Ned Rorem - 8 January, 1988
from Lies: A Diary 1986-1999, page 112:
Reaction to The Phantom of the Opera, for Bernard Holland of the N.Y.T.:
"I recall enjoying Jesus Christ Superstar, although it was a showbiz pastiche of everything from Palestrina to Penderecki. What it lacked in originality it made up for in the infectious chutzpah of youth laid forth with skilled clarity. THe tunes were corny, yes, but corn in itself is not unhealthy.
Well, seventeen years have passed, the chutzpah's soured into commerce, the corn into smarm. In The Phantom of the Opera the charming vulgarity of … more >>
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Ned Rorem, Lies: A Diary 1986-1999 (New York, 2002), p. 112. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1436821192766 accessed: 12 December, 2024
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Phantom of the Opera
written by Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 8 January, 1988 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by pashworth on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:59:53 +0100
Approved on Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:19:49 +0000