I don't understand how people are criticizing. She did this role in various different countries. If she was as bad as people were saying, she wouldn't have played the role ON BROADWAY, and on the WEST END. She's raw, vocally and as an actress. And, you're all forgetting that SHE'S FROM ARGENTINA. She's as authentic as you can get. Sit down.
Elena is simply stunning in this role. She makes it fresh and her own..... big shoes to fill after Patti Lupone and she rises to the occasion. Her accent, and vocal improv choices are on point .. I played the role of Che many times in local productions here in CA. The revival of 2012 was so enjoyable. Elena is on point! Bravissima
she killed this idc what ya´ll say. her voice and her dancing was amazing and POR FIN an evita who says BUENOS AIRES and not buenas airas and pronounce right rio de la plata, florida, corrientes and nueve de julio, anyways elena roger supremacía we love our argentinian queen
I saw Elena's performance in the London production and she was stunning to watch. It was a real star is born moment. I have seen many comments from audience members reporting that something was lost from this production when it transferred to Broadway which is a real shame. Although I can still see what made her a very special Eva and I really think her performance holds up here. Elena excels when dancing and acting. I personally adore her voice even when it is sometimes shrill and think she navigates a horribly difficult and vocally punishing score superbly and managed to for years... THAT'S surely worthy of praise. In 'Don't Cry for Me...' and 'I'd be Surprisingly Good for You' she demonstrates best why she is a great Eva. The manipulative, cold and egotistical woman pulling the strings comes to the forefront of her performance which is beautiful contrasted by her tragic physical decline later on. I've also been really pleased to see more people praising Elena in the comments, a few years ago reading these comments was painful.
For everyone criticizing Elena, please bare in mind that she had to do this eight times a week without fail.the role of evita is both physically and vocally challenging to its fullest extent. It is only natural that after a few shows during the week she may be feeling fatigued.
Sorry that excuse does not hold up well. That’s like saying the CEO comes in to check up on you and the departments progress where you work, and your boss tells them “sorry, don’t be critical as they’re doing this five times a week”. I think she did a good job! Was it mine blowing, no, but good, yes.
I love Elena Roger in this role! People need to stop hating! She is the reason why most people of Argentinian decent or any Latin American, Mexican descent is given a chance to try their best to reach the American dream!
She is fantastic! One of my favorite Evitas. She was cast for the Broadway 2012 because of her talent. I have been listening to videos on her channel. I don't understand the words. But the emotion she brings comes through loud and clear.
reading the comments, what the hell? Who could possibly criticize elena? this number ALONE must be damn exhausting and vocally, she emitted the raw, sexual, aggressive, and ambitious qualities of evita peron. damn!
I have read way too many comments that are insulting and mean spirited to the artist(s) in the video. And the comparisons always against the artists in the video. And somebody is always better and the best. And the comments, as insulting as many of them are, are not nearly as bad as the replies to others. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and preferences. No need for them to get vicious.
I do not understand how people criticize it, try to sing in a language that is not yours while you focus on the dance steps or the good pronunciation ... please empathize people.
These comments are shit. Her vocals are amazing. I just don’t like the actual written score, some of the notes just feel short. But otherwise, the actual actress did an amazing job!
Can I just take a second to comment on how dreamy Max von Essen is? If he ever wants to retire from theatre, I'd be willing to hire him as my own person chanteur.
...sou português vi 4 versões da Evita quer em Londres, Espanha, Grécia e Brasil, sendo estas duas ultimas versões péssimas. Para mim a Paloma San Basilio foi perfeita. Agora quase 40 anos volvidos vejo este excerto duma argentina que apenas conheço de nome através duma amiga que vive em Buenos Aires. Fiquei pasmado, mesmo extasiado com a vitalidade desta artista neste video. Artista fabulosa pois é difícil cantar e dançar desta maneira em simultanêo. Parabéns a este grande talento da Argentina. Fabulosa mesmo.
Yes I'd agree. I've been disappointed by her in the past but I like her here. I can kinda see what they were going for. Aside from an actual Argentinian is playing the role but a grittier take on the performance. I love Evita and I've seen it many times. Some while Ms. Roger was still a little girl but although I have my memories of some great performances I'd be willing to give Ms. Roger a chance live.
I think she’s much better and authentic than all the American performers who took on the role before. And she has a great voice. People who criticise her need to get their eyes cleaned. And also, she’s better for the role because she’s Argentinian - meaning she literally UNDERSTANDS what impact Evita had on their nation.
