歌劇魅影(The Phantom of the Opera)是一部安德魯.勞埃德.韋伯(Andrew Lloyd Webber)根據法國小說家卡斯頓.勒胡的小說Le Fantôme de l'Opéra 改編作曲的百老匯音樂劇. 許多唱段都是按他當時的妻子莎拉.布萊曼的嗓音量身定做的.
1986年在倫敦首演, 1988年獲得七項托尼獎, 是史上最成功的音樂劇之一. 1986年倫敦首演由麥克爾.克勞福德(Michael Crawford)飾演魅影(Phantom), 莎拉.布萊曼 (Sarah Brightman) 飾演克莉絲汀, Steve Barton 飾演Raoul. 至今全球已有16個製作版本了. <<歌劇魅影>>成為在百老匯上演最長的一部音樂劇, 它打破了音樂劇<<貓>>在2006年1月9日創下的7486場演出的記錄.
劇中的「All I Ask of You」和 「The Music of the Night」是我最喜歡的二首, 曾經看過Michael Crawford劇場演出的「The Music of the Night」, 他在演唱時那種融化於音樂中的痴迷令人叫絕.
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