for the NSO “Symphony
Symphony Goes to School...and beyond!” Program
Think of Me
(from The Phantom of the Opera)
Opera
forr Flute and Piano Accompaniment
Andrew Lloyd Webber
arr. by Timothy Brennan
Programme and Performance Notes - Think of Me (from The Phantom of the Opera)
Based on the 1909 French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux, Andrew Lloyd
Webber's smash-hit musical The Phantom of the Opera has all the components of a great story:
passion, intrigue, romance, and drama. The musical tells the story of Christine Daaé, a beautiful
soprano of the French opera company Opéra Populaire who becomes the object of affection of
the opera house's phantom. She becomes torn between her love for Raoul, the Viscount of
Chagny, and the irresistible mysterious Phantom, who forces her to choose between himself and
Raoul in a dramatic showdown at the end of the musical. The Phantom of the Opera premiered
on the West End in 1986 and opened on Broadway in 1988 to unprecedented critical and
commercial success. To date, it is the longest running show in Broadway history (more than
11,000 performances and counting!), and it is the highest grossing piece of entertainment in
history with more than $6 billion in revenue (surpassing the films Titanic, Avatar, ET, Star Wars,
and Frozen)! Phantom received ten Tony Award nominations and won seven for Best Musical,
Best Leading Actor (Michael Crawford as The Phantom), Best Featured Actress (Judy Kaye as
Carlotta Giudicelli), Best Direction, Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design, and Best
Lighting Design.
The song "Think of Me" appears early in the musical's first act. It is first sung by Opéra
Populaire's leading soprano Carlotta Giudicelli in their production of the fictional opera
Hannibal, Il Muto. When a backdrop on the stage collapses as she is singing, Carlotta is
convinced The Phantom exists and refuses to perform. The cast members suggested that
Christine Daaé, a young Swedish chorus girl, could take Carlotta's place. Christine begins to sing
the song timidly, but gains confidence throughout and is offered Carlotta's role.
This arrangement is an excerpt of the song. It is a short, sight-readable arrangement that
teachers and students can easily perform in a lesson, class, or performance setting.
"Think of Me" will be performed on Masterworks 3 by Canadian soprano Rebecca Caine.
for the NSO "Symphony Goes to School...and beyond!" Program
Think of Me
(from The Phantom of the Opera)
for Solo Flute and Piano Accompaniment
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
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