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...some time now, two extraordinary institutions-the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and Leonard Bernstein-have been at loose ends. The Philharmonic has suffered from an excess of guest batons and a lack of inspired leadership. Leonard
...Bernstein, its co-conductor this season, has suffered from an excess of careers-conductor, serious composer, writer of musical comedies, pianist, teacher, celebrity. This week both the Philharmonic and Bernstein moved to put their houses in order: starting next season, the Philharmonic announced, Bernstein, 39, will take over from Dimitri Mitropoulos as the orchestra's musical director...
Choice conducting plums have been dangled in Bernstein's face before, and he has turned them all down, except for a 1945-48 stint as full-time conductor of the now defunct New York City Symphony. Said he once: "I don't want to spend the rest of my life, as Toscanini did, studying and restudying, say, 50 pieces of music...
There is a scattering of light verse by E.S. Stewart, who hails Leonard Bernstein as Lampy's hero of the month, and then masticates Cole Porter...
...wrinkles and cracks are beginning to show. Shows like Rumple, the product of lesser talents, look more tired and warmed-over than anything else. On the positive side of the ledger, Leonard Bernstein, with West Side Story, is exploring the musical theater as a vehicle for something like tragedy. And it may be indicative of some change in the pattern of the American musical that the most hailed show now in New York, My Fair Lady, owes much to the British genius, Bernard Shaw; and that The Three Penny Opera has enjoyed a two-year run even though...