Evita: the portrait of Eva Peron. With a tango twist, of course.

Who was Eva Peron? Saint or whore? Idealist or opportunist? Where her myth came from? How people felt about Evita?
Hear the Evita's story (with a tango twist, of course), the reminiscences of the people who lived in Peronist Argentina (in their own voices) and
the excerpts from "Santa Evita" by Tomas Eloy Martinez, the most brilliant biographical novel I've ever read. The show is inspired by this novel.
There are several additional tracks with readings from "Santa Evita" and music, which did not fit into the show, but they might be interesting to listen to.

The sources for this program is listed in Sources section below.


My most ambitious
(so far) production is dedicated to
my daughter Emma,
who graduated from Middle School on June 7.
She is the most artistically gifted student of Class'07. And it is not only proud Mom's opinion.

Sources

Robert Crassweller, "Peron and the Enigmas of Argentina" + numerous other history books
Historical audio and videos (mostly Argentine)
"The Reason for my Life" by Eva Perón (excerpts)
CasaHistoria.net: list of sites on E.and J. Peron
Eva Peron: official website (Spanish)
ToDoTango - a comprehensive source of Argentine tango music, poetry and history

also

Sally Bedell Smith, "Reflected Glory" -
I mentioned Pamela Digby Churchill Harriman in my show, a one of the most prominent courtesans of the 20th century. I read about her in this excellent biography. The book reads like a novel of high intrigue and scandal. It is scary to know that, after all, the history is made like bologna sausage.