Mass: The Short Documentary
Clip: Season 47 Episode 22 | 4m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn the full story of how Jackie K Onassis commissioned Leonard Bernstein to write Mass.
Learn the full story of how Jackie Kennedy Onassis commissioned Leonard Bernstein to write Mass for the opening of the Kennedy Center in 1971.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Mass: The Short Documentary
Clip: Season 47 Episode 22 | 4m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn the full story of how Jackie Kennedy Onassis commissioned Leonard Bernstein to write Mass for the opening of the Kennedy Center in 1971.
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Leonard Bernstein Mass Preview
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Preview: S47 Ep22 | 30s | Enjoy Ravinia Festival’s production of Leonard Bernstein’s musical led by Paulo Szot. (30s)
The Origin of Leonard Bernstein's "Mass"
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Clip: S47 Ep22 | 2m 58s | Learn about why Leonard Bernstein wrote the musical and its premiere at the Kennedy Center (2m 58s)
Paulo Szot Sings "A Simple Song"
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Clip: S47 Ep22 | 2m 39s | Brazilian baritone, Paulo Szot, sings Leonard Bernstein's iconic "A Simple Song." (2m 39s)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...