Le fantôme de l'opéra : Overture

Voici l'overture du fantôme de l'opéra de Andrew Lloyd Webber. Ca devait être la 5e ou 6e fois que je le jouais donc veuillez excuser les (nombreuses) fautes.

Masquerade

Voici 'Masquerade', un très beau morceau du "fantôme de l'opéra'. Il y a une interruption du morceau quand le fantôme apparaît dans la comédie musicale mais je continue d'une traite dans mon interprétation :



Avant le morceau :

THE STAIRCASE OF THE OPERA HOUSE
(A gauze half conceals the tableau of guests at the
opera ball. The guests (whom we cannot yet see
clearly) are in fancy dress a peacock, a lion, a
dragon, Mephistopheles, a highwayman, a clown,
knights, ladies, an executioner. M. ANDRE enters.
He is dressed as a skeleton in an opera cape. Almost
immediately M. FIRMIN arrives.He is also dressed
as a skeleton in an opera cape. The two skeletons see
each other and approach nervously)
ANDRE
M'sieur Firmin?
FIRMIN
M'sieur Andre?
(Each raises his mask to the other. They recognise each
other.)
FIRMIN
Dear Andre
what a splendid party!
ANDRE
The prologue
to a bright new year!
FIRMIN
Quite a night!
I'm impressed!
FIRMIN
Well, one does
one's best . . .
ANDRE/FIRMIN (raising their glasses)
Here's to us!
FIRMIN
I must say, all the same, that
it's a shame that 'Phantom'
fellow isn't here!
(The gauze lifts fully to reveal the staircase of the
opera house. The opera ball begins. Among the
GUESTS are four carrying strange percussion
instruments: a monkey with cymbals, a toy soldier
with a drum, a triangle, bells. Together they play
weirdly throughout)

Partie I :

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!

Entre les deux :

(They clink glasses and move off RAOUL and
CHRISTINE emerge. She is admiring a new acquisition
:
an engagement ring from RAOUL, which she has
attached to a gold chain around her neck.)
CHRISTINE
Think of it!
A secret engagement!
Look - your future bride!
Just think of it!
RAOUL
But why is it secret?
What have we to hide?
CHRISTINE
Please, let's not fight . . .
RAOUL
Christine, you're free!
CHRISTINE
Wait till the time is right . . .
RAOUL
When will that be?
It's an engagement,
not a crime!
Christine,
What are you
afraid of?
CHRISTINE


Let's not argue . . .
RAOUL
Let's not argue . . .
CHRISTINE
Please pretend . . .
RAOUL
I can only hope I'll . . .
CHRISTINE
You will . . .
BOTH
. . . understand
in time . . .
(Dance section, in which CHRISTINE, almost
coquettish almost jittery, goes from man to man. But too
many of her partners seem to be replicas of the
PHANTOM, and each spins her with increasing force.
Eventually RAOUL rescues her and holds her tightly. He
whirls her back into the dance, as the music heads
towards its climax.)

Part II :

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

Angel of music ; accompagnement

Voici à présent la version "accompagnement" :

Angel of music on the piano

Voici donc une deuxième vidéo du "fantôme de l'opéra" : 'Angel of music'. Elle est divisée en deux : la première juste après que Christine leur ait foutu un froid en leur montrant o combien elle chantait bien (ce qui ma foi...) et la deuxième c'est juste avant qu'ils ne descendent vers la terrrrrible cachette du fantôme. Vous pouvez aller voir les paroles en anglais ci-dessus mais voici une traduction en français (faite maison :p)

Part I :

(CHRISTINE se déplace lentement vers la bas de la scène, loin des danseuses. Sa logo devient visible. Discrètement, MEG la suit. Alors que Christine est prête à ouvrir la porte elle entend la voix du fantôme venant de nul part)

PHANTOM'S VOICE

Bravi, bravi, bravissimi . . .

(CHRISTINE est boulversée par cette vois. MEG,

qui la suivait n'a rien entendu. CHRISTINE se retourne, surprise, et est rassurée de voir Meg

MEG

Où as-tu donc

appris tout cela ?

C'était vraiment

parfait !

J'aimerais tant

connaître ton secret

Qui t'as appris

tout ça ?

CHRISTINE (absente, pénétrant dans sa loge)

Mon père me parlait

d'un esprit

Que je voyais dans

mes rêves

Quand je chante je

peux le sentir

Je sens sa

présence

(littéralement en transe)

Tout près de moi il

murmure mon nom

Il se cache

quelque part

J'ai l'impression qu'il est

avec moi

Lui le génie

caché

MEG (maladroitement)

Christine, ça devait être un rêve

Ces choses là

n'arrivent pas

Christine, tu parles

étrang'ment et

tu n'fais ja-

mais ça

CHRISTINE (qui ne l'écoute pas, en extase)

Esprit de musique !

Guide

et gardien

Fais-moi sentir

ta gloire

MEG (à elle-même)

Qui est cet esprit ?

Cet...

BOTH

Esprit de musique !

Ne te cache plus !

Toi l'esprit...

secret !

CHRISTINE (obscure)

Là il est avec moi...

MEG (boulversée)

Tes mains sont froides

CHRISTINE;

Dans les parages

MEG

Ton visage est

tout blanc

CHRISTINE

Ca me fait peur

MEG

N'ait donc pas peur

(ELLES se regardent l'une l'autre. ELLES sont interrompues par l'arrivée de GIRY)

Partie II (Le miroir) :

FANTÔME

Jeune insolent !

