Prima Donna - 2004 Film | The Phantom of the Opera

[@kenzieriley8490]

I'm not a big Carlotta fan, but in Point of no Return when she cries over her lover, I get kind of emotional.

[@marsonsaturn]

She might be a diva who lives the spotlight but she's still human

[@Nightman221k]

I always feel bad for poor Piangi and Carlotta. They were really caught in the crossfire in the Phantom's obsession and they were comic relief which made the fact that he died and that she was traumatized really fucked up.

[@Niqhtmusic]

Yeah. But can you imagine Christine as the countess? Carlotta has more experience 1, and 2, Christine was having fun as the pageboy!

[@beneddiected]

• Purple Panda Playz • no, can /you/ imagine Carlotta as the pageboy?? 😭

[@Euroviking86]

@@Niqhtmusic The Phantom was totally in the wrong, the roles were perfectly cast as it was. Carlotta and Christine were selling their roles for all their worth.

[@poppyinjapan2710]

My mom used to sing this to me when I was a teenager and was having self doubts :)

[@bluebuffy5]

PoppyInJapan that’s so sweet

[@valerievendetta7849]

♥️

[@thinmints4life]

thats so nice!

[@annadaae3909]

I love this 🥺

[@EditorOfSL]

Funny how the term “Prima Donna” basically means diva these days, even though it essentially meant leading lady originally.

[@klillym1461]

Still fits, doesn't it 🤣

[@poopypoop9021]

"Prima Donna" in the old days at least had some talent!

[@mtothejtothebbrazillian8914]

Well the leading ladies all became.... premadonnas

[@gglovesgorillazmj7784]

lolllllll 😭😭🤣🤣

[@mohamedfayedofficially-]

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[@e.e.gravewalkr]

Minnie Driver is so gorgeous. And the melody to this song is so beautiful, gives me chills every time.

[@baskervillebee5748]

While she sings well, this part is not her voice. They did let her sing over the end credits.

[@ffeff8353]

...and the lyrics are so clever! I understand the fantastic legend Alan Jay Lerner wrote most of them (he had to bow out from the rest of the musical, I think due to ill health but I'm not sure).

[@chaoticfantasycosplays]

Madame Giry's eye roll at 0:13 gives me life.

[@digifreak90]

I agree, she is just so done with there crap.

[@klillym1461]

Me too

[@lanamedvidovic7074]

Omg I just noticed it 😂

[@ffeff8353]

That's the mark of a great actress -- she's in the background, unlikely any one will notice her, it's a fleeting moment, but she's absolutely in character! Wonderful Miranda Richardson.

[@queenofcute72]

MyFriendsAreMyPower I think you mean everyone in existence’s eye roll.

[@tony1967ames]

me getting ready for a night out love it

[@coltonbunch1870]

Tony Ames lol

[@sanchitac7947]

I'm crying that's so funny

[@KingdomHeartsFan3211]

That inhaling at the end!!! Lol!!

[@louisxiv631]

*collective intake of air* OOOOONNCCCCCEE MOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRR

[@genevievebullio5517]

I don’t know why, but I’ve always loved carlotas character

[@idontknowanymore5065]

Oh my gosh saaaaammmmeeee.

[@elsadunand208]

She is very fun !

[@wildcheesecake3174]

I gotta say, Carlotta may not be very nice, but she does have a super pretty voice. It's so ELEGANT!

[@jeannietraverso903]

I freaking love how they just dropped the skirt on her

[@horationelson9754]

I think its not a skirt maybe a cage

[@annadaae3909]

@@horationelson9754 it's a skirt, but with a hoopskirt/crinoline underneath

[@redhoodxdp8568]

@@annadaae3909 pannier*

[@emillion4470]

Performance wise, Minnie Driver seemed to be one of the very few actors in this film who got the memo: Be vividly present and don't get swallowed up by the scenery. It's easy for a performer to get lost, overwhelmed by this spectacle of a movie. She succeeded by getting us to focus on her face and body by deft comic timing, apt facial reactions and fluid gestures. Girl has skills.

[@catwitch2479]

2:20 NO ONE hears this, but they say "Chorus Girl who's gone and slept with the Patron"

[@dougr.2398]

Vanessa Clearwater when?

[@catwitch2479]

Doug R. At 2:20 in the video

[@matthewyao1255]

Vanessa Clearwater Q

[@serasedona]

i heard it..

[@EditorOfSL]

Actually I heard this the first time I saw this film in my local theatre, 2004 I believe it was.

