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80-527: The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was founded as the Palestine Symphony Orchestra by violinist Bronisław Huberman in 1936, at a time of the dismissal of many Jewish musicians from European orchestras. Its inaugural concert took place in Tel Aviv on December 26, 1936, conducted by Arturo Toscanini . Its first principal conductor was William Steinberg . Its general manager between 1938 and 1945

160-497: 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:

240-612: A Hebrew rendition of " Don't Cry for Me, Argentina " from Evita , in which Maimon starred in 2015. In 1958, the IPO was awarded the Israel Prize , in music, the first time that an organisation received the Prize. The orchestra's performance in London at The Proms on September 1, 2011 was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters. The radio broadcast was interrupted, but the concert was broadcast again

320-429: 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

400-617: 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

480-447: 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

560-750: 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

640-551: A deathbed confession to his wife, Marcelle Hall, that he had stolen the violin. Two years later, she returned it to Lloyd's and collected a finder's fee of $ 263,000. The instrument underwent a 9-month restoration by J & A Beare Ltd., in London. In 1988, Lloyd's sold it for $ 1.2 million to British violinist Norbert Brainin . In October 2001, the American violinist Joshua Bell purchased it for just under $ 4,000,000. The instrument, which

720-567: A few days later. The orchestra's secretary-general Avi Shoshani declared to London's The Times newspaper that the orchestra was unlikely to ever perform in the UK again. Nobody was prosecuted for the disruptions, partly because the management of the Royal Albert Hall , where the concert took place, declined to cooperate with a group of Israel-supporting lawyers. American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (AFIPO)

800-509: A lifetime friendship. In 1894 Adelina Patti invited Huberman to participate in her farewell gala in London, which he did, and in the following year he actually eclipsed her in appearances in Vienna . In 1896 he performed the violin concerto of Johannes Brahms in the presence of the composer, who was stunned by the quality of his playing. He married the German actress Elza Galafrés (also described as

880-512: 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 a Thousand Stars"). Eva persuades Magaldi to take her with him to Buenos Aires, and though he

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960-432: 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

1040-550: 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 ]

1120-485: 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

1200-460: 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 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

1280-469: A singer and ballerina). They had a son, Johannes, but the marriage did not last. She later met the Hungarian composer and pianist Ernő Dohnányi , but neither Huberman nor Dohnányi's then wife would consent to divorce. Elza and Dohnányi nevertheless had a child out of wedlock in 1917, and in 1919, after Huberman had granted her a divorce, she married Dohnányi, who then adopted Huberman's son Johannes. In

1360-526: 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

1440-496: 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

1520-445: 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 a rock opera concept album released in 1976. Its success led to productions in London 's West End in 1978, winning

1600-539: Is a non-profit organization dedicated to sustaining the financial future of the Israel Philharmonic. Necessitated by the lack of substantial Israeli government subsidy or endowment for the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, AFIPO's purpose was crystallized in 1980 through the joint vision of Fredric R. Mann and Zubin Mehta , who created an endowment fund in the United States to ensure the IPO's future. AFIPO seeks to broaden

1680-569: 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 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

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1760-558: Is known only by that title), who ponders the rejection (" Another Suitcase in Another Hall "). Upon moving in with Perón, Eva 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

1840-399: 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

1920-764: Is now known as the Gibson-Huberman, was the focus of the 2012 documentary The Return of the Violin by the Israeli television director Haim Hecht which featured interviews with musicians such as Joshua Bell, Zubin Mehta, Holocaust -survivor Sigmund Rolat and many other musicians. The town of Częstochowa renamed its orchestra as the Bronislaw Huberman Philharmonic in honor of its native violinist. Huberman made several commercial recordings of large-scale works, among which are: Evita (musical) Evita

2000-420: 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 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

2080-577: 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 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

2160-828: 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

2240-572: 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 a 1996 film adaptation . The musical was revived in London in 2006, and on Broadway in 2012, and toured

2320-657: The Promised Land . In 1933, during the Nazis' rise to power, Huberman declined invitations from Wilhelm Furtwängler to return to preach a "musical peace", but wrote instead an open letter to German intellectuals inviting them to remember their essential values. In 1936 he founded the Palestine Symphony Orchestra (which upon the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 was renamed the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ). For

