PROGRAM
Anna Rakitina Conductor
Experience a musical journey through the greatest love stories ever told. Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy captures the passion and tragedy of young love, while the ballet music from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet brings Shakespeare’s drama to life with fiery energy and dark foreboding. Nino Rota’s Love Theme from the iconic 1968 film conveys longing and devotion, while music from Bernstein’s West Side Story pulses with bold rhythms and raw emotion.
Nino Rota · Romeo and Juliet Love Theme
Serge Prokofiev · Selections from Romeo and Juliet
Leonard Bernstein · West Side Story Symphonic Dances
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
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