1、The Phantom of the Opera,Unit 1 A trip to the theatre,Ask and answer:,Have you ever been to an opera house? What can you see in an opera house?,Sydney Opera House,Lincoln Center-Metropolitan Opera House,Shakespeares Globe Theatre,Know about the new words,the conductor the orchestra the audience the

2、stage a singer,Fill in the right words in the picture.,the conductor,the audience,a singer,the stage,the orchestra,Before reading the text, answer these questions to get the main idea.,Who wrote it? Where did the story happen? What did the Phantom look like? What is the story probably about?,Before

3、reading the text, answer these questions to get the main idea.,Who wrote it? Where did the story happen? What did the Phantom look like? What is the story probably about?,The Phantom of the Opera (novel),The novel was written by a French author who was named Gaston Lerous.,The Phantom of the Opera(

4、musical),The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the French novel Le Fantme de lOpra by Gaston Leroux. It is considered by many to be the most commercially successful stage musical ever. and is also the longest running show in Broadway history.,Author of the Play,Andre

5、w Lloyd Webber Born on March 22, 1948 Grew up in South Kensington, England Started to play the violin at three Had a piece of music published in the magazine Music Teacher at the age of nine,Works of Webber,Jesus Christ Superstar (1969) Evita (1976) Cats (1981) Song I am the mask you wear, The phant

6、om Its me they hear. Christine / Phantom Your/My spirit and my/your voice In one combined The phantom of the opera is there Inside my/your mind,Choir (very, very soft) The phantom of the opera Is there The phantom of the opera The phantom Sing once again with me Our strange duet. My power over you G

7、rows stronger yet.,Christine / Phantom Ill/Youll give my/your love to you/me For love is blind. The phantom of the opera is now My/Your mastermind. The phantom (spoken) Sing, my angel of music . Christine Hes there, The phantom of the opera The phantom (spoken) Sing .Once again with me, our strange

8、duet.,My power over you grows stronger and stronger. Sing .My angel of music Sing!Sing our strange duet Sing! The phantom of the opera Is now your mastermind; I am here, inside your mind! I am everywhere! Youre in my power. Sing!Sing, my angel of music! Sing! Sing!,Music of the Night,Night time shar

9、pensHeightens each sensationDarkness wakesAnd stirs imaginationSilently the sensesAbandon their defensesHelpless to resist the notes I writeFor I compose the music of the night,Slowly, gentlyNight unfurls its splendorGrasp it, sense itTremulous and tenderHearing is believingMusic is deceivingHard as

10、 lightning, soft as candlelightDare you trust the music of the night,Music of the Night,Close your eyes for your eyes will only tell the truthAnd the truth isnt what you want to seeIn the dark it is easy to pretendThat the truth is what it ought to be Softly, deftlyMusic shall caress youHear it, fee

11、l itSecretly possess you,Open up your mindLet your fantasies unwindIn this darkness which you know you cannot fightThe darkness of the music of the night Close your eyes, start a journey to a strange new worldLeave all thoughts of the world you knew before,Music of the Night,Close your eyes and let

12、music set you freeOnly then can you belong to me Floating, fallingSweet intoxicationTouch me, trust meSavor each sensation Let the dream beginLet your darker side give in,To the power of the music that I writeThe power of the music of the night You alone can make my song take flightHelp me make the music of the night,All I Ask of You -by Sarah Brightman & Cliff Richards,Raoul No more talk of darkness Forget these wide-eyed fears Im here Nothing can harm you My words will warm and calm you Let me be your freedom Let daylight dry your tears Im here With you, beside you To guard yo