Pictures and paintings of the inspirations...

Just to give you a quick impression on what they looked like, and the way they were invisioned by Leroux.

Adelina Patti as Marguerite in Faust:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Adelina_Patti_and_Giovanni_Mario_in_Faust_opera.jpg
Adelina Patti in a Carlotta-ish pose:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3353/3492598668_e2a476998c.jpg?v=1241216043
Adelina in a painting:
http://uy.kalipedia.com/kalipediamedia/artes/media/200808/15/musica/20080815klpartmsc_5_Ies_SCO.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0cyzadlnq5FuNTR9Q3e0wwpmgp_lXQFNK31yiLxfyalCjif80Rwh3vOUiWwskXH0o5AwuEhOavUobE-hVeePknAlssb9b2ZzMe5ilhZ2heLAEaL_y1XdM7IfNnvU1PRksbEuLKzfoeOL/s320/Adelina+Patti+Age+15.jpg


Christina Nilsson:
http://www.ladyghost.com/sitebuilder/images/nilsson1-330x490.jpg
http://yvonne.tuvesson.rosenqvist.dinstudio.se/files/Christina_Nilssonbilder__och_annat_2009_048.JPG
http://images.artnet.com/artwork_images_619_537223_juliusleblanc-stewart.jpg
http://www.historicopera.com/images/jearly-french/jearly_french1_nilsson_queen.jpg

Wow, a really rare picture of Mme. Nilsson, old and casual outside a house: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3291/3048139338_be0deff313.jpg
http://hem.passagen.se/maca5167/christ13.jpg


Carlotta Patti:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3612/3440553518_3fdf047501.jpg
http://www.old-print.com/mas_assets/full/N1150863128.jpg
http://img3.photographersdirect.com/img/262/wm/pd1848038.jpg <
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3440553534_3e1d9b788c.jpg

Cecile Sorel: (Wow, she looks exactly like I envisioned La Sorelli, so beautiful!)
http://www.topfoto.co.uk/gallery/1907/images/prevs/RV1068-12.jpg
http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/89857439.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0BBDFF240651776F7FDB40012D5B249AB626C9736F3275685
http://www.insecula.com/PhotosNew/00/00/06/46/ME0000064662_3.JPG
http://www.terra.com.br/istoe-temp/edicoes/2067/imagens/i122969.jpg (In this picture, she reminds me of myself)

Marie Miolan-Carvalho (Another possible inspiration for Carlotta):
http://img3.photographersdirect.com/img/262/wm/pd651090.jpg
http://gabrielleray.150m.com/ArchiveImagesC/MiolanCarvalho001.JPG
http://www.appl-lachaise.net/appl/IMG/jpg/CARVELHO_1827-1895_Soprano_final.jpg

Various dancers who danced at the paris opera house (All were painted/made by Degas):

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Glyptoteket_Degas1.jpg/160px-Glyptoteket_Degas1.jpg (This young girl was Marie van Goethem)
http://www.bestpriceart.com/vault/cgfa_degas2.jpg
http://dreamingradiance.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/degas001.jpg
http://www.penwith.co.uk/artofeurope/degas_blue_dancers.jpg
http://www.topofart.com/images/artists/Hilaire_Germain_Edgar_Degas/paintings/degas023.jpg