@@chocolatesouljah Exactly. It's less about the showboating West End or Broadway leading lady (been there done that in the original productions and all the national tours that aped it) Here they went for a earthy, naturalistic portrayal (in fact the entire production was) and we get an Eva who is not a charicature, has an emotive folk-y voice, a great dancer and was simply transifixing to watch on stage. A highly intelligent and nuanced peformanced - much better than some of her predecessors
I think the production lacks because of a few key artistic choices. I don’t think Evita works if it’s played as Realism or verbatim theatre. Yes it’s based on real people and events but (a lot like Jesus Christ Superstar) it works best when it focuses on the mythmaking. So in that regard, the actress playing Santa Evita has to embody the *idea* of her and inhabit the ambitious tendencies as opposed to playing the real Eva Duarte Peron. If you play it verbatim, it can be misconstrued as supporting Peron’s politics. Because the reality is The Peronistas were a fascist regime with a socialist scheme to enrich themselves personally. I think Patti LuPone did this well. In her book, Patti talks about Eva as more of an enigma or ghost that haunted her and less a real person who lived and died. But Elena Roger’s whole schtick is that she’s as authentic as it gets. She’s Argentinian and probably looks and sounds more like the real person. But the show isn’t about Eva Duarte Peron. It’s about Evita.
The Americans seemed to be far more sensitive to the fascist angle than British audiences who viewed it with more detachment. I read this somewhere, and the political aspect had to be toned down for Broadway
@@DistantCousin I'm glad you brought that up. The original album (Covington,Wilkinson) had songs and even merely phrases that vanished over the Atlantic Ocean. Eva's Sonnet and the military response was strong, solid. Lyrics and music. It has been gone since the 70s. A loss. I am American. But I know American audiences wouldn't have understood.
@@anahojman hi. I am here even later than you. I was lucky, years ago, to have a family move next door who became more of a family than my own. And when their family and friends came I was included in their social gatherings. Argelia was a 2nd mother to me. She was from Argentina. She spoke English well. I spent time with her. I brought up the subject of Eva Peron. She was from an upper middle class family. Her father owned an iron works factory. They lived in Rosario and spent summers in Mar del Plata. She never went into the details of what happened when Peron's "representatives " went to see her father. So I am influenced by what she told me. On another note, Elena is wonderful. Not just in Evita. I have listened to her music on her channel. She is one of my favorite Evitas.
You know what's fascist? The dictatorship that USA imposed all over Latin America. Thousands of people are still disappeared here in Argentina just because they have different political thoughts from USA and you killed them. The dictatorship took the power illegally from Peron's wife, who was the legal president. You are saying things that can hurt someone, my grandfather's cousin is still missing and this was 50 years ago. Please, read a book, check what you're saying. Google it, investigate about it. How ironic, the country that killed and made thousands of argentinians disappear use Evita's story as entertainment and then you call her fascist. What a shame.
Vocal is impressive - body movements need work. I saw her in this and she was good but there are times when her emotions are high and powerful via voice and the body is stiff. Tough role and overall done well, but not at Patti or Madonna’s level. Big ladies preceded her and comparisons are inevitable (ha!) but she was very good.
I don't understand a word she's saying at the start. Not because of the accent, btw. She just doesn't punch in her words enough. I like the dancing and vocals, though.
I really don't think her voice is strong enough to portray Evita. Her voice sounds very strained and almost sounds like she needs to go get her vocal cords checked. There could be something pathological there. Especially when she opts to use her head voice for "And if ever I go to far...", it's very anti-climactic. It should be the high point of the whole song and should definitely be belted. But I did enjoy her dancing!
That part is sung like that in pretty every production, including the original one with Elaine Page. It’s not Evita that you want to see, if’s Patti Lupone. That’s ok. But Elena was playing Evita.
The dancers role is silent..... What a mess. No wonder she closed the show, what a shame...... Apparently the approached LuPone to recreate her performance, desperate to salvage the box office. Moral of the story? Know your limitations....
Look, Elena Roger is a good dancer, as a singer, not so much. Patti LuPone was the best, Evita. How and why Roger's was cast in the role is a mystery. There are plenty of actresses out there who at least can sing the score.
It's not a mystery at all. You just didn't care for her interpretation because she was not Patti Lupone or her imitators, and you weren't watching the original production.
