Act One
The cast is rehearsing for "Hannibal." A little while later, Carolotta,
the lead soprano singer, begins to sing, but is cut off by a scream as a
backdrop crashes to the ground.
Carlotta leaves. They now needed someone to sing the role since there
was an understudy. Christine Daae tries for the part and gets to sing it
at the gala, which was a great success (Think of Me).
Later, she is in her dressing room room with Meg Giry and she tells her
about her father (Angel of Music). Then Madame Giry comes in and hands
Christine a note as Meg has to leaves to dance.
Raoul comes in and they remember eachother from childhood. He leaves to
get his belongings and Christine hears the Phantom's voice coming from
behind her mirror. She is hypnotized by his voice and the Phantom takes
her into the mirror.
Christine and the Phantom are in a boat going slowly across an
undergroundlake surrounded by candles (The Phantom of the Opera) to the
Phantom's lair.
The following morning, the Phantom tells her why she has come. He takes
her to a large mirror and there's an image of herself with a wedding
gown on (The Music of the Night). She faints and the Phantom catches
her.
The next morning, Christine wakes up and is still in a half-trance. The
Phantom is playing at his organ in deep concentration. She manages to
take off his mask out of curiousity and the Phantom gets angry. He cools
down and takes his mask back. Then they leave to go back into the
theatre.
Joseph Buquet has a rope as the Punjab lasso and is showing it off to
the ballet girls how to protect youself from it by putting his hand
between his neck and the nose.
Suddenly a trap door opens in the stage. The Phantom and Christine come
out. The Phantom stares at Buquet for a moment, then leaves with
Christine. Madame Giry sees them and tells Joseph Buquet to be quiet
about it or he'd be sorry.
Firmin is reading the newspaper articles when Andre comes in angrily.
Then he finds two notes from the Phantom and gives one to Andre. Both
letters were signed O. G. (Opera Ghost) and they didn't like it. Raoul
and eventually Carlotta burst in with more of the Phantom's notes.
The managers were getting tired of all this notes when Madame Giry and
Meg enter with yet another note. In it, the Phantom told them that
Carlotta should play the role as the Pageboy in their next production
called "Il Muto" as the part was silent while Christine should be given
the part of Countess.
There is a loud discussion and finally, the managers anounce Christine
will be the Pageboy and Carlotta will be playing the Countess. Carlotta
thought the managers were only saying that to make her happy, so they
try to convince her otherwise (Prima Donna).
Later, Raoul sits in Box Five with the managers to watch "Il Muto."
During the middle of the performance, the Phantom's voice is heard.
Christine muttered something and Carlotta told her that her that she was
a toad. The Phantom heard this and told Carlotta that she was a toad.
The performance starts to continue where it left off, but instead of
singing, Carlotta starts to croak like a toad. The Phantom thinks it's
funny and laughs hysterically.
Then Joseph Buquet's body falls onto the stage. Chaos. Christine gets
Raoul and she takes him to the roof, thinking they'll be safe.
Raoul doesn't understand why she brought him there. She confesses to him
that she's been to the Phantom's lair and has seen his face, which
terrified her. Raoul eventually comforts her (All I Ask of You) and
admits he loves her. Then they hurry off.
The Phantom was hidden behind the statue (where he was eavesdropping on
their conversation) and emerges. He thinks how Christine has betrayed
him. Later at the opera house, he makes the chandelier fall.
Act Two
Six months later, a masquerade ball is held (Masquerade) and Christine
and Raoul are engaged. She wears the ring on a gold chain on her neck,
but Raoul doesn't understand why.
The Phantom appears at the top of the stairs, dressed in an elaborate
red costume (called Red Death). All is quiet. He tells them that he has
written them an opera called "Don Juan Triumphant".
The Phantom motions Christine to come to him and she does, in a
mesmerized-like way. He takes the necklace that held the engagement ring
off her neck and disappears.
