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12 of 13 people found this review helpful.
Because we were going to see the play, and because my husband loves music of almost all kinds, I bought the CD expressly for him. Although well done, it was a disappointment in that he didn't like the music. He felt it was too operatic. It's certainly true to the play, which he didn't care for either. Had I known beforehand I wouldn't have bought it. For a fan of the play, which by the way, won 6 Tonys in 2005, it should be great!
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The Light In The Piazza - Original Cast (CD 2005)
) I saw the musical live on stage and I loved it - such a wonderful romance and mother-daughter love story. The songs were not as memorable as many other Broadway musicals, but I wanted to hear them again.
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) Thank you for shipping this so fast. It is a great recording, after seeing at the Fox in Atlanta I knew I had to have it.
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Beautiful recording of a sophisticated score.LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA is probably not for everyone; its complex, sophisticated score borders on atonal. Audiences expecting melodic, Richard Rodgers-type songs will probably be disappointed, and will find this material offputting, in much the same way an earlier generation reacted to the the sophistication and innovativeness of Stephen Sondheim. But this score, by (ironically) Richard Rodgers' grandson, is lush and brilliant, and creates -- in its own way -- a haunting, romantic mood right from the first strains of the overture. The score and the show are intelligent, thoughtful, and deeply moving, and the CD, with its fine performances, is well worth a listen. "Serious" music lovers may find it more immediately accessible, but even those who are more casual musical theatre fans should give it a serious listen.
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Much ado about nothing0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I must be missing something, because the reviews for the music and performance of "The Light in the Piazza" are almost entirely positive, if not gushing. But to me, the music is dull and unenjoyable. Ditto fot the play, which is nothing but a string of cliches and one-dimensional stereotype characters. I love musicals, and I love romance. I hated this.
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