Aspects of Love (Musical)

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Musical dates
Original title: Aspects of Love
Original language: English
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Book: Don Black , Charles Hart
Literary source: David Garnett : Aspects of Love (1955)
Premiere: April 17, 1989
Place of premiere: London, Prince of Wales Theater
Place and time of the action: France (Montpellier, Pau, Paris), modern times (1964)
Roles / people
  • rose
  • Alex
  • George (Alex's uncle)
  • Jenny (Rose's daughter)
  • Giulietta (Georges Muse)
  • Supporting cast:
    • Hugo (Rose's admirer)
    • Elizabeth (George's housekeeper)
    • Marcel (Roses Manager)

Aspects of Love is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on the David Garnett novel of the same name . The lyrics were written by Don Black and Charles Hart .

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1st act

In France, the young Englishman Alex meets the unsuccessful stage actress Rose, whom he admires. He tells her about the orphaned villa near the Pyrenees of his uncle George, an art forger, into which they secretly penetrate and spend a romantic time there. When her uncle surprises her there, he doesn't mind her stay, although he has secretly kept an eye on Rose. Since Rose is apparently forced to leave for a job, Alex and Rose split up.

Two years have passed. Alex is on vacation in France again and wants to visit his uncle in his villa. There, however, Rose opens up to him, who has found in his uncle the man of her life. Alex tries to win Rose back and falls out with his uncle George, who clears the field for Alex. But Rose does not want to give up George anymore, she travels after him and the two marry.

2nd act

After 13 years, Alex and the now celebrated actress Rose meet in a Parisian theater. Rose, who is still happy with George, now has a teenage daughter, Jenny. Rose invites Alex to visit her and his uncle George at their villa. There he meets Jenny. Regardless of the age difference of twenty years, they both fall in love over the next two years. When they spend the night together and George finds out, he has a heart attack, which he dies of.

At the funeral, Alex meets the muse of his late uncle, Giulietta. They get closer and Giulietta gets him to end the affair with Rose's daughter. Rose asks Alex to stay with her, but he has now chosen Giulietta.

Productions

It premiered on April 17, 1989 at the Prince of Wales Theater , London with Michael Ball in the role of Alex. Later on, Sarah Brightman worked in this production (and later also in the Broadway production). The last curtain fell in London on June 20, 1992.

The Broadway premiere took place on April 8, 1990 at the Broadhurst Theater. The director took over Trevor Nunn . The show ran on Broadway until March 2, 1991 - very briefly in contrast to most of Webber's earlier works - and turned out to be a financial disaster. The show was nominated for six Tony Awards but received none.

The German-language premiere took place on May 15, 1997 in the Dresden State Operetta under the direction of Herbert Olschok and the musical direction of Volker Plangg . Marianne Larsen played the role of the rose . The German translation was penned by Michael Kunze . Another German-language production ran in the Stadttheater Bern (Switzerland). Maya Hakvoort played the role of the rose . Carsten Lepper made his debut as Alex Dillingham. Overall, the musical remained relatively unknown in the German-speaking world.

Others

Roger Moore was originally intended for the role of George in the world premiere cast. However, he left the production shortly before the world premiere because he finally felt overwhelmed by the vocal demands.

In 1988, when Webber came to Vienna for the German-language premiere of Das Phantom der Oper , he produced the first sound recording for Aspects of Love with the orchestra of the United Theaters in Vienna .

music

The most famous melody of the musical is "Love Changes Everything", known in German as "Look what love can change" - interpreted by Jürgen Marcus . The piece begins and ends with this melody.

The quartet "Falling" in the second act is generally regarded as one of the greatest vocal challenges for musical performers.

The title list is:

1st act:

  1. Railway Station at Pau, 1961 (" Love Changes Everything ")
  2. A Small Theater in Montpellier
  3. A café in Montpellier (" Parlez-vous Français? ")
  4. The Railway Station
  5. In a Train Compartment (" Seeing is Believing ")
  6. The House at Pau
  7. At an Art Exhibit in Paris
  8. " A Memory of a Happy Moment "
  9. In Many Rooms in the House at Pau
  10. On the terrace
  11. Outside the bedroom
  12. Up in the Pyrenees (" Chanson d'Enfance ")
  13. The House at Pau
  14. A Fairground in Paris (" Everybody Loves A Hero ")
  15. George's Flat in Paris
  16. First orchestral interlude
  17. " She'd Be Far Better off With You "
  18. Second orchestral interlude
  19. Giulietta's Studio in Venice (" Stop. Wait. Please. ")
  20. A registry office
  21. A military camp in Malaya

2nd act:

  1. Orchestral Introduction to Act Two
  2. A theater in Paris
  3. " Leading Lady "
  4. At the stage door
  5. George's House at Pau
  6. " Other Pleasures "
  7. A cafe in Venice
  8. " There Is More to Love "
  9. The Garden at Pau
  10. " Mermaid Song "
  11. The Countryside Around the House (Third Orchestral Interlude)
  12. The Garden at Pau
  13. On the terrace
  14. " The First Man You Remember "
  15. In the Vineyard at Pau
  16. Up in the Pyrenees
  17. George's Study at Pau
  18. A Circus in Paris (" Journey of a Lifetime ")
  19. Outside the Circus (" Falling ")
  20. Jenny's Bedroom in Paris
  21. The Vineyards at Pau (" Hand Me the Wine and the Dice ")
  22. A hay loft
  23. On the terrace
  24. " Anything But Lonely "

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