Leonard Bernstein’s big, audacious, belief-shaking Mass has never slotted easily into the choral/symphonic repertoire, requiring Broadway and rock music resources as well as orchestral ones, with a ...

NEW YORK — The controversy over Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” began with its premiere in 1971. In his review for The New York Times on Sept. 9 that year, Harold C. Schonberg dismissed the piece as ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Leonard Bernstein poured his heart and soul into "Mass," a setting of the liturgy which touched off a storm of controversy that reached the very pinnacle of power in 1971. U.S.

NEW YORK — “Is ‘Mass’ Leonard Bernstein’s Best Work, or His Worst?” a recent headline asked. Well, after revisiting this two-hour extravaganza on Tuesday, when it was presented by Lincoln Center’s ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Leonard Bernstein's "Mass" is the musical equivalent of the late American conductor and composer's bear-hugs and kisses on the lips: if you like emotional excess you'll love it, if ...