NEW YORK — The controversy over Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” began with its premiere in 1971. In his review for The New York Times on Sept. 9 that year, Harold C. Schonberg dismissed the piece as ...

When Leonard Bernstein wrote his grandiose and controversial “Mass” for the opening performances of the Kennedy Center in 1971, he subtitled the work “Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers.” ...

Leonard Bernstein wrote his Mass to memorialize John F. Kennedy. But conductor Marin Alsop says that the dizzyingly eclectic work reveals more... Revisiting Bernstein's Immodest 'Mass' Revisiting ...

Enjoy Ravinia Festival’s production of Leonard Bernstein’s musical starring Tony Award-winning baritone Paulo Szot and featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra artistic ...

NEW YORK — “Is ‘Mass’ Leonard Bernstein’s Best Work, or His Worst?” a recent headline asked. Well, after revisiting this two-hour extravaganza on Tuesday, when it was presented by Lincoln Center’s ...

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Learn the full story of how Jackie Kennedy Onassis commissioned Leonard Bernstein to write Mass for the opening of the Kennedy Center in 1971. Paulo Szot Sings "A Simple Song" Brazilian baritone, ...

At a time when the art of memorializing has become touchy, Martha Graham Dance Co., along with Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A.

Nearly half a century after Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” received its world premiere – to intensely divided and often harsh reviews – the work is enjoying a long-overdue moment in the sun. The process ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Leonard Bernstein's "Mass" is the musical equivalent of the late American conductor and composer's bear-hugs and kisses on the lips: if you like emotional excess you'll love it, if ...