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"Mystery after gala night," |
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it says, "mystery of sopranos flight". |
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"Mystified," all the papers say, |
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"We are mystified. We suspect foul play!" |
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Bad news on soprano scene |
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First Carlotta, now Christine. |
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Still at least the seats get sold, |
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Gossip's worth its weight in gold. |
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Diva tenders resignation! |
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Cover does a moonlight flit! |
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Half your cast disappears |
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But the crowd still cheers |
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Opera! |
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To hell with Gluck and Handel |
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Have a scandal and you're sure to have a hit! |
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Damnable! |
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Will they all walk out? |
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This is damnable! |
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Andre please don't shout |
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It's publicity and the take is vast |
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Free publicity |
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But we have no cast! |
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Andre have you seen the queue |
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Ah, it seems you've got one too |
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"Dear Andre what a charming gala, |
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Christine enjoyed a great success! |
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We were hardly bereft when Carlotta left |
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otherwise, the chorus was entrancing, |
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but the dancing was a lamentable mess!" |
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"Dear Firmin just a brief reminder; |
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My salary has not been paid |
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Send it care of the ghost |
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By return of post |
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P.T.O No one likes a debter |
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so it's better if my orders are obeyed!" |
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Who would have the gall to send this? |
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Someone with a puerile brain |
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These are both signed O.G |
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Who the hell is he? |
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Opera Ghost! |
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It's really not amusing! |
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He's abusing our position! |
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In addition he wants money |
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He's a funny sort of spectre ... |
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To expect a large retainer |
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Nothing plainer |
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He is clearly quite insane |
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Where is she? |
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You mean Carlotta? |
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I mean Miss Daae. |
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Where is she? |
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Well how should we know? |
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I want an answer |
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I take it that you sent me this note |
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What all this nonsense? |
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Of course not |
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Don't look at us |
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She's not with you then? |
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Of course not |
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We're in the dark |
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Monsieur don't argue |
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Isn't this the letter you wrote |
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And what is is that we're meant to have wrote? |
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...Written! |
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Do not fear for Miss Daae |
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The Angel of Music has her under his wing |
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Make no attempt to see her again." |
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If you didn't write it then who did? |
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Where is he? |
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Ah, welcome back! |
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Your precious patron |
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Where is he? |
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What is it now? |
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I have your letter |
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A letter that which I rather resent |
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And did you send it? |
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Of course not! |
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As if he would |
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You didn't send it? |
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Of course not! |
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What going on? |
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You dare to tell me |
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That this is not the letter you sent |
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And what is it that I'm meant to have sent? |
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"Your days at the Opera Populaire are numbered. |
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Christine Daae will be singing on your behalf tonight. |
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Be prepared for a great misfortune |
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should you attempt to take her place." |
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Far too many notes for my taste |
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And most of them about Christine |
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All we've heard since we came |
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Is Miss Daae's name |
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Miss Daae has returned |
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In which case, I think our meeting is adjourned. |
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Where precisely is she now? |
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I thought it best that she went home ... |
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She needed rest |
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May I see her? |
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No monsieur she will see no one |
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Will she sing? |
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Will she sing? |
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Here I have a note |
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Let me see it |
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Please |
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"Gentlemen, I have now sent you |
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several notes of the most aimnable nature |
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detailing how my theatre is to be run |
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You have not followed my instructions. |
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...I shall give you one last chance |
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Christine Daae has returned to you |
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And I am anxious her career should progress |
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In the new production of Il Muto |
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You will therefore cast Carlotta as the page boy |
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And put Miss Daae in the role of Countess |
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The role which Miss Daae plays calls for charm and appeal |
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The role of the page boy is silent |
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which makes my casting in a word, ideal |
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I shall watch the performance |
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from my normal seat in box 5 which will be kept empty for me |
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Should these commands be ignored a disaster |
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beyond your imagination will occur |
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I remain, gentlemen, your obedient servant |
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O.G |
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Christine ... Christine. |
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Christine! |
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What ever next? |
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It's all a ploy to help Christine |
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This is insane |
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I know who sent this |
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The Viscount, her lover |
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Indeed, can you believe this? |
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Signora |
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How can you do this? |
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I am unwanted! |
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This is a joke |
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This changes nothing |
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O mentitori |
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Signora! |
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You are our star |
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And always will be |
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Signora |
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The man is made |
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We don't take orders |
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Miss Daae will be playing the page boy |
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The silent role |
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Carlotta will be playing the lead |
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You don't deserve her! |
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It's useless trying to appease me |
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Appease her! |
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You're only saying this to please me |
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Please her! |
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Lasciatemi morire! |
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O padre mio! |
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Dio! |
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Who scorn his word beware to those |
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You have reviled me! |
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The angel sees, the angel knows |
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Why did Christine fly from my arms? |
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You have rebuked me! |
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Sinora, pardon us |
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You have replaced me |
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Please Signora we beseech you |
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This hour shall see your darkest fears |
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I must see her |
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Abbandonata! |
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Deseredata! |
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O, sventurata! |
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The angel sees, the angel hears |
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Where did she go? |
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Abbandonata! |
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Senora sing for us |
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Disgraziata! |
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Don't be a matyr |
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What new suprises lie in store |
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Your public needs you |
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We need you too |
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Would you not rather have your precious little ingenue? |
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Signora no! The World wants you |
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Prima Donna first lady of the stage |
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Your devotees are on their knees to implore you |
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Can you bow out when they're shouting your name? |
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Think of how they all adore you |
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Prima donna enchant us once again |
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Think of your muse |
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And all your queues 'round the theatre! |
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Can you deny us the triumph in store? |
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Sing Prima Donna once more |
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Christine spoke of an angel |
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Prima Donna your song shall live again |
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Think of your public |
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You took a snub but there's a public who needs you |
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She has heard the voice of the Angel of Music |
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Those who hear you liken you to an angel |
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Think of the cry of undying support |
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We get her Opera |
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She gets her limelight |
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Follow where the lime light leads you |
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Leading ladies are a trial |
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Prima Donna your song shall never die |
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You'll sing again and to unending ovation |
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Order, warnings lunatic! |
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This misacating will invite damnation |
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Lunatic demands are regular occurences |
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Think how you'll sing in that final encore |
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Sing Prima Donna once more |
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I must see these demands are rejected |
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Who'd believe a diva happy to relieve |
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A chorus girl whose gone and slept with the patron? |
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Raoul and the soubrette, entwined in love's duet! |
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Although he may demur, he must have been with her! |
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Fortunata! |
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Non ancor abbandonata! |
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You'd never get away with all this in a play, |
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but if it's loudly sung and in a foreign tongue |
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It's just the sort of story audiences adore, |
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in fact a perfect opera! |
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For if his curse is on this Opera |
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Prima Donna the world is at your feet |
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A nation waits, and how it hates to be cheated! |
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Light Up the stage with that age-old rapport, |
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Sing Prima Donna |
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Once more! |
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Once more! |
