At the end of the play only the mask was found left by the angel of music. The costume used that I believe was the most effective in the musical was the mask of the Phantom because I felt that it represented a safe place for the Phantom while hiding his hideous features so that he may walk among other people. The scenery that was most effective in the musical was the dry ice meant to be swirling mist that was spread out all over the stage for the underground ‘Labyrinth’ scene because it was successful in transforming the stage into the illusion of the glossy lake as the Phantom rowed Christine in a boat to his home beneath the Opera house.
The song is constantly used throughout the musical to introduce the Phantom into different scenes. In my opinion the Phantom’s theme song is the most effective piece of the entire musical. With the end of ‘All, I Ask of You’ the audience is aware that the Phantom has a vendetta and a constant dark tone is set for the rest of the musical. For example, after Christine and Raoul sing ‘All I Ask of You’ the Phantom begins singing his part at the very end and the dynamic of the sweet, soft love song changes dramatically as the Phantom curses their love out of jealous rage. The music of the theme song is dark, mysterious and unknowing and can dramatically change a scene within an instant. The Phantom’s theme song with its use of the organ’s unique sounding music alerted the audience when the Phantom would appear in a scene or when something dramatic was about to happen. Throughout the song, the Phantom has a powerful and authoritative tone while Christine’s tone is soft and almost unsure. The song ‘Angel of Music’ presents changes in texture with the addition of a second voice, the Phantom’s. The song has a dynamic that is smooth and soft with the addition of the Phantom’s voice as the main timbre successfully making the audience feel sympathy for the Phantom. The lyrics of the song ‘The Music of the Night’ revealed that the Phantom has a real love and talent for music as well as is a musical genius who writes operas. The music of The Phantom of the Opera revealed the inner emotions of the main characters with unique lyrics, rhythm, and melody along with many other forms of music. The fast-paced theme song for the musical has a dark doom-like tone with the use of the organ which emphasizes the darkness along with the woman’s sweet and soft voice results in a melody that perfectly defines the Phantom, Erik himself. The dynamics of the theme song are loud at times and then will suddenly drop to low levels of singing and the texture is super thick.
The melody for each character of The Phantom of the Opera uniquely defined each character by using different levels of sound depending on the scene as well as many other musical forms.
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