At the outset, I'm sorry for my long absence, but I must study for really important exam and unfortunately I haven't a lot of free time.

Christine's Masquerade dress

Original

Star Princess it's beautiful costume. As we know, Broadway and West End versions are different. First of all, we must pay attention on project and inspiration. Ladies in XIX century wore similar dresses at some events (?). I saw once few posters from XIX century informing about Masquerades in Palais Garnier, and the ladies who was painted on these posters, were dressed in dresses who look like Star Princess costume.

Moreover, on the photos, this costume looks really nice, but on live is really wonderful! Love it!

Hungary non-replica

This costume is...weird. Length dress is nice but these ornamentation... Blue flowers - it was really BAD idea. Colors could be more "live" example red etc.

2004 movie

You know what I think about movie Phantom costumes. So. Color is awful. This dress for me looks awful. No comment.

Polish non-replica

It's just a copy of Christine's dress in 2004 movie. Here was amended by color and added ruffles. Anyway, we still have crinoline...

Czech non-replica

We can see here inspiration of original Star Princess. It was good idea. Lovely colors. I must see this dress on live. I like these ruffles.

Estonian non-replica

This dress remind me Sarah costume from Tanz der Vampire. I like red color but I'm not so sure that this dress suitable to Masquerade. You know, I don't saw Estonian production of Phantom so I can't write anything about this. Maybe this costume is perfect to this show or maybe not. I think it's nice.

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Anyway. As you know, I've been some time ago in London and I saw Phantom in Her Majesty's Theatre. I promise that I soon write some about that :)

Christine's wardrobe in Poland

Design by Magdalena Tesławska and Paweł Grabarczyk

Polish chandelier fall. The only thing that I LOVE in polish production!
If I remember clear, in Warsaw (2008-2010), that chandelier fell faster than in the Białystok. I can be wrong, but... Anyway, this falling is awesome!

Phantom in Poland

Two photos of Polish production from Warsaw. 

From left to right: Damian Aleksander (Phantom), Edyta Krzemień (Christine), Łukasz Zagrobelny (Phantom), Kaja Mianowana (Christine), Łukasz Talik (Raoul), Paulina Janczak (Christine), Marcin Mroziński (Raoul), Anna Sztejner (Mme Giry).

Kaja Mianowana was polish principal Christine (Warsaw, Białystok) and alternate Meg (Białystok). She won the role of Christine in Phantom of the Opera, when she had only 17 years old. She has impossibly high scale of voice, but unfortunately, when she played the role of Christine in Warsaw, she wasn't trained in singing before. Over time, her voice became to fantastic instrument, but she showed it after 2 years in Białystok. Apparently her vocalize was amazing, but I remember her only at the time in Warsaw, when she squealed like whistle. Kaja's voice sounds the most childish. Her interpretation of role of Christine was...boring. She was just the Emmy Rossum in the theater. Anyway, Kaja in singing is much better than Paulina Janczak, which had terrible interpretation. Paulina's Christine growing up into a new Carlotta. Edyta was the best as Christine, alike in singing as in her interpretation.

POTO in Poland - last curtain call (18.05.2014)

Last show of the Polish production of The Phantom of the Opera (Upiór w Operze) - 18.05.2014

POTO non-replica, Poland