I READ MANY COMMENTS ABOUT ELENA'S SINGING HERE. THERE WAS NO OTHER PRODUCTION WHERE EVITA HAD TO DANCE A HARD AND EXHAUSTING CHOREOGRAPHY AS IT IS. COME ON GUYS, SHOW ME ANOTHER SINGER THAT DOES IT BETTER DANCING AND JUMPING AND SPINNING LIKE THIS. ALL THE CHOREOGRAPHIES I'VE SEEN FROM DIFFERENT PRODUCTIONS LOOK LIKE A SCHOOL PRESENTATION COMPARED TO THIS ONE.
I don't understand how people are criticizing. She did this role in various different countries. If she was as bad as people were saying, she wouldn't have played the role ON BROADWAY, and on the WEST END. She's raw, vocally and as an actress. And, you're all forgetting that SHE'S FROM ARGENTINA. She's as authentic as you can get. Sit down.
Honestly, she has done what many others have not done for me.
She made Eva Peron understandable. For better or worse. Bad and good.
I felt like she WAS evita. American women playing Evita didn’t feel iconic. Rogers made it feel like it was her
i realize Im quite off topic but do anyone know a good site to watch newly released series online?
@@talonkellen3043 there’s an evita series?
@Soren Maximilian thanks, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :D I appreciate it!!
Elena is simply stunning in this role. She makes it fresh and her own..... big shoes to fill after Patti Lupone and she rises to the occasion. Her accent, and vocal improv choices are on point .. I played the role of Che many times in local productions here in CA. The revival of 2012 was so enjoyable. Elena is on point! Bravissima
she killed this idc what ya´ll say. her voice and her dancing was amazing and POR FIN an evita who says BUENOS AIRES and not buenas airas and pronounce right rio de la plata, florida, corrientes and nueve de julio, anyways elena roger supremacía we love our argentinian queen
Elena is simply stunning here. A really nuanced performance.
I saw Elena's performance in the London production and she was stunning to watch. It was a real star is born moment. I have seen many comments from audience members reporting that something was lost from this production when it transferred to Broadway which is a real shame. Although I can still see what made her a very special Eva and I really think her performance holds up here. Elena excels when dancing and acting. I personally adore her voice even when it is sometimes shrill and think she navigates a horribly difficult and vocally punishing score superbly and managed to for years... THAT'S surely worthy of praise. In 'Don't Cry for Me...' and 'I'd be Surprisingly Good for You' she demonstrates best why she is a great Eva. The manipulative, cold and egotistical woman pulling the strings comes to the forefront of her performance which is beautiful contrasted by her tragic physical decline later on. I've also been really pleased to see more people praising Elena in the comments, a few years ago reading these comments was painful.
i don’t understand how anyone could ever criticize elena? she’s vocally incredible, and her stage presence is EVERYTHING.
For everyone criticizing Elena, please bare in mind that she had to do this eight times a week without fail.the role of evita is both physically and vocally challenging to its fullest extent. It is only natural that after a few shows during the week she may be feeling fatigued.
she did 6 shows a week. as with the original productions, an alternate did 2. Abbie Osman in London and Christina DiCicco in New York.
Sorry that excuse does not hold up well. That’s like saying the CEO comes in to check up on you and the departments progress where you work, and your boss tells them “sorry, don’t be critical as they’re doing this five times a week”. I think she did a good job! Was it mine blowing, no, but good, yes.
I think people forget their only human. Love the rass to her voice gives it more meaning to the song and her dancing is perfect.
ppl are criticizing because of her vocals but her stage presence is AMAZING
If people don't understand how incredible she is in this role, they are basic. She's like a siren. So authentic.
I love Elena Roger in this role! People need to stop hating! She is the reason why most people of Argentinian decent or any Latin American, Mexican descent is given a chance to try their best to reach the American dream!
She is fantastic! One of my favorite Evitas. She was cast for the Broadway 2012 because of her talent.
I have been listening to videos on her channel. I don't understand the words. But the emotion she brings comes through loud and clear.
Wow! Damn impressive actress. She never missed a beat. She's passionate. That's why I love theater. The sheer unabashed passion of the actors
elena did an amazing job!!!!
Wow! BEST choreo I've seen for Evita!
Yes, and it's like that for the whole show!
