In the managers’ office, André and Firman read notes from the Phantom aloud and are interrupted by Raoul, who accuses them of sending him a note saying that he should make no attempt to see Christine again. Madame Giry warns Buquet to exercise restraint ('Magical Lasso'). Meanwhile, inside the Opéra House, Joseph Buquet, the Opéra's chief stagehand, regales the chorus girls with tales of the 'Opéra Ghost' and his magical lasso. Overwhelmed, Christine faints and the Phantom carries her to a bed and expresses his adoration for her. The Phantom explains that he has chosen Christine to sing his music and serenades her ('The Music of the Night'). The Phantom and Christine cross a subterranean lake to his secret lair beneath the Opéra house ('The Phantom of the Opera'). Raoul finds Christine's dressing room empty and calls out for her ('The Mirror (Angel of Music)'). The mirror opens, revealing the Angel to be the Phantom of the Opera, who leads Christine away. The Angel obliges and materialises in her mirror.
Christine fearfully calls after him that 'things have changed' as the jealous Angel of Music condemns Raoul for 'sharing in my triumph'. Raoul jokingly states that he will not keep her up late and exits, telling her that he'll be back for her in two minutes ('Little Lotte'). Christine, to his puzzlement, is not as willing, claiming that her Angel is a stern taskmaster and that he will not be pleased by her absence. Raoul good-naturedly accepts her revelation, and invites her to dinner. Christine reminds Raoul about the 'Angel of Music' stories that her late father used to tell them, and confides that the Angel has been visiting her and given her her astonishing voice.
The new patron, Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, finds Christine, his old childhood playmate, in her dressing room. Backstage after her triumphant début, Christine confesses to Meg that she knows her mysterious teacher only as an invisible 'Angel of Music' ('Angel of Music').
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