Notes/ Prima Donna
The Phantom Of The Opera

Mysterynafter gala night,nit says, Mysterynof soprano's flight!nnMystifiednall the papers say,nwe are mystified -nwe suspect foul play!nBad news onnsoprano scene -nfirst Carlotta,nnow Christine!nStill, at leastnthe seats get soldngossip's worthnits weight in gold ...nnWhat a way tonrun a business!nSpare me thesenunending trials!nHalf your cast disappears,nbut the crowd still cheers!nOpera!nTo hell with Gluck and Handel -nHave a scandal andnyour sure to have a hit!nnDamndable!nWill they all walk out?nThis is damndable!nnAndre, please don't shout ...nnIt's publicity!nAnd the take is vast!nFree publicity!nnBut we have no cast ...nnAndre,nhave you seen the queue?nOh, it seemsnyou've got one too ...nDear Andrenwhat a charming gala!nChristine was in a word sublime!nWe were hardly bereftnwhen Carlotta left -non that note,nthe divas a disasternmust you cast her nwhen you see she's past her prime!nDear Firmin,njust a brief reminder:nmy salary has not been paid.nSend it care of the ghost,nby return of postnP.T.O.:nNo-one likes a debtor,nso it's better if mynorders are obeyed!nnWho would have the gallnto send this?nSomeone with a puerile brain!nnThese are both signed O.G. ...nnWho the hell is he?nOpera ghost!nits nothing short of shocking!nhe is mocking our position!nIn additionnhe wants moneynWhat a funny apparitionnto expect anlarge retainer!nNothing plainer -nhe is clearly quite insane!nnWhere is she?nnYou mean Carlotta?nnI mean Miss Daae -nwhere is she?nWell, how should we know?nI want an answer -nI take it that you sent me this note?nWhat's all this nonsense?nOf course not!nDon't look at us!nnShe's not with you, then?nnOf course not!nWe're in the dark ...nMonsieur, don't argue -nIsn't this thenletter you wrote?nnAnd what is it, that we'renmeant to have wrote? nWritten !nnDo not fear for Miss Daae.nThe Angel of Musicnhas her under his wing.nMake no attempt to see her again.nnIf you didn't write it, who did?nnWhere is he?nAh, welcome back!nYour precious patron -nwhere is he?nWhat is it now?nI have your letter -na letter which Inrather resent!nAnd did you send it?nOf course not!nAs if he would!nYou didn't send it?nOf course not!nWhat's going on ...?nYou dare to tell me,nthat this is not thenletter you sent ? !nnAnd what is it that I'mnmeant to have sent?nnYour daysnat the Opera Populaire are numbered.nChristine Daaenwill be singing on your behalf tonight.nBe preparednfor a great misfortune,nshould you attemptnto take her place.nnFar too manynnotes for my taste -nand most of themnabout Christine!nAll we've heard since we camenis Miss Daae's name ...nnMiss Daae has returnedni hope no words for where as far as we're concernednWhere precisely is she now?nI thought it best she was alone nShe needed restnnMay I see her?nNo, monsieur,nshe will see no-one.nWill she sing?nWill she sing?nnHere, I have a note ...nLet me see it!nPlease!nGentlemen, I have now sent you several notes of the most amiablennature,ndetailing how myntheatre is to be run. nYou have not followed my instructions. I shallngivenyou one last chance . . .nnChristine Daae has returned to you,nand I am anxious her careernshould progress.nIn the new production of Il Muto,nyou will therefore cast Carlottanas the Pageboy, nand put Miss Daaenin the role of Countess.nThe role which Miss Daae playsncalls for charm and appeal.nThe role of the Pageboy is silent -nwhich makes my casting,nin a word, ideal.nnI shall watch the performance from my normal seat in Box Five, whichnwill benkept empty for me.nShould these commands be ignored, a disaster beyond your imaginationnwillnoccur.nI remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, nO.G.nChristine!nWhatever next ...?nIt's all a ploy to help Christine!nThis