I needed a nap just from watching!
reading the comments, what the hell? Who could possibly criticize elena? this number ALONE must be damn exhausting and vocally, she emitted the raw, sexual, aggressive, and ambitious qualities of evita peron. damn!
I have read way too many comments that are insulting and mean spirited to the artist(s) in the video. And the comparisons always against the artists in the video. And somebody is always better and the best.
And the comments, as insulting as many of them are, are not nearly as bad as the replies to others.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and preferences. No need for them to get vicious.
She was amazing! It’s hard singing that under hot lights while dancing tango
Elena was fabulous in London as Evita and sensational as Edith Piaf In Piaf in London too.
I do not understand how people criticize it, try to sing in a language that is not yours while you focus on the dance steps or the good pronunciation ... please empathize people.
and she wasnt even fluent in english, she went to the audition for evita in london without knowing a single thing of english
Elena the best!
2:48 Buenos Aires
K but the choreo + lighting+ dynamic star turns of the entire cast = magic
These comments are shit. Her vocals are amazing. I just don’t like the actual written score, some of the notes just feel short. But otherwise, the actual actress did an amazing job!
I see people complaining about people criticizing Elena. I don;t see people criticizing Elena though.
The people who are commenting and criticizing her have surely never played Eva Peron on Broadway eight times a week.
Elena is so lovely. I just am entranced
by her.
Can I just take a second to comment on how dreamy Max von Essen is? If he ever wants to retire from theatre, I'd be willing to hire him as my own person chanteur.
...sou português vi 4 versões da Evita quer em Londres, Espanha, Grécia e Brasil, sendo estas duas ultimas versões péssimas. Para mim a Paloma San Basilio foi perfeita. Agora quase 40 anos volvidos vejo este excerto duma argentina que apenas conheço de nome através duma amiga que vive em Buenos Aires. Fiquei pasmado, mesmo extasiado com a vitalidade desta artista neste video. Artista fabulosa pois é difícil cantar e dançar desta maneira em simultanêo. Parabéns a este grande talento da Argentina. Fabulosa mesmo.
@@superz3404 vi no teatro João Caetano na praça tiradentes com uma artista d nome Cláudia creio
My dance teachers husband Sean M. was the husband in this with Caroline I think?
I know this isn’t with her
Meu príncipe meu lindo meu amor
I think she is fucken great!
4:58 Ricky Martin
I her performance over Patty LuPone
I don’t think she’s a poor job at all! Apart from Some rhythmical things in the beginning.
Yes I'd agree. I've been disappointed by her in the past but I like her here. I can kinda see what they were going for. Aside from an actual Argentinian is playing the role but a grittier take on the performance. I love Evita and I've seen it many times. Some while Ms. Roger was still a little girl but although I have my memories of some great performances I'd be willing to give Ms. Roger a chance live.
I think she’s much better and authentic than all the American performers who took on the role before. And she has a great voice. People who criticise her need to get their eyes cleaned. And also, she’s better for the role because she’s Argentinian - meaning she literally UNDERSTANDS what impact Evita had on their nation.
@@chocolatesouljah Exactly. It's less about the showboating West End or Broadway leading lady (been there done that in the original productions and all the national tours that aped it) Here they went for a earthy, naturalistic portrayal (in fact the entire production was) and we get an Eva who is not a charicature, has an emotive folk-y voice, a great dancer and was simply transifixing to watch on stage. A highly intelligent and nuanced peformanced - much better than some of her predecessors
I think she was quite good!
I think the production lacks because of a few key artistic choices. I don’t think Evita works if it’s played as Realism or verbatim theatre. Yes it’s based on real people and events but (a lot like Jesus Christ Superstar) it works best when it focuses on the mythmaking. So in that regard, the actress playing Santa Evita has to embody the *idea* of her and inhabit the ambitious tendencies as opposed to playing the real Eva Duarte Peron. If you play it verbatim, it can be misconstrued as supporting Peron’s politics. Because the reality is The Peronistas were a fascist regime with a socialist scheme to enrich themselves personally.
I think Patti LuPone did this well. In her book, Patti talks about Eva as more of an enigma or ghost that haunted her and less a real person who lived and died.
But Elena Roger’s whole schtick is that she’s as authentic as it gets. She’s Argentinian and probably looks and sounds more like the real person. But the show isn’t about Eva Duarte Peron. It’s about Evita.
