It was harsh enough to clog her vocal chords and make her croak. It humanized OG in a way that the movie showed him swapping surreptitiously Carlotta’s mouth spray with something else. No explanation provided at how OG made her sound like that, supporting the image of OG as someone supernatural enough to cause damage to Carlotta’s voice.Ĭarlotta started croaking like a toad after getting her aide to spray liquid in her mouth as a dry mouth would affect singing. The diva demands went as far as making Monsieur Firmin drink wine from her shoe and making both opera directors join the rest of the aides in carrying her from her dressing room to the stage.Ĭarlotta started croaking like a toad in the middle of her performance in “Il Muto” after OG chastised him for calling Christine a toad. Her vanity is emphasized in the song as well as having more than 2 aides help her get dressed.Ĭarlotta got dressed for her role in “Il Muto” with Monsieur Andre joining her aides in getting her dressed. The moment she was shown singing her part in “Prima Donna”, Monsieur Andre was already shown helping her tighten her dress.Ĭarlotta got dressed for her role in “Il Muto” simply by going behind a dressing cover and getting changed right on stage. Furthermore, it was implied that just hours before “Il Muto” was staged, the opera directors are still trying to convince Carlotta to play the role of the Countess. She got dressed in the middle of her part.Ĭarlotta decided to accept the role of the Countess in “Il Muto” after Messieurs Firmin and Andre wooed her with several gifts. But the scene involving the tightening of her girdle supported the anorexic look theory.Ĭarlotta decided to accept the role of the Countess in “Il Muto” upon singing her part in the song “Prima Donna”. Minnie Driver was very slim for the role.

It must have been the cream foundation used. While other live performance versions did not mind casting slimmer actresses for this role (if online trailers would be based), most versions feature a plump Carlotta.Ĭarlotta is very slim to the point of looking anorexic.

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