Review of The Phantom of the Opera (2004) by Dana Stevens for The New York Times — 18 Dec 2015
Lord Lloyd Webber's thorough acquaintance with the canon of 18th- and 19th-century classical music is not in doubt, but his attempt to force a marriage between that tradition and modern musical theater represents a victory of pseudo-populist grandiosity over taste - an act of cultural butchery akin to turning an aviary of graceful swans and brilliant peacocks into an order of Chicken McNuggets.
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This review of The Phantom of the Opera (2004) was written by Dana Stevens and published by The New York Times on 18 Dec 2015.
The Phantom of the Opera has generally received positive reviews.
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