THE ROOF OF THE OPÉRA HOUSE
(A statue of 'La Victoire Ailée'- the same as that which tops the proscenium. It is twilight. CHRISTINE and RAOUL rush on)
[...]
RAOUL
[...]
Let me be
your freedom,
let daylight
dry your tears.
I'm here,
with you, beside you,
to guard you
and to guide you...
CHRISTINE
Say you love me
every
waking moment,
turn my head
with talk of summertime...
Say you need me
with you,
now and always...
promise me that all
you say is true -
that's all I ask
of you...
RAOUL
Let me be
your shelter,
let me
be your light.
You're safe:
No-one will find you -
your fears are
far behind you...
CHRISTINE
All I want
is freedom,
a world with
no more night...
and you,
always beside me,
to hold me
and to hide me...
RAOUL
Then say you'll share
with
me one
love, on lifetime...
let me lead you
from your solitude...
Say you need me
with you
here, beside you...
anywhere you go,
let me go too -
Christine,
that's all I ask
of you...
CHRISTINE
Say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime...
say the word
and I will follow you...
BOTH
Share each day with
me, each
night, each morning...
CHRISTINE
Say you love me...
RAOUL
You know I do...
BOTH
Love me -
that's all I ask
of you...
(They kiss)
Anywhere you go
let me go too...
Love me -
that's all I ask
of you...
(CHRISTINE starts from her reverie)
I must go -
they'll wonder
where I am...
wait for me, Raoul!
RAOUL
Christine, I love you!
CHRISTINE
Order your
fine horses!
Be with them
at the door!
RAOUL
And soon you'll be beside me!
CHRISTINE
You'll guard me, and you'll guide me...
(They hurry off. The PHANTOM emerges from behind the statue)
PHANTOM
I gave you my music...
made your song take wing...
and now, how you've
repaid me:
denied me
and betrayed me...
He was bound to love you
when he heard you sing...
Christine...
Christine...
RAOUL/CHRISTINE (offstage)
Say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime...
say the word
and I will follow you...
Share each day with
me, each
night, each 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 curtain closes and the PRINCIPALS in 'Il Muto' appear through it for their bows, CHRISTINE conspcuously dressed in CARLOTTA's costume. Simultaneously, we hear the maniacal laughter of the PHANTOM and see him high above the stage, perilously rocking the chandelier. The lights of the chandelier begin flickering and, at a great cry from him, it descends, swinging more and more madly over the orchestra pit)
PHANTOM
Go!!
(The chandelier falls to the stage at CHRISTINE's feet)
END OF ACT ONE
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
- Kilde:
Original Cast recording
The Phantom of the Opera
Libretto
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