Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story
- Synopsis
- In September 1984 Leonard Bernstein conducted for the first time a complete performance of his 1957 musical ‘West Side Story’, based on the Romeo and Juliet theme. Using multiple cameras, this documentary records the highly charged emotions of the five days of rehearsal and recording. Features Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras and Tatiana Troyanos.
- Series
- Omnibus, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 90 min.
- Year of production
- 1993
- Availability
- Sale; 1999 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Repeat broadcast on BBC2 on 23/2/93.
- Subjects
- Drama; Music
- Keywords
- Bernstein, Leonard; musicals
Credits
- Director
- Christopher Swann
- Producer
- Humphrey Burton
- Cast
José Carreras Kiri Te Kanawa Leonard Bernstein Tatiana Troyanos
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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