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87-1132: Among the Lloyd Webber projects to receive their first public performances at the festival are Evita , Variations , Tell Me on a Sunday , Cats , Starlight Express , Aspects of Love , The Phantom of the Opera , Sunset Boulevard , Whistle Down the Wind , By Jeeves , The Beautiful Game , The Woman in White , The Likes of Us , and Love Never Dies . His Cricket received its second performance here. Other projects to debut here include Nunc Dimittis , Masquerade , and Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day by Rod Argent , Cafe Puccini by Robin Ray , Girlfriends by Howard Goodall and Richard Curtis , Love Songs by Charles Hart , La Bête by David Hirson, Yosopv by Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel, and Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressman Taylor . This musical theatre related article

174-694: A 1996 film adaptation . The musical was revived in London in 2006, and on Broadway in 2012, and toured the UK again in 2013–14 before running for 55 West End performances at the Dominion Theatre in September–October 2014. Act I On 26 July 1952, a crowd in a Buenos Aires , Argentina theatre is watching a movie ("A Cinema in Buenos Aires, 26 July 1952") that is interrupted when news breaks of

261-655: A rock opera concept album released in 1976. Its success led to productions in London 's West End in 1978, winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical at the 1978 Laurence Olivier Awards , and on Broadway a year later, where it was the first British musical to receive the Tony Award for Best Musical at the 34th Tony Awards . This has been followed by a string of professional tours and worldwide productions and numerous cast albums, as well as

348-502: A Circus ", "Perón's Latest Flame", and a song cut from the original production called "The Lady's Got Potential". The song was reinstated for the 1996 film with revised lyrics by Rice, and has also been used in Japanese, Czech , and Danish stage productions to expand on Argentine history for audiences less familiar with the subject. Tomas Eloy Martinez noted: Che as well as Evita symbolise certain naïve, but effective, beliefs:

435-429: A Musical). Timothy O'Brien and Tazeena Firth collaborated on the design of the show. The set was minimal, with a scaffolded balcony running along the back and sides of the stage and images projected onto a screen above. Madame Tussauds produced a wax figurine of Eva, based on Elaine Paige, for the coffin during the funeral scene at the beginning of the show. Inspired by the murals of Diego Rivera , Prince suggested

522-452: A Thousand Stars"). Eva persuades Magaldi to take her with him to Buenos Aires, and though he is initially resistant, he eventually accepts ("Eva, Beware of the City"). Upon her arrival in the city, Eva sings about her hopes and ambitions of glory as an actress ("Buenos Aires"). After her arrival, Eva is quick to leave Magaldi, and Che relates how Eva sleeps her way up the social ladder, becoming

609-585: A child stamp collector, he had been fascinated by her image on the Argentine stamps, but was unaware of her significance in Argentina's history. He began research and was introduced by a Cinema International Corporation executive to the Argentine film director Carlos Pasini Hansen who had produced the TV film Queen of Hearts , which had aired in the UK on 24 October 1972. The executive also arranged for Rice to see

696-399: A city with 100,000 more men than women (in 1914). The complex dances that arose from such rich music reflect how the men would practice the dance in groups, demonstrating male sexuality and causing a blending of emotion and aggressiveness. The music was played on portable instruments: flute , guitar , and violin trios, with bandoneón arriving at the end of the 19th century. The organito ,

783-464: A clarinet join the ensemble. Tango may be purely instrumental or may include a vocalist. Tango music and dance have become popular throughout the world. Even though present forms of tango developed in Argentina and Uruguay from the mid-19th century, there are records of 19th and early 20th-century tango styles in Cuba and Spain, while there is a flamenco tango dance that may share a common ancestor in

870-507: A complex, rich, and sometimes discordant sound, which is heard in his signature pieces "Gallo ciego", "Emancipación", and "La yumba". Pugliese's later music was played for an audience and not intended for dancing, although it is often used for stage choreography for its dramatic potential, and sometimes played late at night at milongas. Eventually, tango transcended its Latin boundaries as European bands adopted it into their dance repertoires. Non-traditional instruments were often added, such as

957-451: A critical and commercial failure. After Jeeves , Lloyd Webber returned to Rice, and they began developing Rice's proposed musical. The authors of the 1996 book Evita: The Real Life of Eva Perón claim the musical was based on Mary Main's biography The Woman with the Whip , which was extremely critical of Eva Perón. Rice created the character "Che" to serve as both narrator and represent

