FIRMIN:Messieurs Andre ANDRE:Messieurs FIRMIN 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:Here's to us The toast of all the city What a pity that the Phantom can't be here 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 aroundThere'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 Face of clown Faces Drink it in,drink it up,till you've drowned in the light,in the sound STINE: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 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 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 our friends,to our health PIANGI/CARLOTTA:And may its splendour never fade GIRY:What a joy MEG:What a change FIRMIN/ANDRE:What a blessed release GLRY:And what a masquerade (They clink glasses and move offThen RAOUL and CHRISTINE emerged 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 we have to hide?You promised me CHRISTINE:No，RaoulDon't do it,please RAOUL:Although,let them seeIt'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) 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 aroundThere'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 (At the height of the activity a grotesque figure suddenly appears at the top of the staircase Dressed all in crimson, with a death's head visible inside the hood of his robe, the PHANTOM has come to the party With dreadful wooden steps he descends the stairs and takes the centre of the stage)