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Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story

on BBC Two England

Another showing of the prizewinning story of how a classic recording was made, featuring
In September 1984, in a New York recording studio, composer Leonard Bernstein conducted for the first time anywhere a complete performance of his 1957 musical. Omnibus cameras covered the five hectic and exhilarating days of rehearsing and recording to make this documentary. Reviewing the record in Gramophone,
Edward Greenfield says, 'The speed with which the whole piece moves is astounding, not just as a superb entertainment but as a Shakespearean tragedy modernised and intensified'.
Based on an original concept by JEROME ROBBINS
Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS derived from
Romeo and Juliet
Producer HUMPHREY BURTON
Director CHRISTOPHER SWANN (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Leonard Bernstein
Unknown:
Edward Greenfield
Unknown:
Jerome Robbins
Unknown:
Stephen Sondheim
Book By:
Arthur Laurents
Producer:
Humphrey Burton
Director:
Christopher Swann
Maria:
Kiri Te Kanawa
Tony:
Jose Carreras
Anita:
Tatiana Troyanos
Riff:
Kurt Ollmann

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