歌剧魅影(The Phantom of the Opera)是一部安德鲁.劳埃德.韦伯(Andrew Lloyd Webber)根据法国小说家卡斯顿.勒胡的小说Le Fantôme de l'Opéra 改编作曲的百老汇音乐剧. 许多唱段都是按他当时的妻子莎拉.布莱曼的嗓音量身定做的.
1986年在伦敦首演, 1988年获得七项托尼奖, 是史上最成功的音乐剧之一. 1986年伦敦首演由麦克尔.克劳福德(Michael Crawford)饰演魅影(Phantom), 莎拉.布莱曼 (Sarah Brightman) 饰演克莉丝汀, Steve Barton 饰演Raoul. 至今全球已有16个制作版本了. <<歌剧魅影>>成为在百老汇上演最长的一部音乐剧, 它打破了音乐剧<<猫>>在2006年1月9日创下的7486场演出的记录.
剧中的“All I Ask of You”和 “The Music of the Night”是我最喜欢的二首, 曾经看过Michael Crawford剧场演出的“The Music of the Night”, 他在演唱时那种融化于音乐中的痴迷令人叫绝.
The Music of the Night
Night time, Sharpens, Heighten each sensation
Darkness stirs, and wakes imagination
Silently the senses, abandon their defences
Slowly, Gently, Night unfurls it’s splender
Grasp it, Sense it, Tremulous and tender
Turn your face away from the garish light of day
Turn your thoughts away from cold unfeeling light
And listen to the music of the night
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before
Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar
And you’ll live as you’ve never lived before
Softly, Deafly
Music shall caress you
Hear it, feel it
Secretly possess you
Open up your mind
Let your fantasies unwind
In this darkness which you know you cannot fight
The darkness of the music of the night
Let your mind start a journey through a strange new world
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
Let your soul take you where you long to be
Only then can you belong to me
Floating, falling, sweet intoxication
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation
Let the dream begin
Let the dream begin
Let your darker side give in
To the power of the music that I write
The power of the music of the night
You alone can make my song take flight
Help me make the music of the night