( The PHANTOM emerges from behind the cross )
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PHANTOM ( very soft and enticing )
Wandering child. . .
so lost. . .
so helpless. . .
yearning for my
guidance. . .
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( Bewildered, CHRISTINE looks up, and
murmurs breathlessly ):

CHRISTINE
Angel. . . or father. . .
friend. . . or
Phantom. . . ?
Who is it there,
staring. . . ?

PHANTOM ( more and more hypnotic )
Have you
forgotten your Angel. . .?
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CHRISTINE
Angel. . . oh, speak. . . What endless
longings
echo in this
whisper. . .!

( RAOUL appears in the shadows and watches
for a moment transfixed )

PHANTOM ( now drawing CHRISTINE towards him )
Too long you've wandered
in winter. . .

RAOUL ( to himself a murmur )
Once again
she is his. . .

PHANTOM
Far from my
far-reaching gaze. . .

RAOUL
Once again
she returns. . .

CHRISTINE ( increasingly mesmerized )
Wildly my mind
beats against you. . .

PHANTOM
You resist. . .

PHANTOM/CHRISTINE
Yet your/the soul
obeys. . .
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RAOUL
. . .to the arms
of her angel. . .
angel or demon. . .
still he calls her. . .
luring her back, from the grave. . .
angel or dark seducer. . .?
Who are you, strange
angel. . .?

PHANTOM
Angel of Music!
You denied me,
turning from true beauty. . .
Angel of Music!
Do not shun me. . .
Come to your strange
Angel. . .
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CHRISTINE
Angel of Music!
I denied you,
turning from true beauty. . .
Angel of Music!
My protector. . .
Come to me, strange
Angel. . .

( CHRISTINE moves towards the figure of the PHANTOM )
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PHANTOM ( beckoning her )
I am your Angel of Music. . .
Come to me: Angel of Music. . .

RAOUL ( suddenly calling out )
Angel of darkness!
Cease this torment!

( Inexorably the PHANTOM continues to beckon CHRISTINE )

PHANTOM
I am your Angel of Music. . .
Come to me: Angel of Music. . .

RAOUL ( in desperation )
Christine! Christine listen to me!
Whatever you may believe, this man. . .
this thing. . . is not your father!

( to the PHANTOM )

Let her go! For God's sake, let her go! Christine !

( Coming out of her trance CHRISTINE turns
and mouths the word ):

CHRISTINE
Raoul, no. . .

( She turns lo RAOUL who embraces her protectively.
The PHANTOM freezes for a moment and then suddenly
seizes a pike upon which is impaled a skull.
At a movement from him a flash of fire streaks from the gaping
mouth of the skull and lands at RAOUL'S feet )

PHANTOM
Bravo, monsieur!
Such spirited words!

( Another fireball )

RAOUL
More tricks, monsieur?

PHANTOM
Let's see, monsieur
how far you dare go!
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( Another fireball )

RAOUL
More deception? More violence?

CHRISTINE ( to RAOUL )
Raoul, no. . .

( RAOUL has begun to walk slowly and resolutely
towards the PHANTOM the fireballs always landing
just ahead of him )

PHANTOM
That's right, that's right,
monsieur
keep walking this way!

( Two more fireballs )

RAOUL
You can't win her love by making her your prisoner.

CHRISTINE
Raoul, don't. . .

RAOUL ( to CHRISTINE )
Stay back!

PHANTOM
I'm here, I'm here,
monsieur:
the angel of death!
Come on, come on,
monsieur
Don't stop, don't stop!

( Three more fireballs.
RAOUL. is almost at the PHANTOM's feet.
A confrontation is imminent when CHRISTINE
suddenly rushes across to RAOUL )

CHRISTINE
Raoul! Come back. . .

( She pulls him away )

PHANTOM
Don't go!

( As they are exiting, the PHANTOM declaims in fury ):

PHANTOM
So be it! Now let it be war upon you both!

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Prologue
Overture
Think Of Me
Angel Of Music
The Mirror
The Phantom Of The Opera
Music Of The Night
I Remember / Stranger Than You Dreamt It
Magical Lasso
Notes / Prima Donna
Poor Fool He Makes Me Laugh
Why Have You Brought Me Here
All I Ask Of You
All I Ask Of You ( Reprise )
Entr'acte
Masquerade
Notes / Twisted Every Way
The Graveyard
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Point Of No Return
Down Once More / Track Down
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