west side story, Bernstein Flashcards
1
Q
genre
A
musical theatre
2
Q
composition date
A
1957
3
Q
source of plot
A
Shakespeare’s Romeo and juliet
4
Q
librettist
A
Arthur Laurents (playwright) and Stephen Sondheim (lyricist)
5
Q
choreographer
A
Jerome Robbins
6
Q
film
A
directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins (1961)
7
Q
maria
A
soprano, puerto rican girl, bernardo’s sister
8
Q
tony
A
tenor, jets member
9
Q
bernardo
A
baritone, sharks leader
10
Q
riff
A
baritone, jets leader
11
Q
anita
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mezzo soprano, bernardo’s girlfriend