An iconic score presented by Gustavo Dudamel leading the orchestra of the Liceu

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), composer, conductor, indispensable sonic pedagogue for new generations, is considered one of the emblematic figures in the musical history of the United States. He serves as a necessary bridge between the great European classical tradition and the American proposal, unfolding his multiple cultural, socioeconomic, and even racial influences in his own voice. 

His most celebrated work is West Side Story, a musical premiered in 1957 with a libretto by Arthur Laurents (1917-2011) and lyrics by the late Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021). The pinnacle of Bernstein's catalog, it required 10 years of conception before its first performance and was adapted from the theatrical stage to the movie screen by Robert Wise in 1961. With overwhelming success, it received 10 Oscars, including Best Picture. Since then, this work has been established as one of the reference works in musical filmmaking.

In 2021, Steven Spielberg made a new version with Gustavo Dudamel as the musical director of the score and with the NY Philharmonic, the orchestra of which Bernstein was the conductor. With a set of compelling resources, this revision enlightens us in its aesthetic proposal. 

An iconic score presented by Gustavo Dudamel leading the orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, which will bring to the stage the emotions of a young couple who, like in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, have their clandestine relationship denied by their own feuding clans. A dream pursued in which sadly only the death of one of them will show the community that they are obliged to understand each other and that hatred is a poison for which there is no antidote.