2006 London Revival Cast - Evita [2006 London Revival Cast]
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Track List: Evita [2006 London Revival Cast]
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- Requiem For Evita - 2006 London Cast
- Oh What A Circus - 2006 London Cast
- On This Night Of A Thousand Stars - 2006 London Cast
- Eva Beware Of The City - 2006 London Cast
- Buenos Aires - 2006 London Cast
- Goodnight And Thank You - 2006 London Cast
- The Art Of The Possible - 2006 London Cast
- I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You - 2006 London Cast
- Another Suitcase In Another Hall - 2006 London Cast
- A New Argentina - 2006 London Cast
- Don't Cry For Me Argentina - 2006 London Cast
- High Flying, Adored - 2006 London Cast
- Rainbow High - 2006 London Cast
- Rainbow Tour - 2006 London Cast
- And The Money Kept Rolling In (And Out) - 2006 London Cast
- Waltz For Eva And Che - 2006 London Cast
- You Must Love Me - 2006 London Cast
- She Is A Diamond - 2006 London Cast
- Montage - 2006 London Cast
- Lament - 2006 London Cast
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Album Details: Evita [2006 London Revival Cast]
- Release Date:
- 08/14/2006
- Label:
- Decca
- UPC:
- 602498559758
Pro Reviews: Evita [2006 London Revival Cast]
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist/librettist Tim Rice's musical Evita has gone through several permutations since premiering as a doubleLP studio cast album in 1976, with successful stage productions in the West End (1978) and on Broadway (1979), and, eventually, a movie adaptation (1996). All of those versions produced albums, and so does the 2006 London revival, which arrived on June 21, 28 years to the day after the first London opening. (It later announced a closing date of May 26, 2007, for a run of 11 months.) The original London cast LP, unlike the original studio cast recording, the original Broadway cast recording, and the original soundtrack, was a singledisc affair, and so is this one. Lloyd Webber, who runs his own label, Really Useful Records, tends to opt for fulllength treatments of his shows on record, nearly every one sprawling across two CDs, the better to reflect his sungthrough scores. Here, he has trimmed the music from the usual 100 minutes to 70 by eliminating minor songs, instrumental passages, and sound effects. That is an appropriate decision for a score that also sounds scaled down otherwise, with a smaller orchestra and cast. To address the downsizing, the composer has also revised his orchestrations and given them more of an Argentine flavor; the listener may think less often of Puccini and occasionally of Astor Piazzola. If that gives a slightly more Argentine feel to a show set in Argentina, a major casting decision accentuates this change. In the title role is Argentine singer/actress Elena Roger. The appeal of casting an actual countrywoman of Eva Peron to play her is undeniable, but it is equally undeniable that Roger sings in English with a heavy accent. Lloyd Webber and Rice may have felt that most of those attending the show would already know the lyrics so well that it wouldn't matter. But when Philip Quast, as Juan Peron sings to Roger's Eva in "I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You," "I can understand you perfectly," the listener may be tempted to disagree. Still, this is a better treatment of the score than that heard on the original soundtrack. Roger, for all her flaws of enunciation, makes more of the part than Madonna did, and Matt Rawle is certainly a superior Che to that of Antonio Banderas (who had his own pronunciation problems). Also, even though Lloyd Webber and Rice have unnecessarily retained "You Must Love Me," the new song they wrote for the movie, they have wisely restored "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" to the minor character of the mistress played here by Lorna Want. (Against any sense, Madonna claimed the song in the film.) Still, the 2006 London Evita comes in a poor third to the original studio cast album and the original Broadway cast album. - William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide |
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