#26
Posted: 9/17/03 at 3:50pm
i saw the original in London; i would have liked to have seen the originally intended star, Roger Moore, but the lead they got was pretty good. It's true, for me at least, that Crumb and Ball had amazing voices. The second female lead was also wonderfully effective, and her big funeral number (at least in the West End staging) was a highlight. i found the young girl's duet with Ball's character (MERMAID) very moving and musically interesting. The repetitive score doesn't bother me, and ALW knows his way around a melody and a modulation, just like Puccini did.
i would like to have seen the supposedly "smaller scale" chamber music version, which i believe had a smaller cast, and possibly a small tour out of Canada. Has anyone seen this version? i could have the facts on it wrong. But it did sound interesting.
i would like to have seen the supposedly "smaller scale" chamber music version, which i believe had a smaller cast, and possibly a small tour out of Canada. Has anyone seen this version? i could have the facts on it wrong. But it did sound interesting.
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