[@jaimie1938]

Minnie Driver is such a delight. She knew exactly what part she was playing and just had fun with it :)

[@morganlhart494]

1:49 *casually drinks champagne from her shoe* 😂😂

[@Landis963]

Sign of good fortune - and decadence - dating from that era, I'm told.

[@SopranoOfTheNight]

But seriously, Carlotta is a trained professional being replaced by a teenager who isn't even old enough for her voice to be fully developed, all because some creep who lives under the building finds said teenager attractive. Why the heck is she presented as a villain for being bothered by this? If Carlotta was portrayed more sympathetically, maybe it would be more obvious to certain phans that the way the Phantom makes Christine feel special with lead roles is a manipulative grooming tactic and not just her due as a talented singer.

[@ladyofnoxus6733]

Exactly! Plus Everytime I hear some complain about Carlotta I'm like girl has had a huge drape fall on her not once or twice but probably closer to 20Xs since Christine became of age. I would be mad too.

[@MissTia777]

Good Riddance! Carlotta was a diva b-tch! Christine had the voice!

[@SopranoOfTheNight]

@@MissTia777 In order to have a lead role in opera, you need to be able to audibly sing over an orchestra without a microphone. In a time when microphones weren't invented, that's a non-negotiable concern. Girls go through a voice change in their teenage years, which is characterized by years of breathiness making their voices temporarily too quiet to be heard over an orchestra. I have a demonstration of my teenage voice vs adult voice on my channel if you care to listen to it. Anyway, while Emmy Rossum's teenager voice may be good for genres that use microphones or don't have a lot of instrumental backing, her performances in this movie are reliant on the sound crew to be heard at all. That just wouldn't fly in the time period and genre she's supposed to be singing in. Meanwhile, they always cast actual opera singers to do the voice of Carlotta (Minnie Driver, the actress here, is voiced over. You can hear her real voice in "Learn to be Lonely" in the credits). She does some offputting quirks with the accent and stuff for character reasons. But the overall tone of her voice? That's a pretty standard opera sound. If you don't like it you might consider that you might not like opera, which is fine, but this movie is supposed to be about opera. I won't claim that Carlotta is nice or well-behaved in this, but I do think the feelings that prompt her behavior are completely justified.

[@MissTia777]

@@SopranoOfTheNight Christine obviously had the voice and the humble personality that's why the public in the movie gave her rave reviews and she was on her way to the top by her singing skill. Sounds like you got pushed over by the teen girl!

[@BookshelfQBattler]

In the Broadway play, Carlotta is fat...so basically no one cares if an overweight person is wronged. But fat people aren't allowed in movies so suddenly the dynamic changes and you feel bad for Minnie Driver because she's skinny.

[@born2Bgoth]

the audible group breath before the big final note has ALWAYS cracked me up. Ive adored this movie/stage musical/production for as long as I can remember

[@hillyplays29]

The collective in-take of breath always makes me laugh.

[@jaclyntalbert1087]

😂honestly it reminds me of my band class

[@Dreaa205]

Carlotta is such a mood

[@barbaracale1015]

They dubbed her singing...you're not hearing Minnie Driver, you're hearing Margaret Preece.

[@EditorOfSL]

Barbara Cale For those unaware, Margaret Preece also plays her maid in this, she’s the one with the spray bottle.

[@sketchribbon5525]

@@EditorOfSL Martha?

[@redhoodxdp8568]

@@EditorOfSL she has my last name « preece », never knew that ☺️

[@movies_matteo7271]

@@EditorOfSL no the maid is not Margaret. Margaret plays the Il Muto chorus member (The Confidante) at 2:58

[@cremebrulee3729]

@@movies_matteo7271 The purple lady.

[@SilknSass76]

I essentially do this exact scene every time I get ready for a concert. Bigass hair and all

[@asingaga9820]

she's the umbridge in phantom of the opera

[@oliviaw8006]

OMG YES!!!

[@fatak5106]

Not as evil as Umbridge, tho

[@Nightman221k]

She's not really evil or malicious, just very spoiled with a ginormous ego.

[@lanamedvidovic7074]

@@Nightman221k true

[@yemyearmii7231]

She’s not evil at all. Just over popularized. She’s still human in the end. She ends up being traumatized by Piangi’s death. Which is honestly sad.

[@desmondgentle1515]

This was the first song that I memorized from Phantom

[@mialevi1341]

Am I the only person that thinks this isn't bad. I mean it's opera and I would just love to hear her sing "queen of the night aria"...

