#poto prague

[theres-music-in-you]

Some gorgeous photos of Natálie Grossová in POTO Prague! Photos from her Instagram.

[marleneoftheopera]

Point of No Return photos in Prague, truly in a category of their own.

[phantomchristinesuk]

European tour Christines

The Christines for the next stops of the tour have been revealed this week.

Georgia Wilkinson & Bridget Costello will share the role of Christine.

Maria Conneely will be 1st cover Christine, performing in the ensemble as part of the chorus and as a Confidante.

Freya Eliza Perrins will be 2nd cover Christine, performing in the ensemble as part of the chorus and also being 1st cover Confidante.

The next stops for the tour are Sofia - Bulgaria, Lisbon - Portugal, Basel - Switzerland, Antwerp - Belgium & Prague - Czechia. Dates listed below.

2024

София, България - 29 август - 5 септември

Lisboa, Portugal - 15 a 27 de outubro

Basel (Bâle/Basilea) , Schweiz (Suisse/Svizzera) - 6. November - 22. Dezember (6 novembre - 22 décembre/6 novembre - 22 dicembre)

2025

Antwerpen (Anvers), België (Belgique) - 6 februari - 2 maart (6 février - 2 mars)

Praha, Česko - 19. až 27. března

Pictures: Georgia Wilkinson (Katesyourmate), Bridget Costello (michaelshelford), Maria Conneely (kimhardyphotography), Freya Eliza Perrins (andybrown.photography) & Daniel George-Wright instagrams

Headshot credits in brackets

[operafantomet]

Speaking of POTO Prague, I always felt some of the ensemble costumes were better than the leads... e.g. Meg's DJT costume (or many other DYJ bodices)> Amnita, DJT rehearsals female ensemble costumes... And usually it's the opposite. What do u think?

I always felt all the female DJT costumes were too similar to eachother, to be frank... They all have that long bodice with V-shaped opening, continuing into a flounced skirt of to or three different colours. The costume of Meg and Christine are not too far apart, except the colours:

Meg's also have shoulder straps and a mock blouse. Mock blouses on similar V-opening bodices can be found in the other Don Juan women's costumes too, along with flounced skirt:

So if anything I would have loved to see some different skirts and maybe a jacket or two, just to spice things up. But I DO agree that there are some gems amongst the ensemble and supporting cast costumes overall. Some favourites:

The Hannibal princesses:

The Hannibal Slavemaster:

The Sylvan Glades:

Several of the Don Juan Rehearsal (Sitzprobe) attires:

(overall I do think costume designer Roman Solc has been quite attentive to the lead roles, though... From the Phantom and Christine to Meg and Piangi)

[webbysmuse]

Radim Schwab and Tereza Štěpánková singing the title duet during her Christine debut.

[noppan]

Here's one of my favourite promo photos of POTO Prague. So elegant.. so phantomy...

[ballerinadellamusica]

Statement from Fantom Opery website

Dear fans of our theater,

due to the worsening of the epidemiological situation and the accelerated spread of the covid plague, we are forced to postpone the dates of the musical Phantom of the Opera to the spring dates.

Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to seeing you.

Keep us in favor!

Your GOJA, Gott-Janeček agency

[adridoesstuff]

Happy reopening to PotO in Prague!

Monika Sommerová (Carlotta), Natálie Grossová (Meg) and Michaela Štiková-Gemrotová (Christine) during the intermission before Masquerade (from Monika's Instagram story)

[boxfivetrades]

Mandarin robe + deformity in POTO Prague

[perrosguirecarchive]

I kind of really like this wedding dress. Reminiscent of the 2004 film.

Kristina Růžičková as u/s Christine Daaé, Prague.

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[theres-music-in-you]

Some photos from the re-opening of POTO Prague! Featuring Tereza Štěpánková and Natálie Grossová as Christine (debut for both of them!), Monika Sommerová as Carlotta (a former Christine, and also currently pregnant!), Radim Schwab as the Phantom, and Tomáš Vaněk as Raoul.

[marleneoftheopera]

The Rooftop scene in Prague, with Natalie Grossova, Michal Bragagnolo, and likely Marian Vojtko.

[phantomchristinesuk]

Natálie Grossová has her Christine debut at the Fantom Opery matinee.

Monika Sommerová is back as Carlotta as well.

