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La Carlotta

The Opera's celebrated prima donna, whose jealousy of Christine Daaé and superstitious terror of anonymous threats set the stage for disaster.

supporting

Also known as Carlotta, Madame Carlotta

First appearance: ii the new margarita

As a supporting figure in The Phantom of the Opera, La Carlotta is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Sings Margarita but her voice croaks, leading to disaster.
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Carlotta commands the Opera's stage and its gossip, and she has never forgiven Christine for the triumph that came when she filled in at a moment's notice. Vain, superstitious, and ruthless, she enlists influential…

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Character Web

17 connections

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JBJoseph BuquetCFCarolus FontaCDChristine DaaéRDRaoul de ChagnyMMM. MifroidLCLa Carlotta

Relationship types

  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Opera Management & Staff
  • Peripheral Characters & Family
  • Protagonist
  • Opera Support Personnel

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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