[@shaniaschoenmakers4701]

omg yes i would love to hear that!

[@annaliornica4801]

I’d definitely cast her as Queen of the Night, Piangi as Sarastro, and Christine as Pamina.

[@FredericKahler]

Minnie Driver's singing voice was dubbed.

[@ManongChito]

That is not the real singing voice of Minnie Driver. Her real voice is used in end credits of the movie "Learn To Be Lonely"

[@mialevi1341]

@@ManongChito Doesnt matter, Im talking about the voice not the actress

[@FoxhoundAK74]

I would like to just take a moment to point out just how supportive her husband is in all of this,

[@dosei5720]

I like how Carlotta choose dog over the necklace

[@kyro-jaxxsonofkosmos23]

What would we do without these 3. It be too serious.

[@nadjaannabel1]

This is my mood getting ready for work in the morning.

[@papilonglegs9738]

She sounded like a car alarm at the end XD

[@fernandachirinos7384]

CAN'T STOP WATCH CARLOTTA... IS A DIVA

[@shaynaortolani2239]

It's too bad that right after Christine became a big hit, Carlotta had to return to the opera house.

[@leeterrell9987]

The only version of Prima Donna that goes "priimaa donna your soOng shall live again"

[@foxfire9144]

Such an underrated song. One of my favorites 💜💙💚

[@Snake-oh6mg]

Lyrics For Prima Donna André: Your public needs you! Firmin: We need you too! Carlotta: Would you not rather have your precious little ingnue? André and Firmin: Signora, no. The world wants you. Prima donna, first lady of the stage! Your devotees are on their knees to implore you! André: Can you bow out when they're shouting your name? Firmin! Think of how they all adore you. André and Firmin: Prima donna, enchant us once again André: Think of your muse... Firmin: And of the queues round the theatre! André and Firmin: Can you deny us the triumph in store? Andre and Firmin- Sing, prima donna, once more! Raoul- Christine spoke of an angel... Carlotta- Prima donna, your song shall live again! André and Firmin- Think of your public! Carlotta- You took a snub, but there's a public who needs you! Giry- She has heard the voice of the angel of music... André and Firmin- Those who hear your voice liken you to an angel! Carlotta- Think of their cry of undying support! André- We get our opera... Firmin- She gets her limelight! Carlotta- Follow where the limelight leads you! Andr and Firmin- Leading ladies are a trial! Carlotta- Prima donna, your song shall never die Carlotta- You'll sing again, And to unending ovation! Raoul- Orders! Warnings! Lunatic demands! Carlotta- Think how you'll shine in that final encore! Sing, prima donna, once more André and Firmin- Surely there'll be further scenes - worse than this Raoul- ...I must see these demands are rejected! André and Firmin- Who'd believe a diva happy to relieve a girl, who's gone and slept with the patron? Raoul and the soubrette, entwined in love's duet! Although he may demur, he must have been with her Carlotta- O, fortunata! Non ancor abbandonata! Andr and Firmin- You'd never get away with all this in a play, but if it's loudly sung and in a foreign tongue, it's just the sort of story audiences adore, in fact a perfect opera! André and Firmin- Prima donna, the world is at your feet! a nation waits, and how it hates, to be cheated! All- Light up the stage with that age-old rapport! Sing, prima donna, once more!

[@euphoria7372]

Thank you!

[@Niqhtmusic]

1318Snake okay good, I can’t hear anything!

[@Niqhtmusic]

Oh, you missed when meg sings: “but if his curse on this opera..”

[@greeneyedwenchester]

Relieve a *chorus* girl who's gone and slept with the patron.

[@jasonjoe4206]

La carlotta and pavarotti would be phenomenal

[@mialevi1341]

Jason Joe OMG you're a genius

[@timroberts7554]

Love the music

[@pablohall50]

My opinion one of the best sences in the whole movie.

[@yvaincallipso84]

Did anyone watch this movie and think she's a better singer than Christine? Like it's different in the musical, but in the movie she's leagues better than whoever plays Christine.

[@nicholaslawrence6926]

Yes, I like Carlotta's voice way better. Margaret Preece who is the singing voice of Carlotta is an excellent opera singer. Emmy Rossum is merely a musical singer, and her voice isn't as rich and powerful.

[@viieswkit]

I love the actress so much!

[@karendickson4745]

In the beginning her voice sounded like an italien alien and the guy looked pained to drink from her shoe. Did you notice the pained faces that The men made behind her back? Shes so pretty.

