2017年9月11日 星期一

【POTO】— — Masquerade

CHORUS
Masquerade! Paper faces on parade . . .
Masquerade! Hide your face, so the world will never find you!
Masquerade! Every face a different shade . . .
Masquerade! Look around - there's another mask behind you!

Flash of mauve . . .
Splash of puce . . .
Fool and king . . .
Ghoul and goose . . .

Green and black . . .
Queen and priest . . .
Trace of rouge . . .
Face of beast . . .

Faces . . .
Take your turn, take a ride
on the merry-go-round . . .
in an inhuman race . . .

Eye of gold . . .
Thigh of blue . . .True is false . . .
Who is who . . .?
Curl of lip . . .
Swirl of gown . . .
Ace of hearts . . .
Face of clown . . .
Faces . . .

Drink it in, drink it up,
till you've drowned
in the light . . .
in the sound . . .

RAOUL/CHRISTINE
But who can name the face . . .?

ALL
Masquerade! Grinning yellows,spinning reds . . .
Masquerade! Take your fill - let the spectacle astound you!
Masquerade! Burning glances, turning heads . . .
Masquerade! Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you!
Masquerade! Seething shadows breathing lies . . .
Masquerade! You can fool any friend who ever knew you!
Masquerade! Leering satyrs, peering eyes . . .
Masquerade! Run and hide - but a face will still pursue you!

(The ENSEMBLE activity becomes background, as ANDRE, FIRMIN, MEG, GIRY, PIANGI and CARLOTTA come to the fore, glasses in hand)

GIRY
What a night

MEG
What a crowd!

ANDRE
Makes you glad!

FIRMIN
Makes you proud!
All the creme de la creme!

CARLOTTA
Watching us watching them!

MEG/GlRY
And all our fears are in the past!

ANDRE
Six months...

PIANGI
Of relief!

CARLOTTA
Of delight!

ANDRE/FIRMIN
Of Elysian peace!

MEG/GIRY
And we can breathe at last!

CARLOTTA
No more notes!

PIANGI
No more ghost!

GIRY
Here's a health!

ANDRE
Here's a toast :  to a prosperous year!

FIRMIN
To the new chandelier!

PIANGI/CARLOTTA
And may its splendour never fade!

FIRMIN
Six months!

GIRY
What a joy!

MEG
What a change!

FIRMIN/ANDRE
What a blessed release!

ANDRE
And what a masquerade!


CHRISTINE
Think of it
(Spoken)
A secret engagement. Look, your future bride. Just think of it.

RAOUL (Spoken)
But, why a secret? What have we to hide?

CHRISTINE (Spoken)
No, Raoul, please don't let them see

RAOUL (Spoken)
Well let them see. It's an engagement, not a crime.
(Sung)
Christine, what are you afraid of?

CHRISTINE/RAOUL
Let's not argue
(Let's not argue)
Please pretend
(I can only hope)
You will understand in time
(I'll understand in time)


ALL
Masquerade! Paper faces on parade
Masquerade! Hide your face, so the world will never find you!
Masquerade! Every face a different shade 
Masquerade! Look around, there's another mask behind you!
Masquerade! Burning glances, turning heads 
Masquerade! Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you!
Masquerade! Grinning yellows, Spinning reds
Masquerade! Take your fill, let the spectacle astound you!


(Voices fade and turn to gasps as the lights dim and the Phantom appears at the top of the stairways )
PHANTOM


Why so silent, good Messieurs?
Did you think that I had left you for good?
Have you missed me, good Messieurs?
I have written you an opera.

Here, I bring the finished score.
Don Juan Triumphant!

Fondest greetings to you all
A few instructions just before rehearsal starts

Carlotta must be taught to act
Not her normal trick of strutting round the stage
Our Don Juan must lose some weight
It's not healthy in a man of Piangi's age
And my managers must learn that their place is in an office
Not the arts

As for our star, Miss Christine Daae...

No doubt she'll do her best
It's true, her voice is good
She knows, though
Should she wish to excell
She has much still to learn
If pride will let her return to me, her teacher
Her teacher...


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