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for a shadowy realm of mystery
and terror and enchantment.
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I've reserved special seats in box five,
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but I warn you -
it's supposed to be haunted.
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But at least it's not
underneath the chandelier.
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Opera is often regarded as the highest
combined achievement of the arts.
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Music, movement and visual grace
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all elevated to a nearly
superhuman plane.
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But within this celestial realm,
there dwells a fallen angel.
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It's a fairy tale.
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There's an angel, and then there's evil.
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Who, or what,
is the "Phantom of the Opera"?
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What does he want?
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Mademoiselle,
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soon his spirit will take form
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and command your love.
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What does he look like?
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I saw him, I tell you.
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All-over black,
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and his eye staring at me.
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- His eye?
- Eye!
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One eye in the middle of his forehead.
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- It has a long nose and a big, red beard.
- You make me nervous.
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And his nose? There is no nose.
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He has no nose!
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And how far will he go
in pursuit of his passion?
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If one theme recurs in the canon
of Universal Studio's horror,
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it is certainly the timeless legend
of Beauty and the Beast.
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But nowhere has the classic fairy tale
been more masterfully elaborated upon