▲《歌劇魅影》在百老匯的演出招牌，位于紐約市的雄偉劇院。圖源：BBC
One love, one lifetime, anywhere you go let me go too. 此生此情不渝，無(wú)論去何處都讓你我形影不離。 I did it all for you and all for nothing. 我所做皆是為你，可卻一無(wú)所獲。
Phantom of the Opera based on Gaston Leroux's horror novel, created by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, director Hal Prince and producer Cameron Mackintosh, opening on January 1988, it is the longest-running and most famous show on Broadway. broadway ['br?d.we?] adj. 百老匯
Phantom: 魅影： Flattering child, you shall know me 諂媚的孩子 see why in shadow I hide! 你應(yīng)了解我明白我為何藏匿陰影中 Look at your face in the mirror 看看你鏡中的容顏 I am there inside! 我就在那里面 Christine: 克里斯?。?/span> Angel of Music! Guide and guardian! 音樂天使 指引我 Grant to me your glory! 守護(hù)我賜我汝之榮耀 flatter ['fl?t?r] v. 奉承；諂媚 grant [ɡr?nt] v. 授予；承認(rèn)
What raging fire shall flood the soul?
什么樣的烈火才能吞噬靈魂 What rich desire unlocks its door? 多強(qiáng)烈的欲望才能放開心扉 What sweet seduction lies before us? 甜蜜的誘惑就在前面等我們 Past the point of no return, 已經(jīng)踏上不歸路 the final threshold - 這最終的門檻 what warm, unspoken secrets will we learn? 是什么樣的溫暖與未知的秘密 Beyond the point of no return. 在不歸路的盡頭等我們 seduction [s?'d?k??n] n. 誘惑力 threshold ['θre?.ho?ld] n. 門檻
The legendary show will celebrate its anniversary in January 2023, and then say goodbye at a final performance on Feb 18 at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre.
It is a costly musical to sustain, with elaborate sets, costumes, and a large cast and orchestra. orchestra ['?rk?str?] n. 管弦樂隊(duì)
However, the show was inevitably affected by the epidemic, their box office revenues fluctuated and theatre attendance was unable to reach profitable levels. inevitably [?n'ev?t?bli] adv. 不可避免地；意料之中
Ticket sales had slowed for Broadway shows during the pandemic and Phantom of the Opera was no exception, recently dropping from 255,000 weekly attendees in May to about 180,000 attendees in September, according to The Broadway League.
International productions of the show will continue, the Mandarin-language version is slated to debut in China in 2023 and a Spanish-language venture with Antonio Banderas has been announced.
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