Pictures: Natálie Instagram & musical cz Instagram

[operafantomet]

The Romanian / Norwegian / Greek / Middle East + European Tour version is really starting to hit many countries and cities now. Along with some photos of the current cast (from the respective webpages I have linked to underneath), here's a complete overview to where it has played so far, and where it will play in 2024-2025 (*):

JAN 2015: Teatrul National de Opereta, Budapest, ROMANIA. This was the prototype, directed by Stephen Barlow and designed by Andrew Riley. Leading trio was Adrian Nour, Irina Ioana Baiant and Florian Ristei, and it was performed in Romanian.

SEPT 2018 - MARCH 2019: Folketeateret, Oslo, NORWAY. This was a much updated version of the original Romanian production, with new costumes, and revamped sets and effects. Leading trio was Espen Grjotheim, Mira Ormala / Astrid Giske and Carl Lindquist, and it was performed in Norwegian.

JAN - MAR 2020: Thessaloniki Concert Hall and Christmas Theatre in Athens, GREECE. This was pretty much the Oslo production, but with some changes for tourability. From Greece on it has only been performed in English, regardless of the location. The original leading trio in Greece was Ben Forster, Celinde Schoenmaker / Amy Manford and Nadim Naaman. The production closed earlier than announced due to Covid.

FEB - MARCH 2023: Christmas Theatre in Athens and Thessaloniki Concert Hall, GREECE. Back in Greece, still in English, still an international cast, even more set and costume changes. This time the leading trio was Tim Howar, Harriet Jones / Georgia Wilkinson and Nadim Naaman.

OCT - DEC 2023: The Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Continuing most of what was the case in Greece, except Nadim Naaman took over the role of the Phantom from Tim Howar, and Dougie Carter took over as Raoul. Was now dubbed "The Middle East Tour". It was the first time a full-scale production of Phantom of the Opera was done in Saudi Arabia.

FEB - MARCH 2024: Dubai Opera, Dubai. Same cast and overall set-up as Riyadh. This production followed in the footsteps of the World Tour (original version), visiting Dubai in 2019.

APRIL 2024: National Palace of Culture, Sofia, BULGARIA. Same cast and overall set-up as Riyadh and Dubai. This was, I think, the first time a city has housed two different non-replica productions. Not at the same time, mind you, as this version touring has meant the local productions are now allowed to perform for some time. This was at least what was announced from the producers in Bulgaria, Serbia and the Czech Republic. Curious.

AUG - SEPT. 2024: National Palace of Culture, Sofia, BULGARIA. The production has announced its return to Sofia this autumn. This due to the sold-out initial run.

OCT 2024: Sagros Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, PORTUGAL. The production has announced a run there from October 15-27, 2024. A concert version has previously been performed in Portugal, but it will be the first time a full-scale production is done.

NOV - DEC 2024: Musical Theater Basel, Switzerland. The production has announced a run there from Nov. 6 to Dec 22, 2024. The original Swiss production 1995-1997 did a hardcore thing of perfoming in both German and English. It will therefore not be the first time POTO is performed there, nor the first time it is performed in English. But it is the first time this exact version visits, and the 1995-1997 one was the original version.

FEB - MARCH 2025: Stadsschouwburg, Antwerp, Belgium. The production has announced a run there from Feb. 6 to March 7, 2025. The original Belgian production ran from 1999-2000, and was performed in the local language, but it will be the first time it is performed in English. It will as such also be the 10th anniversary for this specific touring version, as it premiered in Romania in January 2015.

MARCH 2025: Kongresove Centrum, Prague, Czech Republic. The production has announced a run there from March 19-27, 2025. This means the local production 'Fantom Opery' at Goja Music Hall has been paused. According to the official website the Phantom will be Nadim Naaman, the role of Christine will be shared between Georgia Wilkinson and Bridget Costello, and Raoul will be Dougie Carter.

(*) More dates will likely follow. Kuwait was announced some time back, but cannot be found anywhere now. Also, the local Serbian production announced a break because another version was visiting, so I won't be surprised if Belgrade is added to the list later on.

[webbysmuse]

Natálie Grossová, Radim Schwab and Tomáš Vaněk singing a bit of “Final Lair” during a dress rehearsal.

[nymphadoratonks]

the phantom of the opera - prague cello quartet