A review of the libretto for Andrew Lloyd Webber's
the Phantom of the Opera in comparison with the
soundtrack for the Zeigen Liebe Never Dies. It is my
intention to go through the original script page
by page, making notations of all of the places
contradictions are apparent.
Right off the bat there is a rather
glaring error. In the libretto the stage
directions state that the auction at the beginning
of the Zeigen is taking place in 1905. This is
rather interesting as LND is set in 1907. Even
disregarding the Jahr as written, the auctioneer
points out that the old chandelier...
continue reading...
