The Angel of the Opera: Part Fourteen
by KrazyGirl
In the manager's office above the Opera House, Firmin and André were looking over the Angel's score.Firmin's brow creased with every line. Another song . . .
André
"Ludicrous! Have you seen the score?"
Firmin
"Simply ludricous!
It's the final straw!"
André
"This is lunacy!
Well, you know my views."
Firmin
"Utter lunacy!
But we dare not refuse."
André
"Not another chandelier . . ."
Firmin
"Look, my friend, what we have here"

André has two notes from the Angel, addressed to them.
"Dear André,
Re my orchestration. We need another first bassoon. Get a player with tome, and that third trombone has to go. The man could not be deafer, so please preferably one who plays in tune!"

"Dear Firmin,
Viv à vis my opera. Some chorus members must be sacked. If you could, find out which has a sense of pitch! Wisely, though. I've managed to assign a rather minor role to those who cannot act!"

The managers sighed in annoyance. Neither one of them was really surprised when Carlotta and Piangi barged into the room, really mad. Singing time.
Carlotta
"Outrage!"
Firmin
"What is it now?"
Carlotta
"This whole affair is an outrage!"
André
"Now what's the matter?"
Carlotta
"What's the matter?
Have you seen the size of my part?"
Firmin
"Señora, listen-"
Piangi
"It is an insult!"
André
"Not you as well!"
Piangi
"Just look at this-
It is an insult!"
Firmin
"please understand!"
André
"Señor! Señora!"
Carlotta
"The things I have to do for my art!"
Piangi
"If you can call this gibberish 'art'"
Carlotta
"HA!" Here's our little flower."
Firmin
"Ah, Miss Daaé.
Quite the lady of the hour."
André
"You have the largest part in DON JUAN."
Carlotta (shocked)
"Buffy Daaé?
She doesn't have the voice!"
Firmin
"Señora, please!"
Xander
"Then I take it you're agreeing?"
Carlotta
"She's the one behind this . . ."
André
"It appears we have no choice."
Carlotta (really mad, now)
"She's the one behind this!
Buffy Daaé!"
Buffy
"How dare you!"
Carlotta
"I'm not a fool."
Buffy
"You evil woman!
How dare you!"
Carlotta
"You think I'm blind?"
Buffy
"I don't want any part in this plot."
André
"Miss Daaé, surely . . ."
Xander
"But why not?"
Piangi
What did she say?"
Firmin
"It's your decision . . .
But why not??"
Carlotta
"She's backing out!"
André
"You have a duty-"
Buffy
"I cannot sing it, duty or not."

Giles then appeared, with another note. "Monsieur," she said, holding up the note. "I have another note." Firmin gestured for him to read it. Giles opened it up and began to read:

"Fondest greetings to you all! A few instructions just before rehearsal starts. Carlotta must be taught to act- not her normal trick of strutting round the stage. Our Don Juan must lose some weight. It's not healthy for a man of Piangi's age (Piangi sucked in his gut at that time). And my managers must learn that their place in an office, not the arts. As for Miss Daaé . . . no doubt she'll do her best. It's her true voice that is good. She knows, though, should she wish to excel, she must return to me, her teacher . . . her master . . . her future . . .

Your obedient friend and Angel"


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