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1044-783: A crowd from the rear balcony of the stage. The Evita: Original London Cast Recording was recorded in 1978 and released by MCA Records . Some releases mistakenly refer to the concept album as the Original London Cast Recording. The original London production transferred to the Opera House in Manchester for an extended run following its closure at the Prince Edward Theatre. Kathryn Evans and Jimmy Kean played Eva and Che with Ria Jones and John Barr being their alternates. After debuting at

1131-494: A few, Otto Dobrindt  [ de ] , Marek Weber , Oskar Joost , Barnabas von Geczy  [ de ] , Jose Lucchesi, Kurt Widmann  [ de ] , Adalbert Lutter  [ de ] , Paul Godwin , Alexander Tsfasman , as well as famous singers Leo Monosson , Zarah Leander , Rudi Schuricke , Tino Rossi , Janus Poplawski  [ pl ] , Mieczysław Fogg , Pyotr Leshchenko , and others. The popularity of European tango precipitously declined with

1218-522: A fusion of jazz and tango. Litto Nebbia and Siglo XX were especially popular within this movement. In the 1970s and 1980s, the vocal octet Buenos Aires 8 recorded classic tangos in elaborate arrangements, with complex harmonies and jazz influence, and also recorded an album with compositions by Piazzolla. The so-called post-Piazzolla generation (1980–) includes musicians such as Dino Saluzzi , Rodolfo Mederos , Gustavo Beytelmann, and Juan Jose Mosalini. Piazzolla and his followers developed nuevo tango ,

1305-511: A game of musical chairs that represents the rise of political figures, Perón and other military figures compete for power and exhibit their political strategy ("The Art of the Possible"). After a massive earthquake hits the town of San Juan , Perón organizes a charity concert at Luna Park to provide aid to the earthquake's victims. Eva attends and briefly reunites with Agustín Magaldi, who coldly shuns her for her past actions. Perón addresses

1392-474: A la recoleta" (anonymous, 1880); "El Porteñito" (by the Spaniard Gabriel Diez in 1880); "Tango Nº1" (Jose Machado, 1883); "Dame la lata" (Juan Perez, 1888); "Que polvo con tanto viento" (anonymous, 1890); "No me tires con la tapa de la olla" (A.A. 1893); and "El Talar" (Prudencio Aragon, 1895). One of the first women to write tango scores was Eloísa D'Herbil . She wrote such pieces as "Y

1479-680: A minuet-style European dance. All sources stress the influence of African communities and their rhythms, while the instruments and techniques brought in by European immigrants in the 20th century played a major role in the style's final definition, relating it to the salon music styles to which tango would contribute back at a later stage. Ángel Villoldo 's 1903 tango " El Choclo " was first recorded no later than 1906 in Philadelphia. Villoldo himself recorded it in Paris (possibly in April 1908, with

1566-399: A model, radio star, and actress ("Goodnight and Thank You"). He then tells of both a right-wing coup in 1943 and Eva's success, implying that Argentine politics and Eva's career may soon coincide. Che also makes a point to introduce the figure of Colonel Juan Domingo Perón , an ambitious military colonel who was making his way up the Argentine political ladder ("The Lady's Got Potential"). In

1653-432: A monument was set to be built for Evita but says "only the pedestal was completed, and Evita's body disappeared for 17 years." Notes In 1972, Robert Stigwood proposed that Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice develop a new musical version of Peter Pan , but abandoned the project. Travelling late to a meal one night in 1973, though, Rice heard the end of a radio show about Eva Perón which intrigued him. As

1740-550: A more neutral account of Eva Perón's life, Evita: The Real Lives of Eva Perón , in which they claim that many of Main's assertions were false, such as the suggestion that Eva had first gone to Buenos Aires as the mistress of a married musician, Agustín Magaldi. Instead, they wrote, Eva's mother Doña Juana had taken her there when she aspired to become a radio actress. Some critics also suggested that Rice's lyrics disparaged Evita's achievements unnecessarily, particularly her charity work. According to Navarro and Fraser, Although [ Evita ]

1827-445: A musical genre that incorporated jazz and classical influences into a more experimental style. In the late 1990s, composer and pianist Fernando Otero continued to add elements to the innovation process which had started decades ago, expanding the orchestration and form while including improvisation and atonal aspects in his work. In the second half of the 1990s, a new movement of tango composers and tango orchestras playing new songs

