Donderdag 1 juni om 22:00 onze tijd, begint bij de BBC hun 20 e seizoen van wat wij in Nederland kennen als "Verborgen Verleden"
Het start zo te zien met Andrew Lloyd Webber die op zoek ging naar zijn voorouders
Lloyd Webber is componist van
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1968)
- Jesus Christ Superstar (1970)
- Evita (1976)
- Cats (1981)
- Starlight Express (1984)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1986)
- Sunset Boulevard (1993)
- School of Rock (2
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Uit de aankondiging door de BBC
With the help of his cousin Anne, he discovers his two-times great-grandfather Henry Simmonds was a missionary who dedicated his life to helping the poor and needy. Described as a ‘real working-class hero’, Andrew is thrilled to find out that Henry was the author of the first architectural guide to Battersea.
Andrew still wants to uncover any musical links, and with the help of genealogist Laura Berry, he finally traces more musicians in the family, including his five-times great-grandfather Henry who has the curious surname Magito – which Andrew soon learns is Dutch. What follows next is a series of extraordinary resonances with Andrew’s own life - an extended family of Magitos, who were not only accomplished musicians, but also showmen and producers making their living by staging the 18th-century equivalent of musical theatre.
But the coincidences don’t stop there. More investigation proves his five-times grandfather Henry Magito had a brother, Alexis Magito, who was also a cellist. A trip to Leiden uncovers a long-lost sonata written by Alexis that reveals he was an accomplished composer and player for the cello. Andrew can’t wait to return to London to meet with his younger brother Julian and share the extraordinary coincidences of their shared ancestry.
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