter lunacy!
Firmin
But we daren´t refuse...
André
Not another
chandelier...
Firmin
Look, my friend, what
we have here...
André
"Dear André,
Re my orchestrations:
We need another first bassoon.
Get a player with tone -
and that third trombone
has to go!
The man could not be deafer,
so please preferably one
who plays in tune!"
Firmin
"Dear Firmin,
vis á vis my opera:
some chorus-members must be sacked.
If you could, find out which
has a sense of pitch -
wisely, though,
I´ve managed to assign a
rather minor rôle to those
who cannot act!"
Carlotta
Outrage!
Firmin
What is it now?
Carlotta
This whole affair is
an outrage!
Firmin
Signora, please...
André
Now what´s the matter?
Carlotta
Have you seen
the size of my part?
André
Signora, listen...
Piangi
It´s an insult!
Firmin
Not you as well!
Piangi
Just look at this -
it´s an insult!
Firmin
Please, understand...
André
Signor! Signora!
Carlotta
The things I have
to do for my art!
Piangi
If you can call
this gibberish "art"!
Carlotta
Ah! Here´s our little flower!
Firmin
Ah, Miss Daaé,
quite the lady
of the hour!
André
You have
secured the largest rôle
in this "Don Juan".
Carlotta
Christine Daaé?
She doesn´t have
the voice!
Firmin
Signora, please!
Raoul
Then I take it
you´re agreeing.
Carlotta
She´s behind this...
André
It appears we have
no choice.
Carlotta
She´s the one
behind this!
Christine Daaé!
Christine
How dare you!
Carlotta
I´m not a fool!
Christine
You evil woman!
How dare you!
Carlotta
You think I´m blind!
Christine
This isn´t my fault.
I don´t want any
part in this plot!
Firmin
Miss Daaé, surely...
André
But why not?
Piangi
What does she say?
Firmin
It´s your decision -
But why not?
Carlotta
She´s backing out!
André
You have a duty!
Christine
I cannot sing it,
duty or not!
Raoul
Christine...
Christine...
You don´t have to...
they can´t make you...
Giry
Please, Monsieur:
another note.
"Fondest greetings
to you all!
A few instructions,
just before
rehearsal starts:
Carlotta must
be taught to act..."
Phantom´s voice
...not her normal trick
of strutting round the stage.
Our Don Juan must
lose some weight -
it´s not healthy in
a man of Piangi´s age-
And my managers
must learn
that their place is in
an office, not the arts.
As for Miss Christine Daaé...
No doubt she´ll
do her best - it´s
true her voice is
good. She knows, though,
should she wish to excel,
she has much still
to learn, if pride will
let her
return to me, her
teacher,
her teacher...
Your obedient friend...
Giry
"...and Angel..."
Raoul
We have all been
blind - and yet the
answer is staring us
in the face...
This could be the
chance to ensnare our
clever friend...
André
We´re listening...
Firmin
Go on...
Raoul
We shall play his
game - perform his
work - but remember we
hold the ace...
For, if Miss Daaé
sings, he is certain
to attend...
André
We make certain
the doors are barred...
Firmin
We make certain
our men are there...
Raoul
We make certain
they´re armed...
Raoul/André/Firmin
The curtain falls -
his reign will end!
Giry
Madness!
André
I´m not so sure...
Firmin
Not if it works...
Giry
This is madness!
André
The tide will turn!
Giry
Monsieur, believe me -
there is no way of
turning the tide!
Firmin
You stick to ballet!
Raoul
Then help us!
Giry
Monsieur, I can´t...
Raoul
Instead of warning us...
Raoul/André/Firmin
Help us!
Giry
I wish I could...
Raoul/André/Firmin
Don´t make excuses!
Raoul
Or could it be that
you´re on his side?
Giry
Monsieur, believe me,
I intend no ill...
But messieurs, be careful -
we have seen him kill...
André/Firmin
We say he´ll fall,
and fall he will!
Carlotta
She´s the one behind this!
Christine!
This is all her doing!
Piangi
This is the truth!
Christine Daaé!
Raoul
This is his undoing!
André/Firmin
If you succeed,
you free us all -
this so-called "angel"
has to fall!
Raoul
Angel of Music,
fear my fury -
Here is where you fall!
Giry
Hear my warning!
Fear his fury!
Carlotta
What glory can
she hope to gain?
It´s clear to all
the girl´s insane!
André
If Christine sings
we´ll get our man...
Piangi
She is crazy!
She is raving!
Firmin
If Christine helps
us in this plan...
Raoul
Say your prayers,
black angel of death!
Christine
Please don´t...
André
If Christine won´t,
then no-one can...
Giry
Monsieur, I beg you,
do not do this...
Piangi/Carlotta
Gran Dio!
Che imbroglio!
André/Firmin
This will seal his fate!
Christine
If you don´t stop,
I´ll go mad!!!
Raoul, I´m frightened -
don´t make me do this...
Raoul, it scares me -
don´t put me through this
ordeal by fire...
he´ll take me, I know...
we´ll be parted for ever...
he won´t let me go...
What I once used to dream
I now dread...
if he finds me, it won´t
ever end...
and he´ll always be there,
singing songs in my head...
he´ll always be there,
singing songs in my head...
Carlotta
She´s mad...
Raoul
You said yourself
he was nothing
but a man...
Yet while he lives,
he will haunt us
till we´re dead...
Christine
Twisted every way,
what answer can I give?
Am I to risk my life,
to win the chance to live?
Can I betray the man,
who once inspired my voice?
Do I become his prey?
Do I have any choice?
He kills without a thought,
he murders all that´s good...
I know I can´t refuse,
and yet, I wish I could...
Oh God - if I agree,
what horrors wait for me
in this, the Phantom´s opera...?
Raoul
Christine, Christine,
don´t think that I don´t care -
but every hope
and every prayer
rests on you now...
Raoul
So, it is to be war between us!
But this time, clever friend,
the disaster will be yours!
Reyer
Don Juan, Signor Piangi - here is the phrase.
"Those who tangle with Don Juan..."
If you please?
Piangi
Those who tangle with Don Juan...
Reyer
No, no. Nearly - but no.
"Those who tan, tan, tan..."
Piangi
Those who tangle with Don Juan...
Carlotta
His way is better. At least he make it sound like music!
Giry
Signora - would you speak that way in the presence of the composer?
Carlotta
The composer is not here. And if he were here, I would...
Giry
Are you certain of that, Signora...?
Reyer
So once again - after seven
Five, six, seven...
Piangi
Those who tangle with Don Juan...
Carlotta
Ah, piú non posso! What does it matter what notes we sing?
Giry
Have patience, Signora.
Carlotta
No-one will know if it is right, or if it is wrong.
No-one will care if it is right, or if it is wrong.
Those who tangle
with Don Juan!
Piangi
Those who tan... tan...
Is right?
Christine
Not quite, Signor:
Those who tan... tan....
Reyer
Ladies... Signor Piangi... if you please
All expect Christine
Poor young maiden! For the thrill
on your tongue of stolen sweets
you will have to pay the bill -
tangled in the winding sheets!
Christine
In sleep
he sang to me,
in dreams
he came...
that voice
which calls to me
and speaks
my name...
