Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again

The song "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from *The Phantom of the Opera* is in the key of E major. It was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Charles Hart and additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. The song is performed by the character Christine Daaé in the second act of the musical, which premiered in 1986. A trivia point is that the song reflects Christine’s grief for her father and serves as a turning point in her emotional development. The melody features orchestral accompaniment with strings and woodwinds, a moderate tempo, and a lyrical soprano vocal line with expressive phrasing and dynamic variation.