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Chichester Cathedral Unveils Plaque Honoring Leonard Bernstein
Chichester Cathedral has unveiled a new plaque within the Cathedral Quarter dedicated to Leonard Bernstein.
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New Book: Eminent Jews by David Denby
Leonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, and Norman Mailer. Brilliant, brash, yet soulful, they were 100 percent Jewish and 100 percent American.
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LA Opera Kicks Off 40th Season with West Side Story
LA Opera opens its 40th anniversary season this September at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion with a landmark production of West Side Story.
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From the Archives: The Politics of Play
by Alexander Bernstein
as published in the 1992 Fall issue of Prelude, Fugue & Riffs
LA Opera Kicks Off 40th Season with West Side Story
LA Opera Kicks Off 40th Season with West Side Story
Rehearsals underway for West Side Story in Rome
Rehearsals are underway in Rome for Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s new production of West Side Story, directed by Damiano Michieletto and c…
The Leonard Bernstein Circle at the New York Philharmonic
There are different tiers of support for donors the New York Philharmonic. The highest level is known as the Leonard Bernstein Circle, and i…

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