PHANTOM OF THE OPERA COSTUME CHRISTINE THINK OF ME INSPIRED MOVIE
And I know Andrew Lloyd Webber was very inspired by the movie "Amadeus" when working on Phantom. She might have been inspired by the Magic Flute still, as the use of moons and stars for several characters has a long history. Mostly, I think Christine looks like the evening sky, with blue sky turning into pink, and with stars all over. Basically because I'm not quite sure Maria Bjørnson had a deeper meaning with the "Star Princess" costume. That didn't technically answer your question. Originally their costumes reminded little of eachother (think silver "saloon" girl in West End VS the multicoloured spider creation of Carlotta). I think the costumes worn by Christine and Carlotta has become more similar throughout the years, especially in the US, and that they now appears to be eachothers opposites - Christine in a soft pink creation with a giant tulle skirt, Carlotta in a blackish purple creation with a giant tulle skirt. Still, the bat and spider symbols are as present as in newer version.
The bodice was petrol green, ending in a small apron with gold fringes, and the skirt multi coloured. That said, the original Carlotta Masquerade costume was highly different from today's version. So there! The original design is today in the care of the V&A museum in London. Basically, an advanced strip tease dance with elements from both classical ballet and flamenco. The concept of the dance was that the lady found spiders all over her clothes, and had to shred the garbs off, one by one. Here's what I've written in the site about the design:ĭesigner Maria Bjørnson based Carlotta's Masquerade costume on the 19th century dancer Lola Montez and her famous "Spider dance". It could be fitting for Carlotta, and backstage crew at Phantom refers to Carlotta's costume both as "the Bat" and "Queen of the Night", Maria Bjørnson's intention was however completely different. So I don't think she's showcasing Christine as "Queen of the Night". Maria Bjørnson might have used this link on purpose, but usually the queen is depicted in much darker robes than Christine's pink/blue creation. This is of course where "Queen of the Night" enters. It was also a popular feature for any night creatures, as well as those representing day/night. Wearing a crescent moon on the head is in Greek and Roman mythology a sign of the goddess Artemis/Diana, as well as Selene. So lots of the costumes reminds of known opera figures.Ĭhristine's costume is in the design referred to as "The Star Princess". She drew multiple sketches a day and finished them in quite a short span of time, and she used books on historical opera costumes as inspiration. Is this possible that Maria could have been influenced by that of The Magic Flute (I've also found some costume sketches and paintings done pre-phantom that show the crown like the one Christine wears)? Or, am I just hitting on something that's a weird coincidence? I think Maria Bjørnson was inspired by all kinds of operas and historical prints and pictures for her Phantom design. Christine's costume seems like a daughter costume to that of the Night Queen. And then, when I was listening/watching to the Magic Flute today, it hit me.
I've often thought there was something familiar about Christine's costume in Masquerade. ML6 wrote:Hey, I have a question for you Operafantomet! It also makes it way easier to hold them in place on the hanger. Seriously, those cotton straps inside skirts and bodices without sleeves is so good for the costumes. But the other ones gets a better life when hanging. The sleeves are still stuffed to keep the rounded shape. I think I'll cover the original Wishing dress with a bed linen, as I did before. The Elissa skirt and the Masquerade dress is still living in boxes, while the slavegirl, dressing gown, original Wishing, Aminta and Wedding dress got a new life in the closet: and added cotton straps to the inside of those who already didn't have it - that is everyone but the slavegirl and original Wishing one. After Josefine visited and was in shock over the tiny boxes some of them lived in, I decided to throw out my tiny collection of shoes (they fit anywhere) to use the closet for the Phantom dresses instead. My Phantom costumes has gotten a better life.
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