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1914-455: A mí qué" (What Do I Care), "Che no calotiés!" (Hey, No Stealing!), and others, between 1872 and 1885. The first recorded musical score is "La Canguela" (1889). The first copyrighted tango score is "El entrerriano", released in 1896 and printed in 1898 by Rosendo Mendizabal , an Afro-Argentine. As for the transition between the old "Tango criollo" (Milonga from the pampas, evolved with touches of Afro-Argentine candombe, and some Habanera ), and

2001-492: A photographic presentation with his colleague Anton Furst to accompany it. His contribution to the development of the project was recognised as Rice and Lloyd Webber acknowledged him first in a thank you speech afterwards. In Britain, Australia, South Africa, South America, and various parts of Europe, sales of the concept album exceeded those of Jesus Christ Superstar ; in the United States, however, it never achieved

2088-414: A portable player-organ, broadened the popularity of certain songs. Eduardo Arolas was the major driver of the bandoneón's popularization, with Vicente Greco soon standardizing the tango sextet as consisting of piano , double bass , two violins , and two bandoneóns. Like many forms of popular music, tango was associated with the underclass, and attempts were made to restrict its influence . In spite of

2175-535: A song he could stage to chart Perón's rise to power, and Rice and Lloyd Webber responded with the musical chairs number "The Art of the Possible", during which military officers are eliminated until only Perón remains. Evita opened at the Prince Edward Theatre on 21 June 1978 and closed on 8 February 1986, after 3,176 performances. Elaine Paige played Eva with David Essex as Che, Joss Ackland as Perón, and Siobhán McCarthy as Mistress. Paige

2262-500: A sound reason for Che Guevara to be dragged into the Peron saga." Tom Carter understudied Patinkin and performed as Che. LuPone has stated about her time in the show: " Evita was the worst experience of my life,' she said. 'I was screaming my way through a part that could only have been written by a man who hates women. And I had no support from the producers, who wanted a star performance onstage but treated me as an unknown backstage. It

2349-571: A tango groove. Some dancers enjoy dancing to this music, although many traditional dancers regard it as a definite break in style and tradition. Bajofondo Tango Club is another example of electro-tango. Further examples can be found on the CDs Tango? , Hybrid Tango , Tangophobia Vol. 1 , Tango Crash (with a major jazz influence), Latin Tango by Rodrigo Favela (featuring classic and modern elements), NuTango , Tango Fusion Club Vol. 1 by

2436-516: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a theatre festival is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Evita (musical) Evita is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice . It concentrates on the life of Argentine political leader , activist and actress Eva Perón , the second wife of Argentine president Juan Perón . The story follows Evita's early life, rise to power, charity work, and death. The musical began as

2523-425: Is a style of music in 4 or 4 time that originated among European and African immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay (collectively, the " Rioplatenses "). It is traditionally played on a solo guitar, guitar duo, or an ensemble, known as the orquesta típica , which includes at least two violins , flute , piano , double bass , and at least two bandoneóns . Sometimes guitars and

2610-399: Is generally agreed to have been the period from about 1935 to 1952, roughly contemporaneous with the big band era in the United States. Tango was performed by orquestas típicas , bands often including over a dozen performers. Some of the many popular and influential orchestras included those of Mariano Mores , Juan d'Arienzo , Francisco Canaro , and Aníbal Troilo . D'Arienzo was called

2697-549: Is introduced to high society only to be met with disdain from the upper classes and the Argentine Army ("Perón's Latest Flame"). In 1946, after launching his presidential bid, Perón discusses his chances of winning the election with Eva. After reassuring him of their chances of winning, Eva organizes rallies for the descamisados and gives them hope for a better future while Perón and his allies plot to dispose of anyone who stands in their way ("A New Argentina"). During

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2784-399: Is no glory in trying to solve the world's problems from the sidelines ("Waltz for Eva and Che"). At the end of the argument, Eva finally admits to herself and Che that she is dying and can't go on for much longer. Che points out the disastrous results of Perón's policies on Argentina: its treasury is bankrupt, its once-thriving beef industry is under rationing, and the press and other critics of

2871-491: Is played with harp, violin, and flute, in addition to the Afro-Argentine candombe drums ("Llamador" and "Repicador"). This has been seriously considered one of the strong points of departure for the birth and development of tango. The first tango "group" was composed of two Afro-Argentines : "the black" Casimiro Alcorta (violin) and "the mulatto" Sinforoso (clarinet). They played small concerts in Buenos Aires from

