"The Music of the Night" from "The Phantom of the Opera"

Nighttime sharpens
Heightens each sensation
Darkness wakes
And stirs imagination
Silently the senses
Abandon their defenses
Helpless to resist the notes I write
For I compose the music of the night

Slowly, gently
Night unfurls its splendor
Grasp it, sense it
Tremulous and tender
Hearing is believing
Music is deceiving
Hard as lightning, soft as candlelight
Dare you trust the music of the night

Close your eyes for your eyes will only tell the truth
And the truth isn't what you want to see
In the dark it is easy to pretend
That the truth is what it ought to be

Softly, deftly
Music shall caress you
Hear it, feel 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

Close your eyes, start a journey through a strange new world
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
Close your eyes and let music set you free!
Only then can you belong to me

Floating, falling
Sweet intoxication
Touch me, trust me
Savor 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

You alone can make my song take flight
Help me make the music of the night

Cast of "The Phantom of the Opera"

The Phantom of the Opera - Male - Tenor - 30 to 40 - Lead
Christine Daaé - Female - Soprano - 18 to 28 - Lead
Vicomte Raoul de Chagny - Male - Baritone - 23 to 35 - Lead
Carolotta Giudicelli - Female - Soprano - 35 to 55 - Supporting
Madame Giry - Female - Mezzo - 40 to 65 - Supporting
Meg Giry - Female - Mezzo - 18 to 28 - Supporting
Monsieur Richard Firmin - Male - Baritone - 45 to 70 - Supporting
Monsieur Gilles André - Male - Baritone - 40 to 65 - Supporting
Ubaldo Piangi - Male - Tenor - 28 to 45 - Supporting
Joseph Buquet - Male - Baritone - 40 to 60 - Supporting
Maestro Reyer - Male - Spoken - 45 to 69 - Cameo
Monsieur Lefèvre - Male - Spoken - 50 to 75 - Cameo
Don Attilio (in 'Il Muto') - Male - 20 to 40 - Cameo
Princess (In "Hannibal") - Female - 17 to 30 - Cameo
Innkeeper's Wife (in "Don Juan Triumphant") - Female - Cameo
Madame Firmin - Female - Cameo
Slave Master (in "Hannibal") - Male - 25 to 50 - Cameo
Auctioneer - Male - Cameo
Confidante (in "Il Muto") - Female - Cameo
Ballet Chours of the Opéra Populaire - 18 to 35 - Chorus
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Lyrics Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe (additional).
Book Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe.

"Think of Me" from "The Phantom of the Opera"

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.
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.
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.
RAOUL:
Can it be.
Can it be Christine?
What a change,
You're really not a bit
The gawkish girl that once you were.
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!

"Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from "The Phantom of the Opera"

CHRISTINE:
You were once my one companion,
You were all that mattered.
You were once a friend and father,
Then my world was shattered.
Wishing you were somehow here again,
Wishing you were somehow near;
Sometimes it seemed
If I just dreamed,
Somehow you would be here.
Wishing I could hear your voice again,
Knowing that I never would,
Dreaming of you
Won't help me to do
All that you dreamed I could.
Passing bells and sculpted angels,
Cold and monumental,
Seem for you the wrong companions;
You were warm and gentle.
Too many years
Fighting back tears,
Why can't the past just die?
Wishing you were somehow here again,
Knowing we must say goodbye.
Try to forgive,
Teach me to live,
Give me the strength to try.
No more memories,
No more silent tears,
No more gazing
Across the wasted years.
Help me say goodbye!

"Angel of Music" from "The Phantom of the Opera"

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?

CHRISTINE
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.
Here in this room he calls me softly,
Somewhere inside hiding.
Somehow I know he's always with me;
He, the unseen genius.

MEG
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.

CHRISTINE
Angel of music, guide and guardian,
Grant to me your glory!

MEG
Who is this angel, this

CHRISTINE AND MEG
Angel of music, hide no longer,
Secret and strange angel.

CHRISTINE
He's with me even now,

MEG
Your hands are cold;

CHRISTINE
All around me,

MEG
Your face, Christine, it's white;

CHRISTINE
It frightens me.

MEG
Don't be frightened!

PHANTOM
Insolent boy, this slave of fashion,
Basking in your glory.
Ignorant fool, this brave young suitor,
Sharing in my triumph.

CHRISTINE
Angel, I hear you! Speak, I listen.
Stay by my side, guide me!
Angel, my soul was weak; forgive me!
Enter at last, master!

PHANTOM
Flattering child, you shall know me,
See why in shadow I hide.
Look at your face in the mirror!
I am there inside.

CHRISTINE
Angel of music, guide and guardian,
Grant to me your glory.
Angel of music, hide no longer!
Come to me, strange angel!

PHANTOM
I am your angel of music;
Come to me angel of music!

RAOUL
Whose is that voice?
Who is that in there?

PHANTOM
I am your angel of music;
Come to me, angel of music!

"All I Ask of You" from "The Phantom of the Opera"

RAOUL
No more talk of darkness,
Forget these wide-eyed fears.
I'm here, nothing can harm you,
My words will warm and calm you.
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, one 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.

TOGETHER
Share each day with me, each night, each morning.

CHRISTINE
Say you love me!

RAOUL
You know I do.

TOGETHER
Love me, that's all I ask of you.
Anywhere you go, let me go too;
Love me, that's all I ask of you.