Sound files: 1992 Japanese Cast

Phantom (very soft and enticing)
Wandering child ... so lost... so helpless...
yearning for my guidance...

(Bewildered, Christine looks up, and murmurs breathlessly):

Christine
Angel . . . or father . . . friend . . . or Phantom . . . ?
Who is it there, staring . . . ?

Phantom (more and more hypnotic)
Have you forgotten your Angel . . .?

Christine
Angel . . . oh, speak . . . What endless
longings echo in this whisper . . .!

Phantom (now drawing Christine towards him)
Too long you've wandered in winter . . .
Far from my far-reaching gaze . . .

Christine (increasingly mesmerized)
Wildly my mind beats against you . . .

Phantom
You resist . . .

Phantom / Christine
Yet your/the soul obeys . . .

Phantom
Angel of Music! You denied me, turning from true beauty . . .
Angel of Music! Do not shun me . . .
Come to your strange Angel . . .

Christine
Angel of Music! I denied you, turning from true beauty . . .
Angel of Music! My protector . . .
Come to me, strange Angel . . .

(Christine moves towards the figure of the Phantom as Raoul emerges)

Phantom (beckoning her)
I am your Angel of Music . . .
Come to me: Angel of Music . . .

Raoul (suddenly calling out)
Angel of darkness!
Cease this torment!

(Inexorably the Phantom continues to beckon Christine)

Phantom
I am your Angel of Music . . .
Come to me: Angel of Music . . .

Raoul (in desperation)
Christine! Christine listen to me!
Whatever you may believe, this man . . .
this thing . . . is not your father!

(to the Phantom)

Let her go! For God's sake, let her go! Christine!

(Coming out of her trance Christine turns and mouths the words):

Christine
Raoul . . .

She turns to Raoul who embraces her protectively. The Phantom freezes for a moment and then suddenly seizes a pike upon which is impaled a skull. At a movement from him a flash of fire streaks from the gaping mouth of the skull and lands at Raoul's feet

Phantom
Bravo, monsieur! Such spirited words!

(Another fireball)

Raoul
More tricks, monsieur?

Phantom
Let's see, monsieur how far you dare go!

(Another fireball)

Raoul
More deception? More violence?

Christine (to Raoul)
Raoul, no . . .

Raoul has begun to walk slowly and resolutely towards the Phantom the fireballs always landing just ahead of him.

Phantom
That's right, that's right, monsieur, keep walking this way!

(Two more fireballs)

Raoul
You can't win her love by making her your prisoner.

Christine
Raoul, don't . . .

Raoul (to Christine)
Stay back!

Phantom
I'm here, I'm here, monsieur: the angel of death!
Come on, come on, monsieur! Don't stop, don't stop!

(Three more fireballs. Raoul. is almost at the Phantom's feet. A confrontation is imminent when Christine suddenly rushes across to Raoul)

Christine
Raoul! Come back . . .

(She pulls him away)

Phantom
Don't go!

As they are exiting, the Phantom declaims in fury:

So be it! Now let it be war upon you both!

At a gesture from the Phantom, there is a flash of lightning and the stage erupts into flame.

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