2400-505: 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

2480-630: The "Berliner Rundfunk", but were unfortunately destroyed during the Second World War. In 1937, a year before the Anschluss , Huberman left Vienna and took refuge in Switzerland. The following year, his career nearly ended as a result of an airplane accident in Sumatra in which his wrist and two fingers of his left hand were broken. After intensive and painful retraining he was able to resume performing. At

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2560-627: The 1920s and early 1930s, Huberman toured around Europe and North America with the pianist Siegfried Schultze and performed on the most famous stages (Carnegie in New York, Scala in Milan, Musikverein in Vienna, Konzerthaus in Berlin....). Over the course of many years, the duet Huberman-Schultze were regularly invited in private by European Royal Families. Countless recordings of these artists were done during that period at

2640-584: 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

2720-538: 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

2800-588: The English violinist George Alfred Gibson. It was stolen twice. In 1919, it was taken from Huberman's Vienna hotel room but recovered by the police within 3 days. The second time was in New York City . On 28 February 1936, while giving a concert at Carnegie Hall , Huberman switched the Stradivarius "Gibson" with his newly acquired Guarnerius violin, leaving the Stradivarius in his dressing room during intermission. It

2880-485: The IPO as guest soloist. Starting in October 2013, he appeared as guest conductor with the orchestra each year. In January 2018, the IPO announced the appointment of Shani as its next music director, effective with the 2020-2021 season, a position he retains as of April 2022. In February 2024, the IPO, led by Tomer Adaddi, performed alongside Shiri Maimon for a concert and live album recording of her greatest hits, including

2960-444: The Israel Philharmonic announced that Mehta was to conclude his tenure as music director as of October 2019. Principal guest conductors of the orchestra have included Yoel Levi and Gianandrea Noseda . With Mehta, the IPO made a number of recordings for Decca . With Bernstein, the IPO recorded his own compositions and works of Igor Stravinsky , for Deutsche Grammophon. The IPO also collaborated with Japanese composer Yoko Kanno in

3040-431: The Israel Philharmonic, a cultural ambassador of the state of Israel. Bronis%C5%82aw Huberman Bronisław Huberman (19 December 1882 – 16 June 1947) was a Polish violinist . He was known for his individualistic interpretations and was praised for his tone color, expressiveness, and flexibility. The Gibson ex-Huberman Stradivarius violin, which bears his name, was stolen twice and recovered once during

3120-488: 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

3200-609: The State of Israel, the orchestra was renamed as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1955, the Orchestra played for Pope Pius XII at the Vatican, in appreciation for the assistance the Pope had given to Jewish victims of Nazism during World War Two . Particular conductors notable in the history of the orchestra have included Leonard Bernstein and Zubin Mehta . Bernstein maintained close ties with

3280-554: 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 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,

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3360-490: 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

3440-468: The artistic future of the IPO and other orchestras, the school is located on the university's campus in Tel Aviv and works very closely with the IPO, including orchestral training programs, master classes with IPO guest artists and special concerts at the IPO's halls. Several members of the IPO are BMSM alumni, while various IPO musicians serve as BMSM faculty members. In 2007, Lahav Shani first appeared with

3520-446: 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

3600-429: 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

3680-492: The film details how Huberman rescued nearly 1000 Jewish musicians and their families and created the Palestine Symphony Orchestra. The film also details how famous Jews and leading historical figures, such as Albert Einstein , were vital in creating the orchestra. Before 1936, Huberman's principal instrument for his concerts was a 1713-vintage Stradivarius "Gibson," which was named after one of its early owners,

3760-448: 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

3840-400: 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

3920-418: 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

4000-608: 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

4080-534: 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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4160-488: 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

4240-458: The onset of the Second World War, Huberman was touring South Africa and was unable to return to his home in Switzerland until after the war. Shortly thereafter he fell ill from exhaustion and never regained his strength. He died in Corsier-sur-Vevey , Switzerland, on 16 June 1947, at age 64. In 1929 Huberman first visited Palestine and developed his vision of establishing classical music in

4320-578: 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

4400-406: The orchestra from 1947, and in 1988, the IPO bestowed on him the title of Laureate Conductor, which he retained until his death in 1990. Mehta became the IPO's Music Advisor in 1969. The IPO did not have a formal music director, but instead "music advisors", until 1977, when Mehta was appointed the IPO's first Music Director. In 1981, his title was elevated to Music Director for Life. In December 2016,

