Has your portrayal of Carlotta changed over the years? It’s made a big difference to the show, I think. I was lucky enough to be here when the new sound system was being installed into the theatre so I was here for the whole process of the changeover – that was very exciting at the time because it just opened up a whole new world in the auditorium, getting the surround sound, we used to sneak out and watch some of the Phantom bits during rehearsals which was amazing. You were in the cast when the new digital sound system was fitted.
People ask if it feels like I’ve never been away but time passes, we all change a little bit, and so do our performances, hopefully! It’s great being back, I feel very lucky to have been invited back to the cast. So I had a 2-year break, and came back last September. I first joined the cast in 2002 and stayed until 2008. I suppose coming back to Her Majesty’s is a bit like coming back to a little family. What is it like to return to Her Majesty’s? Last year, you returned to the role of Carlotta, after playing her previously.
Wendy Ferguson, who plays Carlotta in the London production of The Phantom of the Opera, dicusses returning to play the Phantom diva after a short break, lets us in on her warm-up routine, and reveals why her fabulous Carlotta costumes are both a blessing and a curse… watch out for more to come from Wendy in the second part of our interview next week.
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