Prom 38: West Side Story

11 Aug 2018, Royal Albert Hall

15:30 Sat 11 Aug 2018 Next Event

Proms 2018 Prom 38: West Side Story

15:30 Sat 11 Aug 2018 Royal Albert Hall

Bernstein鈥檚 West Side Story bursts with violent, sensual rhythms and big-hearted melodies. This most popular of musicals updates the story of Romeo and Juliet, transplanting the action to the warring white American and Puerto Rican gangs of Manhattan.

Performances & Interviews

20:31

West Side Story - the creation of a masterpiece

Kate Molleson introduces 'West Side Story' together with David Benedict & Sophie Redfern.

Aug '18麻豆社 Radio 3

Programme

- - Leonard Bernstein
  - West Side Story(76 mins)concert performance

Performers

Stephen Whitson
Stage Director
Stage Director
Mikaela Bennett
Maria
Maria
Ross Lekites
Tony
Tony
Eden Espinosa
Anita
Anita
Leo Roberts
Riff
Riff
Gian Marco Schiaretti
Bernardo
Bernardo
Emma Kingston
Rosalia
Rosalia
Laila Zaidi
Francisca
Francisca
Jocasta Almgill
Consuelo
Consuelo
Christopher Jordan Marshall
Snowboy
Snowboy
Alistair Brammer
Action
Action
Jack North
Baby John
Baby John
Michael Colbourne
Diesel
Diesel
Fra Fee
A-Rab
A-Rab
Louise Alder
Soprano (Somewhere)
Soprano (Somewhere)
Students from ArtsEd and Mountview
John Wilson Orchestra
John Wilson
conductor
conductor

Composers

Leonard Bernstein

About This Event

West Side Story bursts with violent, sensual rhythms and big-hearted melodies. The music ranges from the touching innocence of 鈥業 feel pretty鈥� and 鈥楾onight鈥� to the tension-fuelled 鈥楧ance at the Gym鈥� in conveying the trials of the ill-fated lovers, Tony and Maria, as they attempt to resolve the deep-rooted animosity between two warring communities on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

This rare performance of the theatre score (authorised concert version) features a top-flight cast, joined by an ensemble of students from leading London theatre schools.

Image: John Wilson 漏 Sim Canetty-Clarke