2958-872: The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles , with a subsequent engagement at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco , the Broadway production opened at the Broadway Theatre on 25 September 1979 and closed on 26 June 1983, after 1,567 performances and 17 previews. Patti LuPone starred as Eva, with Mandy Patinkin as Che, Bob Gunton as Perón, Mark Syers as Magaldi, and Jane Ohringer as Perón's mistress. Harold Prince directed with choreography by Larry Fuller. During

3045-740: The Italians liken her husband to Benito Mussolini . France is impressed, and the British snub her by inviting her to a country estate, rather than Buckingham Palace . Eva affirms her disdain for the upper class, while Che asks her to start helping those in need as she made a promise ("The Actress Hasn't Learned the Lines (You'd Like to Hear)"). Eva begins the Eva Perón Foundation to direct her charity work. Che describes Eva's controversial charitable work and possible money laundering ("And

3132-510: The proscenium be flanked by artwork depicting the struggles of the Argentine peasants. He jettisoned the original monochromatic costumes designed for the chorus members and dancers; instead, he had them go to charity and secondhand clothing shops to purchase costumes. The now iconic balcony scene featured Eva in a broad, diamond encrusted white dress based on one actually owned by Eva Perón which had been designed by Christian Dior addressing

3219-404: The "Rey del compás" or "King of the beat", for the insistent, driving rhythm which can be heard on many of his recordings. "El flete" is an excellent example of D'Arienzo's approach. Canaro's early milongas are generally the slowest and easiest to dance to; and for that reason, they are the most frequently played at tango dances ( milongas ); "Milonga Sentimental" is a classic example. Beginning in

3306-550: The Dave Clark Five and d'Abo's then working partner, also appeared. Pasini wrote the dialogue in Spanish of the first scene, "A Cinema in Buenos Aires, 26 July 1952". On this recording, he played the part of the actor in the soundtrack of a movie that grinds to a halt and also read the official communique of Eva's death. When the album was presented to the press at Lloyd Webber's country home Sydmonton , Pasini organised

3393-467: The Golden Age and continuing afterwards, the orchestras of Osvaldo Pugliese and Carlos di Sarli made many recordings. Di Sarli had a lush, grandiose sound, and emphasized strings and piano over the bandoneón, which is heard in "A la gran muñeca" and " Bahía Blanca " (the name of his home town). Pugliese's first recordings were not too different from those of other dance orchestras, but he developed

3480-497: The Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)"). Eva appears at a church to take the sacrament in front of her adoring supporters ("Santa Evita"), but passes out suddenly, and while unconscious, appears to have a dream that reflects upon the conflicting views of her life. In her dream, she and Che heatedly debate her actions; Che accuses Eva of using the Argentine people for her own ends, while Eva cynically replies that there

3567-630: The Orchestre Tzigane du Restaurant du Rat Mort), as there were no recording studios in Argentina at the time. Early tango was played by European immigrants in Buenos Aires and Montevideo . The first generation of tango players from Buenos Aires was called "Guardia Vieja" (the Old Guard). It took time to move into wider circles; in the early 20th century, it was the favorite music of thugs and gangsters who visited brothels , in

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3654-547: The Orquesta Típica Julián Peralta. Other bands have also become part of the movement, such as Orquesta Rascacielos, Altertango, Ciudad Baigón, as well as singer-songwriters Alfredo "Tape" Rubín, Victoria di Raimondo, Juan Serén, Natalí de Vicenzo, and Pacha González . Tango development did not stop with tango nuevo . 21st-century tango is referred to as neotango . These recent trends can be described as "electro tango" or "tango fusion", where

3741-426: The accordion (in place of the bandoneon), saxophone, clarinet, ukulele, mandolin, electric organ, etc., as well as lyrics in non-Spanish languages. European tango became a mainstream worldwide dance and popular music style, alongside foxtrot, slow waltz, and rumba. It somewhat diverged from its Argentinian origin and developed characteristic European styles. Famous European band leaders who adopted tango included, to name

3828-480: The advent of rock-n-roll in the 1950s–60s. The later age of tango has been dominated by Ástor Piazzolla , whose " Adiós nonino " became the most influential work of tango music since Carlos Gardel's " El día que me quieras " was released in 1935. During the 1950s, Piazzolla consciously tried to create a more academic form with new sounds breaking the classic forms of tango, drawing the derision of purists and old-time performers. The 1970s saw Buenos Aires developing