4480-593: The orchestra is Avi Shoshani. The IPO has a subscriber base numbering 26,000. Commentators have noted the musically conservative tastes of the subscriber base, although the IPO is dedicated to performing new works by Israeli composers, such as Avner Dorman . Among the orchestra's education initiatives are the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music , a partnership between the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Tel Aviv University . Created by Zubin Mehta and philanthropist Josef Buchmann to educate orchestral musicians to supply

4560-509: The orchestra, Huberman recruited leading Jewish musicians from Europe, showing "the prescience to realize that far more than a new job was at stake for these artists"—for "if it hadn't been for Huberman, dozens of musicians and their families—nearly 1000 people in all—would nearly certainly have died if they had stayed in countries including Germany, Austria, Poland and Hungary." He was assisted by violinist Jacob Surowicz . Conductor William Steinberg , then known as Hans Wilhelm Steinberg, trained

4640-656: The orchestra. The first concert, on 26 December 1936, was conducted by Arturo Toscanini ; Huberman had invited the Italian maestro when he heard of his refusing to perform in Germany to protest the Nazi takeover. The 2012 documentary film Orchestra of Exiles by writer, director and producer Josh Aronson recreates Huberman's work creating the orchestra through interviews and reenactments. Featuring interviews with Zubin Mehta , Pinchas Zukerman , Joshua Bell , and many other notable musicians,

4720-901: The period in which he owned the instrument. Huberman is also remembered for founding the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (then known as the Palestine Philharmonic) and thus providing refuge from the Third Reich for nearly 1,000 European Jews. Huberman was born in Częstochowa , Poland , to a Jewish family. In his youth he was a pupil of Mieczysław Michałowicz and Maurycy Rosen at the Warsaw Conservatory , and of Isidor Lotto in Paris. In 1892 he studied under Joseph Joachim in Berlin. Despite being only ten years old, he dazzled Joachim with performances of Louis Spohr , Henri Vieuxtemps , and

4800-465: 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 the Italians liken her husband to Benito Mussolini . France is impressed, and

4880-431: The reach of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and bring its message through music throughout the world. The monies raised by AFIPO are directed towards a fund which assists with the operational support of the orchestra and its musical education programs throughout Israel. Based in New York, the organization cultivates support for the Orchestra by hosting events and encouraging supporters all over North America to contribute to

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4960-452: 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

5040-468: 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

5120-549: 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

5200-620: 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

5280-457: 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

5360-710: 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

5440-429: The soundtrack of the anime Macross Plus . The initial concerts of the Palestine Orchestra in December 1936, conducted by Toscanini , featured the music of Richard Wagner . However, after the Kristallnacht pogroms in November 1938, the orchestra has maintained a de facto ban on Wagner 's work, due to that composer's antisemitism and the association of his music with Nazi Germany . The Secretary-General of

5520-588: 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

5600-557: 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 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

5680-427: The transcription of a Frédéric Chopin nocturne. However, the two did not get along well, and after Huberman's fourteenth birthday he took no more lessons. In 1893 he toured the Netherlands and Belgium as a virtuoso performer. Around this time, the six-year-old Arthur Rubinstein attended one of Huberman's concerts. Rubinstein's parents invited Huberman back to their house and the two boys struck up what would become

5760-434: 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

5840-465: Was Leo Kestenberg , who, like many of the orchestra members, was a German Jew forced out by the rise of Nazism and the persecution of Jews. During the Second World War, the orchestra performed 140 times before Allied soldiers, including a 1942 performance for soldiers of the Jewish Brigade at El Alamein . At the end of the war, it performed in recently liberated Belgium. In 1948, after the creation of

5920-458: 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

6000-504: 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

6080-471: 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

6160-447: 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

6240-441: 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

6320-413: 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

6400-534: Was stolen either by New York City nightclub musician Julian Altman or a friend of his. Altman kept the violin for the next half-century. Huberman's insurance company, Lloyd's of London , paid him US$ 30,000 for the loss in 1936. Altman went on to become a violinist with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. , and performed with the stolen Stradivarius for many years. In 1985, Altman made

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