Bernstein musicals bring the house down at Tanglewood and the Guthrie. Plus, pre-order Warner Classic’s new recording of Bernstein symphonies, see how Yo-Yo Ma’s career intersected with Bernstein’s, and explore what Jamie Bernstein says her father would have thought about Hamilton!
1. Tanglewood’s Terrific On the Town
On July 7, 2018, the Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart presented a semi-staged production of On the Town as part of the opening weekend of Tanglewood Music Festival. A stellar cast of Broadway singers and dancers, including Laura Osnes, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Megan Lawrence, brought Bernstein’s jazzy, joyful music to life, and had the audience laughing and cheering throughout.
TONIGHT 8pm! Our stellar cast of “On The Town” w/ @TheBostonPops reunites at @TanglewoodMA!https://t.co/nlGwUZXmlU pic.twitter.com/I9mTgju1gM
— Laura Osnes (@LauraOsnes) July 7, 2018
2. Warner Classics to Release New Recording of Bernstein Symphonies
Warner Classics announced today it will release a new recording of Bernstein’s three symphonies by Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia on August 10th. Conductor Antonio Pappano describes Bernstein’s first symphony (“Jeremiah”) in a short video (click play in the tweet below to watch).
Antonio Pappano presents his Leonard Bernstein centenary tribute: a monumental new recording of the beloved composer-conductor’s three symphonies! Out 10 August. Listen to a preview track and pre-order the album. 🎧 https://t.co/hxTxmmgyhu pic.twitter.com/x3FxZ1iwpp
— Warner Classics (@WarnerClassics) July 11, 2018
Learn more about Bernstein’s longstanding relationship with the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia below:
3. Beginnings and Endings: Bernstein and Yo-Yo Ma
Jennifer Hambrick, from WOSU Public Media, writes, “Leonard Bernstein was there at the beginning of Yo-Yo Ma’s career. And in a special way, Yo-Yo Ma was there at the end of Bernstein’s life.” Read her touching piece about the intersections between Ma’s and Bernstein’s careers.
4. Jamie Bernstein on Politics, Social Justice, and Hamilton
Classical music critic Peter Dobrin interviewed Jamie Bernstein about her new book (Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein) for the Free Library of Philadelphia. They discussed her father’s social activism, how he might react to today’s political climate — and what he might have said about the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton.
Watch the full interview:
5. Guthrie’s West Side Story — Sans Snaps
Minneapolis’s Guthrie Theater presents a stunning new production of West Side Story, with one bold change: the Sharks and the Jets won’t be snapping their fingers at each other anytime soon. Read Jay Gabler’s glowing review for CityPages.com.
Learn more about the inspiration behind our major revival of WEST SIDE STORY from director Joseph Haj and @MaijaGarcia . Playing through August 26! https://t.co/SllcvulVVj #GuthrieWestSideStory
— Guthrie Theater (@GuthrieTheater) June 25, 2018
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Throughout The Bernstein Experience, enjoy curated glimpses of Leonard Bernstein’s music, life and legacy as well as a blog about the ongoing global celebration of Bernstein’s centenary today, including our five picks of noteworthy Bernstein stories from recent news, blogs, and social media.
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