3915-1129: The album Tangos , at the age of 78. Following Cantero’s example, another Argentinian female pianist brought tango music to the concert halls: Cecilia Pillado played a complete tango recital at the Berliner Philharmonie in 1997 and recorded that program for her CD Cexilia’s Tangos . Since then, tango has become part of the repertoire for great classical musicians like the baritone Jorge Chaminé with his Tangos , recorded with bandoneónist Olivier Manoury . Additionally, al Tango , Yo-Yo Ma , Martha Argerich , Daniel Barenboim , Gidon Kremer , Plácido Domingo , and Marcelo Álvarez have performed and recorded tangos. Some classical composers have written tangos, such as Isaac Albéniz in España (1890), Erik Satie in Le Tango perpétuel (1914), and Igor Stravinsky in Histoire du Soldat (1918). Nikolai Myaskovsky composed an Argentinian death tango for

4002-495: The album. Released in 1976, the two-record set included Paul Jones as Juan Perón , Colm Wilkinson as Che, Barbara Dickson as Perón's mistress, and Tony Christie as Agustín Magaldi . The writers had originally considered Steve Marriott and John Fogerty but neither was interested. Murray Head , who had enormous success with the Superstar album, recorded some demos but Rice later admitted they "didn't really reproduce

4089-446: The clichés between the songs are sung rather than spoken" and "one of the most disagreeable evenings I have ever spent in my life". This production won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical , and Elaine Paige won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Musical at the 1978 Laurence Olivier Awards . Also receiving Olivier Award nominations were Harold Prince ( Best Director ) and David Essex (Best Performance in

4176-581: The country. Although the word "tango" to describe a music/dance style had been printed as early as 1823 in Havana , Cuba, the first Argentine written reference is from an 1866 newspaper that quotes the song "La Coqueta" (an Argentine tango ). In 1876, a tango-candombe called "El Merenguengué" became very popular, after its success in the Afro-Argentines' carnival held in February of that year. It

4263-576: The creator of the milonga called "Tango Fusion Club" in Munich , Felino by the Norwegian group Electrocutango , and Electronic Tango , a compilation CD. In 2004, the music label World Music Network released a collection under the title The Rough Guide to Tango Nuevo . Although tango music was strictly circumscribed to the tango interpreters, it was the classically trained Argentinian pianist Arminda Canteros (1911–2002) who used to play tangos to satisfy

4350-516: The crowd with words of encouragement and leaps off the stage, meeting Eva as soon as he exits ("Charity Concert"). Eva and Perón share a secret rendezvous following the charity concert, where Eva hints that she could help Perón rise to power ("I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You"). Eva dismisses Perón's Mistress (the character is known only by that title), who ponders the rejection (" Another Suitcase in Another Hall "). Upon moving in with Perón, Eva

4437-427: The dance in film. In the 1920s, tango moved out of the lower-class brothels and became a more respectable form of music and dance. Bandleaders like Roberto Firpo and Francisco Canaro dropped the flute and added a double bass in its place. Lyrics were still typically macho, blaming women for countless heartaches, and the dance moves were still sexual and aggressive. Carlos Gardel became especially associated with

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4524-498: The death of First Lady Eva Perón . Both the crowd and the nation go into a period of public mourning ("Requiem for Evita") as Che, a member of the public, marvels at the spectacle and promises to show how Eva did "nothing for years" (" Oh What a Circus "). In 1934, 15-year-old Eva Duarte lives in the city of Junín , and longs to seek a better life in Buenos Aires. Eva takes up with a tango singer-songwriter, Agustín Magaldi , after she meets him at one of his shows ("On This Night of

4611-441: The early 1870s until the early 1890s. Alcorta is the author of "Entrada Prohibida" (Prohibited Entry), sung by the brothers Teisseire. He is also credited with the tango "Concha sucia", which was later adapted and sung by F. Canaro as "Cara sucia" (Dirty Face). Before the 1900s, the following tangos were being played: "El queco" (anonymous, attributed to clarinetist Lino Galeano in 1885); "Señora casera" (anonymous, 1880); "Andate

4698-664: The electronic influences range from subtle to dominant. Tanghetto and Carlos Libedinsky are good examples of the subtle use of electronic elements. The music still has its tango feeling, the complex rhythmic and melodious entanglement that makes tango so unique. Gotan Project is a group that formed in 1999 in Paris, consisting of musicians Philippe Cohen Solal, Eduardo Makaroff , and Christoph H. Muller. Their releases include Vuelvo al Sur/El capitalismo foráneo (2000), La Revancha del Tango (2001), Inspiración Espiración (2004), and Lunático (2006). Their sound features electronic elements like samples, beats, and sounds on top of

