1959 May 14 / Special / Bernstein

ID:: 1723

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Orchestras

New York Philharmonic

Conductors

Bernstein, Leonard

Soloists

"S" = Soloist
"A" = Assisting Artist

Juilliard Chorus / Chorus / S
Warren, Leonard / Bass / S
Stevens, Rise / Mezzo-Soprano / S

Works

Copland / Fanfare for the Common Man
Anthem / The Star-Spangled Banner
Leoncavallo / I Pagliacci
- "Si Puo?" Tonio (Prologue)
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Copland / Fanfare for the Common Man
Anthem / The Star-Spangled Banner
Leoncavallo / I Pagliacci
- "Si Puo?" Tonio (Prologue)
Bizet / Carmen
- Habañera ("Quand je vous aimerai?...L'amour est un oiseau rebelle")
Beethoven / Overture and Incidental Music to Goethe's Egmont, Op. 84
- Overture
Handel / Messiah
- Chorus: Hallelujah!
Sousa / Semper fidelis
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Dates / Event Types / Venues

May 14, 1959 / / Special / Public Special / Manhattan, NY

Notes

GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY - LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
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14 MAY: LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, MANHATTAN,
NEW YORK, USA
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Speeches:
John D. Rockefeller, III after National Anthem
Commissioner Robert Moses and Mayor Robert F. Wagner after "Pagliacci"
Lieutenant Governor Malcolm Wilson after "Carmen"
The President of the United States (Dwight D. Eisenhower) after "Egmont," followed by Ground Breaking

Project Funder

Leon Levy Foundation

Preferred Citation

Concert program, 14 May 1959, Program ID 1723, New York Philharmonic Shelby White & Leon Levy Digital Archives.
https://archives.nyphil.org/index.php/artifact/8409649e-fad8-4a35-a27f-60f5af5cb7b3-0.1

1959 May 14 / Special / Bernstein

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