“I have absolutely nothing to do with it. “It’s completely out of my control,” he says. Credit:Steven SiewertĪs we settle down to a light meal (rigatoni alla Genovese and salad), I wonder whether watching a fresh production of Phantom causes the slightest butterflies. Across the bay and just hidden from view, Opera Australia workers, with fingers crossed for clear skies on Friday’s opening night, are putting the finishing touches to the over-water stage on which Phantom will play.Īndrew Lloyd Webber celebrating his birthday in Sydney. Lunch is at Il Pontile, on the wharf at Woolloomooloo, and Sydney has turned on one of those classic glittering days we have almost forgotten about this summer. He’s visiting Sydney to cast an eye over Opera Australia’s new Simon Phillips-directed production of Phantom. It seems perfectly fitting then that the composer arrives for lunch – bang on time – dressed down in jeans and polo shirt, looking more suburban grandad than a peer of the realm with a net worth, if the Sunday Times Rich List is to be believed, that hovers around $1 billion.
Normal text size Larger text size Very large text sizeįor more than half a century Andrew Lloyd Webber has built his worldwide musical theatre empire on being fashionably unfashionable, pursuing his vision and cheerfully ignoring whatever the trend of the day might be.ĭespite inevitable misses along the way, he has amassed with this idiosyncratic single-mindedness a string of hit shows including Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Evita and The Phantom of the Opera.
0 kommentar(er)