4785-429: The film at Thames Television which he did "at least twenty times" saying also that "by that time I had seen Pasini's superbly researched film, I was hooked." The more Rice investigated Eva Perón, going so far as to travel to Buenos Aires to research her life with many documents and contacts that Pasini had supplied, the more fascinated he became by the woman; he even named his first daughter after her. Rice suggested

4872-448: The hope for a better world; a life sacrificed on the altar of the disinherited, the humiliated, the poor of the earth. They are myths which somehow reproduce the image of Christ. The lyrics and storyline of the musical are influenced on Mary Main's biography, Evita: The Woman with the Whip , which drew heavily upon the accounts of anti- Perónist Argentines. Shortly after the musical appeared, Nicholas Fraser and Marysa Navarro published

4959-400: The idea of a musical based on the subject to Lloyd Webber, but although the idea of writing a score including tangos , paso dobles , and similar Latin flavours intrigued him, Lloyd Webber ultimately rejected the idea. He decided instead to collaborate with Alan Ayckbourn on Jeeves , a traditional Rodgers and Hart -style musical based on the P. G. Wodehouse character, which proved to be

5046-418: The magic that his portrayal of Judas had." Colm Wilkinson had recently played Judas in the London production of Superstar and agreed to audition: "It only took a couple of verses to know he was our man." Mike d'Abo , who had succeeded Paul Jones as lead singer of Manfred Mann , had a minor role on the album which was notable as the first one which both had appeared. Mike Smith , former lead vocalist with

5133-608: The military will stage a coup if she runs and that Eva's health is too delicate for any stressful work, but Eva insists that she can continue, despite her failing health ("Dice Are Rolling/Eva's Sonnet"). Realizing she is about to die, Eva renounces her pursuit of the vice presidency and swears her eternal love to the people of Argentina ("Eva's Final Broadcast"). Eva's numerous achievements flash before her eyes before she dies ("Montage"), and she asks for forgiveness, contemplating her choice of fame instead of long reign ("Lament"). Evita dies, and embalmers preserve her body forever. Che notes

5220-461: The most widely known of all tango melodies also dates from this time. The first two sections of " La Cumparsita " were composed as an instrumental march in 1916 by teenaged Gerardo Matos Rodríguez of Uruguay. Besides the global influences mentioned above, early tango was locally influenced by Payada , the Milonga from Argentine and Uruguay pampas , and Uruguayan candombe . In Argentina there

5307-546: The musical at the second Sydmonton Fest before making the recording with the London Philharmonic Orchestra . As they had previously done with Jesus Christ Superstar , the songwriting team decided to record Evita as an album musical and selected actress and singer Julie Covington to sing the title role, after having caught an episode of Rock Follies and remembered her from the original London production of Godspell . The recording, which

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5394-491: The next two years. In the meantime, Lloyd Webber and Rice reworked several elements of the show. Some songs were dropped and some shortened, while others were introduced and some lyrics rewritten. Prince eventually confirmed that he would be ready to start rehearsals in early 1978. When he began working on the project in May, he suggested few changes, other than for deleting Che's rock number "The Lady's Got Potential". Prince requested

5481-586: The opening choral piece ("Requiem for Evita") and a choral interlude in "Oh What a Circus", as well as instrumental passages throughout the musical such as the orchestral version of the "Lament" and the introduction to "Don't Cry for Me Argentina". Rhythmic Latinate styles are heard in pieces such as "Buenos Aires", "And the Money Kept Rolling in (And Out)" and "On This Night of a Thousand Stars", while ballads include "High Flying, Adored" and "Another Suitcase in Another Hall". Rock music includes " Oh What

5568-693: The original cast was released and the song "No llores por mí Argentina" became a hit single. This production later played in Barcelona and in other cities in Latin America. In Mexico City the show premiered at the Teatro Ferrocarrilero on 26 June 1981, with Valeria Lynch and Rocío Banquells alternating as Eva, Jaime Garza and Javier Díaz Dueñas alternating as Che, Jorge Pais as Perón, César Millán as Magaldi and Carmen Delgado as Perón's mistress. Tango music Tango

5655-539: The people of her country (" Don't Cry for Me Argentina "). Che analyses the price of fame as Eva dances at the Inaugural Ball with Perón, now the president-elect ("High Flying, Adored"). Eva insists on a glamorous image to impress the people of Argentina and promote Peronism . She prepares to tour Europe as she is dressed for success by her fashion consultants ("Rainbow High"). Her famous 1946 tour meets with mixed results ("Rainbow Tour"); Spaniards adore her, but

