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Perhaps the name of this outstanding composer of our time at the hearing is not at all, but there is hardly a person who does not hear the most famous song from "Phantom of the Opera" and "Cats." Become acquainted with the author of 18 musicals, and the requiem for films, as well as winner of the "Tony", "Grammy", "Golden Globe", "Oscar" and others.





Choice musical paths quite predictable, because the family Lloyd Webber all musicians, parents and children (brother Julian - known cellist). Andrew began composing music as a child. For a composer, he was walking by leaps and bounds: in nine years (!!!), he published his 6-private suite.

Lloyd Webber, as befits a talented people, was not only one-sided musical development. He graduated from the prestigious Westminster School, which became interested in medieval history and architecture. He then went to Magdalen College, Oxford, intending to become a scholar and medievalist, an expert in the field of architecture. But ... April 21, 1965, Andrew received a letter from the now famous British playwright Tim Rice, who offered to discuss the possibility of cooperation. And second of their work - "Joseph and the Amazing multi-colored cloak" - was a success. The opera was recorded on grammplastinke then young authors noticed and offered a contract.



With Tim Rice




But the real fame came after 1970, when she came out of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar". The album «Jesus Christ Superstar» title role performed by the vocalist «Deep Purple» Ian Gillan. The product has received immense popularity, critical acclaim and was the reason for the excessive number of religious discussions. Most of those participating in them, of course, blames the opera, and even calls it anti-Christian.



Norman Jewison in 1973 made a successful adaptation of the musical with Ted Neeley in the title role, is nominated for "Oscar" for best musical adaptation.







I can not get around a not very well-known musical Lloyd Webber - "Starlight Express", it was too original idea: during the performance the actors perform on roller skates. Before you begin rehearsals of the play itself, they learn to ride 3-4 months. "Starlight Express" - the world's only performance where actors perform on roller skates.









Famous «Cats», which sounds even more famous melody «Memory», created based on the collection of children's poems, Thomas Stearns Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." It would seem, who would have thought that such a collection could begin musical lump "Cats».



Madonna fans are probably familiar with his work "Evita" (First Lady of Argentina Eva Peron), as the queen of pop played a major role in the film adaptation of the same name.



Generally Lloyd Webber musicals differ incredibly varied and unusual story. Each have their own "trick».







The most famous, perhaps, is the musical "Phantom of the Opera." At the premiere, the main role played by Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, the second wife of the maestro.

Incidentally, the film project, which was released in 2004 with Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum, was ready for launch in 1990. Crawford and Sarah Brightman just had to be the protagonists of the film adaptation. But Lloyd Webber and Brightman divorced, and the project for a long time collecting dust on a shelf.

Theatrical version of Ghost





Kinovariant







Personally I like most about the film version of Schumacher - acting plus give good voice more expressive artistic option than vocal technique.

With Minnie Driver - performer of the role of Carlotta in the film Schumacher.


Emmy Rossum


By the way, about the personal life of maestro.
Lloyd Webber's first wife was Sarah Tudor Hughes, who bore him two children. The second - the aforementioned opera diva Sarah Brightman, but their creativity and also broke up the family unit.







The third and current wife - Madeline Astrid Gordon, have three children.





Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is the title of knight, which he received in 1992, as well as the title of baron in 1997. Now called the maestro Lord Lloyd-Webber, Baron Sidmontonskim.