is insane ...nI know who sent this:nThe Vicomte - her lover!nIndeed?Can you believe this?nSignora!nO traditori!This is a joke!nThis changes nothing!nO mentitori!nSignora!nYou are our star!nAnd always will be!nSignora ...nThe man is mad!nWe don't take orders!nMiss Daae will be playingnthe Pageboy - the silent role ...nCarlotta will be playingnthe lead!nIt's useless trying tonappease me!nYou're only saying thisnto please me!nSignori, e vero?nNon, non, non voglio udire !nLasciatemi morire!nO padre mio!nDio!nWho scorn his word,nbeware to those ...nnYou have reviled me!nnThe angel sees,nthe angel knows ...nYou have rebuked me!nSignora, pardon us ...nnYou have replaced me!nPlease, Signora,nwe beseech you ...nnThis hour shall seenyour darkest fears ...nI must see her ...nAbbandonata!nDeseredata!nO, sventurata!nThe angel knows,nthe angel hears ...nnWhere did she go ...?nnAbbandonata!nDisgraziata!nnSignora, sing for us!nDon't be a martyr ...What new surprisesnlie in store ...?nnwould you please give this to miss diaa?nnOur star ...!nNon vo' cantar!nYour public needs you!We need you, too!nWould you notnrather have yournprecious littleningenue?nSignora, no!nthe world wants you!nnPrima donnanfirst lady of the stage!nYour devoteesnare on their kneesnto implore you !nnCan you bow outnwhen they're shoutingnyour name?nThink of how they allnadore you!nnPrima donna,nenchant us once again!nnThink of your muse n...And of the queuesnround the theatre!nnCan you deny us the triumphnin store?nSing, prima donna, once more!nnChristine spoke of an angel ...nnPrima donnanyour song shall live againnYou took a snubnbut there's a publicnwho needs you!nnnShe has heard the voicenof the angel of musicnThose who hear your voicenliken you to an angel!nThink of their crynof undyingnsupport !nnIs this her angel of music ...?nWe get our opera She gets her limelight!nFollow where the limelightnleads you!nIs this ghostnan angel or a madman ...?nAngel or madman ...?nLeading ladies are a trial!nHeaven help you,nthose who doubt ...nYou'll sing again,nand to unendingnovation!nnOrders! Warnings!nLunatic demands!nThis miscastingnwill invite damnation ...Tears ... oaths ...nIunatic demandsnare regular occurrences!nBliss or damnation?nWhich has claimed her ...?nThink how you'll shinenin that final encore!nSing, prima donna,nonce more!nOh fools, to have flouted his warningsSurely, for her sake ...nSurely he'll strike back ...Surely there'll be further scenes -nworse than this!nThink, beforenthese demands are rejected!n... I must seenthese demands are rejected!nnn... if his threatsnand demands are rejectednnWho'd believe a divanhappy to relieve a chorus girl,nwho's gone and slept with the patron?nRaoul and the soubrette,nentwined in love's duet!nAlthough he may demur,nhe must have been with her!nChristine must be protected!n, fortunata!nNon ancornabbandonata!nYou'd never get awaynwith all this in a play,nbut if it's loudly sungnand in a foreign tonguenit's just the sort of storynaudiences adore,nin fact a perfect opera!nnHis game is overThis is a gamenyou cannot hope to win!nAnd in Box Fivena new game will begin ...For, if his curse is on this opera ...nBut if his curse is on this opera ...nnPrima donnanthe world is at your feet!nA nation waits,nand how it hatesnto be cheated!nnThe stress that falls upon anfamous prima donna!nTerrible diseases,ncoughs and colds and sneezes!nStill, the dryest throatnwill reach the highest note,nin search of perfectnopera!n... then I fear the outcome ...nnChristine plays the Pageboy,nCarlotta plays the Countess ...nnn... should you dare to ...... when you once again ...nnLight up the stagenwith that age oldnrapport!nSing, prima donna,nonce more!n

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