[@SkyeTrinity01]

Ohhh shes the voice of Jane in Tarzan .... 🥰

[@noa13991]

2:49 get's to me every time

[@MissTia777]

My FAV scene!!! SOOOOOO Glamorous!

[@WelcomeToTheScene1]

GOALS

[@choujoel8537]

Marvelous ! Great singing and performance !

[@horationelson9754]

Rest in peace joel the man who directed this he died yesterday

[@alexgivera5891]

My favorite scene in the movie and even on the stage. Minnie Driver steal the scene!

[@johnsax1445]

The French Poodle says it all: Hilarious 🤣

[@drparnassus2867]

0:36 Simon Callow gives the fourth wall a damn good seeing to

[@samaranova05]

I love Carlotta lol

[@tomorrow1wb]

Wow... Thank you Andrew Lloyd Webber.

[@allyleonhart9531]

The looks on the managers' faces 😂😂😂😂

[@snarkaholic]

Poor Richard and Gilles, having to kiss her ass so she'll come back to work. 1:46: "Leading ladies are a trial." 2:00: "Lunatic demands are regular occurrences."

[@243CJ]

That gasp gets me every time XD.

[@daniellaquintela9757]

MAGNIFIC!!!!!💖👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Coolygirl031]

Wow such a pretty song 💗

[@skyaltaria]

minnie's lipsyncing is just incredible!!

[@smalpotato6772]

I don’t believe this is the person who also voiced Jane in Tarzan...

[@DustinSmith796]

Smal Potato the crud????

[@monmothma3358]

It isn't. Minne Driver is dubbed here.

[@SmidBeach]

Minnie Driver isn't singing Carlotta's operatic voice. However, on the Phantom soundtrack, she does sing an added (non-operatic) song not in the original production with her own voice..

[@helenzumaran8586]

Me encanta : )

[@Rachipupu]

they drink from her shoe?? ewww

[@ashleys5866]

Ikr

[@haddishabel]

I read somewhere online that the French would drink wine from a lady's shoe as either class or celebration

[@EditorOfSL]

LittleArcherFi I think it’s a good luck thing too, what with actors being superstitious in those days.

[@sketchribbon5525]

I thought he was trying to eat the shoe XD

[@bittersprout3694]

I wonder if Cinderella's prince does that

[@LogicOfaMadman]

I didnt know what this was, I let my wife use my spotify and the beginning cracked me up so I had to find it!

[@goggles52]

Why did he drink from her shoe? I don't really get it...

[@dontmindme6594]

Manami Okuda I’m pretty sure that it was for good luck, but I may be wrong.

[@cel9225]

It was a sign of worship

[@horationelson9754]

Yes it was a romantic gesture

[@b.d6642]

It was something they did at that time

[@rachelatwood3512]

Lmao when I say Carrolatta part I can sound just like her when she says would you not rather not have your precious little angelooo

[@manangmambobola3252]

The best Carlotta

[@molliemcmullan9187]

Raoul! ❤️

[@thedarknight307]

I’ve seen this film several times Buts one thing I was never understood is why the two managers wanted La Carlotta over Christine? Despite Christine being so beloved from her performance with Think of Me

[@jamilabrownie]

I’ve only seen the full movie once but I want to assume it’s because there is no drama of the phantom attached to Carlotta like there is with Christine. Or maybe they really hate that the phantom is calling all the shots and want to put him in his place by not featuring his muse Christine anymore? Idk

[@Landis963]

@@jamilabrownie There's lots of reasons to go with Carlotta instead of Christine, IMO. The ones you cite, the fact that Christine for all her natural talent has one show under her belt as a leading lady, the fact that Andre&Firmin believe Raoul's pushing his new squeeze (and don't know there's a 3rd party to blame). Besides, the Phantom is incorrect to push Christine into the voiced role here. _Il Muto_ is named after the silent pageboy, not the countess, meaning it's better to cast someone who can play the flashy caricature better as the countess, and allow the one with "charm and appeal" to steal the show from them.

[@matthewcriddle7123]

"He love me, he love me love me love me"

[@noa13991]

can someone explain to me why they drink from her shoe? Was that a thing back then?

[@tynkp4322]

That in the theater world is an expression of maniac level of love from the men in the audience.After all...she is The Diva.200 years ago women like those were in everyone's mouths and loved by every one that saw them on stage.

[@noa13991]

@@tynkp4322 hahaha sounds fair enough. Thnx

[@reggiecollantes5883]

This is the Mechanical base TRACK again

[@asingaga9820]

oh god, i just saw Rita skeeter!!!

