phantom of the opera 25th anniversary broadway

Carlotta, the Opéra's resident soprano prima donna, begins to perform an aria for the new managers when a backdrop inexplicably falls from the flies, barely missing her and prompting anxious chorus girls to whisper, 'He's here! The Phantom of the Opera!'.

It is now 1881 and the cast of a new production, Hannibal, are rehearsing onstage when they learn that new owners, Firmin and André, are taking over the Paris Opéra House ('Hannibal Rehearsal'). As the porters remove the drop cloth covering the fixture, it flickers to life and ascends to the ceiling as the auditorium's former grandeur is restored ('Overture'). Among the attendees is the Vicomte Raoul de Chagny, who purchases a papier-mâché music box and eyes it sadly, remarking how the details are 'exactly as she said.' The auctioneer presents the next item for bid, 'lot 666', 'a chandelier in pieces', alluding to a connection with 'the Phantom of the Opera'. In 1911 Paris, the Paris Opéra hosts an auction of old theatrical props.

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Phantom of the opera 25th anniversary broadway