Actors Dressing for the night, For the ball, for the dance Dressing for the show At the Paris Opera!
First Niters Dressing for the pride, For the "Gloire de la France" Dressing up to go To the Paris Opera!
Actors Paris Opera!
First Niters It's a new season And that's the reason We but these clothes by the row...
Actors: Dressing for the fun, for the lights, For the glare...
First Niters Dressing up to preen at the Paris Opera!
Actors: Dressing to descend on a cloud on a stair..
First Niters Dressing to be seen at the Paris Opera! Paris Opera! Everyone will be there
All Everyone will be there Everyone....!
Actors The corps de ballet! We actors will play! Our set so spectacular and grand!
First Niters Arrive somewhat late Make sure that you ate Expect everyone to understand!
Actors With breathless surprise The curtain will rise Step out with a gesture of the hand
First Niters Look through the lorgnette And do not forget Jamais! Never listen to the band!
All Dressing for the night For the ball, for the show Dressing up to go to the Paris Opera! Paris Opera! Paris!
(Continuing, as the actors raise masks to their faces, the First Niters hold up champagne glasses, lorgnettes, open fans, and in one case affect a monocle)
Paris is a mask Whatever you ask she'll be for you Paris!
Carlotta A night at maxims A glorious dream, a rendezvous!
All A night at the Opera, trip to the ballet Evening of theatre, all in a day... Paris!
Carriere One view in the mist, And you have been kissed from far away
All Dressing for the night For the ball, for the show Dressing up to go to the Paris Opera! Paris Opera!
Christine (still in the streets) Paris is the rain...
First Niters Paris is a mask
Phantom Paris is the night--for me...
Actors/First Niters Dressing for the night, For the ball, for the show, For the ball For the night For the show... Paris... (spoken) Paris!