[@EditorOfSL]

Asin Gaga And Aberforth Dumbledore. (Firman)

[@MovieEnforcer]

Jane Porter and Rita Skeeter lol.

[@kelseysteinmetz4277]

What’s really funny is carlotta gets mooned in this sequence in the movie...

[@Pajermancito]

0.33 that's Sir Lloyd Webber's head on a plate

[@garygramm6533]

Ho-lee shit, the manager with the moustache is Mance Rayder! I'm finished.

[@EditorOfSL]

Gary Gramm Which one? They both have moustaches.

[@horationelson9754]

No none of them are that man

[@garygramm6533]

@@EditorOfSL Sorry for the late reply - I meant the taller man with the darker hair and larger mustache. The actor is Ciaran Hinds. He played Mance Rayder in Game of Thrones. The other manager is played by Simon Callow (probably best known for being in Four Weddings and a Funeral).

[@giancarlojacobs9982]

This must be how people who work for Nicki Minaj must feel/behave

[@sweetpeach1651]

1:35 Why they do that?🤣 drink wine in her shoe 😂

[@yesntmayhaps3509]

Idk pretty weird

[@horationelson9754]

They do this because it used to be a romantic gesture to a woman and also means good luck

[@thinmints4life]

1:44 DID HE JUST DRINK CHAMPAGNE FROM HER SHOE

[@ellafischbachbrock2352]

1:37 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS SOMEONE EXPLAIN

[@phinabellaluvr]

Does anybody know where Carlotta's accent is from?

[@Snowy_Weather]

It's probably supposed to be Italian.

[@kimiclaar269]

She's spanish

[@SailorMars768]

She's Italian.

[@manolis.799]

She's Italian but originally Spanish in the book

[@fatak5106]

Italian in Musical

[@lagnation8548]

101 on how to be a diva

[@user-ew8su7jr5k]

yes fcking karrrrlotta

[@oscarmonroy6337]

Hilarious 🧑🏻‍💻💗

[@KrisannaMarie]

Really though...I wonder how heavy that wig was?

[@WillScarlet16]

If Carlotta were a man, she'd be Michael Crawford.

[@morganlhart494]

William Craig But why...?

[@idontknowanymore5065]

Why?

[@WillScarlet16]

@@idontknowanymore5065 Because he IS a real life prima donna who always demands to be treated like one.

[@idontknowanymore5065]

@@WillScarlet16 ok

[@justclassicglam]

Marina and the Diamonds looks different here?

[@ramizahmed461]

The Duchess of Fffrrrrraaaannnnnncccceeee 🎵 Ddddoooonnnnnnnnaaaaa....

[@befaany]

Why does this sound like a song from the animate Mulan to me?

[@theblock2424]

Love the piece! BUT … the arrangement with so many character interactions at the same time takes away from the beautiful melody.

[@shonglor4466]

Those two rich mans wasting their money buying flowers, expensive jewelries, pet animals, new dresses and hand puff, desserts for Carlota. All the efforts benefiting her just to keep themselves famous.

[@Niqhtmusic]

The managers look like Willy Wonka-

[@briankulbaba]

Ewww shoe champagne 🍾

[@kittykat2858]

All that pink.

[@June_BWAY]

약 3분간의 대똥꼬쇼

[@MrsScott-bx8sb]

I know the collective breath at the end was for laughs, but Carlotta breathed completely incorrectly for an opera singer. Too high and shallow. All in the shoulders, nothing in the lower lungs or diaphragm.

[@MissTia777]

She had a powerful! Youre just a hater!

[@MrsScott-bx8sb]

@@MissTia777 Nah. She was dubbed, anyway, but I did love her campy portrayal of Carlotta.

[@wickedsky3325]

Cake women. 😂🤣😅🙂😂🤪😜

[@nostalgia_web]

I’ll be completely honest, and I know that I sound like a purist, but I’ve always really disliked the movie. First off, they took out the phantom’s masquerade costume, then they also take out some of his guilt trips. Not only that, but their Carlotta is pitchy and A for effort seriously but she could have done better. They also play up the diva part of her and not the true beauty behind her singing which is incredibly impressive.

[@ramizahmed461]

Whoooooooo! Caucasians 😍 the world of Caucasians 🥰 I want to be Caucasian forever 💕💞 hohohohohoho!

[@sundus928]

Why are they in her dressing room? Why a man is tight lacing a woman? 😂 Director seems really sus.