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- Leonard Bernstein's "Trouble in Tahiti" to stream for free on Wed., May 6! Opera North’s production of Leonard Bernstein's 'Trouble in Tahiti' is being made available to stream for free as part of the Company’s digital programme, Opera North at Home, during the Covid-19 lockdown. It will be streamed at 7pm BST on Wednesday 6 May on Opera North’s YouTube channel, where it will be available on-demand until Monday 1 June. Read May 1, 2020
- Great Performances presents Leonard Bernstein Mass, premiering Friday, May 15 on PBS Great Performances Premieres Leonard Bernstein Mass from the Ravinia Festival on Friday, May 15 on PBS. Read April 30, 2020
- The Library of Congress turns 220! #LOC220 Join us in wishing the Library of Congress a happy 220th birthday! Read April 24, 2020
- New York Philharmonic's Digital Festival, Mahler's New York, to feature Leonard Bernstein Videos The New York Philharmonic to present Mahler's New York: A Digital Festival - a two-week celebration of the composer / conductor - April 16-30, 2020. Read April 15, 2020
- New Recordings of MASS, Songfest, and Symphonies No. 1 & 2 Out now: Enjoy these new recordings of Leonard Bernstein's Symphonies No. 1 & 2, MASS, and Songfest! Read April 1, 2020
- PBS streaming Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood For those looking for a couple of hours of entertainment to distract you from your worries, the Great Performances Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood is available to stream on PBS.org and the PBS Video App. Read March 31, 2020
- Happy 90th Birthday, Stephen Sondheim! Happy 90th Birthday to Leonard Bernstein's beloved friend, colleague, and perennial word game sparring partner, HEMPEN HEDONISTS (Stephen Sondheim)! Read March 20, 2020
- Remembering Gerald Freedman During his long and celebrated career, Freedman amassed a dizzying array of credits, including assistant directing the original Broadway production of "West Side Story" alongside Jerome Robbins in 1957 and directing the world premiere of "Hair" in 1968. Read March 20, 2020
- West Side Story revival now open on Broadway As a precaution due to COVID-19, all Broadway performances have been canceled until June 6. Read March 12, 2020
- New Release: Bernstein's MASS (ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien / Dennis Russell Davies) The ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, led by Dennis Russell Davies with Vojtech Dyk as the celebrant, releases 2-dics recording of Bernstein's MASS on the Capriccio Label. Read March 5, 2020
- Celebrating 100 Years of Eileen Farrell Celebrating the 100th Birthday of American dramatic soprano Eileen Farrell (1920-2002). Read February 12, 2020
- Leonard Bernstein's music performed in ANTARCTICA! Watch this video of violinists Dan Zhu performing Bernstein's "Serenade" in Antarctica. Read January 6, 2020
- "On The Waterfront" new Blu-ray special edition "On The Waterfront" gets Blu-ray special edition release courtesy of The Criterion Collection and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Read December 2, 2019
- SONY Releases Bernstein Conducts Beethoven Remastered Leonard Bernstein’s Beethoven recordings from 1958 to 1970 in a single 10 CD edition. Read November 15, 2019
- Leonard Bernstein's legendary Beethoven live recording "Ode to Freedom" reissued To mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berin Wall, Leonard Bernstein's legendary live recording of Beethoven's "Ode to Freedom" gets reissued. Read November 9, 2019
- New ARTFUL LEARNING Documentary-Short! Award-winning film director Thomas Grube (BOOMTOWN MEDIA) turned his lens on Willow Elementary School in Napa California and captured Artful Learning, one of Leonard Bernstein’s greatest legacies, in action. Read November 8, 2019
- Jamie Bernstein Interviewed on Russian TV Channel Kultura Jamie Bernstein interview for the Enigma Cycle presented by Irina Nikitina airs on the Russian TV Channel Kultura. Read October 31, 2019
- New Book by Eric Booth, Artful Learning Board Member and Founding Fathers Check out the latest book from Artful Learning Board member and one of the Found Fathers of the model, Eric Book. Read October 15, 2019
- Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education hosts GRAMMY Museum's Leonard Bernstein at 100 Exhibition Drawing from more than 150 photographs, personal items, papers, scores, correspondence, costumes, furniture, and films, Leonard Bernstein at 100 marks the official exhibit of the centennial and is the most comprehensive retrospective of Bernstein's life and career ever staged in a museum setting. Read October 3, 2019
- Steven Spielberg Shares Photos of His West Side Story Remake with Rita Moreno and Ansel Elgort Steven Spielberg has wrapped filming on his remake of West Side Story Read October 2, 2019