Phantom of the opera wishing you were somehow here again

Q: Why is Phantoms face deformed?

In Universals 1943 adaptation, he is disfigured when the publishers assistant throws etching acid in his face.

Q: Why does the Phantom let Christine and Raoul go?

When the Phantom realises that Christines happiness lies with Raoul and not him, he lovingly lets Christine go. This act of love is far greater than any past infatuation by Raoul or himself — to let a loved one go for their own happiness sake is an immaculate act.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948-)
Componist:Andrew Lloyd Webber
Phantom of the opera - Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Who wrote Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again?
Did Phantom of the Opera copy Pink Floyd?
Why is Phantom's face deformed?
Why does the Phantom let Christine and Raoul go?

Phantom of the opera ; Wishing you were somehow here again

Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948-)

Componist:Andrew Lloyd Webber

In het behoudende genre van de musical werd de jonge Brit Andrew Lloyd Webber eind jaren zestig beschouwd als een ware rebel. Amerikaanse componisten lieten het wel uit hun hoofd hun musicals te baseren op Bijbelse verhalen en ze bovendien nog eens te voorzien van rock ’n roll invloeden. Webber deed het samen met zijn tekstschrijver Tim Rice tot tweemaal toe: eerst Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor… Dreamcoat (1968) en vervolgens (zijn grote doorbraak) Jesus Christ Superstar (1971). Beide projecten waren bedoeld als plaat en werden pas later als musical uitgevoerd. Zijn loopbaan leverde (met en zonder Rice) nog vele succesvolle musicals op, waarvan Evita (1978), Cats (1981) en The Phantom Of The Opera (1986) de bekendste zijn. In 2006 introduceerde Lloyd Webber het baanbrekende concept waarbij in een televisieprogramma de hoofdrolspeler voor een musical werden gezocht. Dat idee vond ook in Nederland weerklank waar achtereenvolgens op zoek gegaan werd naar Evita en Joseph.meer

Phantom of the opera - Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again

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You were once my one companion
You were all that mattered
You were once a friend and father
Then my world was shattered

Wishing you were somehow here again
Wishing you were somehow near
Sometimes it seemed if I just dreamed
Somehow you would be here

Wishing I could here your voice again
Knowing that I never would
Dreaming of you won't help me to do
All that you dreamed I could

Passing bells and sculpted angels
Cold and monumental
Seem for you the wrong companions
You were warm and gentle

Too many years fighting back tears
Why can't the past just die
Wishing you were somehow here again
Knowing we must say goodbye
Try to forgive, teach me to live
Give me the strength to try

No more memories, no more silent tears
No more gazing across those wasted years
Help me say goodbye
Help me say goodbye

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“Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” is Christine Daaé’s ode to her deceased father.

Audio of the song from the 1986 Original London Cast Recording (lyrically near-identical) can be found here.

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Who wrote Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again?

Andrew Lloyd WebberWishing You Were Somehow Here Again / Composernull

Did Phantom of the Opera copy Pink Floyd?

In 1992, former Pink Floyd songwriter Roger Waters asserted that Lloyd Webber had plagiarised "The Phantom of the Opera" from a sequence of the Pink Floyd track "Echoes": Yeah, the beginning of that bloody Phantom song is from "Echoes" ... I couldn't believe it when I heard it.

Why is Phantom's face deformed?

In Universal's 1943 adaptation, he is disfigured when the publisher's assistant throws etching acid in his face.

Why does the Phantom let Christine and Raoul go?

When the Phantom realises that Christine's happiness lies with Raoul and not him, he lovingly lets Christine go. This act of love is far greater than any past infatuation by Raoul or himself — to let a loved one go for their own happiness' sake is an immaculate act.