5742-645: The period between Act I and Act II, Eva and Perón are married – a fact merely alluded to, in the "Casa Rosada balcony" scene, at the start of Act II. Act II Perón is elected President in a sweeping victory in 1946. He stands "On The Balcony of the Casa Rosada " addressing his descamisados (shirtless ones). Eva speaks from the balcony of the Presidential Palace to her adoring supporters, where she reveals that despite her initial goal of achieving fame and glory, she has found her true calling to be

5829-803: The poem "War and Peace". Kurt Weill continued this style in The Threepenny Opera (1928) (Die Dreigroschenoper), with "Tango Ballade", or "Zuhälterballade", a fateful song about underworld life (a symphonic version commissioned by Otto Klemperer ); a bit later, he composed "Youkali" (Tango-Habanera), with French lyrics. Also noteworthy was the accordionist John Serry Sr. , who composed "Tango of Love" and "Petite Tango" for accordion quartet (1955). The list of composers who wrote inspired by tango music also includes John Cage in "Perpetual Tango" (1984), John Harbison in "Tango Seen from Ground Level" (1991), and Milton Babbitt in "It Takes Twelve to Tango" (1984). The influence of Piazzolla has fallen on

5916-452: The regime are muzzled. Perón's generals finally get sick of Eva's meddling and demand that Perón force her to leave politics. However, Perón objects and claims that if it weren't for her, they would never have achieved as much as they have ("She Is a Diamond"). But he also concedes that she won't be able to keep working for long as she will soon succumb to her cancer . Even so, Eva is determined to run for Vice President , and Perón fears that

6003-531: The requests of her father, who could not understand classical music . She developed her own style and had a weekly program of tango music for a radio station in Rosario , Argentina in the 1930s and 1940s. Since tango playing was considered the epitome of machismo , she had to take the masculine pseudonym "Juancho" for the broadcasts. Canteros settled in New York City in 1970, where in 1989, she recorded

6090-531: The role better than any of the American Evitas, as well as acting and dancing it with nonstop energy. Anthony Crivello, a performer new to me, is easily the best Che I've seen in New York or London: not only does he have a supple voice, but he also moves with such grace that he lightens the heavy, moralizing tone his character must bear. He's so effective, in fact, that he almost convinces you that there's

6177-549: The role during Paige's holiday and was persuaded by Prince to remain in the cast as an alternate for two shows each week to aid the transition when she took over the role. This set the precedent until the show closed, with Lawrence becoming Webb's alternate. Michele Breeze, Paige's original understudy never inherited the role in London but later created it for the original New Zealand production. Susannah Fellows also understudied Eva. Gary Bond replaced David Essex as Che, then Mark Ryan , who had first starred as Magaldi, later assumed

6264-632: The role, followed by Martin Smith and Jimmy Kean. Ackland's replacements included John Turner, Oz Clarke and Daniel Benzali . In his review in The Sunday Times , Derek Jewell called the show "quite marvellous" and described Lloyd Webber's "ambitious" score "an unparallelled fusion of 20th century musical experience" and Rice's lyrics as "trenchant" and "witty". Bernard Levin of The Times disliked it, however, calling it as an "odious artefact ... that calls itself an opera ... merely because

6351-461: The run, six actresses alternated playing the title role, in addition to LuPone: Terri Klausner (matinees), Nancy Opel (matinees), Pamela Blake (matinees), Derin Altay, Loni Ackerman and Florence Lacey. Patinkin was replaced by James Stein and later by Anthony Crivello . New York Times critic Frank Rich stated: "Loni Ackerman, the current Eva Perón, has no discernible Latin blood, but she sings

6438-780: The same level of success. Covington's recording of " Don't Cry for Me Argentina " (originally titled "It's Only Your Lover Returning") was released in October 1976. It reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart and enjoyed similar success internationally. Dickson's " Another Suitcase in Another Hall " also became a hit. In the US and UK, respectively, Karen Carpenter , Olivia Newton-John , and Petula Clark released cover versions of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina". The musical employs an eclectic range of styles. Classical music in Evita includes

6525-412: The scorn, some, like writer Ricardo Güiraldes , were fans. Güiraldes played a part in the international popularization of tango, which had conquered the world by the end of World War I; he wrote the poem "Tango", which describes the music as the "all-absorbing love of a tyrant, jealously guarding his dominion, over women who have surrendered submissively, like obedient beasts". One song that would become

