Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation
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.
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.
Those who have seen your face
draw back in fear
I am the mask you wear
It's me they hear.
Your/my spirit and my/your voice in one combined
the phantom of the opera is there/here
inside my/your mind.
He's there, the phantom of the opera.
Beware, the phantom of the opera.
Sing, my Angel of music.
He's there, the phantom of the opera.
Sing, my angel of music
sing for me!
I have brought you to the seat of sweet music's throne
to this kingdom where all must pay homage to music.
Music.
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...
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe. Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe also wrote the musical's book together. Based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux, its central plot revolves around a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Opera Populaire.
The musical opened in London's West End in 1986, and on Broadway in 1988. It is the longest running show in Broadway history by a wide margin, and celebrated its 10,000th Broadway performance on 11 February 2012, the first production ever to do so. It is the second longest-running West End musical, after Les Misérables.
Phantom of the Opera (2004 movie)
Phantom of the Opera (2011 show)
It is a magnificent production and I think even better than the stage version. Beautiful music, an absolutely fantastic cast, great direction and screen writing, editing, beautiful costumes, make-up, set design, cinematology, and sets. I was immediately swept up with the poignant story and must admit I was rooting with tears in my eyes for Christine to stay with the Phantom and bring love and beauty into his life. Just as an aside, I think it was brilliant making the phantom's face a genetic anomalie rather than Hollywood's usual horror-show monster. You could understand the loneliness, rejection and isolation of the phantom and his desire for love and acceptance by the beautiful Christine.