The Americans seemed to be far more sensitive to the fascist angle than British audiences who viewed it with more detachment. I read this somewhere, and the political aspect had to be toned down for Broadway
@@DistantCousin I'm glad you brought that up. The original album (Covington,Wilkinson) had songs and even merely phrases that vanished over the Atlantic Ocean.
Eva's Sonnet and the military response was strong, solid. Lyrics and music. It has been gone since the 70s.
A loss. I am American. But I know American audiences wouldn't have understood.
@@anahojman hi. I am here even later than you.
I was lucky, years ago, to have a family move next door who became more of a family than my own. And when their family and friends came I was included in their social gatherings.
Argelia was a 2nd mother to me. She was from Argentina. She spoke English well. I spent time with her. I brought up the subject of Eva Peron.
She was from an upper middle class family. Her father owned an iron works factory. They lived in Rosario and spent summers in Mar del Plata.
She never went into the details of what happened when Peron's "representatives " went to see her father.
So I am influenced by what she told me.
On another note, Elena is wonderful. Not just in Evita. I have listened to her music on her channel. She is one of my favorite Evitas.
You know what's fascist? The dictatorship that USA imposed all over Latin America. Thousands of people are still disappeared here in Argentina just because they have different political thoughts from USA and you killed them. The dictatorship took the power illegally from Peron's wife, who was the legal president. You are saying things that can hurt someone, my grandfather's cousin is still missing and this was 50 years ago. Please, read a book, check what you're saying. Google it, investigate about it.
How ironic, the country that killed and made thousands of argentinians disappear use Evita's story as entertainment and then you call her fascist. What a shame.
@@victoriabc3796 AMEN HERMANA
3:03
The orignal choreo is so much better though
She seems slightly behind the beat throughout.
Also… Evita’s Beunos Aires is literally gay rights
Poor Elena she was dying up there
eddie ferran it is possibly the worst female Broadway performance I've ever seen
what happend?
Angelica Firefly they cast Elena as Eva
you all should watch Sara Ramirez`s interpretation of this song...
Vocal is impressive - body movements need work. I saw her in this and she was good but there are times when her emotions are high and powerful via voice and the body is stiff. Tough role and overall done well, but not at Patti or Madonna’s level. Big ladies preceded her and comparisons are inevitable (ha!) but she was very good.
Bla bla bla …
...Madonna péssima escolha vocal e artistica...a pior Evita certamente...
I don't understand a word she's saying at the start. Not because of the accent, btw. She just doesn't punch in her words enough. I like the dancing and vocals, though.
I just hate the staging of this run. It's just boring compared to the original. I was so disappointed when I saw it I was like... Really? Sets? Lol
I really don't think her voice is strong enough to portray Evita. Her voice sounds very strained and almost sounds like she needs to go get her vocal cords checked. There could be something pathological there. Especially when she opts to use her head voice for "And if ever I go to far...", it's very anti-climactic. It should be the high point of the whole song and should definitely be belted.
But I did enjoy her dancing!
That part is a sung in thin fold by a lot of people...it's musically meant to be more floaty...so. I think I disagree here
Bla… bla… bla…
That part is sung like that in pretty every production, including the original one with Elaine Page. It’s not Evita that you want to see, if’s Patti Lupone. That’s ok. But Elena was playing Evita.
The dancers role is silent..... What a mess. No wonder she closed the show, what a shame...... Apparently the approached LuPone to recreate her performance, desperate to salvage the box office. Moral of the story? Know your limitations....
The answer is:...........................NO!
shame maybe she was nervous
Look, Elena Roger is a good dancer, as a singer, not so much. Patti LuPone was the best, Evita. How and why Roger's was cast in the role is a mystery. There are plenty of actresses out there who at least can sing the score.
It's not a mystery at all. You just didn't care for her interpretation because she was not Patti Lupone or her imitators, and you weren't watching the original production.
Bla… bla… bla…
I READ MANY COMMENTS ABOUT ELENA'S SINGING HERE.
THERE WAS NO OTHER PRODUCTION WHERE EVITA HAD TO DANCE A HARD AND EXHAUSTING CHOREOGRAPHY AS IT IS.
COME ON GUYS, SHOW ME ANOTHER SINGER THAT DOES IT BETTER DANCING AND JUMPING AND SPINNING LIKE THIS.
ALL THE CHOREOGRAPHIES I'VE SEEN FROM DIFFERENT PRODUCTIONS LOOK LIKE A SCHOOL PRESENTATION COMPARED TO THIS ONE.