PHANTOM'S VOICE
Bravi, bravi, bravissimi...
(CHRISTINE is bewildered by the voice. MEG, following, has
not heard it. CHRISTINE turns in surprise, and is relieved to see
her)
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 (abstracted, entering the dressing room)
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
(Trance-like)
Here in this room
he calls me softly...
somewhere inside...
hiding...
Somehow I know
he's always with me...
he - the unseen
genius...
MEG (uneasily)
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 (not hearing her, ecstatic)
Angel of Music!
Guide
and guardian!
Grant to me your
glory!
MEG (to herself)
Who is this angel?
This...
BOTH
Angel of Music!
Hide
no longer!
Secret and strange
angel...
CHRISTINE (darkly)
He's with me,
even now...
MEG (bewildered)
Your hands are cold...
CHRISTINE
All around me...
MEG
Your face, Christine,
it's white...
CHRISTINE
It frightens me...
MEG
Don't be frightened...