The composer Leonard Bernstein>
- born on 25.08.1018 in Lawrence, Massachusetts
- successful as a composer, conductor, musician
- many awards like the "Emmy Award"
- died on 14.10.1990 in New York
The story:
Maria is in love with Tony, but they are from two different street gangs, the Jets (Americans) and the Sharks (Puerto Ricans). As Maria´s brother Berdando stabbed Tony´s friend Riff in a fights, Tony is so angry that he kills Berdando. Although Maria forgives Tony there is no happy end, because Tony is shot dead by a Shark.
è West Side Story transfers Sheakspeare´s Romeo and Juliet to present-day New York.
MARIA
Maria.
The most beautiful sound I ever heard.
Maria.
All the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word:
Maria!
I´ve just met a girl named Maria,
And suddenly that name will never be the same to me.
Maria.
I´ve kissed a girl named Maria.
And suddenly I´ve found how wonderful a sound can be!
Maria!
Say it loud and there´s music playing-
Say it soft and it´s almost like praying-
Maria.
I´ll never stop saying Maria!
The most beautiful sound I ever heard.
Maria. |