Thank you so very much for posting this. :-) What many of her (Evita's) detractors forget, is that she was very young when she became first lady, additionally because of her station in life she had a very limited education. Her solutions should be viewed in this light. Peron was also a first-class manipulator. I'm not making excuses for what happened in her name.
@GoddessofCoruscant It's musical theater, not a history lesson. The comnposers are not attempting to cover anything up. If they had covered every single facet of this history the musical would have been 10 hours long. We all know what the Perons did. If you listen to the musical and understand it, you will realize that it is not complimentary to the Perons at all. This little piece is still one of the most beautiful single things Weber has ever done.
Tim Rice never intended the line to be there, it doesn't feature in the original concept album - it was added in the transition to the stage show. I'm in two minds, it does fit with the darker tone of the show and indicates how the Peron's regime collapsed after her death, but it is a bit bleak
continued~ But many of her decisions are child-like and simplistic in the sence that everything is an absolute, good & evil, love & hate, etc. She ALSO did a lot of GOOD, there's a reason many still consider her Sainted. Just saying.... :-/
I think that last bit by Che is such a random way to end the show. I get that it adds that last touch of reality/cynicism to what would have otherwise been a too heartbreaking finale BUT it feels a bit out of place. Its like yeah her body was stolen and thats all folks. In that respect alone I prefer the way the film ended - with Che kissing the coffin and he and Peron just looking at each other as if implying that now that Eva was gone so was Juan's role as the president.
ALW has the opportunity to fix its flaws in the film version by just doing that as well as to give evita “another suitcase” to further flesh out her former self. It’s a great rendition despite the reviews.
@@pallafox But it doesn't make sense for her to sing that song. It's clear in the musical that Magaldi is the first man Eva's ever had any sort of relationship with, so having her sing a song about how all of her previous relationships have ended the same way is nonsense. Madonna probably demanded that they let her sing that song because.... Madonna 🤷
@@kumada84 yea and having the song sang by one time show character is not offsetting?? Another suitcase was originally a stock song by a minor role in theatre so the Evita actress is given enough time to change for “perons latest flame” then a “new Argentina”. The song in eva’s case is out of context to her story line at the beginning, it foreshadows her journey and experience of urban rootlessness living moment by moment with no planned future. It wasn’t given to her because she demanded it.
Patti Lupone is a gift
I know, and she was going through ell when she was in Evita, so sad :(
Thank you so very much for posting this. :-) What many of her (Evita's) detractors forget, is that she was very young when she became first lady, additionally because of her station in life she had a very limited education. Her solutions should be viewed in this light. Peron was also a first-class manipulator. I'm not making excuses for what happened in her name.
@GoddessofCoruscant It's musical theater, not a history lesson. The comnposers are not attempting to cover anything up. If they had covered every single facet of this history the musical would have been 10 hours long. We all know what the Perons did. If you listen to the musical and understand it, you will realize that it is not complimentary to the Perons at all. This little piece is still one of the most beautiful single things Weber has ever done.
Tim Rice never intended the line to be there, it doesn't feature in the original concept album - it was added in the transition to the stage show. I'm in two minds, it does fit with the darker tone of the show and indicates how the Peron's regime collapsed after her death, but it is a bit bleak
@GoddessofCoruscant true but you have to admit it is a very beautifully written song
Brilliant. So did she "live" longer and abscond with the money? I love the ambiguity of the ending.
continued~ But many of her decisions are child-like and simplistic in the sence that everything is an absolute, good & evil, love & hate, etc. She ALSO did a lot of GOOD, there's a reason many still consider her Sainted. Just saying.... :-/
I think that last bit by Che is such a random way to end the show. I get that it adds that last touch of reality/cynicism to what would have otherwise been a too heartbreaking finale BUT it feels a bit out of place. Its like yeah her body was stolen and thats all folks. In that respect alone I prefer the way the film ended - with Che kissing the coffin and he and Peron just looking at each other as if implying that now that Eva was gone so was Juan's role as the president.
Naomi Robson I think it just adds a sense of mystery. I love it
ALW has the opportunity to fix its flaws in the film version by just doing that as well as to give evita “another suitcase” to further flesh out her former self. It’s a great rendition despite the reviews.
@@pallafox But it doesn't make sense for her to sing that song. It's clear in the musical that Magaldi is the first man Eva's ever had any sort of relationship with, so having her sing a song about how all of her previous relationships have ended the same way is nonsense. Madonna probably demanded that they let her sing that song because.... Madonna 🤷
@@kumada84 yea and having the song sang by one time show character is not offsetting?? Another suitcase was originally a stock song by a minor role in theatre so the Evita actress is given enough time to change for “perons latest flame” then a “new Argentina”. The song in eva’s case is out of context to her story line at the beginning, it foreshadows her journey and experience of urban rootlessness living moment by moment with no planned future. It wasn’t given to her because she demanded it.
@GoddessofCoruscant
that's not a very nice thing to say, dear.