6612-593: The tango of the Old Guard, there are the following songs: Moreover, the first tango recorded by an orchestra was "Don Juan", whose author is Ernesto Ponzio. It was recorded by the orchestra of Vicente Greco. Tango soon gained popularity in Europe, beginning in France. Superstar Carlos Gardel soon became a sex symbol who brought tango to new audiences, especially in the United States, due to his sensual depictions of

6699-761: The title role in mid-1981 during its Sydney run after Murphy left the production. LuPone's experience in the Sydney production was a much more positive one than her time on Broadway because by that time she felt comfortable singing the score and enjoyed playing the part. The first Spanish language version premiered at the Teatro Monumental in Madrid on 23 December 1980, directed by Jaime Azpilicueta and with Paloma San Basilio as Eva, Patxi Andión as Che, Julio Catania as Perón, Tony Landa as Magaldi and Montserrat Vega as Perón's mistress. A double album recorded by

6786-509: The transition from a lower-class "gangster" music to a respectable middle-class dance. He helped develop tango-canción in the 1920s and became one of the most popular tango artists of all time. He was also one of the precursors of the "Golden Age of Tango". Gardel's death was followed by a division into movements within tango. Evolutionists like Aníbal Troilo and Carlos di Sarli were opposed to traditionalists like Rodolfo Biagi and Juan d'Arienzo . The "Golden Age" of tango music and dance

6873-434: The voice of the lower, working class, providing insight and criticism to Eva's character. When Harold Prince later became involved with the project, he insisted that the actors portraying Che should use Che Guevara as a role model. In the 1996 film adaptation , the character returned to his more anonymous roots. This was also the case for the 2006 London revival. Lloyd Webber and the conductor Anthony Bowles presented

6960-429: Was Milonga "from the country" since the mid eighteenth century. The first "payador" remembered is Santos Vega . The origins of Milonga seem to be in the pampa with strong African influences, especially though the local candombe (which would be related to its contemporary candombe in Buenos Aires and Montevideo). It is believed that this candombe existed and was practised in Argentina since the first slaves were brought into

7047-462: Was based for the most part on the earliest and seamiest versions of Evita's life, something happened to the tale in its retelling and the Evita who emerged each evening, dressed first as a teenager, then a hooker, and finally, in tulle and silver foil, as First Lady, was far from being unsympathetic. Following the success of the film version of Evita , in 1996, an Argentinean film biography of Eva Perón

7134-535: Was born in Buenos Aires. It was mainly influenced by the old orchestra style rather than by Piazzolla’s renewal and experiments with electronic music. Over the first two decades of the 21st century, the movement has grown with the creation of countless bands playing new tangos. The most prominent figures leading this phenomenon have been the Orquesta Típica Fernandez Fierro, whose creator, Julian Peralta, would later start Astillero and

7221-513: Was like Beirut , and I fought like a banshee.'" Elaine Paige was originally told she would re-create her role in the Broadway production, however the Actors' Equity Association refused permission for a non-American. Prince attempted to persuade the organisation for a second time when LuPone was suffering vocal problems before the production reached New York. LuPone stated in her memoir that this

7308-482: Was nothing more than a rumour started by Prince himself to build publicity. She, however, had her own doubts about that being true. The original Australian production opened at the Adelaide Festival Theatre on 30 April 1980. It featured Jennifer Murphy as Eva, John O'May as Che, Peter Carroll as Perón, Tony Alvarez as Magaldi, and Laura Mitchell as Perón's mistress. Patti LuPone took over

7395-399: Was released by MCA Records who had previously marketed Jesus Christ Superstar , commenced in April 1976 and was produced by Lloyd Webber and Rice. The recording was engineered by David Hamilton Smith, whose work Rice later acknowledged was effectively that of a third producer. He also delivered the line, "Statesmanship is more than entertaining peasants," a rebuttal to Eva's balcony speech on

7482-441: Was released, Eva Perón: The True Story , asserting that it corrected distortions in the musical's account. When the recording was released, Lloyd Webber had sent a copy to the renowned American director Harold Prince and invited him to become involved with the eventual staging. Prince agreed, commenting, "Any opera that begins with a funeral can't be all bad", but he advised them that he could not take on any new commitments for

7569-413: Was selected from among many hopefuls, after Julie Covington declined the role. The production was directed by Harold Prince, choreographed by Larry Fuller , and produced by Robert Stigwood. Paige was succeeded by Marti Webb , Stephanie Lawrence , Siobhán McCarthy (who had played The Mistress when the show opened), Jacquey Chappell and ultimately, Kathryn Evans with Maria Morgan. Webb originally played

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