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Chapter 121

Chapter 121

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The subsequent plot developments gradually drew everyone's attention back from the music. The childhood-friend heroine and the second male lead recognized each other. The Phantom grew jealous, and finally, the Phantom met the heroine. Then, the goosebump-inducing prelude rang out once more. Every audience member's heart rose with it. The slightly suspenseful melody brought a sense of tension to many; their eyes remained locked on the stage, their bodies involuntarily tensing up. Amidst the magnificent musical background, the actors seized the moment to transition scenes. It was also during this process that the title song, The Phantom of the Opera, was belted out by the male and female leads. In the dim lighting, the male and female leads walking hand in hand carried a hint of romance, alongside a dreamlike quality. The soaring, passionate, mysterious yet slightly urgent vocals left the audience utterly captivated and unable to pull themselves away. This song was a concrete manifestation of the rock style, and the entrance of the music was exceptionally clever. The powerful, continuous sixteenth notes in the lower register of classical music built a cryptic, hair-raising, ghostly atmosphere. The Heroine: "He sang to me in my sleep, he came to my dreams, that voice which calls me and speaks my name, and do I dream again? For now I find the Phantom of the Opera is there, inside my mind." The Male Lead: "Sing once again with me, our strange duet, my power over you gr…

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