Talk:The CIVIL warS

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[edit] More critical quotes

I'd like to see more quotes from critics and observers on this and other avant garde works. John Simon in particular bemoaned this stuff and was very eloquent in describing why works like this were (and are) killing the American and European theater. JDG 12:39, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, dive in and start adding stuff, then! However, what the article really needs is basic information on the three sections that haven't been performed in America -- I can't find it anywhere!

I should note that our presentation of critical response to the work should reflect the critical consensus, not a single point of view. Wilson has always been widely scoffed at, but also widely praised. Dybryd 16:32, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Met production?

I can't find any reference to the Met's production anywhere. They usually announce their seasons well ahead of time, so the idea of doing a complete production this year seems unlikely. Until we get a source, I'm pulling it. The text read:

On 22nd January, 2007, the New York Metropolitan Opera announced its intention to present a nearly complete version in July of the same year.

I'd love to see it go back in (and I may need to buy plane tickets to NYC for July), but until there's some confirmation, it shouldn't stay in. Dreamword 08:17, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Stay tuned, then. El Ingles 16:48, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, did it happen, then? -- megA 21:38, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cancellation

The premiere of the full work was cancelled when funding failed to materialize (despite the Olympic Committee's offer of matching funds) and deadlines were not met.

In the documentary "Absolute Wilson", it is said that shortly before the L.A. premiere, the Committee actually withdrew funds (1.2 Million) previously committed, thus causing the project to fail. Any sources for one or the other version? Should it be noted that the committee announced the cancellation of the project without prevoiusly notifying Wilson? -- megA 21:45, 13 November 2007 (UTC)