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CHIEF OF POLICE

Your punishment took another face

she escaped straight away

to Tokyo

to save her reputation

now you're gonna feel

feel a burning pain

a burning burning burning pain

burning pain

you're gonna feel a more burning pain

artists are vain

artists are vain


DIONYSOS

It's true

I lose my faith in life

life is vain

and vain

is any struggle


In the sky the clouds are raging. The Ghosts of the Opera are floating in the air above Dionysos.


despair if it's the final word

oh my friend,

help me

I feel murdered


The sound of his friend's trumpet can be heard. He has come back to stand by his friend Dionysos. Around them, the ghosts seem to find all this very pleasant.


THE FRIEND

Who wins

if everything is lost

raise your head

and face

a new tomorrow


BUTTERFLY, CARMEN AND NORMA

Our strong-minded

Dionysos

our favourite go-between

is defeated

do we kill him?

do we help?

do we not?

is she worth him?

how to end all of this?


CHIEF OF POLICE

A brutal clash


DIONYSOS

A promise of bliss


OPERA SINGER

(from afar)

It's not my will, it's just the wind


THE FRIEND

Remember what you always say

born to die, but another day


BUTTERFLY, CARMEN AND NORMA

Insipid or cruel?

commercial or radical?


With one single gesture Norma dispels the clouds. Carmen and Butterfly stop the wind. The Opera Singer appears with her suitcase in one hand. The Chief of Police sees her first. Dionysos is broken by pain. He collapses on the bench and hides his face in his hands.


CHIEF OF POLICE

Far she wanted to go

is he right after all?

zephyr and sirocco

tempest and thunderstorms

nothing is clear with them

coincidence or whim?


Dionysos raises his head and sees the Opera Singer. He stands up.


OPERA SINGER

Far I wanted to go

is it an oracle?


CHIEF OF POLICE

Should I be humble?


OPERA SINGER

Zephyr and sirocco

tempest and thunderstorm


CHIEF OF POLICE

My mind is doubtful


OPERA SINGER

Something is told to me

gods of the opera?


DIONYSOS

Far you wanted to go

what is this miracle?


CHIEF OF POLICE

It's crucial to know


DIONYSOS

Zephyr and sirocco

tempests and thunderstorms


OPERA SINGER, DIONYSOS AND CHIEF OF POLICE

Something is told to us

ghosts of the opera


Dionysos comes closer to the Opera Singer.