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Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera.
The original cast.
Sarah Brightman as Christine as MICHAEL CRAWFORD as the phantom. Yes, Michael Crawford, not Gerard Butler (who spoiled the movie version for me besides the fact that he has many girl fans. He doesn't believe in his character, I can tell.)

The whole thing's good,but prolly my favourite track is Masquerade. I dunno if it's just me, but I can visualise the whole choreography of this scene just from the music. Most probably it's due to Andrew Lloyd Webber's good composition skills and not my powers of visualisation (ahak)

Parts missing from the clip:
(Andre and Firmin, the Opera Directors)

Andre:M'sieur Firmin?(awed whisper)
Firmin:M'sieur Andre?
F:Dear Andre, what a splendid party!(congratulatory tone)
A:The prologue to a bright new year!
F:Quite a night, I'm impessed!
A:Well, one does one's best...
A/F:Here's to us!
F:I must say all the same that it's a shame that 'Phantom' fellow isn't here!

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OK, now play the Youtube clip and follow me...does this visualisation sound correct?

0:02: The Phantom is ironically already lurking in the crowd as the 'Red Dice'.
0:05 onwards: a crowd of celebrators, opera troupe conversation and Christine and Raoul's secret conversation about their marriage
2:45 :camera wanders thru the labyrinth of the opera house, the path that the Phantom took. Camera break out through a crowd of dancing revelers. Tilts up to bird's eye view of the celebration, and fireworks. Cuts to a crowd of paraders.
4:45 it is revealed that the Phantom is secretly overlooking the scene

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I also like the lyrics. The masquerade is like a metaphor for their human sins.
'Take your turn, take a ride on a merry-go-round in an inhuman race'