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Sixty years after its debut, Bernstein's West Side Story is back in a traditional version

By Renato Verga, 07 December 2016
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“its compelling rhythms and the amazing beauty of its show tunes”
Reviewed at Teatro Regio di Torino, Turin on 6 December 2016
Programme
Bernstein, West Side Story
Performers
Teatro Regio di Torino
Donald Chan, Conductor
Paul Gallis, Set Designer
Renate Schmitzer, Costume Designer
Jenna Burns, Maria
Keely Beirne, Anita
Kevin Hack, Tony
Waldemar Quinones-Villanueva, Bernardo
Jerome Robbins, Choreography
Joey McKneely, Revival Director
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
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Renato Verga, 10th October
Female voices dominate in the vocal cast: Rachel Willis-Sørensen debuts as Leonora and charms the audience; Anna Maria Chiuri has the temperament and rich vocality requested by the role of the gypsy.
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Renato Verga, 16th May
Two different variations of the female conditions: one of 1909 and now utterly out-of-date, the second of 1959 much more ut-to-date.
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Renato Verga
Renato Verga
Renato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.