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The true villain of the story
is Lord Ambrose d'Arcy,
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played by Michael Gough,
who runs the opera house.
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You're a delicious little thing.
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Like Erique Claudin, Professor Petrie
is an impoverished musician.
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This time, the theft is not imagined.
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You thief!
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Scoundrel!
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Penniless composers are invariably
drawn to their publishers,
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where only tragedies are printed.
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The spiritual subtext of Gaston Leroux's
tale was never more boldly enunciated,
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as this composer of divine music
finds hell, not heaven, on earth.
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What the devil...?
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Good evening, Lord Ambrose.
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As death approaches,
the fallen angel aspires to the firmament.
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I'm dying already.
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But before I go,
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I implore you,
allow me to finish one thing.
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Let me teach you.
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Let me teach you to use that
wonderful voice that God has given you.
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Professor Petrie's masterwork chronicles
the martyrdom of Joan of Arc,
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persecuted by Church authorities
because she claims to hear
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"the voice of God".
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Renounce these voices you hear.
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Declare yourself a heretic.
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No, I will not.
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Christine also hears a voice,
that warns her of evil.
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There are forces of evil
at large in the Opera tonight.
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Leave the girl and go while you may.
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A voice whose only desire
is to present her a divine gift.