Head to the Design District to check it out. The costumes include The Phantom's suit, the Spanish-style costume worn by Christine Daaé when she plays Zerlina during Act 2, and the costume worn by the character Carolotta Guidicelli. These rental costumes have either been designed for specific characters or pulled from general stock for those characters. On display at Max Mara are three original Phantom costume designs by Tony Award-winning designer, Maria Björnson.
As in, the same Cameron Mckintosh who is responsible for such productions as Cats!, Les Misérables, and Miss Saigon. Rather, this is Cameron Mackintosh's rendition. famously associated with certain actors such as Lon Chaney in the 1920s (the Man of a Thousand Faces, from the Phantom of the Opera to Quasimodo). Through March 6th you can catch the show playing at The Adrienne Arsht Center, however this isn't your traditional Andrew Webber Phantom of the Opera.
Should you find the phantom of the opera there, inside your mind, then get this: Max Mara in the Design District will be displaying costumes from the original Phantom of the Opera inside the store through Tuesday, March 1st. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here. The archives will remain available here for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. You can see these costumes in person April 3 -20 in the KeyBank State Theatre at Playhouse Square.Racked is no longer publishing. This beautiful metallic dress is worn by Carlotta, the opera diva, during The Managers’ Office scene in Act One. This costume is a romanticized version of a slave girl worn by members of the ballet chorus throughout the “Hannibal” scene. This dress was inspired by Spanish Folklore Style.Ĭhristine Daaé’s first costume in the show is a slave girl costume from the “Hannibal” Opera Scene in Act 1. Pictured above is Christine Daaé’s “Don Juan Triumphant” Costume in Act Two. For an elegant man of the Phantom’s time, after the sun goes down, this was normal attire.
These elements include use of lighting, stage/set, acting, and costume design. This iconic silk tailsuit is worn by the Phantom for throughout the show. The Majestic Theatre production of Phantom of the Opera used a combination of theatrical elements to allow the audience to absorb and comprehend the ideas and feelings that Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote into the script. There are over 1,200 costume pieces used throughout each performance of The Phantom of the Opera, and the show incorporates most of her designs from the original production to date. As we inch closer to The Phantom of the Opera’s triumphant return to Playhouse Square, we thought we would dive in and take a deeper look at the incredible costumes of the show!Ĭostume designer Maria Björnson received numerous awards for The Phantom of the Opera costume designs.