Avec toutes

tes manières !

Et abbu de

toi-même

Bête ignorant !

Brave

soupirant !

Qui partage mon

triomphe

CHRISTINE (réjouie)

Esprit ! Je t'entends !

Parle -

Je t'écoute...

Reste près de moi

guide moi !

Mon âme était trop faible

pardonne-moi

Dévoile-toi,

ô maître !

FANTÔME :

Enfant flatteur

je te dirai

Pourquoi je me cache

dans l'ombre !

Regarde-toi

dans le miroir-

Je suis là

dedant !

(On commence à pouvoir discerner le FANTÔME dans le miroir)

CHRISTINE (excitée)

Esprit de musique !

Guide

et gardien

Fais-moi sentir

ta gloire

Esprit de musique

Ne te cache plus !

Viens près de moi,

esprit...

FANTÔME

Je suis ton esprit

Viens à moi : esprit de musique...

(CHRISTINE marche en direction de la vitre tremblante. Pendant ce temps-là, RAOUL est revenu. Il entend la voix et se demande quoi? Il essaye d'ouvrir la porte mais elle est coincée.)

RAOUL

Qu'est-ce que j'entends ?

Qui est là dedans . . .?

(A l'intérieur de la loge, le miroir s'ouvre. Derière, entouré de lumière blanche se tient le FANTOME. Il avance d'un pas et prend CHRISTINE fermement par le coude. Son touché est froid et CHRISTINE lâche un cri.)

PHANTOM

Je suis ton esprit de musique...

Viens à moi: esprit de musique...

(CHRISTINE disparaît derrière le miroir qui se referme derrière elle. La porte de la loge se déverrouille soudainement et s'ouvre violemment. RAOUL entre et trouve un pièce vide.)

RAOUL

Christine! Esprit

Et pour la VO :

Part I :

(CHRISTINE moves slowly, downstage, away from the

DANCERS as her dressing room becomes visible.

Unseen by her, MEG also moves away and follows her.

As CHRISTINE is about to open the dressing room door,

she hears the PHANTOM's voice out of nowhere)

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 . . .

(THEY look at each other The moment is broken

by the arrival of GIRY)

Part II (the mirror) :

PHANTOM'S VOICE

Insolent boy!

This slave

of fashion

basking in your

glory!

Ignorant fool!

This brave

young suitor,

sharing in my

triumph!

CHRISTINE (spell-bound)

Angel! I hear you!

Speak -

I listen . . .

stay by my side,

guide me!

Angel, my soul was weak -

forgive me . . .

enter at last,

Master!

PHANTOM'S VOICE

Flattering child,

you shall know me,

see why in shadow

I hide!

Look at your face

in the mirror -

I am there

inside!

(The figure of the PHANTOM becomes discernible

behind the mirror)

CHRISTINE (ecstatic)

Angel of Music!

Guide and guardian!

Grant to me your

glory!

Angel of Music!

Hide no longer!

Come to me, strange

angel...

PHANTOM"S VOICE

I am your Angel ...

Come to me: Angel of Music ...

(CHRISTINE walks towards the glowing,

shimmering glass. Meanwhile, RAOUL has

returned. He hears the voices and is puzzled. He

tries the door It is locked)

RAOUL

Whose is that voice . . .?

Who is that in there . . .?

(Inside the room the mirror opens. Behind it, in

an inferno of white light, stands the PHANTOM.

He reaches forward and takes CHRISTINE firmly,

but not fiercely, by the wrist. His touch is cold,

and CHRISTINE gasps)

PHANTOM

I am your Angel of Music . . .

Come to me: Angel of Music . . .

(CHRISTINE disappears through the mirror,

which closes behind her The door of the dressing

room suddenly unlocks and swings open, and

RAOUL enters to find the room empty)

RAOUL

Christine! Angel

Le fantôme de l'opéra - accompagnement

Pour les âmes de soprano ou de ténor (voir ci-dessous pour les paroles) :

Le fantôme de l'opéra

Je viens d'enregistrer un morceau sur lequel je travaille depuis ma foi un bout de temps. C'est un morceau de la comédie musicale "The phantom of the opera", inspirée du roman de Gaston Leroux "Le fantôme de l'opéra". J'ai eu la chance de pouvoir assister à une des représentations de la comédie musicale au Majestic Theatre de Broadway à New York. J'espère que vous aimerez même si, comme toujours, ça ne vaut pas l'original !



Voici au cas où les lyrics :

Christine:
In sleep he sang to me
In dreams he came
That voice which calls to me
And speaks my name
And do I dream again?
For now I find
The phantom of the opera is there,
Inside my mind

Phantom:
Sing once again with me
Our strange duet
My power over you
Grows stronger yet
And though you turn from me
to glance behind
The phantom of the opera is there
Inside your mind

Christine:
Those who have seen your face
Draw back in fear
I am the mask you wear

Phantom:
It's me they hear

Both:
My/Your spirit and my/your voice
In one combined
The phantom of the opera is there
inside my/your mind

Chorus:
Is that the phantom of the opera?
Beware the phantom of the opera

Phantom:
In all your fantasies you always knew
That man and mystery

Christine:
Were both in you

Both:
And in this labrinth
Where night is blind
The Phantom of the opera is here/there

Christine:
Inside my mind

Phantom:
Sing, my Angel of Music!

CHRISTINE
He's there,
the Phantom of the Opera . .

(Et puis Christine gueule à tout va "Aaaah", "Aaaah")