Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990) | West Side Story (concert performance) | Libretto by Stephen Sondheim |
Performers
John Wilson | Conductor | |
Leila Zaidi | Vocals | Francisca |
Jocasta Almgill | Vocals | Consuelo |
Christopher Jordan Marshall | Vocals | Snowboy |
Alistair Brammer | Vocals | Action |
Jack North | Vocals | Baby John |
Michael Colbourne | Vocals | Diesel |
Fra Fee | Vocals | A-Rab |
Louise Alder | Soprano | (Somewhere) |
Students from ArtsEd and Mountview | ||
John Wilson Orchestra | ||
Mikaela Bennett | Soprano | Maria |
Ross Lekites | Vocals | Tony |
Eden Espinosa | Actor | Anita |
Emma Kingston | Vocals | Rosalia |
Leo Roberts | Vocals | Riff |
Gian Marco Schiaretti | Vocals | Bernardo |
West Side Story bursts with violent, sensual rhythms and big-hearted melodies. This performance of the theatre score (authorised concert version) marks the first time the complete musical has been performed in concert in the UK. A top-flight cast is joined by an ensemble of students from leading London theatre schools.
Tickets £18 - £72