Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story, studio-takes. (8) 

The very best I have ever heard and I am a West Side Story megafan of the movie.Those voices are the purest and most beautiful

I never get tired of the songs from Westside story! They`re all so wonderfully witty, and the music is just wonderful.

leonard bernstein got tired, but he never got tired of his work. a man married to music.

That is gorgeous.

I love that Ms. Troyanas wore an elegant evening dress to a recording session. I’m sure it brought her confidence.

September 26th 1957 Winter Garden Theatre, how I wish I was there.

BravoooooooooOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

TimonyEr. You bet these guys are opera singers. They are the very best in this field. That's why Leni chose them.

This is so wonderful--all of it. Thank you for the time you took to make this available!

Thank you for posting, I always wanted to see this recording!! Officer Krupky!

gives me butterflies in my stomach

Brilliant work from all!

Bellissimo! Lo avevo in VHS. Me lo aveva prestato un mio carissimo amico direttore (ora, purtroppo scomparso) Domenico Cieri, e mi aveva affascinato per la tenerezza espressa da tutti e per la incomparabile bravura di Bernstein!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Je n'avais jamais vu !!

Amazing how versatile LB was - he can be conducting a pickup orchestra like this for one minute and then jetsetting overseas to conduct an opera in LaScala or Mahler in Vienna....

Oh no! 😮Is this really the last bit? Isn’t there more?? 😢

from Linda November, that's me, How Dare they Not Discuss Sondheim, the Genius Lyricist in this case?

Kurt Ollmann's voice acting is brilliant in this

@amjhutton actually the name of it is not Tonight, The 2nd song in this specific video is called " Balcony Scene " ... " Tonight " is later on in the actual show ( earlier in this recording session )

"not bad" - o_o

i love when the singer on the left is like "i have a social di-SEASE" so jokes

take 29 :D

Krupke :) Such a funny number.

Carreras is not terrible...it's just that he is not suited for playing tony, the jet from the streets. he has an operatic voice and is not in my opinion meant for this.