Talk:La fanciulla del West

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[edit] Lloyd Webber ref

"Many of the main melodies, composed by Puccini for Girl of the Golden West were taken by modern day composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and arranged into his musical The Phantom of the Opera. Even though GOTGW was a flop, Puccini's music still remains beautifully in the hearts of millions, but sadly under a different name."

I have deleted this paragraph from the article because of its obvious bias. This allegation should probably be discussed by Wikipedia users before any reference to it is reinserted into the article.

Gildir 00:25, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

I have put it back in in this:

Many listeners of the opera also note that it bears some resemblance to Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. However, it has never been fully proved whether Weber looked to The Girl of the Golden West for ideas.

This shows that it's merely the opinion of some listeners that it's similar, but that it's still open for debate.

64.142.14.232 17:39, 18 July 2006 (UTC) However, the man's surname is Lloyd Webber, not "Weber," a different composer entirely.

64.142.14.232 17:39, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Joke

It is alleged that this is the most "complete" opera in the classic repetory, as it is the perfect blend of Grand Opera, Horse Opera, and Soap Opera. Josh-Levin@ieee.org 16:10, 5 October 2007 (UTC)