Later, Raoul asks Madame Giry, who he knew was hiding something from
everyone else. She said that a long time ago, there was a traveling fair
and that she saw a man in a cage. He was a musician and an inventor, yet
was deformed from birth. Eventually he escaped and wasn't found so they
thought he was dead, but he wasn't . . .
Andre looks through the score of "Don Juan Triumphant" and doesn't like
it. Firmin received two notes from the Phantom about getting rid or
needing people, which apparently annoyed him.
Carlotta and Piangi enter angrily, also with notes. Later, Raoul and
Christine come in. Carlotta accused Christine of being behind all of
this. Next comes Meg and Madame Giry with a note from the Phantom which
had a few instructions about how to run his production of "Don Juan."
Raoul mentions his idea to end the Phantom's reign to the managers and
they become excited. There's a loud discussion for a few moments that is
quieted by Christine. She's frightned of not knowing what to expect next
from the Phantom.
Later, they are rehearsing for "Don Juan Triumphant" with several
mistakes. The piano started playing by itself, only correctly. Everyone
started to sing automatically after that and Christine takes the
opportunity to leave.
Christine went to a cemetary to visit her father's graveyard
(Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again).
Then the Phantom comes out from behind the
a cross and starts to sing. She becomes trance-like from his voice.
Raoul had followed her and cries out to the Phantom. She comes out of
her trance and goes to Raoul. The Phantom begins to shoot fire and Raoul
starts to walk toward him as he shot more fireballs. He is almost at the
Phantom's feet, but Christine runs and pushes Raoul away.
On the night of "Don Juan Triumphant" and the Chief Fire Officer is
talking with two firemen. Raoul tells a marksman in a pit to aim at Box
Five, where the Phantom sits and to shoot there to kill. The chief blows
his whistle and the firemen scatter to their places to lock the opera
house up, hoping to keep the Phantom out.
The Phantom says that he was there already in the house. The firemen
begin to follow the voice from place to place. Then it is heard from Box
Five. The marksman in the pit shoots and Raoul gets mad.
During the last scene, Don Juan goes to a bed and the Punjab Lasso has
killed Piangi, who was playing as Don Juan. The Phantom takes his place
(The Point of No Return).
At the end of the number, the police realize Piangi is dead behind the
curtain. The Phantom takes a ring from his finger and holds it out to
Christine. She takes it and puts it on her finger.
Just as he is about done, Christine removes the Phantom's mask and
everyone sees his face. The Phantom takes his cloak and wraps it around
her. They vanish.
Chaos (again). Madame Giry tells Raoul that she knows where the Phantom
and Christine are, but reminds him to keep his hand at the level of his
eyes to protect himself from the Punjab lasso.
The Phantom and Christine are in the boat, going across the lake. In the
distance, there is a mob coming after him.
Raoul and Madame Giry are making their way down and they pass a pack of
rats. Then they come to the lake and she tells Raoul that he lives
across it. Raoul dives into the water and swims as she heads back up the
slope.
A dummy of Christine sits on a throne. The Phantom drags Christine out.
The Phantom takes the bridal veil from the dummy and places it on
Christine's head.
Suddenly, the Phantom knows Raoul's presence as he climbs out of the
water. Moments later, he takes the Punjab lasso and before Raoul has
time to protect himself, it's around his neck. The end of the rope hangs
suspended in mid-air. The Phantom gives Christine a choice of either
living with him to free Raoul or leave him and Raoul dies.
The Phantom grows impatient and asks Christine to make her choice. She
thinks for a moment, then kisses him on the lips.
The Phantom takes a candle and burns the rope, freeing Raoul. The
Phantom tells them as the mob comes closer and closer to leave by the
boat and forget everything they saw.
The Phantom looks at his mask and the music box starts up somehow and he
listens intently.
Christine comes back and give him her ring, as if something to remember
her by. The Phantom tells her he loves her. She hurries off. He places
the ring on his finger.
The Phantom looks as she is leaving. He then walks to his throne and
sits on it. He wraps his cloak around himself and disappears.
Meg, leading the mob, reaches his throne and picks up the Phantom's
mask.
